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Originally Posted by JennaG
What I posted earlier in this thread could have been interpreted as being anti-Stienman by some but quite frankly I don't care. I have seen on several occasions where criticisms of an album, a performance or a concert have come up that people have the right to their opinions. I accept that and am merely exercising my own right to voice my own. If the moderators of this forum have a problem with my doing so then they will respond and deal with it in whatever way they see fit.
I have enjoyed some of the songs that Stienman has written but there has also been many others that have been written by other songwriters and given the fact that I accept that there are a lot of people who are looking forward to hearing the Stienman songs, I don't think I should have to lie about hoping that more songs by other writers are sacrificed to make room for more Stienman songs or that I think his work will overshadow that of the others because that is not the purpose of a discussion board.
If Meat is excited about working with Stienman again then that's great for him and there are many fans here who are excited about it but I don't think that should mean that everyone has to be.
I am excited at the thought of a new album being released but it has a lot more to do with the fact that I like MEAT than because particular people are writing it. I know that without the writers there would be no album but they don't really make much difference to me.
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Jenna, I was quite surprised by this post. To say that you 'don't care', and then to go on for three paragraphs about why you don't care - necessary? Yeah, you're entitled to your opinion, but I can't help wonder what this thread would look like if the comments had been directed towards Meat Loaf, his choice in lyrics, etc. from the other side of the field.
Discussion, which is what this is/has attempted to be, IS the point of a discussion board. That's exactly what it is. And as for not 'having to lie' regarding your own opinion on things here - try posting something that doesn't agree/worship something Meat Loaf does sometime, and see what kind of a response you get. There are lots of things I'd like to discuss here, or things that I didn't necessarily agree with, but if I go there I know I'll be bombarded with people telling me that I'm wrong. So I don't do it.
The bottom line is: you can't group Steinman in with all the other writers. He isn't just another writer that happens to write songs for Meat Loaf. You're Meat Loaf fans - surely I don't need to explain this?
P.S. Mods - I think all the Steinman talk warrants its own thread. What do you guys think?