i agree. i don't think it would have matched Bat, simply because Bat was something totally new and fresh, but touring can really help an album sell, especially back then when it was a much more crucial factor than in today's industry (or so i've been led to believe).
also, i'm sure Jim mentioned somewhere (i think in his blog, but i can't be bothered to go search it out), that the BFG songs were written/arranged in a key to compliment Meat's voice and range, rather than his own, while the Batman demos had him in his natural element.
> if Jim had sung live and did a tour. He didn't and that's
> the reason why Bad For Good didn't sell as much as it
> could have. It did sell a lot but it could've sold a hell
> of a lot more. I was always under the impression Jim was
> paranoid about his singing voice especially around the
> time "Bad for Good" was released, Maybe he didn't like his
> voice compared to Meat Loaf's and thought he couldn't
> match him. I would have liked to hear him singing more.
> His voice nowadays is amazing and the proof is in "Angels
> Arise/ Graveyard Shift" he needs to sing his songs more.
> He's well capable.
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