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rockfenris2005 10:23 am UTC 04/03/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Bat 4?????????? - steven_stuart 01:48 am UTC 04/03/13 |
> 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. I have two programmes. But I copied this story from the Almost Complete website. > > 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. Meat doesn't think he's the best songwriter, although he's actually written a popular single, which was "Magical" in the 1980s written with John Parr and released by Bucks Fizz. And can I relate to it? Well, it was the opposite for me recently as I couldn't do anything. > > > 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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