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Meat Loaf is back from hell!
Hi there, i'm new to these forums so please be gentle
![]() I'd like to share with you my review of Meat Loafs latest album Hell In A Handbasket: After the triumphant return of Meat Loaf last year with the rocking Hang Cool Teddy Bear, then the sell out tour that followed, you would think Meat would take a little time out. Not so! Meat has got himself a portable studio, and he has secretly been recording this new album whilst on tour, so this means the quickest follow up to an album by Meat than ever before! Meat Loaf explains the idea for this album is all about him and his feelings on the world today, and he sings about the problems that many people face. He says that in all his past albums he has always portrayed characters. But now, for the first time ever, this album is all about Meat. Fitting the concept of this album, the opening track is 'All Of Me', where Meat lays bare his anger and his insecurities, and it sets the tone for the album. Also matching the idea of this being personal to Meat, the vocals are the rawest you have ever heard. what you get is pure Meat, how he sounds live, delivering with passion that only he can portray. This might turn some people off but I think the idea works incredibly well. In these days of note perfect, auto tuning, fake albums that sound nothing like the artist live it's refreshing that someone is prepared to put it on the line and say, this is how I sound, take it or leave it. Given how much I loved Hang Cool Teddy Bear I tried very hard not to get swept away by fanboyism that inevitably says the new album must be better than the last one. I have remained subjective. But there is no getting away from the fact that Hell In A Handbasket is a much more consistent album than Hang Cool. Whereas with Hang Cool I felt there were a couple of weaker songs that I might skip, and a couple that I couldn't play in front of the kids, that is not the case here. The album flows smoothly from one song to the next, and if anything the songs have deeper meaning this time around because Meat sings about things that affect everybody or someone you know in todays crazy world. If you were put off by some of the bad language in the last album, then I would urge you to pick up Hell In A Handbasket as you will like it far more. My opinion? The best Meat Loaf album since Welcome To The Neighbourhood in 1995/6. |
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Any preview taster links? I love the legend that is Meat Loaf.
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I wil always have a soft spot for Meat Loaf - he was th artist that introduced me to rock music with Bat out of Hell. Have to say though its Jim Steinman who is the real genious!
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I wish he would go to Hell.
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I wish he would go to Hell.
![]() never saw the facination with meaty...never liked him at all... but i did appreciate his humour when avid merrion tried to take the p in an interview and meaty joined in! (most celebs walked off in a huff). |
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Bat out of Hell is certainly in my top 10 albums and I played it to death when it came out. Trouble is nothing he does will EVER top it even if he worked with Jim steinman again. Had tickets to see him when he was doing the whole album a few years ago but he was ill and cancelled rather than reschedule.Gutted wouldn't come close ro how I felt.
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The best thing Meat Loaf ever did was get murdered by an ice pick in The Rocky Horror Picture Show...
Welcome to the forums robgomm08! |
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Pretty good cd I've had this in my cd player for the last few months now!
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I wil always have a soft spot for Meat Loaf - he was th artist that introduced me to rock music with Bat out of Hell. Have to say though its Jim Steinman who is the real genious!
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I wil always have a soft spot for Meat Loaf - he was th artist that introduced me to rock music with Bat out of Hell. Have to say though its Jim Steinman who is the real genious!
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Already picked up the Aussie version of Hell in a Handbasket and it's brilliant.
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Hey guys, here's some links for those of you interested.
You can hear some samples of the songs here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hell-Handbas...8747625&sr=8-1 There is a short making of video here: http://www.jukebo.com/meat-loaf/musi...pk,qpqq85.html You can buy a signed copy from here for the same price as a normal copy: http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/2794...t/Product.html Also on that site which is huge online retailer Meat is at No. 1 on pre orders chart!!!! |
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Meat Loaf's Hell In A Handbasket is BBC Radio 2's album of the week for the next week! Tune in to Ken Bruce every day between 9.30am-12pm to hear it!
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its a stunning album, it should chart well? the ting tings new album and cranberries comeback album are out the same week, should be an interesting chart battle.
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Hey guys, how are you all doing? What you up to? I'm off to an album signing session on the 28th for Meats new album in London!
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Hey guys, how are you all doing? What you up to? I'm off to an album signing session on the 28th for Meats new album in London!
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Hey everyone, you can now download the new Meat Loaf single All Of Me completely FREE. Singles don't really make any money these days so Meat has decided to make it widely available. Visit this link here and enter your email address:
http://app.topspin.net/store/artist/...d=129769&h=250 |
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Meat Loafs new album Hell In A Handbasket released today! Get the free single All Of Me here:
http://app.topspin.net/store/artist/...d=129769&h=250 |
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Never liked him after October 1 last year.
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Never liked him after October 1 last year.
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really good album
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Managed to get a signed copy from Play.com which arrived on Saturday. I really love All of Me, but I've only listened to have of the album at the moment. I also loved Hang Cool Teddybear, not so big on his Bat Out Of Hell albums though *ducks*
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I'm trying but my pshycic powers arent working? Go on then, spill the beans
![]() "the AFL ate a bunch of a*** sniffers. I'm going to tell everyone I know to perform for them. ^this is where I have the issue. He was crap. He should accept it and move on, if he was sick fair enough, but I think he has an inflated sense of self-importance. |
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He did the pre-game entertainment for the AFL Grand Final. Stunk it up big time.(that's not my issue) then the media obviously were not kind. So Meatloafs response?
"the AFL ate a bunch of a*** sniffers. I'm going to tell everyone I know to perform for them. ^this is where I have the issue. He was crap. He should accept it and move on, if he was sick fair enough, but I think he has an inflated sense of self-importance. That's what I did and do you know what? The man went through hell that day, there were SO many problems it was ridiculous. Nobody would have performed well that day. Having said all that it was by no means the worst performance he's ever given. I give him credit for that performance because of what he was up against. |
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