Well 74 is young today. But at least he got some record sales and radio recognition the envy of most recording artists. Did he clean up financially on that big album? I know he had lots of records that did well. But that first big hit was like his “Thriller” no doubt.
Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), if we believe Wikipedia...
Watch Fight Club, the movie. Meatloaf played a character named Bob and when he died, they start chanting, "His name was Robert Paulson!"
As far as I’m concerned his name was Meatloaf. And so he will be remembered. I hope he rests in peace - a very big part of the classic rock sound.
The Bat Out of Hell has sadly ridden into his last sunset surrounded by flames on a supercharged chopper. He wanted us, he needed us, but there ain't no way he was ever gonna love us. May he reunite with Jim Steinman to rock Valhalla.
Ah, OK I get it! Actually I'm not a connoisseur of him (but you already knew that ), I only know and appreciate some songs from Bat out of Hell. I've just wanted to share the sad news.
I wasn’t a fan of his music but WOW! What a huge amount of adversity had had to overcome to “make it” in the music biz!
Sad news. Bat out of Hell part 1 is epic. And his duet with Cher on Dead Ringer for Love is one of the most rocking songs I ever heard.
Meat Loaf and Jim Steinmann combined were a musical force of nature. The world would have been a lesser (and quieter) place without them.
Damn! What an entertaining human being, who made one of the greatest albums of all time. MeatLoaf was 'massive' (pun intended) in Australia, and this will always be one of the big album hits 'Down Under'. It's a summer's evening here, I'll give you spin tonight! RIP Meat
Apart from The Slits, Meat was the only artist I've ever seen booed live (down the bill, at a Donington or a Knebworth). It was funny at first, but I ended up feeling bad for him. I have Bat 1, but only for the Todd content. His music is anathema to me, but RIP, Mr Meat.
Back in the mid 1980s, Meat Loaf was HUGE. You just couldn't get away from it. I used to refer to the whole Bat Out Of Hell thing as "light opera for bikers", but as time passed I grew to like and respect Marvin Lee Aday, a wonderful singer, performer and actor. His songs with Helen Foley and Cher will haunt us all for ever. May he rest in peace.
