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AndrewG 07:53 am UTC 08/23/11 |
| In reply to: | BAT OUT OF HELL: The King Kong Connection - WarioLoaf 04:03 am UTC 08/23/11 |
I disagree. I don't think this has much to do with King Kong at all, albeit the supposed song "The monster is out of the cage" (where did this one go?) perhaps. I think the bats on the building are much more closely linked to Gargoyles, which have throughout history appeared on many goth style buildings, cathedrals and temples. An animal standing on top of a building does not necessarily mean it mimics King Kong, in fact probably King Kong is derived from those other more ancient depictions. But the beauty of Meat's music (up until we get dicks in pants and whores who will fuck you when they are done) is that you can read into the songs what you want, they become personal. So if you think the songs are about King Kong in purple and yellow underpants with a moustache then so be it. > Throughout the albums of Bat Out Of Hell, you can > literally take almost any song off it and put it to clips > from King Kong and it would thematically work. > > Off the top of my head: It Just Wont Quit, Two Out Of > Three (from Fay Wray's perspective), especially Frying Pan > could potentially make good videos. I already did a > Monster Is Loose video based on Kong, I may tackle another > in the future. > > The songs themselves seem to be deeply inspired by the > movie itself. The Intro to Frying Pan for example was > described in some interview I cant locate at the moment as > Meat in a cage like a giant monster ready to break loose. > For Crying out Loud, is what I always thought Kong would > sing if he could talk. All three albums have a beauty and > the beast- type atmosphere. In fact The Hunchback of Dotre > Dame also seems to have some essence with some of the > tracks, especially Objects. > > but now the covers I have realized are themselves inspired > by Kong. > > The first and second Bat Out Of Hells are obvious. The > Bat's position \on the church on teh Bat 1 cover is the > same position Kong is positioned in one of the post famous > promotional shots in cinema history. > > On the Bat 2 cover .... Its so obvious. > > On the Bat 3 cover, it takes a little thinking but its > there. In a famous scene in the movie, Kong puts Ann down > on the ground and defends her against a pterodactyl. Thats > what the Bat 3 Artowrk, at least in my mind, is trying to > pay homage to. > > You agree with my thesis? > > > http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee331/WarioLoaf/BATHELLKONG.png | |
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