The best, funniest, most over the top rock man has died

[CuriousaboutSamphire]

I'm just dusting off the album now... may have ants in my pants later

Oh no, so sad :( I have the album pictured and love it!

He truly was "the god of sex and drums and rock and roll"

I just had someone on Facebook say "Never heard of him"

The list of songs people have sung/covered and artists he wrote for and produced is gobsmacking!

It's not unlikely that everyine who reads this will have heard at least 3 Steinman songs and will be able to mumble along to the chorus

Wrote the soundtrack to my youth. While I was living the day to day grimness of West Belfast in the 80’s... in my parallel life I was a home coming queen... counting on rock and roll dreams and the drummer telling my heart what to do... not ashamed to admit I shed a tear.

Jim Steinman says that his songwriting tried to walk the thin line between thrilling and silly and I think he got it exactly right. Bat out of hell electrified 14 year old me.

Loved him!

He was an absolute legend!

We listened to Bat Out of Hell on a loop for the best part of two years. Sad that lots of young people now don't have the concept of an album, hiss of a needle on vinyl, knowing which track comes next.

who is he.

If you have to ask you won't get it.

@alexdgr8

who is he.

I don't know who you are or what you do Or where you go when you're not around I don't know anything about you, baby But you're everything I'm dreaming of I don't know who you are But you're a real dead ringer for love A real dead ringer for love........

I read the title and knew exactly who you were talking about @CuriousaboutSamphire.

RIP Jim Steinman. God of Rock.🤘

Whilst I know most of the “songs’, I only discovered today that he also produced one of my favourite songs ever (don’t judge ) - This Corrosion by Sisters of Mercy.
But it’s all coming back to me now..... RIP

Oh that’s awful news. I know what my soundtrack for tomorrow will be now.

one of the soundtracks to my youth

I only discovered today that he also produced one of my favourite songs ever (don’t judge) - This Corrosion by Sisters of Mercy.

You have been judged and found worthy @DentonsFringeArnottsWaistcoat. This Corrosion is an excellent song.😎

Skimming for a name I thought you meant MeatLoaf had died.

Dead ringer was in the radio today and DH and I got in to a debate whether he was still alive or not. This would have been a very odd coincidence!

I was really sad when I heard. His music is fabulous, I could listen to it all day. Original Sin and Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young are my favourite songs.

I also thought Meatloaf had passed 😳, still a shame though.

@EvilOnion

Skimming for a name I thought you meant MeatLoaf had died.

Dead ringer was in the radio today and DH and I got in to a debate whether he was still alive or not. This would have been a very odd coincidence!

If that was Ken Bruce’s show - he was playing it as a tribute to Jim Steinman

His work with Meatloaf will be his defining legacy. RIP.

Such an interesting man, so talented.

@DentonsFringeArnottsWaistcoat brilliant response to who is he

@DentonsFringeArnottsWaistcoat ah maybe. It was on as I switched the car on so missed the intro!

@alexdgr8

who is he.

The greatest songwriter that ever lived.