The answer to this question lies in my Rockman introductory post, reproduced below. Where it says "almost two years ago," it's now been a little over three.
I first became acquainted with Jim's music almost two years ago. My dad had just purchased the BOOH Classic Albums DVD. Previously, I had never heard BOOH, just my dad talking about BOOH. He claimed it was the best album ever made, but all I could think was “why would someone be named Meat Loaf? And what's so funny about a Cadillac in a Cracker Jack box?” Well, Dad popped the DVD into the player, and we watched it. It was the first time I had ever seen what Meat looked like, and the first time I had even heard of Jim. The commentary was hilarious (“it could've been an Eagles song... luckily it wasn't!”). It only showed a few seconds of each song, but I was instantly hooked. I borrowed my dad's copy of BOOH and listened to it over and over. Since then I've been addicted. I had to borrow BOOH2 from my dad as well. For a while, this was all I knew of Jim's music. When I found out later that other songs I knew and loved (such as “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Read 'Em and Weep”) were written by Jim as well, I had to find more.
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