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steven_stuart 01:48 am UTC 04/03/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Bat 4?????????? - rockfenris2005 11:03 am UTC 04/02/13 |
| Do you collect the programmes as well as different versions of the various albums? What about merchandise? You have said a few times that your lucky Meat Loaf shirt is one of your favourite things to wear. Thanks for taking the trouble to post the article below. This is an interesting passage: In the absence of Jim Steinman, Meat became more involved with the songwriting and actually co-penned siz of the 10 tunes on the record. "I hadn't written in years because of Jimmy and when I started I wrote 10 songs that I had to throw out because they were dreadful! But as I progressed I went completely nuts and in the end they had to stop me from writing. Really — I'm not kidding! Tom Dowd and everyone said: "You gotta stop, you're driving yourself crazy!"" Can you as a writer relate to that? Why didn't he write any of the Bat 3 songs? There were loads of collaborators. > This is a piece from the World Tour 83 programme: > > The Hungry Fighter > by Steve Gett > > MEAT LOAF's recently released 'Midnight At The Lost And > Found' LP has met with a mixed response from both critics > and fans. Many have concluded that a Meat album just ain't > the same without the involvement of Jim Steinman, the man > who penned 'Bat Out Of Hell' and 'Deadringer', and > aspersions have also been cast over the quality of Mr. > Loaf's voice. > > Meat can't sing anymore?!? You gotta be kidding… > > To these ears, 'MATL&F' is an excellent record, far > superior to its predecessors. The material is more > accessible and the overall direction extremely positive. > Cuts like 'Razor's Edge', 'If You Really Want To' and > 'Don't You Look At Me Like That' (a duet with former > Rossington-Collins leading lady Dale Krantz) are all > rock-solid proof that Meat can still deliver the goods and > when I talked to him in New York recently he seemed over > the moon about the record. > > "I'm really happy with this album," he declared > enthusiastically. "The only way that it's different to me > is that the songs are shorter and everything's more > concise. All the dramatics are there — that's the one > thing no one can take away from me — and I think this > one's better produced than the other two. But I'm dealing > with Tom Dowd, who's like…phew!" > > Tom Dowd, who's previously worked with the likes of Lynyrd > Skynyrd, Rod Stewart and Eric Clapton, has indeed done a > fine job on Meat's LP and I was keen to know how he'd come > to be selected for the job. > > "Well, it sort of happened, the same way it did with > Rundgren," explained Meat. "I heard he was available and > interested in talking to me so I went down to meet him. > But Tom doesn't work with everyone he sees — he sort of > feels you out to see whether you're somebody he feels he > can actually work with. He says: "I go in to make hit > records, and if you don't want to make a hit record, then > don't come here"" > > "I told him that I like hit records, but that artistic > credibility mustn't be lost. We had a couple of minor > arguments but on the whole things worked out fine and now > we're real good friends. He's an artist, and so am I, but > he doesn't let his ego run wild. His thing is to make the > best record he can for the artiste he's got." > > "The thing I liked about making this record is that I > don't remember doing the vocals! People have said that I > freeze in the studio, that I get uptight, and Tom was > ready for me to do this. But when I did a vocal for the > song 'Midnight At The Lost And Found' he looked at me and > said: "There ain't nothin' wrong with you!" That made me > feel a lot better." > > In the absence of Jim Steinman, Meat became more involved > with the songwriting and actually co-penned siz of the 10 > tunes on the record. > > "I hadn't written in years because of Jimmy and when I > started I wrote 10 songs that I had to throw out because > they were dreadful! But as I progressed I went completely > nuts and in the end they had to stop me from writing. > Really — I'm not kidding! Tom Dowd and everyone said: "You > gotta stop, you're driving yourself crazy!"" > > What made you decide to record another duet? > > "I just like doing them — I've always done them. The first > records I ever did on Motown were with a girl and I've > always sung with girls on stage. I like it, I'm used to it > adn I think audiences enjoy it too. Whenever you're > playing live, the more people you can involve in an act, > the more entertaining it is. There's more to see — it's > like a Fellini movie!" > > Do you plan to go back on the road soon? > > "Yeah, in fact I can't wait. We're planning to go to > Europe at the end of August/September and we'll be playing > a lot more dates in Great Britain. On the last tour we > basically did the big halls like Wembley and I guess we'll > still be doing those, but I'm also hoping to go into > venues like Hammersmith Odeon. I really enjoy playing in > smaller houses." > > How did you enjoy last year's British dates? > > "Oh, they were fine except for a couple of shows. Like I > had asthma in Brighton and I was running off-stage and > getting shots from a doctor because I couldn't breathe. > Nobody in the audience knew, but I thought I was gonna > pass out about 17 times! Also the last night in Birmingham > I felt we just drifted through — but I think everyone was > just exhausted." > > You seem to be looking pretty healthy these days? > > "I feel it too. In fact, I've lost weight — can you tell? > I'm gearing up for the next tour and I've lost about 40 > pounds. I do it out of boredom — it gives me something to > do!" > > What are your plans before you go back on tour? > > "Well, I'm actually coming to Britain soon to do some > videos — I've even thought about going to live there. One > of the reasons is because of the films, to tell you the > truth. I'm a real film buff and all of my favourite movies > eem to come from over there. I thought that 'Chariots Of > Fire' was great amd something like 'Excalibur' I could > watch six times in a row!" > > This video diversion aside, however, Meat is concentrating > on his music and, although 'Midnight At The Lost And > Found' hasn't been out long, he's already started > preparing for his next studio venture. According to Mr. > Loaf: > > "The next album's gonna be called 'Innocence, Dreams, > Success or Failure' and it's real thematic. The way I'm > planning to do it is in the form of stories of people who > are born into success or whatever and the places that > surround them. I've been into the whole thing for about > four months now and it's real exciting." > > Will Tom Dowd be at the production helm once again? > > "As far as bot he and I are concerned, yes — unless some > enormous catastrophe arises. We get on real well and he's > very good for me. On this one he worked very hard at the > vocals and I think he got me singing better than ever." > > "There's also the distinct possibility that Jimmy > (Steinman) might be coming back to the scene̴it's > definitely in the wind. And that could be good because I > do think we're capable of working well together." | |
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