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rockfenris2005 07:03 am UTC 06/08/21 |
| In reply to: | re: Wished he'd worked with... - Evan 06:06 pm UTC 06/07/21 |
Yes, that's true. I'm not sure, but I think they were really happy to work with each other again. Jim had asked Meat to sing all of "Bat" at the piano with him and he was really happy with that. It was just hard on Meat, I think, since Jim kept wanting him to record all these different vocal takes. > Correct me if I’m wrong but shortly after this in 1989 > didn’t they decide to move forward with what would turn > out to be Bat II? It just took them almost three years to > complete it. It’s strange looking back and realizing how > long it would take them to complete projects together. I > wonder if it was different working together after Bat? In > those seventies interviews they appeared so close or maybe > that’s just how I want to believe they were. I just wonder > if it was somewhat uncomfortable getting together for Bat > II after all the lawsuits and possible resentment? > > > > > Meat's voice was so amazing on the 1988 tour for the Bat > > anniversary. I wish they'd recorded something together > > then, but then it is what it is, I suppose. > > > > > Definitely agree with everything you said about Jim and > > > Meat. I hadn't thought of that before but yes, if Meat's > > > voice had held up they could have done so much more. > > > > > > > The Material Girl. I wish Jim had worked with Madonna. > > > > What bigger name could there be? I remember the rumors of > > > > an album together years ago. Knowing what we know now, I > > > > wonder if Jim’s health squashed that? I remember Jim > > > > posting about her on his Facebook and requesting that she > > > > record one song in particular, Safe Sex. I wish she had. I > > > > imagine it being amazing. > > > > > > > > Now there are a few variables here. Madonna would’ve been > > > > old at this point. I have no idea if an audience wants to > > > > really hear an older person singing about sex but it’s > > > > Madonna. > > > > > > > > The other item is the production. I’m guessing Jim > > > > would’ve just sent her the same production tape used on > > > > the Pandora’s Box version. This is what supposedly killed > > > > the deal with Whitney Houston expressing interest in > > > > recording this song so many years ago. I would hope it > > > > would’ve been an updated production to make it sound > > > > somewhat current. I still think Safe Sex recorded properly > > > > is a hit waiting to happen and it would’ve been great with > > > > Madonna. > > > > > > > > The other artist I wish Jim has worked with ..... more is > > > > Meat Loaf. It took far too long for the two of them to get > > > > together. They both are incredible individually, however, > > > > when together it was like capturing lighting in a bottle. > > > > Something just clicked. They brought out the best in each > > > > other. I sometimes wonder if Jim occasionally found > > > > himself living vicariously through Meat. It’s certainly > > > > understandable as well, as Meat has a larger than life > > > > presence. I really wish they had, at the very least, done > > > > a proper Bat III. It’s a shame. > > > > > > > > > So many great artists out there but would have loved Jim > > > > > to work with Aaron Neville or Linda Ronstadt beutiful > > > > > voices, especially Aaron who's built like a brick > > > > > shithouse. | |
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