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Jacob 06:54 pm UTC 05/15/07 |
| In reply to: | Bat 2 'mysteries' - Scaramouche 06:45 pm UTC 05/15/07 |
| I've heard people stating here that there's a full Lorraine Crosby-demo of "Anything For Love". Don't ask me what they did to the duet part, I've just heard the rumour. > Old Songs > > 1. Meat wanted Frying Pan & Rock & Roll Dreams, and Jim > didn't mind as they were 'originally intended for him'. > > 2. Meat's wife at the time, Leslie, wanted Lost Boys & > Golden Girls, as it was her favourite song, and she > obviously persuaded Meat and/or Jim. > > 3. Jim wanted It Just Won't Quit, as it was 'written > definately with Meat Loaf in mind...a song about > obsession...' > > Jim also wanted Wasted Youth, probably as it was left off > Bat 1. > > 4. No idea why Good Girls was chosen, and Pandora's Box > version is preferable. > > New Songs > > 1. Anything For Love was the first song written, probably > around '88/'89, followed by Lemon, which was developed > from Eddie Martinez's guitar riff, and therefore suggests > Jim completed it during the recording sessions. > > 2. Bat 2 was 'completed', when Jim decided to write two > more songs, Louder & finally Objects, 'at the last > minute'. > > Demos > > 1. I would suggest a demo for Anything For Love exists, as > it was suggested/offered to ELO 2, around 1990. > > Don't know who's vocal, but not Kyle Gordon, as I don't > think Jim started using him until the mid-90's? > > 2. Have no idea if other demos exist. > > There would be no need for the older songs, as the > originals were effectively the demos? > > 3. As Objects was written at the last minute, I would say > there is no demo, other than Meat's various vocal takes. > > 4. Various female vocalists recorded the duet part in > Anything For Love, including I think Melissa Etheridge, > but Jim favoured Lorraine Crosby's vocal. > > Therefore, there are probably lots of alternate session > takes for Bat 2, but I would suggest not many 'demos' (ie > recorded well before the sessions started). > > Vocal Inspiration > > No idea who Chris Sokol is, but I would suggest either Jim > and/or Meat know him, and he came up with the title or was > always using it on a daily basis, which maybe prompted Jim > to write the song? > > Who knows, but it would be cool if Jim offered up > anecdotes about his recording sessions over the years?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > | |
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