RIP Meatloaf

[tower912]

Hopefully, you are seeing paradise.

[hairy worthen]

Good person, great pop artist, average musician.  Two out of three ain't bad.

Loved me some meat loaf growing up. R.I.P.

[MU82]

Hot Patootie, bless my soul ... he really loved his rock 'n roll.

[The Sultan]

Wow.  Just a couple days ago "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" came on when I was driving around with my kid and I was thinking that he must be getting up there.

BTW, his reaction was "this song sucks."  Which it kinda does, but it was fun to sing when it came on in the bars back in the day.

[tower912]

Blasting the CD while cleaning the house.   It is definitely a product of its era.   And yes, singing it at the top of your lungs at house parties and bars was a hoot.

Heaven can no longer wait.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Meatloaf always reminds me of this.
(MU82 may recall this place from back in the day.)

Starting literally the week after I graduated in 1991, I went to this place once or twice a week for a couple years.
Paradise by the Dashboard Light was one of the Boppers night club (in New Haven) songs.  This was one of a half dozen songs they played every night that the waitresses would lead a club full of drunks in some unison yell and dance routine. 
Along with Time Warp, Little Willie and Strokin' and a couple other regulars.     

[MU82]

Meatloaf always reminds me of this.
(MU82 may recall this place from back in the day.)

Starting literally the week after I graduated in 1991, I went to this place once or twice a week for a couple years.
Paradise by the Dashboard Light was one of the Boppers night club (in New Haven) songs.  This was one of a half dozen songs they played every night that the waitresses would lead a club full of drunks in some unison yell and dance routine. 
Along with Time Warp, Little Willie and Strokin' and a couple other regulars.   

I think I went to Boppers once or twice.

My introduction to Meatloaf was when I watched Rocky Horror. I loved "Hot Patootie," and I always got a kick out of the "Eddie" song that the professor sang in his fake German accent.

When Eddie said he didn't like his Teddy, you knew he was a no-good kid
But when he threatened your life with a switch-blade knife ...
What a guy ... Makes you cry ... Und I did!

[Galway Eagle]

He once asked will you love me forever... yes meatloaf yes we will.

[tower912]

Technically, Ellen Foley asked that....

[Galway Eagle]

Technically, Ellen Foley asked that....

Touché

[JWags85]

I had heard a bunch of stories about Meat Loaf being a really nice guy. My cousin who lives in LA had mentioned him being the nicest "normal" celeb she ever came across.

Then around 2006, I went to Orange County for a college org trip.  We had a free day so we drove from Irvine up to LA, did some sightseeing, showed some of our friends who had never been to LA few things.  After we drove past the Beverly Hills Hotel, we pulled over on a nice residential side street off Sunset.  It was pre-smart phone days and the rental car GPS was wonky so we were futzing with it for awhile. A guy taking out his garbage walks over, knocks on our window and waves and asks if we need help. He looks familiar but we think nothing more of it, he helps recenter us, tells us to enjoy ourselves, and we go on our way.  About a minute later, Fight Club centric realization washes over us, and we suddenly go, HOLY SH$$ that was Meat Loaf.

RIP Big Man

[Spotcheck Billy]

Should gotten the vaccine apparently
https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-dead-dies-singer/

[BrewCity83]

Per the article: "We do not know if he was vaccinated."

[tower912]

I saw him in concert twice in the 90-91 window.  First at Summerfest, later at a club in town.  Both great shows, still touring on his original Bat of Hell work.  90 minute shows from a 45 minute album.

[The Sultan]

Should gotten the vaccine apparently
https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-dead-dies-singer/

"Meat Loaf was one of the greatest rock singers of all time."

I know we heap praise on the dead, but cmon...

[Galway Eagle]

"Meat Loaf was one of the greatest rock singers of all time."

I know we heap praise on the dead, but cmon...

If we cut all other offshoots of rock (indie, grunge, blues, punk, metal)
And strictly stick with "this is a rock artist" then that statement might just be true.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

He lived in Connecticut (the 90's) while his daughter was in grammar school and high school and he was heavy into coaching girl's softball.
Everyone called him Coach Meat.

https://www.wfsb.com/news/iconic-rocker-meat-loaf-had-deep-connecticut-ties/article_ccb14096-7abf-11ec-9bad-2786614fd70b.html

https://www.grunge.com/280204/inside-the-time-meat-loaf-was-a-softball-coach/

[Jockey]

Another fool who brought up Nazi comparisons when it came to wearing masks.

[The Sultan]

Another fool who brought up Nazi comparisons when it came to wearing masks.

[warriorchick]

"Paradise" was the song we used to blast in the girls' dorm in 1980 to fire us up as we were getting ready to go out on Saturday night. We would gather in the hallway and sing into our hairbrushes.

It's one of my favorite college memories.

[Jockey]

I'm cynical - not gloomy. I do feel bad for his family, though. From what his daughter said, most were vaccinated. But We always want to glorify people after they die. He just was just a novelty act.

Accusing people looking out for the health of the public of being Nazis is not a good look.  I know others here have opposing opinions.

That being said, if some people liked his music, good for them. I didn't.

[The Sultan]

I'm cynical - not gloomy. I do feel bad for his family, though. From what his daughter said, most were vaccinated. But We always want to glorify people after they die. He just was just a novelty act.

Accusing people looking out for the health of the public of being Nazis is not a good look.  I know others here have opposing opinions.

That being said, if some people liked his music, good for them. I didn't.

Then you don't have to participate in the topic, with your continuing desire to place people in your binary camps.

[warriorchick]

He had a great voice.

And Jim Steinman is very underrated as a songwriter.  I am surprised there has never been a Broadway jukebox musical featuring his work.

[Spotcheck Billy]

Between Meatloaf and now Louie Anderson, there has been a ton of celebrity deaths in the last 24 hours.


Too soon?

[Billy Hoyle]

there are certain songs one can remember where they were the first time you hear them. I wasn't a Meat Loaf fan, I never heard Bat Out of Hell until college, and the song was never a favorite, but I remember hearing "I'll Do Anything for Love (but I won't do that)" for the first time as it was so unique for that time period. My mom was in the car with me and told me to turn the channel, she didn't like it! And, the video was amazing and as a 16 year old, Dana Patrick in that video was hypnotizing.

RIP, Mr. Loaf.