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Originally Posted by TRex2006
Ok - I didn't mean to make my "Everything Compared To A Single Song" thread sound critical - apologies if it came across that way.
I thought I'd try again and ask a slightly different question...
The impression I get from reading the forums is that, of the non-Steinman penned songs, people tend to like the ones that are most Steinmanesque more. For example, DIST and CHSIB, ILFYATTT, Modern Girl, Alive etc. I am not saying they are Steinclones, but they certainly try to ape the whole Steinfeel...
So, to cut to the chase, are people always looking for a SteinLoaf style experience (therefore less open to experimentation or different styles of music from Meat), or do you think people are open to new approaches?
My feeling is that a lot of fans are looking for Meat's songs to confirm to Steinman style conventions and sounds (which are admittedly awesome), and are therefore less enthusiastic about rockier or more mainstream sounds.
But I could be very very wrong indeed.
It would be interesting to know what Meat feels about this - I wonder if he feels he needs to release Steinman like material in order to appeal, and if so, does this bother him?
Jut so I can set out my own stall on this, I really like many of Meat's "non Steinmanny" songs, eg Midnight at The Lost And Found, Wolf At Your Door, Keep Driving, Promised Land, Monster Is Loose, Do It, Testify, but I do get a special thrill from his "traditional" sound - massive, over the top, operatic rock.
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TMIL is very steinman-like. But i am a Meat fan more then a Jim fan.
Modern Girl never sounded like a steinman-type goatcheese to me.
How i look at it is this way: Listening to ANYTHING sung by Meat is better then listening to all this modern shit out there (Lady gaga, Hanna Montanna, ect.)
I hate to admit it, but i rarely skip COM or IGCT on shuffle nowadays cause i never listen to them and they are a fresh experience.
Meat's good thinking music. Music to listen to while you go into another world. No matter what song he just has that magic.
Even Midnight songs do this to me.
I say i hate IGCT, COM, and infamously AFL. But i do listen to them. they are relaxing. And i go into Loafdom and dont return till i decide to.
Please note, being as i have ALOT of live recordings on my ipod, getting a studio track on shuffle is a blessing.
Meat is the man. every song is different and cant be compared.
Except mabey that mexican instrumental thing on WTTN .... dunno WTF that was and it goes into Left in the dark (???)