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Danny 07:13 am UTC 08/08/07 |
| In reply to: | Dream a little dream for me - Rob 01:04 am UTC 08/06/07 |
| A double-CD Scarpia or Metal Phillharmonic concept album with Kyle Gordon on vocals! Big orchestra, big choirs, epic songs... Holly Sherwood wailing in the background... Jim beating cheerleaders to death with fender guitars... Desmond Child being fed to The Mirrors... > OK, it's nearly 2 in the morning here in the UK, so I > thought I'd start a little late night debate before I > finally get my head down for the night. This is just a > frivolous little post, so make of it what you will - it'll > drop off the board in a week or so ;-) > > What would be your dream Jim Steinman project? If Jim was > to release an album or open a stageshow/film or whatever > tomorrow - what would you most like it to be? > > To make it a bit more interesting, it can't be something > that Jim has worked on in the past (so no > Neverland/Batman/Dream Engine etc) it has to be a totally > new project that you would love to see having the Steinman > treatment. > > To get the ball rolling, I'd be fascinated if Jim started > a boyband - a proper boyband, an alternative to Westlife, > Boyzone etc. I'd like an album of entirely new songs, with > Jim's vision, possibly produced by him or at the very > least personally sanctioned, full of 3 & 4 minute pop > songs - mini pop operas if you like (think Phil Spector or > the Shangri-La's if they were men! LOL), and I'd like the > whole thing to be recorded with REAL instruments, possibly > even a live band. > > I'd love to know how Jim would respond to the discipline > of writing 12-15 songs that wouldn't have to be edited for > single release and that would have to compete for the > 'traditional' boyband market. I could see a very edgy take > on modern 'pop' music, maybe even a few short spoken word > pieces to knit the album together and a band for pubescent > teenage girls to listen to that for once their parents > might NOT approve of. I think it could be awesome. > > Well, I did say it was late... > > Anyone care to contribute to the madness? > > | |
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