What would you consider a Meat Loaf album cover?

misterfive · 13 Nov 2012, 18:39

Does it just require the name Meat Loaf on it like the cover for Midnight at the Lost and Found.

Or does it need to be like a journey to rock n' roll fantasy like Bat Out of Hell?

I personally think it needs to meet three things to be a worthy Meat Loaf cover for an album.

1). Motorcycles
2). Needs to have a skyline view for scenery effect.
3). And this is the most important, it needs to be illustrated with the grace of a oil painting and not just a face snapshot of the artist.

Reminder this isn't about what album is good and which one isn't, this is to focus on those who love Meat Loaf cover art from singles, tours, or albums.

duke knooby · 13 Nov 2012, 19:04

thats a tricky question, i love the hell in a handbasket artwork... (would have loved a 12" lp version), one of my favourite covers was the very best of meat loaf ('98?), and alive in hell (i think) with the lightning strike and eruption etc

I love it that the many different albums have had a different theme, feel, look to the covers, and that enhances the album in my opinion.

in conclusion, i feel the album cover does need any limiting factors such as to conform to a certain style or graphic or image... (though i did like how bat and bat 2 had an interlinked continuation as such)

excellent question though... :)

Evil Ernie · 13 Nov 2012, 20:03

Really, a motorcycle is all that you need. Anything else is just an extra.

Evil Ernie · 13 Nov 2012, 20:05

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Originally Posted by duke knooby

(though i did like how bat and bat 2 had an interlinked continuation as such)

BOOH 1-3 and HTCB are all cover continuations.

I think that the HCTB is the last, seeing as the guy on the bike is dead.

duke knooby · 13 Nov 2012, 20:20

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Originally Posted by duke knooby

in conclusion, i feel the album cover does*

*was meant to say doesn't...

i'm a tube

LucyK! · 13 Nov 2012, 20:33

For me it's just a really good quality painting.

I love the Bat cover and the Michael Whelan work through Bat II and I guess they're the "traditional" Meat Loaf cover styles, but equally I adore the 1940s Pulp Art through Neighbourhood.

So long as it's a good strong image (preferably painted) it's good with me. Ohh...and his logo

CarylB · 13 Nov 2012, 21:06

Like Lucy, I just look fora good strong image. I personally don't need a motorbike. They were Bat albums, and great cover art, but for me Meat is more than Bat, and I love the current album cover.

Caryl

Cherry.Loaf · 13 Nov 2012, 22:55

The best answer I can think of is a Gothic twist

JennaG · 13 Nov 2012, 23:22

For me it has to be something eye catching, something that sets it apart from all the other album covers on the shelf.

It doesn't necessarily need to have motorcycles or be in a particular style, it just has to be interesting and so far I've found most of Meat's album covers to be both interesting and eye catching.

The HIAH cover was a different style to some of the previous Meat Loaf album cover but I loved the concept behind it and kudos to whoever thought of it.

Evil Ernie · 14 Nov 2012, 07:57

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Originally Posted by CarylB

Like Lucy, I just look fora good strong image. I personally don't need a motorbike. They were Bat albums, and great cover art, but for me Meat is more than Bat, and I love the current album cover.

Caryl

Not just Bat.

Dead Ringer, Bad Attitude and HOOH all contain a Motorbike. Not to mention various other collections.

Not to mention the music videos. Modern Girl, AFL, ILFY, etc...

Not to mention all the Jim Steinman stuff...

Let's face it motorbikes are a trademark of both ML and Jim.

However, I agree. A strong image is all that matters... which makes me wonder what he was thinking with the MATLAF and BBIS.

wolfy35 · 15 Nov 2012, 17:16

You know how to ask a difficult question!

The Bat series are just so iconic they deserve a pedestal all of their own rather than being discussed in the context of Meat's other album covers, Saying that my fave of that series is the Julie Bell cover for TMIL ( Sorry still cant call it B3 ) and possibly that one is the Meat cover I like the most.

My fave non Bat but of that genre without a shadow of a doubt is HCTB

However we must not forget BBIS a bloody good pic that is spot on in line with the sound of the whole album

RSG · 15 Nov 2012, 22:57

My fave, apart from the BOOH, BOOH2, VBO and TMIL, has to be Bad Attitude.

I like the attitude that is Hang Cool's.

Paul Richardson · 16 Nov 2012, 00:00

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Originally Posted by RSG

My fave, apart from the BOOH, BOOH2, VBO and TMIL, has to be Bad Attitude.

So not so much the favourite, but only the fifth favourite of Meat's career - only middling in fact ...

13 Nov 2012, 18:39	#1
misterfive Super Loafer Join Date: 23.03.2012 Location: Canada Posts: 232	What would you consider a Meat Loaf album cover? Does it just require the name Meat Loaf on it like the cover for Midnight at the Lost and Found. Or does it need to be like a journey to rock n' roll fantasy like Bat Out of Hell? I personally think it needs to meet three things to be a worthy Meat Loaf cover for an album. 1). Motorcycles 2). Needs to have a skyline view for scenery effect. 3). And this is the most important, it needs to be illustrated with the grace of a oil painting and not just a face snapshot of the artist. Reminder this isn't about what album is good and which one isn't, this is to focus on those who love Meat Loaf cover art from singles, tours, or albums.

13 Nov 2012, 19:04	#2
duke knooby Mega Loafer Join Date: 24.06.2005 Location: belfast Posts: 17,902	thats a tricky question, i love the hell in a handbasket artwork... (would have loved a 12" lp version), one of my favourite covers was the very best of meat loaf ('98?), and alive in hell (i think) with the lightning strike and eruption etc I love it that the many different albums have had a different theme, feel, look to the covers, and that enhances the album in my opinion. in conclusion, i feel the album cover does need any limiting factors such as to conform to a certain style or graphic or image... (though i did like how bat and bat 2 had an interlinked continuation as such) excellent question though... :)

13 Nov 2012, 20:03	#3
Evil Ernie Super Loafer Join Date: 03.06.2011 Posts: 667	Really, a motorcycle is all that you need. Anything else is just an extra.

13 Nov 2012, 20:33	#6
LucyK! The Monster Is Luce Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Posts: 7,547	For me it's just a really good quality painting. I love the Bat cover and the Michael Whelan work through Bat II and I guess they're the "traditional" Meat Loaf cover styles, but equally I adore the 1940s Pulp Art through Neighbourhood. So long as it's a good strong image (preferably painted) it's good with me. Ohh...and his logo

13 Nov 2012, 21:06	#7
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	Like Lucy, I just look fora good strong image. I personally don't need a motorbike. They were Bat albums, and great cover art, but for me Meat is more than Bat, and I love the current album cover. Caryl

13 Nov 2012, 22:55	#8
Cherry.Loaf Los Angeloser Join Date: 02.04.2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,072	The best answer I can think of is a Gothic twist

13 Nov 2012, 23:22	#9
JennaG Mega Loafer Join Date: 09.02.2010 Location: Posts: 1,934	For me it has to be something eye catching, something that sets it apart from all the other album covers on the shelf. It doesn't necessarily need to have motorcycles or be in a particular style, it just has to be interesting and so far I've found most of Meat's album covers to be both interesting and eye catching. The HIAH cover was a different style to some of the previous Meat Loaf album cover but I loved the concept behind it and kudos to whoever thought of it.

15 Nov 2012, 17:16	#11
wolfy35 Dangerous on a full moon Join Date: 14.03.2007 Location: Standing on the outside, Looking in on you Posts: 751	You know how to ask a difficult question! The Bat series are just so iconic they deserve a pedestal all of their own rather than being discussed in the context of Meat's other album covers, Saying that my fave of that series is the Julie Bell cover for TMIL ( Sorry still cant call it B3 ) and possibly that one is the Meat cover I like the most. My fave non Bat but of that genre without a shadow of a doubt is HCTB However we must not forget BBIS a bloody good pic that is spot on in line with the sound of the whole album

15 Nov 2012, 22:57	#12
RSG Mega Loafer Join Date: 27.07.2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,296	My fave, apart from the BOOH, BOOH2, VBO and TMIL, has to be Bad Attitude. I like the attitude that is Hang Cool's.