Monday, July 25, 2011

Peace on Earth - by Meat Loaf

I finally heard the new album a few days ago.  Why can't some of this stuff be on pop radio where I live?
Marvin Lee Aday, aka Meat Loaf, was born Sept. 27th, 1947 in Dallas, TX. His move to Los Angeles in 1967 brought the start of Meat Loaf Soul/Popcorn Blizzard, a band which helped springboard Aday into what he would come to be known as. He eventually got a role in the stage musical “Hair”. As a result, he was invited by Motown to do some recordings; the LP “Stoney & Meat Loaf” [1971] came out of it – a duet with Shaun ‘Stoney’ Murphy. Meat Loaf returned to Broadway, where he met Jim Steinman – the man that would collaborate on “one of the greatest rock albums in history”*: “Bat Out of Hell”. They worked together, & it was released on Oct. 21st, 1977 through Sony Music – it remains one of the top selling albums worldwide. However, during the tour following the release, Meat Loaf fell off stage & broke his leg; his downfall ensued, having fallen into the trap of cocaine & had a nervous breakdown. Fortunately, he eventually broke the habit, & more albums & not enough notice came along. He has since released 9 more albums, including his latest "Hang Cool Teddy Bear".  This song is from “Hang Cool Teddy Bear”, released April 19th, 2010 (UK) on Mercury Records (UK); & on Roadrunner Records (a subsidiary of Warner).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAJaiudd_QM

* - http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/2156/Meat-Loaf-Bat-Out-of-Hell/

Also: you can download "Prize Fighter Lover" (also off the new album) for free:
http://www.hangcoolteddybear.com/

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