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[Music] RIP Jim Steinman
- Thread starter Acker79
- Start date
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,553
Genuinely gutted about Jim. Love his work. RIP.
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
People* pooh-pooh Bat out of Hell, saying it's pompous and contrived but, IMO, it's up there with the best of them; quite simply it is a terrific rock album.
RIP Jim
*Trendy musos mainly.
RIP Jim
*Trendy musos mainly.
Very sad, fantastic song writer whatever some music snobs might have thought.
RIP.
RIP.
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,553
Bat Out of Hell is my favourite album and I love his music. "Read 'em and Weep", "It's All Coming Back to Me". So many mega hits. Plus all of the musical theatre he wrote.
A proper music man, a huge fan of country and rock. A genius. Gutted.
A proper music man, a huge fan of country and rock. A genius. Gutted.
I love my Velvet Acid Christ and my Fraunhofer Diffraction, and I'll do any weird music, but...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X_ViIPA-Gc
Ooh it’s a corner
Well-known member
Super talented guy. Bat Out Of Hell is a classic! Total Eclipse an epic single. Many more - RIP Jim
Seagull58
In the Algarve
Bat out of hell is, without doubt, one of the greatest albums of all time. Steinman's songs with Meat's voice is a phenomenal combination.
larus
Well-known member
He’s written some amazing songs. He was the reason for Meatloafs success. Any of ML’s albums without JS are crap.
As already stated by others - Bat Out Of Hell is a truly classic album. Stayed in the album charts for god knows how long.
Sad day. RIP Jim.
As already stated by others - Bat Out Of Hell is a truly classic album. Stayed in the album charts for god knows how long.
Sad day. RIP Jim.
Stato
Well-known member
- Dec 21, 2011
- 7,374
Anyone who doesn't appreciate a bit of Jim's pomp lacks a bit of joy. Obviously Bat Out Of Hell, but also this derided, but fantastic piece of nonsense:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo
Jim was a great writer, one of the most dryly witty lyricists of our times and knew how to turn it to up to 11 in his production.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo
Jim was a great writer, one of the most dryly witty lyricists of our times and knew how to turn it to up to 11 in his production.
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Very distinctive sound, by far his best imho.
RIP
RIP
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
Stupid guy. Fancy popping his clogs on a day that 3 other stories are bigger than him on NSC. Any other day this would stick around in the top half of page 1 for a while.
No one can argue that Bat out of Hell isn't a classic album. Not sure he was given the credit at first.
No one can argue that Bat out of Hell isn't a classic album. Not sure he was given the credit at first.
thedonkeycentrehalf
Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
- Jul 7, 2003
- 9,352
He did so much stuff people most people are unaware of as posted above. As well as the rock stuff, he collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Webber on musicals.
I have an album called Original Sin by Pandora's Box from the late 80's - an all girl rock group - which was a Steinman composition. Not many people have heard of it but several songs have later been covered by a variety of artists. Worth checking out if you like his MeatLoaf stuff
I have an album called Original Sin by Pandora's Box from the late 80's - an all girl rock group - which was a Steinman composition. Not many people have heard of it but several songs have later been covered by a variety of artists. Worth checking out if you like his MeatLoaf stuff
Seagull58
In the Algarve
He wasn't. Meat Loaf didn't credit him.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
400 weeks in the charts and an estimated 40 million sales. Not bad for an album that several record companies turned down.
Bat out if Hell on it's own was worth immortality. RIP the bloke who wrote the songs I wish I'd written!