Which Meat Loaf songs do you prefer live to that on the record?

nightinr · 14 Jan 2017, 10:39

Perhaps it is time for a new thread.....

Some songs just seem to sound so much better live than that on a record.

My personal favourites are Frying Pan and Rock and Roll Dreams. They sounded good on Bat 2 but Meat takes them to a different level when sung live.

On the flip side Anything for Love is my favourite ever recorded song, however sung live it sometimes leaves me a little flat.

Any views....?

stretch37 · 14 Jan 2017, 10:41

everything pre CHSIB.

duke knooby · 14 Jan 2017, 14:37

Live is a completely different medium, so it's a bit like comparing Apples and oranges when comparing live to the records.

Evil One · 14 Jan 2017, 15:47

I think it would be quicker to list which songs don't sound better live:

For Crying Out Loud
Bad Attitude
Anything For Love
Rock And Roll Dreams
Objects In The Rear View Mirror
Did I Say That?
Blind As A Bat

CarylB · 14 Jan 2017, 20:53

The question is about "prefer" .. and as to me Meat has always been so much more than a unique voice, diction and passion when on stage, I'd have to say my preference would always be live. The voice, diction and passion are clear to hear on studio recordings, but to SEE that passion, that energy, to be embraced by the spectacle of the show ... that adds a huge dimension for me that simply cannot be captured in a recording I would say that any song I have seen him perform live is then enhanced when I hear it on a record though, as I can bring some of that extra dimension into my listening

tonyloaf · 14 Jan 2017, 21:59

blind as a bat????? not sound good live? really? like really?

Evil One · 14 Jan 2017, 22:57

I never said that. Just that I think the studio version sounds better than any live version I've heard. And has all the right words in the right order

PanicLord · 14 Jan 2017, 22:59

I prefer Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through from the Storytellers DVD to the one on the record. Or at least the ending to it. Much better when Meat keeps singing "yeah they're gonna come through". Love it.

nightinr · 15 Jan 2017, 19:49

Yep the live ending on Rock and roll dreams performed at recent tours is fantastic

letsgotoofar · 15 Jan 2017, 21:24

I kind of prefer "Bad for Good" from the 1988 tour to the one on Bat III. It was closer to the original arrangement (I love Brian May and his solos weren't bad, but I felt like it was needless change for the sake of change), it had a certain energy the record lacked, and no words were rewritten without explanation. (I was also pleasantly surprised when the arrangement featured on 3 Bats Live, barring adjustments to include some of the Brian May sound, basically went back to that version of the song.)

glockenspiel · 15 Jan 2017, 22:49

Any song from 'Blind Before I Stop' album.

Mr. Happy · 16 Jan 2017, 07:38

Agree with the people saying Rock & Roll Dreams. The 2010-onward arrangement is fantastic.

Left in the Dark is another song I think was massively improved live. It's not as sterile as the studio version.

rockfenris2005 · 16 Jan 2017, 11:54

All of the Bad Attitude stuff from the 1985 video. I wish the album sounded like that.
Objects on Live around the world is even cooler than Bat 2.

Meat Loaf_fan · 16 Jan 2017, 12:29

For example: Masculine. It's even better on "Live At Wembley" (live recording) than on "Blind Before I Stop" album (studio album).

Wario · 17 Jan 2017, 03:32

As EVil One said, its quicker to list was DOESNT and his list is fairly teh same as mine. except rock and roll dreams and Objects

Objects live at hudson theater (aka the Live around the world version for the casual) is Meats greatest live performance of a single song ever.

But personally as expected MASCULINE is my favorite live translation.

BURNING DOWN close freaking second. Ashame no board is publiclly accesable of that one.

jcmoorehead · 17 Jan 2017, 10:56

Gonna have to go with everyone else, Rock And Roll Dreams is fantastic live, I'd actually say the live version of it can on some days become one of my top 5 songs.

Agree with Wario on the Live Around the World version of Objects.

Being honest there are so many. Meat is fantastic on the albums but live he really brings the songs into a whole new world. I'm not the biggest fan of the material but a lot of the Blind Stuff sounded better on the 'Live' album too and also on the various bootlegs I've heard.

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Not quite on the same topic but the two tracks I would like to hear live are Just Won't Quit and Surfs Up. Would love to hear how they sounded in a live environment.

duke knooby · 18 Jan 2017, 01:38

interestingly, or not, both blind as a bat and rock n roll dreams, which i've said many times i'm not a fan off, sound so much more interesting and powerful on the live arrangements, to my ears anyway

14 Jan 2017, 10:39	#1
nightinr Super Loafer Join Date: 04.09.2011 Posts: 358	Which Meat Loaf songs do you prefer live to that on the record? Perhaps it is time for a new thread..... Some songs just seem to sound so much better live than that on a record. My personal favourites are Frying Pan and Rock and Roll Dreams. They sounded good on Bat 2 but Meat takes them to a different level when sung live. On the flip side Anything for Love is my favourite ever recorded song, however sung live it sometimes leaves me a little flat. Any views....?

14 Jan 2017, 10:41	#2
stretch37 Mega Loafer Join Date: 28.06.2008 Location: Posts: 2,119	everything pre CHSIB.

14 Jan 2017, 14:37	#3
duke knooby Mega Loafer Join Date: 24.06.2005 Location: belfast Posts: 17,882	Live is a completely different medium, so it's a bit like comparing Apples and oranges when comparing live to the records.

14 Jan 2017, 15:47	#4
Evil One Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.01.2007 Posts: 5,192	I think it would be quicker to list which songs don't sound better live: For Crying Out Loud Bad Attitude Anything For Love Rock And Roll Dreams Objects In The Rear View Mirror Did I Say That? Blind As A Bat

14 Jan 2017, 20:53	#5
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	The question is about "prefer" .. and as to me Meat has always been so much more than a unique voice, diction and passion when on stage, I'd have to say my preference would always be live. The voice, diction and passion are clear to hear on studio recordings, but to SEE that passion, that energy, to be embraced by the spectacle of the show ... that adds a huge dimension for me that simply cannot be captured in a recording I would say that any song I have seen him perform live is then enhanced when I hear it on a record though, as I can bring some of that extra dimension into my listening

14 Jan 2017, 21:59	#6
tonyloaf Metal Head Join Date: 15.05.2006 Location: Brighton Posts: 2,398	blind as a bat????? not sound good live? really? like really?

14 Jan 2017, 22:57	#7
Evil One Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.01.2007 Posts: 5,192	I never said that. Just that I think the studio version sounds better than any live version I've heard. And has all the right words in the right order

14 Jan 2017, 22:59	#8
PanicLord Mega Loafer Join Date: 18.06.2003 Location: At The End Of The Line Posts: 2,651	I prefer Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through from the Storytellers DVD to the one on the record. Or at least the ending to it. Much better when Meat keeps singing "yeah they're gonna come through". Love it.

15 Jan 2017, 19:49	#9
nightinr Super Loafer Join Date: 04.09.2011 Posts: 358	Yep the live ending on Rock and roll dreams performed at recent tours is fantastic

15 Jan 2017, 21:24	#10
letsgotoofar Super Loafer Join Date: 12.09.2016 Location: In front of a computer, duh. Posts: 422	I kind of prefer "Bad for Good" from the 1988 tour to the one on Bat III. It was closer to the original arrangement (I love Brian May and his solos weren't bad, but I felt like it was needless change for the sake of change), it had a certain energy the record lacked, and no words were rewritten without explanation. (I was also pleasantly surprised when the arrangement featured on 3 Bats Live, barring adjustments to include some of the Brian May sound, basically went back to that version of the song.)

15 Jan 2017, 22:49	#11
glockenspiel Senior Loafer Join Date: 28.08.2009 Posts: 171	Any song from 'Blind Before I Stop' album.

16 Jan 2017, 07:38	#12
Mr. Happy Guest Join Date: 13.02.2010 Location: Posts: 736	Agree with the people saying Rock & Roll Dreams. The 2010-onward arrangement is fantastic. Left in the Dark is another song I think was massively improved live. It's not as sterile as the studio version.

16 Jan 2017, 11:54	#13
rockfenris2005 Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.02.2003 Location: Posts: 2,217	All of the Bad Attitude stuff from the 1985 video. I wish the album sounded like that. Objects on Live around the world is even cooler than Bat 2.

16 Jan 2017, 12:29	#14
Meat Loaf_fan Super Loafer Join Date: 01.03.2008 Location: Gdańsk (Poland) Posts: 311	For example: *Masculine*. It's even better on "Live At Wembley" (live recording) than on "Blind Before I Stop" album (studio album).

17 Jan 2017, 03:32	#15
Wario Monstro helps me spell things... Join Date: 05.01.2007 Location: Masculine, Pennsylvania Posts: 9,105	As EVil One said, its quicker to list was DOESNT and his list is fairly teh same as mine. except rock and roll dreams and Objects Objects live at hudson theater (aka the Live around the world version for the casual) is Meats greatest live performance of a single song ever. But personally as expected MASCULINE is my favorite live translation. BURNING DOWN close freaking second. Ashame no board is publiclly accesable of that one.

17 Jan 2017, 10:56	#16
jcmoorehead Super Loafer Join Date: 09.04.2003 Location: Edinburgh, formerly Teesside Posts: 671	Gonna have to go with everyone else, Rock And Roll Dreams is fantastic live, I'd actually say the live version of it can on some days become one of my top 5 songs. Agree with Wario on the Live Around the World version of Objects. Being honest there are so many. Meat is fantastic on the albums but live he really brings the songs into a whole new world. I'm not the biggest fan of the material but a lot of the Blind Stuff sounded better on the 'Live' album too and also on the various bootlegs I've heard. --- Not quite on the same topic but the two tracks I would like to hear live are Just Won't Quit and Surfs Up. Would love to hear how they sounded in a live environment.

18 Jan 2017, 01:38	#17
duke knooby Mega Loafer Join Date: 24.06.2005 Location: belfast Posts: 17,882	interestingly, or not, both blind as a bat and rock n roll dreams, which i've said many times i'm not a fan off, sound so much more interesting and powerful on the live arrangements, to my ears anyway