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re: "Meat Loaf's Christmas Album"

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Shrek 07:08 am UTC 08/03/11
In reply to: "Meat Loaf's Christmas Album" - steven_stuart 11:26 pm UTC 08/02/11



> > With a DVD being recorded in the Autumn, an album to
> > follow. Another one looks like will be prepped soon.
>
> The other one is "Meat Loaf's Christmas Album". He will be
> recording it now that the "Hell in a Handbasket" sessions
> are over. Fortunately, you don't have to take my word for
> it. Shrek has just posted the following in the "Meat Loaf
> Christmas Album" thread:
>
> "Well apparently it's true, due for release Christmas 2012
> featuring a load of guests."
>
> Perhaps the musicians mentioned in the Billboard article
> you kindly posted a link to will be two of the guests
> Shrek talks about.
>
> Someone else told me that it was actually Sony's idea and
> that they are really going to get behind it.
>
> My original post (in case you didn't have time to read
> it):
>
> "I understand that Meat Loaf will be recording a Christmas
> album after the "Hell in a Handbasket" sessions. I can't
> find out what tracks he will be recording. Does anyone
> know? I would quite like to hear him do a rock version of
> "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". Does anyone else have any
> suggestions of what should be included on a Meat Loaf
> Christmas album? Maybe "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" or
> "Frosty the Snowman"? I will certainly be buying a copy
> when it comes out. I think Meat could make a great
> Santa."
>
> Conas came up with the brilliant idea of Jim writing a
> song for "Meat Loaf's Christmas Album" which would involve
> Santa being killed. It would be a crash song like "BOOH"
> the song but it would involve a sleigh instead of a
> motorcycle.
>
> Hee hee. John Galt said the following:
>
> "I think Meat would make a terrifying Santa! I can just
> imagine some poor child sitting on Meat Loaf's lap asking
> Meat Loaf for the newest Transformer toy and, in return,
> getting that bug-eyed stream-of-consciousness nonsensical
> narrative that we've all come to know and love from from
> Meat's interviews.
>
> Having said that, I think "When Children Rule the World,"
> might make a nice addition to the track list."

"The other one" is in addition to the Christmas album, apparently he's already got 9 songs for it and they're continuing with these 9 by recording the drum tracks. Hell In A Handbasket, The other one and the Christmas album would cover the three album deal he has with Sony.
>


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