Did he write "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights"? Dumb song, but I do love that one.
Yup. Because if it ain't Steinman, it ain't overwrought melodrama.
Early: You folks are all insane. Simon: Well, my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.
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billytea - Sep 06, 2005 7:43:01 pm PDT #1050 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Zenkitty - Sep 06, 2005 7:56:51 pm PDT #1051 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm pretty sure Steinman wrote "Paradise...". If it's vastly overdone and full of teenagey angst and melodrama, chances are it's Steinman.
Paradise is the only one of his that I like. Well, okay, I might like Total Eclipse if someone else sang it.
Betsy HP - Sep 06, 2005 8:05:34 pm PDT #1052 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Oh come on, how can you NOT love "Bat out of hell"?
But like a sinner (CHORD!) before (CHORD!) the GATES OF HEAVEN I'll come CRAWLING on BACK! TO! YOOOOOOO!
Atropa - Sep 06, 2005 8:09:10 pm PDT #1053 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Steinman produced "This Corrosion" by the Sisters of Mercy. Which causes me to forgive him for a lot of other things.
dw - Sep 06, 2005 8:09:21 pm PDT #1054 of 10001
Silence means security silence means approval
Yup. Because if it ain't Steinman, it ain't overwrought melodrama.
Steinman exists to make Andrew Lloyd Webber seem restrained.
dw - Sep 06, 2005 8:11:15 pm PDT #1055 of 10001
Silence means security silence means approval
Steinman produced "This Corrosion" by the Sisters of Mercy. Which causes me to forgive him for a lot of other things.
Huh. Never knew. And in retrospect, I might have noticed the connection.
Because while it's a killer song, the choral overdubs? A bit overwrought.
Atropa - Sep 06, 2005 8:12:36 pm PDT #1056 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Because while it's a killer song, the choral overdubs? A bit overwrought.
But that's part of the charm.
dw - Sep 06, 2005 8:41:38 pm PDT #1057 of 10001
Silence means security silence means approval
But that's part of the charm.
I have trouble reconciling the last two Sisters of Mercy albums with the worst rock song ever written, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)."
But, since I wasn't ever a goth and not even in the Goth metropolitan area when these albums came out (college years), I'll defer to Madame Jilli, who is far, far wiser than my wannabe self.
billytea - Sep 06, 2005 8:43:03 pm PDT #1058 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
But like a sinner (CHORD!) before (CHORD!) the GATES OF HEAVEN I'll come CRAWLING on BACK! TO! YOOOOOOO!
Yes! See, Betsy understands the Steinman! Do you think he's the same way over his grocery shopping? Being the Steinman must be exhausting!
But that's part of the charm.
Yep. The turgid, overwhelming maelstrom part of the charm, while the rest of the charm clings desperately to the tiny dinghy of restraint that is being sucked inexorably into the throbbing power chords of oblivion.
I'm starting to think he should have a costume designed by Edna Mode. Except I couldn't see him agreeing to no capes. She'd be lucky to limit him to just one.
Zenkitty - Sep 06, 2005 8:53:18 pm PDT #1059 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The turgid, overwhelming maelstrom part of the charm, while the rest of the charm clings desperately to the tiny dinghy of restraint that is being sucked inexorably into the throbbing power chords of oblivion.
I just wanted to see that sentence again.
I didn't know Steinman did This Corrosion. I loved that song. It was playing constantly in my house for a while.
And okay, I'll admit to enjoying Bat Out of Hell, but about halfway through I shut it off. The song keeps going well after it's over.