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Vin 10:26 am UTC 08/03/11 |
| In reply to: | re: "Meat Loaf's Christmas Album" - rockfenris2005 08:30 am UTC 08/03/11 |
| I've wondered about Meat's record deals also. After Bat III didn't exactly set the music world afire, I was a bit surprised that he was able to score Rob Cavallo and some big name guest stars for HCTB, since that suggested a large budget for the record, and I wondered what label would invest that kind of money in a new Meat record at this point. Unless everybody involved just worked cheap because they were Meat fans from back in the day.... Anyway, a 3 record deal w/ Sony? Again, surprising. Was HCTB a profitable record, do you suppose? Was Bat III, for that matter? Anybody have sales figures? Here in the U.S., at least, I'd say Bat III was a blip on the perimeter of the radar, and HCTB sailed under it. How many units must a record sell these days to be profitable? I don't actually have any idea... > > Does anyone know how he got the deal with Sony? And was > anything ever said or suggested that it might have been > convenient for him to sign because it would stop the > compilations? I was just very interested to see that he > was back with Sony. > > Honestly, I don't know what to expect from the new > album... I'm keeping an open mind. It might be good. It > might be rubbish. But I HOPE I like it. I still haven't > listened to HCTB all the way through since the day I got > it. > > > > > > > > > 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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