He has said that he will do a new album, much in the same vain as Hang Cool Teddy Bear. Which, I must say, has a few good moments, and at least tries to be something other than 'Meat Loaf does songs that should sound as if Jim Steinman wrote them.'
That his new direction isn't exactly my cup of tea, well, that's my problem. If it is Meat's artistic desire to go in that direction, good for him. I'm all for artists trying out new things because they need to make that kind of music. On the other hand, if you make an album with the kind of music that would sell really well today because that's what the kids like... that ain't gonna work.
Also, I think artists really should abandon the idea that charts matter, in any way or form.
The music industry has changed dramatically, and I don't think Meat has really grasped that yet. Sometimes it seems to me that he thinks he's entitled to a certain amount of success, just because Bat sold millions of records. Yeah, it did, but the times they have been a-changin', and he doesn't seem to want to make that kind of music any more.
That's enough rambling for now. Time for breakfast!
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