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PANDORA’S
BOX
–
Original
Sin
Pandora’s
Box
is not
in fact
a band,
but
a project
by Meat
Loaf
brainchild
Jim
Steinman.
In between
Meat
Loaf
albums,
Steinman
kept
himself
busy
with
the
likes
of Bonnie
Tyler,
his
own
Bad
For
Good
album
and
this
late
‘80s
phenomenon.
Steinman’s
penchant
for
Broadway-style
rock
opera
melodrama,
lust
and
fantasy
is well
in tact
with
Pandora’s
Box
as he
breathes
life
into
his
fantasies
with
extraordinary
female
voices,
that
of Ellen
Foley,
Gina
Taylor,
Elaine
Caswell,
Deliria
Wilde,
as well
as Laura
Theodore
and
Holly
Sherwood.
His
piano
driven
compositions
are
instantly
recognizable
and
could
easily
have
translated
into
a Tyler
or Meat
Loaf
track
(as
with
one
of the
featured
songs
on this
album,
It’s
All
Coming
Back
To Me
- resurrected
on the
latest
third
chapter
of the
big
man’s
Bat
Out
Of Hell
saga).
As to
be expected,
the
concept
laden
Steinman
themes
cannot
be substituted
for
mere
pop
songs
strung
together.
Oh no,
here
the
highs
and
lows
of love,
lust
and
obsession
take
many
turns
(even
into
a female
version
of The
Doors’
classic
20th
Century
Fox
–
the
legendary
film
studio
opening
fanfare
also
incorporated!).
Another
Steinman
favourite
is that
of a
dark
tale
narrated
by himself
(I’ve
Been
Dreaming
Up A
Storm
Lately).
This
special
re-release
also
contains
a DVD
with
promo
material
from
1989,
including
3 clips
as well
as Jim
Steinman
Opens
Pandora’s
Box,
sometimes
comically
chatting
about
the
entire
project.
5
/ A
- PB
1
2
3 4
5
6
A
- B
- C
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