Category: Jim Steinman
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“The Storm” by Jim Steinman
Jim Steinman described the track “The Storm” as the prologue to his solo album, so we will begin there, even though it was not originally released on the album proper. “The Storm” is really a classical piece that sounds more like a film score than anything else. Steinman had scored the film A Small Circle…
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What Happened after “Bat out of Hell?”
I’m skipping writing about “For Crying out Loud” for now. Honestly, I find the lyrics confounding–there are threads I can follow but I find it difficult to add them up into something coherent. I love the song and I think it’s valuable as a showcase for Meat Loaf, but I just can’t put enough thoughts…
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“Paradise by the Dashboard Light” by Meat Loaf
Once when a friend was making fun of how long many of the songs I like are, they said that I was trying to have a single song that encapsulates all of human experience. I was exaggerating, but I said, “You mean ‘Paradise by the Dashboard Light?’” The song is separated into three parts in…
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