14 Sep 2010, 21:24 | #126 |
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14 Sep 2010, 21:27 | #127 |
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Why would you let a big nosed plastic guy intervene with your show song choices?
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14 Sep 2010, 22:12 | #128 |
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15 Sep 2010, 01:33 | #129 |
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Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion couldn't deter him from performing Left In The Dark and IACBTMN but Barry Manilow allegedly has such a huge impact on whether a song is performed by Meat Loaf or not? Reminds of the elephant that's afraid of the mouse. If I had a song of which I thought that someone else "ruined" it, I would want to perform it more than ever.
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15 Sep 2010, 01:43 | #130 |
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15 Sep 2010, 02:06 | #131 | |
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15 Sep 2010, 02:30 | #132 | |
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Barrys is not in the same league, babs left in the dark is ok [ but Meats is better ] as for celine? well Meats version was not produced by Jim, so its hard to say what it would of sounded like? alot better than desmonds version no doubt? |
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15 Sep 2010, 02:46 | #133 |
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I think Celine's version of coming back is one of the best Steinman productions but then it's very close to Pandora's Box. I feel Celine shouts on it rather than sings at times other than that it's great.
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15 Sep 2010, 04:53 | #134 |
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No, I like Celine's IACBTMN, La Streisand's LITD is eh...but Manilow's RAW is awful, IMO. The first time I heard it, I thought, "I wonder if Steinman knows what that guy did to his song?" And I like Barry, generally, but that song just defines "schmaltzy" for me. (And yes, I know Steinman produced it)
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15 Sep 2010, 06:00 | #135 |
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Ill give barry one nod:
he actually performs it live... |
15 Sep 2010, 20:50 | #136 |
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I don't believe Barry's version would stop Meat from singing it live. Meat doesn't want to IMO. Just take a look at the choice of songs he has to pick from anyway. I'd much rather him sing "FCOL", "Not a dry eye", "Where the rubber meet the road" live.
A lot of people see him as the only one who can sing Steinman's songs the best, I wouldn't be to sure about that. He's the main artist for Jim's music alright, but to be fair Jim hasn't worked with many other artists as much as he worked with Meat and Bonnie Tyler. I would have liked to see Rhydian from the X-factor release a cover of Steinman songs. Jim's music is very hard to sing though, you would have to be a tenor almost. |
15 Sep 2010, 21:29 | #137 |
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Rhydian's attempt at Not A Dry Eye was the pits.
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15 Sep 2010, 22:07 | #138 |
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15 Sep 2010, 22:16 | #139 |
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15 Sep 2010, 22:31 | #140 |
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If you don't like him how about Russell Watson? Awesome voice and can sing Jim's songs??? If not him then who else?
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15 Sep 2010, 22:42 | #141 |
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I'm not that much into opera, I prefer rock. I don't understand why anybody has to cover those songs. I love Meat's version of FCOL, I don't necessarily need another one. It takes more than just perfect vocals to deliver outstanding versions of Steinman tunes.
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15 Sep 2010, 22:50 | #142 |
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i hope we are in agreement though there are three songs of jims meat can only sing: FCOL, Objects, and Bat
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15 Sep 2010, 23:46 | #143 |
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16 Sep 2010, 01:50 | #144 |
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16 Sep 2010, 04:02 | #145 | |
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they can be done better than Meat did them? Bonnie made Total Eclipse her own, its true!! |
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16 Sep 2010, 06:50 | #146 |
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I never said that. But on the flip side, who's to say that they can't be done better but we just haven't heard it? I think it would be diplomatic and fair to say that Meat is the one who's done best versions of those songs...thus far. Would they or could they be done equal or better? you'd be wrong to totally dismiss the possibility.
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and i do see what your saying, really i do. but to be honest there are just some songs that cannot be bettered, |
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16 Sep 2010, 13:06 | #148 |
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16 Sep 2010, 13:19 | #149 |
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