mlukfc.com Forums - View Single Post

**allrevvedup** · 15 May 2012, 23:37

I understand that people having an opinion but I really do dislike the whole which singer/band is better.

How do we judge this? because in all honesty if you want to go by album sales then some pretty rubbish pop acts could be considered to be better than some classic artists that have been around for years.

I think the E Street Band members that played on Bat 1 will always mean there is a connection to Bruce Springsteen, add to the fact that Jim Steinman obviously took a lot from Bruce's work when creating Bat, Bad For Good and some of Dead Ringer and you have the obvious crossover.

I don't see why it's so terrible to contemplate talking about another artist on a Meat Loaf forum and to be honest I also do not see how it hurts Meat Loaf. I'm sure the likes of Gaslight Anthem would be happy enough to have fans of another artist come across and listen to them because of similar styles?

Musicians constantly have different influences and while i'm not going to say I'm a huge Springsteen fan; I can safely say that I can appreciate what he does and know what I like of his work.

Ever since the days of the supposed 'war' between the Beatles and The Rolling Stones, some people perceive that there has to be a rivalry between musicians when 99 times out of 100 it doesn't exist at all.

15 May 2012, 23:37	#50
allrevvedup "Most things that i worry about, never happen anyway" Join Date: 29.11.2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,354	I understand that people having an opinion but I really do dislike the whole which singer/band is better. How do we judge this? because in all honesty if you want to go by album sales then some pretty rubbish pop acts could be considered to be better than some classic artists that have been around for years. I think the E Street Band members that played on Bat 1 will always mean there is a connection to Bruce Springsteen, add to the fact that Jim Steinman obviously took a lot from Bruce's work when creating Bat, Bad For Good and some of Dead Ringer and you have the obvious crossover. I don't see why it's so terrible to contemplate talking about another artist on a Meat Loaf forum and to be honest I also do not see how it hurts Meat Loaf. I'm sure the likes of Gaslight Anthem would be happy enough to have fans of another artist come across and listen to them because of similar styles? Musicians constantly have different influences and while i'm not going to say I'm a huge Springsteen fan; I can safely say that I can appreciate what he does and know what I like of his work. Ever since the days of the supposed 'war' between the Beatles and The Rolling Stones, some people perceive that there has to be a rivalry between musicians when 99 times out of 100 it doesn't exist at all.