| Meat Loaf May Have His Faults... | |
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steven_stuart 02:17 am UTC 05/02/10 |
| In reply to: | re: "A second chat with Mr. Loaf" - Scaramouche 08:14 am UTC 04/30/10 |
| But at least he gives us plenty to talk about. > > "I don't know, I think we really should have just scrapped > > that project. When Jim walked away we should not have > > continued. And it was a sticking point - it just did not > > work. Too many people got involved and everyone began > > twisting and pulling in different directions and it was > > just horrible. I mean listen to that song The Monster Is > > Loose - it is just horrible." Meat is laughing as he is > > saying this. He's almost hysterical. I've never heard an > > artist sound so sure that something they did was so bad. > > I think the main problem with Bat 3 & HCTB is that they > were 'controlled' by Meat Loaf, and in turn he is > compromising what the producers/songwriters can/want to > do. > > Meat has said himself he's not much cop at writing songs, > nor has he produced much, yet I feel he was constantly > 'contributing' on both these projects. > > It's understandable, as they are his albums, but his best > work seems to be when he just sings, and leaves the > creation to someone else. > > The other main problem with Bat 3, is that they called it > Bat 3, and it therefore had a lot to live up to (which it > didn't). > > > "Dude, listen to it! It's just horrible. I don't know what > > Desmond Child thought he was trying to do. But it was just > > not good. And I should have walked away." > > Desmond Child has done some great stuff over the years, > and if he had just been allowed to produce a great rock > record, in his own style, instead of the pressure of > trying to do a Steinman (which he didn't), then they may > have had a different & decent album. > > > I suggest that the problem with Bat Out of Hell III was > > the decision to create, by committee, a version of what > > was supposed to be a Steinman/Meat Loaf collaboration. > > > > "Absolutely. I mean these guys they got in - just horrible > > - it's like trying to get away with a knockoff of a Prada > > purse. I mean Steinman is a $10,000 Rolex and these others > > guys, they're $5 copies." > > True, but the buck stops with Meat for letting it happen? > > > > I'm curious to know if Meat Loaf is still in touch with > > Jim Steinman. And if they'll work together again. > > > > "Oh yeah. I owe him an email actually. He dropped me a > > line recently and we keep in touch. But it's definitely my > > turn - I owe him a reply. We're..." - long pause - "like > > brothers. Jim and I are like siblings. And we're closer > > than that, even. And like siblings - even when you have a > > huge fight, when you're at your worst and you don't even > > know what the fight is or who started it you still love > > one another dearly. We're like that. Jim is" - another > > pause - "he is one of the four most important people in my > > life. And the other three are my wife and my two kids. So > > what does that tell ya?" > > > > Jim Steinman is also a smart cookie, according to Meat. > > > > "Steinman really is a genius. No question. He's one of the > > two smartest people in the world - as far as I'm > > concerned. And the other is my daughter. Different types > > of intelligence - but they're both geniuses." > > > > And then we're back to Jim Steinman - and his influence. > > (Does anyone else reading this sense that a Meat > > Loaf/Steinman reunion might be on the cards?) > > > > "Without Steinman, I'm not talking to you. You know what I > > mean? It's that simple. Really. And without Meat Loaf > > there's no Steinman either. But we're not talking today - > > I'm not talking to you if there was no Jim Steinman. I am > > so close to him - I am attached to him!" > > > In other words, 'You don't happen to have any songs for me > Jim? Please! Have you heard HCTB, I'm desperate!' | |
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