sidewinder Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) Sad news to start the day. Not a particular fan - but his music was omnipresent and influential. Real trooper as a touring artist too. RIP. Edited January 21, 2022 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) I was the target audience for 'Bat Out Of Hell' as a 16yo. Still vividly remember an amazing OGWT performance with Ellen Foley, I think. Can't argue with that voice and stagecraft. He'll be remembered, that's certain Edited January 21, 2022 by mjazzg correct Kim to Ellen Foley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) Sad to hear, and my wife will be more upset when I tell her later this morning. Wasn't a huge fan but I did play the hell out of that first breakthrough LP. I also have to recall that there was a time when the NYT insisted on maintaining their stylebook and would refer to him as "Mr. Loaf" in articles, after establishing his full name, Meat Loaf. Gave me a chuckle but I guess they have relaxed that at some point, the current obit sticks with "Meat Loaf". Edited January 21, 2022 by Dan Gould Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Feels a bit like an end of an era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 I always enjoyed "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", especially when it came out that Phil Rizutto recorded his bit unaware of how it was going to be used. I've heard that he wanted his part removed but it was too late. It does make the song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 My mother absolutely hated that ode to teenage lust until I made her recognize the entire story arc: teen age lust no commitment = no sex Extreme present-day unhappiness, because of that one decision in the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Ketchup or tomato paste? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, bresna said: I always enjoyed "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", especially when it came out that Phil Rizutto recorded his bit unaware of how it was going to be used. It’s been decades since I heard any Meatloaf (probably not since college). I used to go see the midnight showing of Rocky Horror a dozen times my senior year in high school (mid-80’s), and a few times in college — and they used to show a couple Meatloaf promo videos (and a couple by Tim Curry too) — but I’m sure I haven’t heard (or seen) any of it since the early 90’s. If anyone wants to hear, the Phil Rizutto bit starts a little after the 3:30 mark… Edited January 21, 2022 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) He always seemed to do a lot of performances for the British Royal Family. Prince Chazz must have been a fan. I remember him being in that insane ‘It’s a Royal Knockout’ event back in the 1980s. 3 hours ago, mjazzg said: I was the target audience for 'Bat Out Of Hell' as a 16yo. Still vividly remember an amazing OGWT performance with Kim Foley, I think. Can't argue with that voice and stagecraft. He'll be remembered, that's certain Didn’t see that one but I certainly remember that male/female vocal extravaganza which seemed even longer than ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ running for quite a few weeks on TOTP. Edited January 21, 2022 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Jack Black's entire schtick comes from Mr. Loaf. Must be quite a sad day for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said: Jack Black's entire schtick comes from Mr. Loaf. Must be quite a sad day for him. Lol. Christian Slater will be devastated when Jack Nicholson goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 A handful of great songs. I wish there had been a few more great ones, but he's got his place in Rock history. R.I.P., Meat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Despised the album and all it symbolized, then and now. Sorry for any deaths, and 74 seems youngish these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 38 minutes ago, felser said: Despised the album and all it symbolized, then and now. Sorry for any deaths, and 74 seems youngish these days. John, are you speaking from the Christian’s perspective, or are referring to his music’s esthetic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 I'm with Felser on this and for me "Christian" has totally nothing to do with it. Like most pop/rock/schlock of the post-commodification era, it's just a bunch of exaggerated celebration of (at best) mediocrity. Institutional trap-laying for mental and spiritual (as in non-religious) possibility-shrinking. But apparently a lot of people like that sort of thing. I like a good meatloaf sandwich, though. But that is not this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 When I was ... I am guessing 13, that album popped off the radio like nothing I had ever heard, and certainly anything else on the radio at the same time. I think you can see why it took so long to find a label. It deserved the success it had and I wouldn't call Mr. Aday any sort of "mediocrity". Anything beyond that one album, I got no dog in that fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 9 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said: I used to go see the midnight showing of Rocky Horror a dozen times my senior year in high school (mid-80’s), and a few times in college I saw the movie sometime in the late 70s IIRC. I just checked and it' from 75, so it could be. And with Susan Sarandon in what I imagine as one of her first roles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Dmitry said: John, are you speaking from the Christian’s perspective, or are referring to his music’s esthetic? Dmitry, both, thanks for asking the question. But I was mainly thinking about the aesthetics of the music when I made the post. No accident that punk (followed by new wave) exploded onto the scene around that time. Pure overblown schlock and exploitation to me in every regard. I realize mileage for others varies greatly on this one. I was in my early 20's and a year of college when that album hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) RIP Mr. Loaf Might put "I'd Do Anything for Love" at the top of the list - talk about an improbable comeback! Edited January 22, 2022 by Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 5 hours ago, JSngry said: I'm with Felser on this and for me "Christian" has totally nothing to do with it. Like most pop/rock/schlock of the post-commodification era, it's just a bunch of exaggerated celebration of (at best) mediocrity. Institutional trap-laying for mental and spiritual (as in non-religious) possibility-shrinking. But apparently a lot of people like that sort of thing. I like a good meatloaf sandwich, though. But that is not this. I enjoyed the recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, felser said: Despised the album and all it symbolized, then and now. Sorry for any deaths, and 74 seems youngish these days. 7 hours ago, JSngry said: I'm with Felser on this and for me "Christian" has totally nothing to do with it. Like most pop/rock/schlock of the post-commodification era, it's just a bunch of exaggerated celebration of (at best) mediocrity. Institutional trap-laying for mental and spiritual (as in non-religious) possibility-shrinking. But apparently a lot of people like that sort of thing. I like a good meatloaf sandwich, though. But that is not this. +1 to both. RIP, speak no ill of the dead, and Meat Loaf had a good career, but I (b. 1957) could never stand either his music or stage act. Saw Rocky Horror Picture Show a couple of times (c. mid-'70s in cinema, c. late '90s on video), but either didn't notice or didn't recall (until reading this thread) that ML appeared in it. Edited January 22, 2022 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 What Meatloaf did on record and on stage was theatre, and absolutely intended to be overblown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Milestones said: What Meatloaf did on record and on stage was theatre, and absolutely intended to be overblown. Agreed. Overblown and was a trait of those times, which was why so many of us got off the rock train then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 16 hours ago, Eric said: Oh, I see Some Girls there, an album I like a lot. And is that New Order's Power, corruption and lies next to Boston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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