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Vin 11:45 am UTC 04/25/07 |
| In reply to: | re: Eclectic tastes (or I just like all sorts of crap...) - Vin 11:31 am UTC 04/25/07 |
| How's this for a "Could Have Been a Steinman Song Title" : "For My Next Trick I'll Need a Volunteer" Sample lyrics: "I can saw a woman in two but you won't want to look in the box when I'm through I can make love disappear for my next trick I'll need a volunteer" I miss Warren. > Maybe its me, but I completely fail to see any significant > conflict between Billy Joel fandom and Elvis Costello > fandom. > > For the record, I've only had a handful of "favorites" or > "pet bands" in music since I took a serious interest in it > when I was about 11, and it went like this: > > Weird Al Yankovic (1984 - 1986, I was not what you > would call "serious about music" at this time.) > > Billy Joel (1985 - present, sort of: I'm a lapsed Joel > fan. I still love his music, but rarely listen to it.) > > Alice Cooper (1988 - present, sort of: Haven't bought > an Alice disc since the mid- 90s "Last Temptation," but I > saw him live in 2004. Also, I really only care for the > post- 70s stuff) > > Twisted Sister (1989 - present. I still listen to these > guys on a regular basis. Some of the thematic elements of > Dee Snider's songs - healthy rebellion, the saving power > of rock n' roll - remind me of Jim, as does Dee's woeful > underappreciation by everyone. Snider writes simple > songs, but IMO is responsible for some of the greatest > riffs / hooks in rock music. Saw them play live on their > reunion tour in 2003, and they were fucking awesome, > hadn't missed a beat.) > > Meat Loaf / Jim Steinman (1991 - present. Nuff said.) > > Warren Zevon (1992 - present. Wonderful songwriter, > though his albums are a mixed bag of styles, and some take > more getting used to than others. Occasional Steiman-like > flourishes, particularly the dark & dry wit, though his > songs are far more grounded in the real world. > > I like plenty of other artists, but none have grabbed me > so wholeheartedly as the above in 15 years. That probably > means I got old and stopped evolving, so I might as well > just die. Oh well. > > > My friends often accuse me of having no taste in music > > becasue I like all sorts of singers and music. I was > > wondering if anyone else has ever said to you something > > like: > > > > "You can't like (so and so) if you like (insert name)" > > > > For instance a friend of mine was a huge Elvis Costello > > fan. I am a huge fan too. I then told this friend that I > > was a Billy Joel fan. He said that he couldn't understand > > how I could be both. > > > > OK. here's the question... Can you be a Jim Steinman fan > > and not be a........ fan? > > > > Or, is music just music. We can like what we like. But > > this attitude is no fun!!! | |
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