Found out after suddenly wanting a single album that contained every song by Jim Steinman (couldn’t find one) that he tried to record his own follow-up to Bat Out of Hell in 1981, entitled Bad for Good. The songs were originally meant for Meat Loaf, of course, but when he lost his voice, Jim decided to go ahead and record them with his weaker vocals. Check out the sample of “Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through” on iTunes, and then compare it to the Bat Out of Hell II version. Seems the album was a hit anyway, but I was only a year old at the time.
Tag: Music
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8tracks Mix: Hiphopotamus
I recently rediscovered and am enjoying 8tracks.com, an easy, free, and legal way to share mixes online. Even if you’re not into that, it functions as an excellent community-driven radio site. There are even good iPhone and Android apps for tapping into it.
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➟ This music video for Justice’s "Civilization" is spectacular
via youtube.comThe soundtrack to Adidas’ recent “All-in” advertisement. Essentially, the decline of civilization is marked by the presence of Katy Perry in a campaign designed to celebrate athletes.
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➟ Martina Topley Bird – Baby Blue
via youtube.comStill one of my favourite female vocalists after more than a decade.
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➟ Mad Men Theme + Nature Boy
A live band performs RJD2’s A Beautiful Mine with the old Nat King Cole song Nature Boy sung over it. Live, in one take. It works really well. -
➟ Cee-Lo’s "Fuck You"
This super-catchy song by Cee-Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley fame is this year’s “Hey Ya”, mark my words. You’re going to hear it sung out of car windows, college dorms, dive bars, and there’s nothing feeble attempts at radio censorship can do about it. For everyone under 20 right now, YouTube IS radio.
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➟ Das Racist: Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell (Wallpaper Remix)
Just came across this song at work while testing something on YouTube and it’s already my favorite thing of the week.
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The Dokaka Discography
Less than a week after I placed my order for The Dokaka Discography, a limited edition 6-CD set of the Japanese mouth-musician’s work, I hold copy #22 in my hands.
Still available for $30USD at Dokaka.com. The fact that they didn’t immediately sell out upon release greatly disappointments me.
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