Is It A Sin To Like Meat Loaf?

Motley Crue

So, the other day, me and my friend are having this conversation about music. And I just mention I'm a fan of Meat Loaf and he bursts out laughing - saying that you can't like them, because a load of housewives and his Dad likes them, so I'm thinking...and I'm 25, not 15, is there any band you've been ever been ashamed to be a fan of?

I put this here as opposed to Rock/Metal because I think it's an interesting question of people's perception of what's cool and what's not.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t87PrnH8sY8

helimachoptor

Food or singer?? Nope to either!

Minstrel27

There is nothing wrong with Meat Loaf. The notion that you cannot like something just because your parents like it is retarded.

Hank_Jones

Nothing wrong with Meatloaf, Motley Crue on the other hand....

bonerm

I liked him in Fight Club but that's about as far is goes for me.

neil_hosey

the time he was on bo selecta was gas..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdUxEWD8wlE&feature=related

OutlawPete

It's not cool to like Meat Loaf, so you won't get many saying it's not a sin.

If I'm driving and a Meat Loaf track comes on, I'm more likely to turn it up than turn it off, especially the early stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy_XrSLG4gg

PaddyBomb

Meat Loaf is amazing. Cant remember the man who wrote his songs, Jim Steinsten or something but his lyrics were genius.

A wasted youth is better by far than a wise and productive old age.


Basically, your mate's a gob****e.

orourkeda

Meatloaf meh

bonzodog2

PaddyBomb wrote: »

Meat Loaf is amazing. Cant remember the man who wrote his songs, Jim Steinsten or something but his lyrics were genius.

A wasted youth is better by far than a wise and productive old age.


Basically, your mate's a gob****e.

Jim Steinman. He had a good solo album as well, titled something like (or was it the track I remember? ...) "Love, Death and the American Guitar"


Sin? Not if you enjoy it (unless the catholics are watching !)

OutlawPete

Motley Crue wrote: »

..is there any band you've been ever been ashamed to be a fan of?

Never, not once.

I couldn't give a fcuk what people think of the music I listen to.

I like to listen to all sorts of music, from The Beatles right through to Flock Of Seagulls.

There are many bands that it is not "cool" to like and you won't hear many people admitting they do out of fear that they are not someone who just likes bands with "credibility".

I have known dozens of people like that, who just talk about The Smiths all day long and yet when you open their glove box, it's full of Bon Jovi CDs.

Music snobs are pretty much like all other types of snobs, full of shit.

prinz

Meat Loaf's great. Nothing more to say. Nothing like rocking out to Marvin Lee. Presumably your mate likes more modern stuff. Please ask who they consider say from the last year, to be better than Meat Loaf and return here with their answer.

Uriel.

Meat Loaf is a legend. Loved him since as far back as I can remember. Bat 1 and 2 were savage albums and Bat 3 wasnt all that bad either. New album "Hang Cool Teddy Bear" was a let down though.

His best stuff were those songs written by the Legendary Jim Steinman.

Todd Rundgren, also a legend was producer on Bat 1 and he seriously made the album too.

3 Names, 3 legends in their own right.

And who can forget Meat as the brain dead zombie Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

General Zod

Find me a better song for dumping a girl than "2 out of 3 ain't bad". Try it. you will fail.

Meatloaf is pretty cool.

Dravokivich

Fúcking love MeatLoaf... seen him live a few times as well, he puts on a dam good show!

"Bat Out of Hell" has to be 1 of my favourite albums also. Every song on it is a gem!

Uriel.

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Jim Steinman. He had a good solo album as well, titled something like (or was it the track I remember? ...) "Love, Death and the American Guitar"


Sin? Not if you enjoy it (unless the catholics are watching !)

A track (spoken word) was Called "Love, Death and an America Guitar" later called "Wasted Youth" on Bat 2.

Steinman's album was Called "Bad for Good" which was also a track on that album and was also sung by Meat Loaf on Bat 3.

Uriel.

General Zod wrote: »

Find me a better song for dumping a girl than "2 out of 3 ain't bad". Try it. you will fail.

Meatloaf is pretty cool.

Or Paradise by the Dashboard Light....

I said I would love you till the end of time.... so now I am praying for the end of time, so hurry up and arrive, cos If I got to spend another minute with you, I don't think I could really survive

Dravokivich

Uriel. wrote: »

Or Paradise by the Dashboard Light....

Thats for getting yer hole!

Uriel.

Dravokivich wrote: »

Thats for getting yer hole!

Only the first two parts of the song... the last part deals with the bitch who won't fúck off

Dravokivich

Uriel. wrote: »

Only the first two parts of the song... the last part deals with the bitch who won't fúck off

yeah well the whole thing in general is a 'non-traditional' way of telling a love story...

:P

Uriel.

Dravokivich wrote: »

yeah well the whole thing in general is a 'non-traditional' way of telling a love story...

:P

The whole Meat Loaf / Jim Steinman thing is non-traditional really

Meatloaf is legend Op! You need to kick your friend in the face and make him listen to Bat of out Hell.
Not ashamed of any music I listen to.. Everythin from Beathoven to Dr. Dre to System of a Down to Leftfield. If any of my friends commented, i'd just make a mental note to disregard anything else they ever say.

easyeason3

Not at all.
I love the likes of Luke Kelly, The Dubliners & The Wolfe Tones, which my parents like.

You could be listening to worse than Meat Loaf...like Jedward :mad:

PaddyBomb

Cant wait for my drive home tonight. Bat out of Hell is being selected on my iPod and the volume is going up!

Risteard

Don't listen to him a lot but this is the very first song I remember listening to. I was in our sitting room with my dad who was blaring it. I must have been about two and trying to sing along.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT4EJQNjUXc

Sykk

Meatloaf is a living legend...

OutlawPete

Sykk wrote: »

Meatloaf is a living legend...

He was class in Fightclub.

Blazer

Jim Steinman- Love, Death and an America Guitar

Kiera

♪♪♪ baby we can talk all night ♪♪♪

cheesy rock!

the_syco

Never liked meat loaf. Prefer normal bread... :pac:

phill106

Depends on what your doing with meatloaf. Listening. That is fine. Inserting a large loaf of it into your posterior. Not fine.
Doing an apple pie on it...Not fine.

Uriel.

Kiera wrote: »

♪♪♪ baby we can talk all night ♪♪♪

But that ain't getting us nowhere....

biko

Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Doesn't get much funnier than that.

AH->Music.

Malice

Motley Crue wrote: »

is there any band you've been ever been ashamed to be a fan of?

I put this here as opposed to Rock/Metal because I think it's an interesting question of people's perception of what's cool and what's not.....

You were probably better off putting it in the general Music forum as you'd get a skewed set of responses in Rock & Metal.

Personally I don't dislike Meatloaf but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to his stuff. It's definitely not a sin to like his music.

Mars Bar

I frickin' LOVE Meat Loaf! Went to see him with my Mam :cool: in Bundoran 2 years ago. He was brilliant.

Me and my family made the Independent because he postponed it by 24 hrs!

Have ye heard "Hang Cool Teddy Bear"? It's good! Jack Black and Hugh Laurie are in it. Meat is in flying form vocally. It takes a couple of listens to get used to the fact that it's not Steinman but Rob Cavallo.

Meat isn't feeling too well with the last week though and has had to cancel 3 shows in America.

His backing band, The NEverland Express are tight to say the least!

McChubbin

Meatloaf is a god.
Your mate needs to be smacked with a vinyl copy of Bat Out Of Hell.

Incidently, my uncle looks exactly like Robert Paulson.

His name is Uncle Dave.
His name is Uncle Dave.
His name is Uncle Dave...

Mars Bar

McChubbin wrote: »

Meatloaf is a god.
Your mate needs to be smacked with a vinyl copy of Bat Out Of Hell.

Incidently, my uncle looks exactly like Robert Paulson.

His name is Uncle Dave.
His name is Uncle Dave.
His name is Uncle Dave...

I have that vinyl in the attic!

Dark Artist

Meatloaf is great, I have is Monster Is Loose album, mad craic altogether.

Rigsby

OP: You like what you like, regardless of who or what band it is, or what era they come from. I would not pay any attention to what others think. Think of how boring the world would be if we all liked the same music.

Mars Bar

Dark Artist wrote: »

Meatloaf is great, I have is Monster Is Loose album, mad craic altogether.

Oh, the album that Meat Loaf would burn out of existence if he was able to. He hates almost everything about that album as it brought about major legal battles and personal turmoil for himself.

I love that album myself!

KerranJast

For his epic videos alone he's class. "I Would Do Anything...", "All Coming Back to Me Now" and "I'd Lie For You" are great cinematic music videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbdpXx-PHuM