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Tag: Jim Steinman

  • “The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be” by Pandora’s Box

    “The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be” by Pandora’s Box

    As befits an album that has such a mix of brilliance and weirdness, the final song, seemingly intended as a magnum opus closing statement to the album, is a ten-minute-plus epic that has a few great parts and a few that aren’t that feel Frankensteined together. Opening with pretty close to a literal bang, “The…

  • “Pray Lewd” by Pandora’s Box

    “Pray Lewd” by Pandora’s Box

    The title of “Pray Lewd” is a pun that reveals what it really is: a prelude of the album. So, why is it at track 13? I don’t know. Steve Margoshes appears as the solo piano player here. It opens with a version of “Original Sin” played at breakneck speed. Then he plays “It’s All…

  • “It Just Won’t Quit” by Pandora’s Box

    “It Just Won’t Quit” by Pandora’s Box

    If this album is remembered at all, it is typically for being the original release of “It’s All Coming back to Me Now.” However, to me, that’s not the highlight. If Elaine Caswell’s lead vocals are mentioned at all, it is typically for her original lead performance of “It’s All Coming back to Me Now.”…