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Venom 06:13 pm UTC 04/02/10 |
| In reply to: | your top 3 steinmanesque non steinman songs?? - besty 02:01 am UTC 03/31/10 |
1. Shadows of the Night- Pat Benatar 2. Summer of 69- Bryan Adams 3. A Date With Destiny- Blue Tears 4. Born To Be My Baby- Jon Bon Jovi 5. Runaway Train- Soul Asylum > I'll start with some quite obvious ones and leave you guys > to explore the thread with less obvious ones! > > 1. Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland ... not hugely > steinmanesque but possibly the greatest "death song" ever > written, outstanding lyrics, amazing piano melody (so good > that Dire Straits took it almost note for note in "Romeo > and Juliet" (presuming Bittan / Iovine allowed them to)) > pretty much the perfect song, although Brooooce's vocal is > miles better in subsequent live versions! > > 2. Bob Seger - Roll Me Away ... just a perfect "Life is > shit, let's get the fuck out of here" driving > song...another Bittan piano and Iovine production with a > better vocal than Brooooce.. production sounds like Dead > Ringer (Iovine partially again) and Faster than the speed > of night, but without the backing vocals.. I will always > wonder how this song would have sounded with a Loaf > vocal. > > 3. Alice Cooper - Poison ...very odd one this, could have > picked something more obvious ie. Born to run, but Bad for > good is such an obvious copy of born to run it's > pointless.. I listened to Poison again tonight and despite > the fact is doesn't sound lie an obvious steinsong, the > influences are clearly there in the production, subject > matter and even the "aaaaahhhhhh..ahhhhhh" backing > vocals!! > > > > your turn!! | |
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