As you may know, I grew up during the heyday of grunge, but that style of music never spoke to me at all. (Actually, I was so utterly alienated by grunge that I spent years unable to understand what it was that made people hardcore fans of any band.) I picked up an album here and there over the years as a song caught my fancy, but it wasn’t until I bought that copy of Cross Road that everything started to come together for me to really become a fan of rock music.
Posts Tagged ‘Meat Loaf’
Random Song: Life is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011Artist: Meat Loaf
Album: Bat Out of Hell II
Want to hear just how much awesome you can wring out of one riff? Take a look at this song.
Random Song: Bat Out of Hell
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011Artist: Meat Loaf
Album: Bat Of Hell
My first real rock album (well, technically it was a cassette) that I ever owned was a copy of Meat Loaf’s Greatest Hits, which of course included ‘Bat Out of Hell’. Sure, it would eventually be Bon Jovi that would truly make me into a hard rock fan, but Meat Loaf was where the journey started in a lot of ways.
Top Ten Songs for Fixing a Rotten Day
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011I always wind up turning to music when I’ve had a bad day. Sometimes it’s a concert DVD, and sometimes it’s just turning on the computer and letting Windows Media Player shuffle until it hits the right song.
So, I present the top 10 songs that I turn to when I’ve had that truly rotten day… (more…)
Random Song: Los Angeloser
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011Artist: Meat Loaf
Album: Hang Cool Teddy Bear
I reviewed Hang Cool Teddy Bear on this blog back when I first got my copy. It’s been several months since then, and somehow this song turned out to be my favorite from the album.
Ultimate Valentine’s Day Playlist of the Unlucky
Monday, February 14th, 2011For those of us less lucky in love, I present my personal list of the Top 5 best ‘love sucks’ songs…
Random Song: Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010Artist: Meat Loaf
Album: Bat Out of Hell II
Judging by the play count in Windows Media Player, this particular track is my favorite one from the album. That seems rather odd, as the songs that I really associate with the album are ‘I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)’ and ‘Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are’.
The Uncoverables
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010I managed to catch part of the video for the Proclaimers song ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ while I was channel-surfing yesterday. Unfortunately, that one thirty-second encounter last night has left me with that song running through my head all day today.
Review: Elvis in Vegas
Friday, July 16th, 2010I promised that I’d be back with a separate review of ‘Elvis in Vegas’ today. After all, it’s not every day that Meat Loaf records a song co-written by Jon Bon Jovi. That warrants a post in its own right.
I don’t know that I would have made this connection if I hadn’t known that Jon was one of the songwriters for ‘Elvis in Vegas’, but the song really reminds me of ‘Right Side of Wrong’ from Bounce. It has the same sweeping narrative feel as ‘Right Side of Wrong’, and it also has the same sort of living, breathing imagery throughout the lyrics. That’s probably Jon’s touch; he’s always been good at that kind of song that tells a story, but this one is an outstanding example.
I suppose that I shouldn’t be surprised that ‘Elvis in Vegas’ turned out to be one of my favorite songs off of Hang Cool Teddy Bear–after all, it does have Jon, Desmond Child and Billy Falcon behind it, and those three have been responsible for many of my favorite songs.
But above and beyond that, I like the song because it plays to a lot of Meat Loaf’s strengths. This is one of the few songs on this album that really taps into the expressive range that Meat Loaf can bring to his performances. He can make you believe whatever he’s singing about–and with that power behind the lyrics, this song shines. The chorus on this song is nothing less than a thing of beauty.
This song is definitely a keeper. As a matter of fact, it’s probably going to shape up to be one of my all-time favorites.