I think that's not a disadvantage but part of his success. He was totally different from other rock singers and the perfect complement for Steinman's bombastic, over the top music. I don't understand the complaints saying that Meat Loaf allegedly hasn't gotten as much recognition as other artists. How do you measure it, by the way? By how often one has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone?

Meat Loaf's only "problem" with regard to his place in music history is the fact that his name is primarily associated with two albums. There are albums even fans rarely listen to. (When was the last time you listened to Blind Before I Stop or Midnight At The Lost And Found?) Has he ever had a huge success with a non-Bat album? The bat is a blessing as well as a curse.

Maybe Meat Loaf is not praised for his albums as much as the songwiter / musician Bruce Springsteen but is that a problem? He is a performer. He needs a stage and a big show that has features of a theater performance to put the songs in perspective. That's what he is exceptionally good at and famous for. His 1980s albums weren't very sucessful, yet he was a popular live act.

There are some great artists who have had huge success but hadn't been taken seriously by critics for quite a while. There are artists who hardly get attention and recognition although they deserve it, and there are artists who have been forgotten. Meat Loaf might not be regarded as a musical genius but he is well-known, has appeared on TV countless times and he still has a comparatively large audience. That's not bad, is it?

Plus I suspect that Meat Loaf will never be forgotten. Good or bad the name will float around long after the man has gone. :rly:

His place in music history is more than secure.
I don't understand comparing one artist to another. Very pointless. Each and everyone of them, and by that I mean all artists in all genres bring something that maybe not be the flavour of the moment but still deserves the respect and admiration for getting where they are.

Love the song and Meat, but not sure about the combo. Will have to wait to hear, but i think its one that should be approached with caution. Just read this article by stewart lee...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...ditions-pogues

Careful of the traditions.

I bought this a few days ago, not had a chance to read it yet as I've been really busy but the new photo is also very cool :cool: !!

Meat Loaf Interview!
 

Link: http://imgur.com/LGOQ9

Hoping you enjoy reading this I thought it was a really good interview.
:cool:

Thats been posted before.

oops sorry! xx:shock:

I find it somewhat hilarious that Blind Before I Stop was evidently such a failure that the guy who reviewed Bat 2 (in the link someone posted above) doesn't even know it exists :D THAT is a fantastic example of journalism at it's finest ^_^

Also, at Meat's comment at four octave songs...what? Off the top of my head, Surf's Up and Bat out of Hell are probably his songs with the widest ranges, and that's only an octave and a half + two octaves respectively. That's not to say they're not hard to sing, but four octaves is overplaying their difficulty by a hell of a lot. You'd be hard pressed to find a song ANYWHERE that covers four octaves. The music nerd inside of me raised an eyebrow at that line :P

And, if Meat and Jim still have unfinished business, they really need to hurry up with it, because to be perfectly blunt, time isn't on their side.

:lol: