now it's your turn to cry

[thehefner]

I think it's safe to speculate that if I were to ever become a rock singer, the result would be like some unholy combination of Danny Elfman and Meat Loaf.

Yeah. Yeah, that... that sounds about right. Anyone disagree?



In related news, has anyone picked up Meat's latest album, Bat Out of Hell III? I wonder if I'm the only one who indulges in the total guilty pleasure that is Meat "Those weren't my real tits in FIGHT CLUB" (and that's a real quote) Loaf. And yes, he's a total guilty pleasure. But when he's paired with Jim Steinman, the results are pure over-the-top theatrical frilly-shirt rock-and-roll gold, God help me. There's a reason he's playing Jack Black's father in the Tenacious D movie. Plus, the new album has Queen's Brian May and Nikki Sixx collaborating, so now I'm totally intrigued.

Only about half the songs are actual Jim Steinman songs, including Meat reclaiming the song that was rightfully his to sing in the first place, "It's All Coming Back To Me Now." It amuses me to read him in interviews and get the feeling that he all but wanted to punch Celine Dion for her version. And we also have Meat covering Steinman's "Bad For Good" with Brian May, which will hopefully wash out the horrible memories of Steinman's solo version (plus, it's one of, like, five songs he's written with the line, "God speed, god speed, god speed, speed us away").

Oh Meat Loaf. Such cheesetastic ass-kicking gloriousness. Don't mine me, folks. Leave me to my frilly-shirted shame.


Seriously, though. Danny Elfman and Meat Loaf. The visual alone almost makes me want to go for it.

Comments

[lonebear.livejournal.com]

I caught an interview with Meat Loaf, and he basically said (paraphrased): Celine is a ditz, she didn't grok the song, this is how it's done.

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

Dude. Don't be ashamed to love Meat Loaf.

Also: Nikki and Brian? Shit, I hope for Nikki's sake that he's having one of his less ego-ridden but somehat brilliant phases, or Brian may affably put him in his place.

Which might also be nice.

(Seriously, I love them both. I just think Nikki needs some help with his semi-disassociative personality problems.)

I also confess that I have no idea what the hell you're talking about with that song. I am a Canadian and I manage to avoid Celine Dion quite well, except for that one abum from the 80s that I have which is definitely pre-diva Celine. The only "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" that I know is a song from The Sentinel that inspires a (fictional) singer's ex to break out of prison and come try to kill her and take her kid.

Maybe I'll look for this album....

[mirthical.livejournal.com]

now I have this visual of Meat Loaf running about in tuxedo pants and suspenders, and mutton chops.
=)