Tonetele
Doctor of Teleocity
He "sang" at our AFL Football Grand final a few years ago. Many wondered why the AFL hired him as it was not the loaf's best performance. Seems he invented a new key to sing in.
Meatloaf went all the way last night, paradise, no dashboard light...
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And of course the obligatory...
Sorry!
Sorry!
From all over the world lol.
I bought the cassette when the album came out in 1977 (?).
radtz
Tele-Afflicted
I had realized how much MeatLoaf reminds me of Bruce Springteen... I'm not a huge fan of either, but I do own a Jim Steinman album on vinyl.
radtz
Tele-Afflicted
Back in the 80's in the midwest, the bar dancefloor will fill when Paradise came on. Everybody would sing along, me included, and I was a mostly a metalhead.
His music was never my thing. He always sounded like a theatrical singer to me and a little of that goes a long.
I did find it interesting that Bat Out of Hell was produced by Todd Rundgren as a Bruce Springsteen spoof. After selling millions of records I guess the jokes on Todd. RIP Meat.
www.billboard.com
I did find it interesting that Bat Out of Hell was produced by Todd Rundgren as a Bruce Springsteen spoof. After selling millions of records I guess the jokes on Todd. RIP Meat.
Todd Rundgren Talks Spoofing Bruce Springsteen and Seeing Meat Loaf Propose With a Salmon While Producing ‘Bat Out of Hell’
Todd Rundgren talks about producing Meat Loaf’s 1977 smash record ‘Bat Out of Hell’ on his own dime because he thought it would be a funny Bruce Springsteen parody.
www.billboard.com
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MarkieMark
Friend of Leo's
He was a VERY theatrical singer/performer. In excess. That was his thing.
Over the top. It worked for him.
Musically, not my thing either. But I still found it fun and I appreciate it for what it is. Escapism perhaps. Often perhaps it is fun mainstream pablum that is at the same time, making fun of mainstream pablum. Earnest self parody perhaps.
Over the top. It worked for him.
Musically, not my thing either. But I still found it fun and I appreciate it for what it is. Escapism perhaps. Often perhaps it is fun mainstream pablum that is at the same time, making fun of mainstream pablum. Earnest self parody perhaps.
staxman
Tele-Afflicted
I don’t think anyone involved with the album foresaw its huge success:
Even the musicians working on the album had their doubts. Kasim Sulton, who played bass on the sessions (he was in Todd Rundgren's band Utopia), told Songfacts: "Through the whole process I remember distinctly saying to myself, 'This is just the biggest joke that I've ever been involved in. I cannot believe that these people got a record deal! This is just crazy. I'll never hear this record. It's just a joke. It's a comedy record.'"
Even the musicians working on the album had their doubts. Kasim Sulton, who played bass on the sessions (he was in Todd Rundgren's band Utopia), told Songfacts: "Through the whole process I remember distinctly saying to myself, 'This is just the biggest joke that I've ever been involved in. I cannot believe that these people got a record deal! This is just crazy. I'll never hear this record. It's just a joke. It's a comedy record.'"
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Then you hear it and get the visual of this big sweaty guy making out with some Jersey Shores type woman in a car. Not appealing.
staxman
Tele-Afflicted
I would say “you took the words right out of my mouth”, but that’s not very appealing either, I suppose.
I saw him live back in '83. Good show, great voice, excellent band. I only really know the BOOH album, I liked it then, and still appreciate it.
RIP Mr. Loaf.
RIP Mr. Loaf.
mindlobster
Tele-Afflicted
Yeah, it's a mixture of 'oh, cool and interesting, it's Mr Loaf' and 'uh, where has Mr St Holmes gone?'.
staxman
Tele-Afflicted
If only Meatloaf had gone to Stax, just think what might have been…
richiek65
Poster Extraordinaire
There's usually multiple memorials here when a big name passes!
richiek65
Poster Extraordinaire
Have seen an acoustic solo act cover it in a packed pub and all 300 or 400 people belted out every word, it was incredible to hear
richiek65
Poster Extraordinaire
Not one of his best days, we all have them.. I think his voice had gone at that stage
Lost_N_Austin
Friend of Leo's
I went to the Flea Market in Tulsa this morning and several of the Vendors of Music said the BOOH albums and CD were sell fast,
RIP Meat
RIP Meat
Rockinvet
Friend of Leo's
RIP Marvin. A very talented man.
Wow, so much I never knew about the history.His music was never my thing. He always sounded like a theatrical singer to me and a little of that goes a long.
I did find it interesting that Bat Out of Hell was produced by Todd Rundgren as a Bruce Springsteen spoof. After selling millions of records I guess the jokes on Todd. RIP Meat.
Todd Rundgren Talks Spoofing Bruce Springsteen and Seeing Meat Loaf Propose With a Salmon While Producing ‘Bat Out of Hell’
Todd Rundgren talks about producing Meat Loaf’s 1977 smash record ‘Bat Out of Hell’ on his own dime because he thought it would be a funny Bruce Springsteen parody.
Hilarious and makes me like BOOH more is the fact that Rundgren decided to produce it out of his own pocket not because he thought it was particularly good, but to make fun of Springsteen.
That is cool.
Then all the crap Todd went through trying to get it distributed, only wanting his money back on studio bills, didn’t even negotiate production royalties just a percentage of artist royalties.
This seems useful to those who don’t think it sold that well: Rundgren was finally getting his first check for the album which again was zero production royalties and only a small cut of artist royalties.
How much was that first check?
Like $750,000.00!
Not a bad first check for an album that some feel was more hype and not really a big seller?
Really funny and ironic that nobody thought they were making any kind of commercially viable product.
