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| re: BAT OUT OF HELL: The King Kong Connection | |
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WarioLoaf 09:48 am UTC 08/23/11 |
| In reply to: | re: BAT OUT OF HELL: The King Kong Connection - AndrewG 07:53 am UTC 08/23/11 |
| great points. but the Bat 2 cover is so King Kong. it is plausible though. > > 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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