Ep. #8: Tommy, Jesus, Pink, Meat, and Swan: Rock Opera, Opera Rock, and The Phantom of the Paradise
The Old man is still yelling, this time at rock that goes big. He looks at rock opera, with its deaf dumb and blind kids, conflicted messiahs, starving and dying artists, and American idiots. Then he examines the Met- ready pop epics of Jim Steinman, with and without Meat Loaf. And finally, he examines Winnipeg's favorite movie, the horror musical that made Paul Williams...sexy? And you can follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQmm50uFdCiIGQx10nIXIZik So join Roger on this amazing journey, for the Hell of it.
