A lot of Springsteen's songs are very good. "Sherry Darling" is a great bit of rock and roll. But I don't feel emotions from his singing or songwriting, and that's what I love about Meat Loaf, and especially Meat Loaf with Jim Steinman. Some of their songs are great rock n rollers (DRFL, PBTDL), and some are like classical music played by a rock band (IGLHFBOU is my favourite song in the world, closely followed by REAW). The thing that makes Meat's singing so magical for me is that he seems to really BELIEVE in what he's singing. If you don't know what I mean by that, listen to Barry Manilow's version of REAW. He hits all the notes, and it's a great song. But next to Meat's version, it is (to me) appalling - he does not invest anything in the song, and instead of bringing tears to my eyes through the emotional impact of the song, I cry because I should have been listening to Meat.
Anyway, that's my 2p worth. And I cannot WAIT for BOOH3.
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