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| Loucifer |
Meat LoafI've put Meat Loaf in here, because I really didn't know where else to put him!Before I copy a biography from wikipedia, I thought I'd start with my own little story about how I came to like Meat Loaf. Back in 1993 when I was knee-high to a grass hopper (this is a saying older members of my family always say... I believe it means 'small' or 'young'... and, for the record, I was 9) I remember seeing a video on the TV (possibly MTV) for a song called "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)". Up until that point I'd never really watched music videos and I suppose you could say that it was that video that introduced me to the world of music (Meat Loaf has a lot to answer for!). I remember enjoying this video so much because it had a storyline to it... and a motorbike! I love, and have always loved, motorbikes! After I'd seen this video a couple of times, I started to notice when the song came on the radio. Eventually I saved up enough of my pocket money to go and buy the album "Bat Out Of Hell 2: Back Into Hell"... on cassette. Yes, these were the days before we had a CD player in the house! I played that tape so much... Everyday in fact. I took it to school with me... and when I couldn't listen to it, I'd read the lyrics - over and over again. I even had to put cellotape over the folds on the inlay to keep it together... Fast forward several years, around 1000 CDs and we're in 2003... when I finally got to see Meat Loaf in concert! It was fantastic... even if he did collapse and then have to reschedule for the following January. I've since heard that there's going to be a "Bat Out Of Hell 3" - due for release in October. Now, the wikipedia part... Marvin Lee Aday (born September 27, 1947 in Dallas, Texas), sometimes called Michael Aday [1]) is an American actor and rock and roll singer best known under the stage name of Meat Loaf. He is particularly noted for his smash hit album Bat out of Hell, several famous songs from movies, and is also the name of the band he fronts as lead singer. Despite setbacks including bankruptcy on more than one occasion, Meat Loaf is notable for the ultimate success of his music career, spawning some of the largest selling albums of all time and breaking several records for chart duration. Bat out of Hell, the controversial debut album which had been four years in the making, sold over 34 million copies, becoming more profitable than Michael Jackson's blockbuster Thriller. It still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, almost 30 years later, and has never left the charts.[2] Each of the 7 tracks on the album eventually also charted as a single hit. Although he enjoyed success with Bat Out of Hell and Bat out of Hell II, Meat Loaf experienced some initial difficulty establishing a steady career within his native United States; however, he has retained iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the UK, where he has ranked 23rd for a number of weeks overall spent in the charts and is one of only two artists with an album never to have left the music charts. In Germany, Meat Loaf became notably popular following the release of Bat out of Hell II but has enjoyed most success among pop/rock fans. He ranks at 96th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies or TV shows (IMDb listing),[1] sometimes even as himself or as characters resembling his onstage personality such as his memorable role in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He starred unrecognizably out-of-character as a cancer-survivor support-group member whose hormone imbalance has caused him to grow very large breasts in the acclaimed cult-classic film, Fight Club Bat Out Of Hell 
Meat Loaf and friend/songwriter Jim Steinman started Bat Out of Hell in 1972 but did not get serious about it until the end of 1974. Meat Loaf decided to leave theater and concentrate exclusively on his music career. Then, the National Lampoon Show opened on Broadway and it needed an understudy for John Belushi, a close friend of Meat Loaf's since 1972. It was at the Lampoon Show that Meat Loaf met Ellen Foley, the co-star who ended up singing "Paradise By the Dashboard Light" with him on the Bat Out of Hell album. After the Lampoon show ended, Meat Loaf and Steinman spent time seeking a record deal. Their approaches were rejected by each record company because their songs did not fit any specific recognized music industry style. Finally they performed the songs for Todd Rundgren, who decided to produce the album. In addition to producing the album, Rundgren played lead guitar on it. They then shopped the record around but still had no takers until Cleveland International Records decided to take a chance. On October 21, 1977, Bat Out of Hell was released, and gradually over the following year overcame its initial controversy to reach success. Meat Loaf's first gig in support of the record was opening for Cheap Trick in Chicago. The audience started out hostile, but by the end of the show, they had been won over. Their next stop came a couple of days after the release of the album in New Jersey. The show was a complete sellout, and people lined up to see it hours before it started. Things really started to take off after Meat Loaf appeared on Saturday Night Live as the Musical Guest on March 25, 1978. The huge success of the album caused a rift to open up between Meat Loaf and Steinman. The group, named after Meat Loaf for ease of labelling, seemed to Steinman to sideline his work as creator, and Steinman started to resent the attention that his partner was getting.[citation needed] During a show in Ottawa, Meat Loaf fell off the stage and broke his leg. The injury caused him to cancel the rest of the tour. Unable to handle the pressure, Meat Loaf resorted to the drug cocaine, ultimately culminating in a nervous breakdown where he threatened to commit suicide by jumping off the ledge of a building in New York. Then in December 1978, he went to Woodstock to work with Steinman. It was at the Bearsville studio that Meat Loaf met his future wife, Leslie G. Edmonds. They met and were married within a month. Leslie had a daughter from a previous marriage, Pearl, who had followed in her stepfather's footsteps and become a singer. In the middle of recording his second album, "Bad for Good," Meat Loaf lost the ability to sing. It is unclear the exact cause - the tour was a punishing one and the vocals and energy intense; however, his doctors said that physically he was fine and that his problem was mental. Steinman decided to keep going with Bad for Good without Meat Loaf. Just as his singing career looked as if it was reaching a dead end, he was given the role of Travis Redfish in Roadie. The movie had cameos by Debbie Harry, Roy Orbison and Hank Williams, Jr. but still was a box office flop. Over time, Meat Loaf got his singing voice back, getting off drugs and playing softball. The struggles that Meat Loaf faced during the making of Bat Out of Hell paid off – it now has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide, making it one of the biggest sellers of all time. It also stayed in the UK charts for a record 474 weeks, although it never reached No. 1; However, in Australia it knocked the Bee Gees off the number #1 spot and went on to become the biggest selling Australian album of all time. Bat Out of Hell is also one of only two albums that have never exited the top 200 in the UK charts. This makes it the longest stay in any music chart in the world. Life after Bat Out of Hell In 1980, Meat Loaf started working on Dead Ringer. Steinman wrote all of the songs, but had little else to do with the album. At the time his manager, David Sonnenberg, stepped out and Todd Dellentash stepped in to manage Meat Loaf's career. The tour they planned to support the album was cancelled after one show because they ran out of the money that the studio advanced them. Sonnenberg and Dellentash also convinced Sony Records and CBS to advance more money for the making of Dead Ringer, the movie. The movie was shown at the Toronto Film Festival and won some favourable reviews, but was poorly considered after Dellentash and Sonenberg re-edited the movie.[citation needed] In 1981, Leslie gave birth to Amanda Aday, now a television actress. That same year, Meat Loaf changed managers after finding out that Dellentash and Sonenberg were stealing his money. They had all of Meat Loaf's assets frozen and sued him for breach of contract. They also started spreading rumors about how Meat Loaf was violent and had threatened people with guns. Meat Loaf ended up declaring bankruptcy. In 1983, he released the self written Midnight at the Lost and Found. Meat Loaf himself, a poor songwriter by his own admission, did not care for the songs he had written. In 1984, Meat Loaf went to England, to record the album Bad Attitude, which included a duet with Roger Daltrey and two Jim Steinman songs. The recording of the album was rushed. During the tour to support the album, Leslie had a nervous breakdown and had to check into Silver Hill rehab facility in Connecticut. Things finally looked like they were going to turn around in 1986 when Meat Loaf found a new writer, John Parr, and started recording a new album, Blind Before I Stop. Unfortunately, the producer put a dance beat underneath every song, which resulted in critical failure, Meat Loaf going bankrupt, and eventually losing everything. His relationships with lifelong friend Jim Steinman and his wife also deteriorated. To try and get his career back off the ground, Meat Loaf started touring small venues, anywhere that would have him, such as pubs and clubs. Slowly, he developed a faithful following which grew to the point where they were unable to fit into the venues that Meat Loaf was playing and then they too began to grow. This carried on until the late 80's where he began to sell out arenas and stadiums again, including over 10,000 tickets at Ohio State. Leslie studied to be a travel agent so they could save on travel expenses and they toured all over the United States, Germany, England, Scandinavia, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Abu Dhabi, Oman and Bahrain. Due to the success of the touring, Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman got to work on Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell which was released in 1993, seven years after Blind Before I Stop. The album was a huge success and is considered one of the greatest comebacks in music history. Meat Loaf and Leslie divorced in 2001 and he is now engaged to be married again. More can be found on good ol' wiki... |
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| GNR Slash |
meatloaf loooks weird.... but anyways i like meatloaf's music... | ||||
| Loucifer |
 He's not that weird is he?
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| GNR Slash |
no he just looks funny | ||||
| Loucifer |
This is true 
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| Wardyboy |
Lets face it he's just big and cuddly!
I rushed out and bought that album to Loucifer! You are not alone! "Life Is A Lemon" and "Out of The Frying pan" Rock!! While "Objects In The Rearview Mirror" is too good!! Oh yes surprised! But I know my stuff! |
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| Loucifer |
"Objects..." makes me want to cry... Should I have admitted that? 
Will you be rushing out to buy Bat Out Of Hell 3? I will... 
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| Wardyboy |
Lets just see how good the video is... 
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| Overk1ll |
Jsut don't say that about Fall Out Boy... Love the band. |
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| Loucifer |
^Don't worry - I will never say that about Fall Out Boy.
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| El Soddo |
Well I run a metal karaoke (see www.alternativekaraoke.com) and trust me there is nowt as fun as singing Bat out of Hell when trashed.. I just hope Bat Out Of Hell III due out in a month has more rock and less of the fucking ballads!!! | ||||
| Loucifer |
We can only hope!
I need to get drunk and do some karaoke! |
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| El Soddo |
Lou werent you at bloodstock - why didnt you do the karaoke I ran there eh? you could have ripped it up with some meatloaf.. or you could have settled with pantera 
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| Loucifer |
Cos I get shy
I need to have consumed vast quantities of JD... at this point I convince myself that my voice really isn't that bad - and even if it is I don't care! Unfortunately I was drinking beer at Bloodstock... That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! |
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| El Soddo |
Ah well next time you are at karaoke that I run I shall get you drunk and singing Europe by the end! | ||||
| Loucifer |
Excellent! Drinks on you?
Anyway... Favourite Meat Loaf tracks? |
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| LauLau |
I remember the concert Lou, I think out of the thousands that went, me and you were the only ones actually bothered about if he was okay, after collapsing live on stage, every one else was too busy complaining!
My favourite is Wasted youth, where he talks about the guitar I know it doesnt count as a song but its fun to act out when very drunk! Do you remember when he did that little story before he did one song and me and you were really listening and he was actually taking the p*ss out of himself but neither of us realised until the end-I loved that concert! |
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| Loucifer |
We can be a bit slow sometimes.... lol
I like "Wasted Youth"... and the track that goes with it - "Everything Louder Than Everything Else". "Wasted youth is better by far than a wise and productive old age..." I wanna listen to that song now and I haven't got it with me! Since no one else is in the office yet, I'll settle for singing it!
Lau - are you gonna start a FSM thread? |
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| Cool hand Luke |
Meatloaf! ...just ha ha ha ha ha ha ha pa ha ha ha pa ha he he he hee heehee hee ooohhha oooooh ha ha ha ha and another
...he is better than sooo many others but it's just funny anyway  
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| Loucifer |
Oi! Meat Loaf's good!
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| Cool hand Luke |
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| Loucifer |
You're mean! (No, I can't come up with a good comeback! Damn my brain!) |
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| Trouble |
I grew up on Meat Loaf - mum played it all the time
I like Meat Loaf
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| Loucifer |
I listened to Bat Out Of Hell 2 yesterday... it made me happy! lol
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| Trouble |
LOL
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| MarkyThirteen |
gotta love the 'loaf! | ||||