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re: The demos of Jim singing

Posted by:
WarioLoaf 09:27 pm UTC 04/16/11
In reply to: re: The demos of Jim singing - The_wolf_with_the_red_roses 09:01 pm UTC 04/16/11

All I have to say to that is "each of their own".

Dont agree with the easement of meat being the guest but its fine. I can see how one would see it like that

> Your right, it is Meats album, in the same sense its
> Rory's album, and Ellen's. Fact is, Meat was just another
> performer on that album taking orders and saying yes to
> anything Jim or Todd said. I recall the story of when Meat
> came out of "his little corner" and said that the album
> should have an Motown feel, Todd retorted by sending him
> back to the corner and telling him to stay that while he
> and Todd sent him back to hos corner while he and Jim made
> the album. Meat helped sell the album with the concerts,
> and that's all fair enough, but on the album he was just
> one of many performers on it that got heard the most.
>
> Bat 3 may sold well. But the reception it got is arguably
> the worst Meat has ever got and I think is part of the
> reasons he has to appear on trash like celebrity
> apprentice. The Steinman fans, which occupy a good part of
> his own fan base, turned on him. Leaving Hang Cool Teddy
> Bear with a steep fall out of the charts.
>
> I enjoyed Teddy Bear. But it was generic sounding,
> certainly in Lyrical terms, and felt like watching Meat in
> a Pop Flick when he used to star in films by Orson
> Welles.
>
> Jim's music is special because of Jim himself. Meat, like
> it or not, is inconsequential to the whole thing. Its
> Jim's words and lyrics that bring the emotion out of a
> performer, hats why people tend to rate his Steinman
> collaboration far and away above his other work.
>
> Perhaps Bat shouldn't have sold as well if Jim sang it
> himself, but I think there's a strong possibility that it
> would have.
>
> I'm not Anti Loaf, Surfs up far surpasses the original
> version in my opinion, but again, this is down to
> production and arrangements which bring out the most of
> the song, which in turn gets the most out of Meat.
>
> I dont hate Meat, what I dont like is how he's credited
> for Bat and its conception. Bat out of hell was Jim's
> album with his songs and did everything on it but sing
> (which he should have done anyway) now days. Meat was a
> guest on the album in my opinion, who got the credit that
> Jim deserves. Hoping the Musical rectifies that.
>
>
>
> . > man oh man your previous post and this one make me
> want to
> > scream. but its your opinion so I could care less.
> >
> > To me, I love bad attitude and BBIS. I rank them second
> > and third only after Bat 2. To me, meat is the force
> > behind BOOH.
> >
> > BOOH is as much Meat's album as its Jim's album. Jim wrote
> > it and Meat sang it. Bat would never of worked without
> > Meat.
> >
> > Face it, Bat 3 went platinum and was a successful album.
> > would've been better with Jim's production, but Meat made
> > it work without Jim. Bat 3 wouldn't of worked without
> > Meat.
> >
> > This whole anti-loaf attitude I hate, but its an opinion
> > that must be acknowledged.
> >
> > Meat's tried to separate himself from Jim's song style on
> > HCTB and you all criticize him for it not sounding like a
> > Bat record. Face it, the album imo kicks ass. and is far
> > superior to any steinman album released without Meat's
> > involvement.
> >
> > I am not anti-steinman. I just prefer Meat's work.
> >
> > Gotta say this though, this is a fun debate.
> >
> >
> > > You could argue that Jim copied Meat, but that argument
> > > would be very short and end with me turning with me in my
> > > yet unburied grave!. Jim didn't copy another performer
> > > when he went to sing his own songs, what sense does that
> > > make. Its been well documented that Jim taught Meat to
> > > sing his songs. I've no doubt that Meat put his own spin
> > > into the performance, but the majority of it is Jim's
> > > influence. Not discounting Meats efforts, its just Jim for
> > > me, is better, more emotion, more conviction and I believe
> > > what he's singing about 100 percent of the time. With
> > > Meat, for the reasons expressed before, its only half 50
> > > percent.
> > >
> > >
> > >


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