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Post by gato on Jan 21, 2022 6:29:07 GMT -5
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Post by Ragtop on Jan 21, 2022 6:40:12 GMT -5
Sad news. That guy could sing.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 21, 2022 7:25:19 GMT -5
I got to see him play a show in a small club in the early 80s. He was a RIVETING live performer.
RIP Mr. Loaf.
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Post by Riff Twang on Jan 21, 2022 7:37:26 GMT -5
RIP. A big man with a big voice, he was an iconic and legendary figure. I get the feeling he may have been having health issues for quite some time.
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Post by k9bigdog on Jan 21, 2022 8:21:15 GMT -5
"Bat Out of Hell" came out when I was about 12 years old. For me and my friends that summer it was the first real rock and roll album that we fell in love with. We played that record all summer and knew every song by heart. I still remember most of the songs. He played a concert that year at our local community college and I was heart broken and pissed at my parents because they thought I was too young to go. RIP Meat Loaf.  |
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Post by Sharkie on Jan 21, 2022 8:46:27 GMT -5
Listened to Bat Out of Hell a time or 2! RIP Loaf.
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Post by Leftee on Jan 21, 2022 8:48:03 GMT -5
BooH is just one of those albums for the ages.
RIP
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Post by Ricketi on Jan 21, 2022 9:46:12 GMT -5
RIP Mr. Loaf, Thanks for the music!
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 21, 2022 9:47:54 GMT -5
The first music video I saw was BOOH and I was a goner. I went to National Record Mart the next day and bought the cassette. I drove my fellow lifeguards nuts with it until they heard 3 or 4 times. Everyone liked "You took the words". Then it was in constant play. That was about 3 weeks before we heard "Two outta..." on the radio in Pittsburgh.
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Post by fkaJimmySee on Jan 21, 2022 10:16:36 GMT -5
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Post by jazzguy on Jan 21, 2022 10:50:29 GMT -5
rip Eddie from Rocky Horror Picture Show
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Post by Seldom Seen on Jan 21, 2022 11:42:27 GMT -5
He seemed liked a good dude and I enjoyed much of his music. RIP
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 21, 2022 13:54:08 GMT -5
I was flipping through the channels the other day and came across an episode of "House" from 2009. I kept wondering who one of the actors was in that particular episode and had to look it up.
RIP, Mr. Loaf.
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Post by jazzguy on Jan 21, 2022 15:41:09 GMT -5
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Post by guildx700 on Jan 21, 2022 19:51:15 GMT -5
Hell of set of pipes on that guy....RIP.
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Post by Husker77 on Jan 21, 2022 22:43:07 GMT -5
Like him or not the first album was timeless. The operatic approach was a welcome departure from the usual blues derived oeuvre of our sacred cows. I’m the cliche 50 something blues guy but we’ve all heard enough I IV V progressions to last a lifetime. It doesn’t mean one is better than the other. Music is not a competition, but god speed to a unique contributor to pop music.
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 22, 2022 1:26:20 GMT -5
Don't forget 1977 was the disco era too. BOOH unseated the Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever from No 1 in Australia.
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Post by Pinetree on Jan 22, 2022 2:10:42 GMT -5
His name was Robert Paulson...
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Post by guildx700 on Jan 23, 2022 12:52:08 GMT -5
Like him or not the first album was timeless. The operatic approach was a welcome departure from the usual blues derived oeuvre of our sacred cows. I’m the cliche 50 something blues guy but we’ve all heard enough I IV V progressions to last a lifetime. It doesn’t mean one is better than the other. Music is not a competition, but god speed to a unique contributor to pop music. Jim Steinman did the music, Todd Rungren did the production as well as guitar and other instruments, all in all it was a perfect meeting of musicians and supporting folks, Ellen Foley laid down some great vocals too. |
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Post by Ricketi on Jan 23, 2022 14:08:02 GMT -5
I found this to be a bit of humor and a don't mean to be disrespectful to Meat Loaf but I was talking to my 85+ Mom on the phone the other day and she mentioned all these stars dying and this guy "Meat Ball" just passed away, I couldn't help but laugh and corrected her. She said oh yeah that it's.
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Post by fkaJimmySee on Jan 23, 2022 14:52:02 GMT -5
Like him or not the first album was timeless. The operatic approach was a welcome departure from the usual blues derived oeuvre of our sacred cows. I’m the cliche 50 something blues guy but we’ve all heard enough I IV V progressions to last a lifetime. It doesn’t mean one is better than the other. Music is not a competition, but god speed to a unique contributor to pop music. I was working on national staff at Epic Records in NYC when we got the Meat Loaf record. You're certainly right, it was a huge departure from the mainstream. I was heavily involved with it from pre day1 and lived it all. The question we knew we had to address was how Meat Loaf could break through in what was then an Aerosmith Ted Nugent world at FM radio. In the early going, we were pretty much turned down flat. His music just did not fit in with the sound of the times. It took persistence, hard work, and a don't-take-no-for-an-answer attitude from our promotion and sales staffs. We knew we had something really unique and high quality. In the end, America and the world figured it out. The Meat Loaf record was released on the Cleveland International imprint of Epic. Cleveland International was owned by Steve Popovich, who had a long history with the company, most notably as national head of promotion for Columbia label, and VP A&R for Epic. Steve left the company to return to his home town and set up Cleveland International. Epic agreed to distribute his releases. His first signing was Meat Loaf -- and Steve's own massive promotion efforts played a big part in the success of the record. Steve is no longer with us -- he is an old friend and colleague -- but I would be remiss if I did not give him credit for recognizing the potential for Bat Out of Hell and doing his part to make it happen. |
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 23, 2022 15:14:28 GMT -5
Interesting inside look Jimmy, thanks for sharing.
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Post by Leftee on Jan 23, 2022 15:21:44 GMT -5
I lived near Cleveland, in the ‘70s and always listened to WMMS.
I remember when the record came out.
Living around Cleveland, back then, is not lost on me today. It held a rich place in rock.
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Post by NoSoapRadio on Jan 23, 2022 16:46:09 GMT -5
Ellen Foley laid down some great vocals too. I have her first (and as far as I know, only) album. I just dug it out and gave it a spin. She had the pipes, but the songs and overproduction by Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson is everything we love or hate about the 80s. I'll probably put the record away for another ten years. |
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Post by guildx700 on Jan 23, 2022 22:57:14 GMT -5
Ellen Foley laid down some great vocals too. I have her first (and as far as I know, only) album. I just dug it out and gave it a spin. She had the pipes, but the songs and overproduction by Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson is everything we love or hate about the 80s. I'll probably put the record away for another ten years. Yeah, I don't remember that LP as being very listenable overall.... |
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Post by jonnyblooz on Jan 24, 2022 21:19:57 GMT -5
So, my mother just now bothered to inform me that she flew from Phoenix to Atlanta in the seat next to him several years ago. She was sure she had told me that. No Mom, I think I would have remembered that one. She said well I never knew he was so famous until he died. So my immediate question to her: "Then how did you know who he was?" "Well I recognized him when he sat down and said hello."
Scratching my head.
Also, she said his friend was across the aisle and they talked about being worried that his guitar would be damaged or lost since he had to check it. That was the bulk of the conversation.
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Post by NoSoapRadio on Jan 25, 2022 14:44:31 GMT -5
His name was Robert Paulson... "He was killed serving Project Mayhem" |
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Post by BluzLvr on Jan 27, 2022 16:25:34 GMT -5
I had no idea that Meat was on that record. I must've listened to it hundreds of times and read the liner notes over and over again. Never once did I catch Meat Loaf listed on there Could've been because I'd never heard of him then. Or it could've been because who cared who was singing on Uncle Ted's album? I do recall the different feel of the songs Meat Loaf was on. Hey, you learn something every day. |
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