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James Richard Steinman (born November 1, 1948 in New York City, New York) (more commonly known as Jim Steinman) is an American rock and musical theater composer. He is notable for having written most of Meat Loaf's hit songs and hits for many other musical artists. His biggest musical successes are an album Bat Out of Hell (1977), sung by Meat Loaf, the Billboard number one singles "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" (1983), sung by Bonnie Tyler and "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" (1993) sung by Meat Loaf, and a German musical Tanz der Vampire (1998).
The Dream Engine
While he was a student at Amherst College in Massachusetts, Jim wrote the book, music, and lyrics for The Dream Engine (1969), a musical about revolution. The story, set in the distant future, is about a young boy named Baal who, along with his rebel fellows, doesn't accept the restraints and limits of their society. Baal is the leader of a group of wild boys called The Tribe, whose mortal enemies are Max and Emily, the parents of the Girl, a young woman with whom Baal has fallen in love. Steinman himself played Baal in the original production, which was staged in the Spring of 1969. Critics hailed the musical as visionary and ahead of its time. Its Steinman-composed tagline said it all: "Makes 'Hair' look like 'Hello Dolly.'" Some themes from Steinman's later songs can already be heard here, like the "Turn Around" line in Total Eclipse of the Heart. This show was remade 8 years later as Neverland (see below).
Joseph Papp, founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival, saw the play and was so impressed he signed it up during intermission. He wanted to bring it to Broadway, but was stopped by the law because the play was much too sexually explicit to be represented in a public place.
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En todas el bus: Jim Steinman! Rock and roll Dreamscape come through!!!! Q clásico
dankenzon (dankenzon) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:06:33 -0000
En todas el bus: Jim Steinman! Rock and roll Dreamscape come through!!!! Q clásico
"All the windows shut the doors have been slammed...You've been an angel don't you wonder what it's liked to be Damned?" -Jim Steinman
Bashmetim (Randy Van Why) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:20:12 -0000
"All the windows shut the doors have been slammed...You've been an angel don't you wonder what it's liked to be Damned?" -Jim Steinman
"we'd be listening to the radio so loud and so strong!" Jim Steinman #radiodays #Alexiou
zrks_77 (Emmanouil Zaroukas) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:29:19 -0000
"we'd be listening to the radio so loud and so strong!" Jim Steinman #radiodays #Alexiou
@offradio.gr Ïο rock'n'roll dreams come through ÏÎ¿Ï Jim Steinman είναι εÏÎ¹ÎºÏ ÏÏαγοÏδι http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUFSPOTzUTk
dimhap (dimhap) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:27:13 -0000
@offradio.gr το rock'n'roll dreams come through του Jim Steinman είναι επικό τραγούδι http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUFSPOTzUTk
@rustifer I have the *original* Jim Steinman recording of this song from 1982 on vinyl :)
employeeze (Kristen Fife) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:39:11 -0000
@rustifer I have the *original* Jim Steinman recording of this song from 1982 on vinyl :)
"Say a prayer for the fallen angels...toll a bell for the broken hearted..." -Jim Steinman (The Future Ain't What It Used To Be)
Bashmetim (Randy Van Why) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:54:19 -0000
"Say a prayer for the fallen angels...toll a bell for the broken hearted..." -Jim Steinman (The Future Ain't What It Used To Be)
Dream Pollution - Includes a biography, detailed information and articles arranged by album, news, message board, mailing list, and photo gallery.
All Music Guide: Jim Steinman - Biography, and discography with reviews.
Jim Steinman - Fan site with short biography, lyrics, misheard lyrics, sheet music and special sections dedicated to Steinman's musicals.
Jim Steinman Mailing List - Discussion forum information including how to subscribe and excerpts from recent posts.
Jim Steinman Webring - Webring of sites dedicated to Jim Steinman. Search the current list of sites, view the ring's statistics or submit your Jim Steinman site to join the ring.
Neverland Hotel - Comprehensive site including biography, discography, news, lyrics and photo gallery.
Meta Description: [ The original Jim Steinman website, with facts,lyrics,midi,webboard and more ]
Neverland UK - Lyrics for 'Bad For Good' and 'Pandora's Box - Original Sin' and links to other Jim Steinman resources.
Realm of Dreams - Includes pictures, discography, news, and musicals.
The History of Rock Music: Jim Steinman - Includes discography and short biography.
Meta Description: [ Ultimate guide to Jim Steinman: biography, discography, reviews, links ]
The Jim Steinman Temple - Frequently updated with detailed worldwide news and information on related artists.
The Prince Of Darkness - Biography, information on musicals the artist has contributed to and stories.
Wikipedia: Jim Steinman - Biographical information.
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