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Walker: [first lines to a run over rattler] You're not done yet!
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Jim Wheeler: [to a bound captive] I never get involved in another man's work.
Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf (Meat Loaf), born in Dezhou City in 1947 , is an American rock singer . Representative works include "Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster is Loose", " Bat Out Of Hell " and other albums.
Early Experience
Meat Loaf, born in Dallas, Dezhou City on September 27, 1947 , weighs more than 300 pounds, and is simply a behemoth. Since he was in this body shape since he was a child, his gospel singer father gave him the nickname'Meat Loaf' when he was thirteen years old. From then on, this somewhat peculiar name has been inseparable from him and even became him. Few people know his real name anymore. Since he grew up in a family full of soul gospel songs, a vigorous and spiritual singing voice can also be considered a unique gift.
Performing Experience
In 1966, the group "Meat Loaf Soul" formed by Meat Loaf and friends is the predecessor of the psychedelic rock band "Popcorn Blizzard". The lead singer of Meat Loaf is due to his strong voice and explosive singing. , Has attracted the attention of many music critics, peer musicians and groups. In the following ten years, Meat Loaf has participated in several performances such as "Hair", "Rainbow", "The Rocky Horror Show"... etc., the most influential rock opera in the history of music , which not only showed his pride People's singing skills also enabled him to figure out the solid strength of stage performance.
In 1975,'Meat' got acquainted with Heavy metal rock guitarist Ted Nugent. At that time, Nu Jin, who was not good at singing himself, was urgently looking for a singer who could be the lead singer for his album "Free for All". As a result, "I Love You So I Told You a Lie", the lead singer of "Meat Block", was reserved for others. I was quite impressed. Due to the pleasant cooperation, Nukin promised to help him as a producer when recording his solo album in the future. Soon, he took part in a TV series performance and played a rock singer in the'Rocky Horror Picture Show'. Although he didn't have many roles, he also sang episodes such as'Hot Patootie Bless My Soul' because of his competent performance, which finally made Colombia EPIC Records decided to sign with him. After the performance of the album,'Meat Pieces' once again cooperated with Steinman to sing in various places. Then, Steinman set about composing a musical, modernizing the story of Peter Pan in the "Never Land" of Peter Pan. The play was not really completed later, and many of the materials that Steinman wrote for'Never Land' were absorbed and transformed into the content of the'Bat Out of Hell' album, which became the first piece of'Meat Block' joining EPIC. After the work was released, it caused an unprecedented sensation and made him famous. The album "Bat Out Of Hell", which was first released in 1977 with a personal attitude, established the special style of Theater Rock after Meat Loaf and inherited the avant-garde spirit of Progressive Rock. The song arrangement of Meat Loaf is full of magnificence that combines orchestral music and Classical Rock . The format, which is mixed with a thick drama, makes his music under the garb of Pop/Art Rock, and every song is a sound film.
After 13 years, Meat Loaf finally launched "Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster is Loose" in 2006. After 30 years, it completed the "Bat Out Of Hell" trilogy. In 1977, Meat Loaf published "Bat Out Of Hell" in his own name, and then completed "Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell" in 1993. Meat Loaf used his consistently powerful and spiritual voice in "Bat Out Of Hell III", continuing the trilogy of rock + opera style. The same high-pitched, the same full of passion.
Each song in the Meat Loaf trilogy shows a grand and broad pattern through the combination and arrangement of opera and traditional rock. The songs are very narrative, making each song more like a novel. What's more commendable is that Meat Loaf has completed this work meticulously, and has never given up on his musical ideals for 30 years. Although many music critics commented on his trilogy as pseudo opera + pseudo rock, this does not prevent us from loving him. Today, in the commercial music scene, there are at least people like Meat Loaf who maintain their persistence and vision for music. Let us pay tribute to him and welcome the return of the bat.
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