Anyhow, one of the clips on his site was the story behind how he wrote the song "Alive" for the Van Zant brothers. It was a really cool story and I downloaded the song to see if I'd like it.
HOLY CRAP. I love it. That is the signature sound I've grown to love. I know Frankie and Jim wrote a lot of the Survivor hits together. And I know Peterik wrote that Songwriting for Dummies book (my roommate seredipitiously owns it!).
I guess I didn't really realize how talented he is.
My other hands down favourite songwriter is Jim Steinman (yeah, of the Meat Loaf/Bonnie Tyler/Air Supply/Celine Dion fame). If the song sounds like it should be sung in an arena with thousands of fans holding up lighters, chances are Steinman wrote it. HA!
I'm shocked at how similar Peterik and Steinman are in their epic anthems.
