Meat Loaf - Read 'Em and Weep (PCM Stereo) 

A true honour for me too. You've said it perfectly

the music was created by Jim Steinman, rest un peace both.

He's joined God's magnificent chorus now

I like to think he's in the room at the top now, forever taking back the thrill.

So I'm 2 years late too replying to this comment but yer so right. I grew up with music. I had the chance to see him live in Glasgow many years ago but couldn't. I REALLY wish i had.

totally agree, so well said!

The joy Jim will have seeing meat loaf in heaven rock on guys with Freddie ,Bowie ,George Michael

@@marybyrnebyrne2360 george michael?!

Underrated? Definitely not. He was well appreciated and rated by many contemporaries.

@@jeffreybussmann3313 He deserved more recognition. He was super talented!!!

Let's not forget Celine Dion!

I wish that I was in Texas around when he was I could of met him be friends & more lol But I was born 1979 xx

Me too

59 yo...my first album...I had the pleasure of meeting him and family in CT... delivering furniture...also front row and back stage.... awesome guy Michael as he liked to be called...tears...

Second most underrated. First is Rory Dodd.

well he certainly gets stuck in

If he was half way promoted right he would have gotten the stardom he deserves

Karise Eden.

bat out of hell is still one of the best records ever and it is his back in black,it will be around forever.

“You’re never alone cuz you can put on the ‘phones And let the drummer tell your heart what to do. Keep on believing…”❤️

I can relate he helped me massively tc x

You took the words right out of my mouth. No pun intended!

Amen.

Yep 🤔

Don't give him all the credit, it was Jim who made the material, if Jim didn't write the songs then meat loaf would have had nothing.

@@punkrock1989 true to a degree but not all of Meat's music was penned by Jim. The truth is they we're almost symbiotic in terms of producing the best if each other. Don't discredit Meat's incredible voice though, he did some fantastic stuff without Jim, equally Jim did some incredible work without Meat.

@@sonofplato agree with you. Diane Warren wrote I'd Lie To You And That's The Truth for his Welcome To The Neighborhood album, James Michael wrote Couldn't Have Said It Better, and both of the aforementioned composers produced mini-operas as good as Jim Steinman's. Unfortunately, there are quite a few scavengers to discredit Meat Loaf, both among common web users like Punk Rock and among journalists like Ms. Thea Jacobs, and they are doing it right now, because there is no one to sue them anymore. These cats want to write off all his creative merits, and the attitude to singing talent, alas, is too subjective: people who dislike his voice believe that there is no way to talk about any kind of talent here.

@@dianaraisa9420 they can only attempt to discredit him though, the facts remain. I think we all know Meat did at times have issues with his voice, I attended gigs when his voice was absolutely on fire and a couple where he was not great (at all) but his overall contribution to the world of music cannot be diminished by a few poor souls trying to gain some twisted false kudos by trying to discredit him. He was a force of nature - and that's the truth.

@@sonofplato I know. I have audio recordings of his live albums where his voice sounds husky and not great, and live videos with the same sound. But right now these cats are digging up all the sorts of gross details from the difficult period of his life, and putting it on public display in order to discredit him and portray him as evil incarnate, while clearly writing off his creative heritage.

Agreed. To his fans, he has written the soundtracks of our lives and helped us express the passions that fill our soul.

@@shawnsaint7496 agree total eclipse...

Jim Steinman was his own genre.

@@kurtissjacobs5618 wonderfully put 👍

Meat Loaf..................

Who would dare say otherwise.

100%

Agreed

Well said!! He sing with SUCH LOVE & PASSION!! GOD gave him a beautiful voice and such talent!! Masterpiece performance as well!! RIP our Meatloaf and never forgotten!!

He is so good at acting when he sings He dose every thing in to the song that's why I love him xx

❤️❤️xxxx

So so true

Yeah, back in the 80s I was the "special" (I hate that word!) kid who got bullied.

Dude I know how you feel

@@richallenxbox1976Me too. Being gay, even in secret, didn’t help.

yes heartbreak amazing yes so emotiomal this sing

"... heartbreak is not a contest." Damn, son, what a great line!

yep

@@danielallenbutler1782 yep

@@joshuamcgregor9017, seriously, there's a song waiting to be written around that line.

❤️❤️

Well said! You took the words right out of my mouth!

And, here we are again, nine months later...

Or Barry Manilow or The Sisters of Mercy etc, etc.

@@lynnejones862 In fact, everyone but Air Supply... ;)

He was definitely special.

Welcome

it's never to late, welcome to the club

Ditto Amen x

Love meatloaf ❤️❤️

Lyndy Vasse You and me both, Sister..!!!

thank you loaves

Snap ❤

Uu

kungfunewfie555 pavoratti is the meat loaf of opera!! actually meat loaf quote :)

never thought of it that way. but i like it.

So true!!

He is quite essentially I think never looked at him like that but yeah I'd fully agree!

Certainly don’t!

WI would give both of my breasts to see Meatloaf in concert!

Rock on meat. Peter B

Hello. To. All. U ROCK. Fan s. Peter B.

Jim steinman is the singer, not Meat

@@tonyjake235 that's not how that works

@@tonyjake235 nope

The Classics - and in one sentence u told us all what u are about.

The Classics BS. Meat has a great deal of sex appeal.

The Classics There's a lot more to "sexy" than looks, Classless. If you're old enough to recognize the "Classics", I'd guess you're old enough to not be looking all that great yourself.

This was his 3rd album. Bat was 2nd. Stoney and Meatloaf was first

scottsrush true !

yep

I first fell in love with the voice. Then I fell in love with the man way back when. And I was happily married. You summed it up perfectly. The tux, the face, the bedroom eyes, the passion, heart, soul and power in his voice gave me goosebumps. Why hasn't he been inducted into the American Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame? Meat Loaf is LEGEND.

He's certainly got something, one of the sexiest men I've ever seen at this time in his life. Definitely underrated....

AHHHHH I AM LITERALLY SCREAMING HERE!!! That is honestly the most beautiful way I have ever heard him described!! I am honestly crying because I have been looking for a way to accurately describe how he makes me feel when I think about him and what I think about him and his passion and you hit it on the nose! He is so sexy powerful and passionate it should be illegal! And that description was so deadly accurate it should be illegal! Like I am serious freaking so much I screenshotted your comment! You nailed it, his raw passion and powerhouse nature combined with something unhigned and wild just makes him seem so untamebale and so sexy! Thank you for describing him the way he deserves to be. Another thing that gets me about him is those eyes like UMMPH! just how WILD they can get and so dangerous looking ❤❤❤❤

I mean just watch at 1:58 MPFH

Sorry ladies but you’ll need to get to the back of the queue because I bagged him first ❤️🥰😍

P. Johnson I agree the do

Yup....one of the best pairings in the history of music.

P. J. Born to work together imo.

I'm so very sorry. 35 years is a long time. I honestly pray you find peace and healing.

It hurts, and it will. But you will wake up tomorrow, and your life will continue. If you haven't already, you will hit the point where something small, stupid, and insignificant will pierce the wall you have around your emotions, and you will lose it. You'll absolutely break down. Let it happen. It is the catharsis and closure that you will need. My wife left me after 17 years, not nearly as long as yours, not nearly as much time as you had invested. I hope you took the high road during the proceedings; knowing that I did was sometimes the only thing that helped me sleep at night. You have my sympathies.

Hope your okay brother chin up

That's so sad. I wish you peace and healing

Most men not ALL though -. are incapable of love much less little emotion or care for that matter. So . How is it - that when WE decide to leave ? You suddenly. Care. 😆. ( Sorry she divorced you ). Most happen for a reason. Whether you did or did not do something to deserve that - don't blame yourself it. Guilt isn't a good place to stay in. And whatever you do don't self-sabotage drink excessively or start using drugs or whatever that it is to numb your pain it won't lessen the fact what happened drugs and or excessive alcohol never solves any problems it may feel good for the moment because we've all done it somewhere something but it will not bring her back and it will not bring my dad back and it will not bring the man I loved back either. Take care be well stay strong . 🙏🌷💗

yep

I love barry,,,meatloaf that was absolutely beautifully done...just wonderful job I never new he was that good...im gonna listen again

Agreed! When the Lord put Jim Steinman and Meatloaf together to make beautiful music He certainly knew what he was doing!

Dean Stephens Well, I would mention mr Steinman, but the fact that he felt neglected and in a way betrayed Meat, make me not to accept him as a person. We all knew he is a genious but that didn't do for him, man you have it, you are a true geniuos, what more do you need? Adored on stage as a lead singer? His solo album proved that withouth ML he is just a a a a don't rememer :P

For sure!

The reality is they've actually only ever fallen out once, when he was being told how to sing a song he walked out on Steinman but that's the only closest time he's ever had an argument with him.

YOU MET HIM?!

@@lindathetford3776, read what I posted again, I said I would love to have met him.

@@GGGritzer Ohhh sorry! I misread my bad I would love to meet him he is an absolute legend

@@lindathetford3776, every concert was an absolute dream. Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Aerosmith, Def Leppard,. Iron Maiden, Metallica, Guns N Roses, REM, Bryan Adams, Alice Cooper, Thin Lizzy, Journey I could go on. have been to literally 100s of concerts. Meat Loaf stands all alone. Try to find Meat Loaf 'In & Out Of Hell' documentary. Amazing. I finally know how he got his name by watching that!!

Been to quite a few of those concerts in Dublin. Met him at the 1st concert in Dalymount Park. Was a pure gentleman and his wife was lovely. Took time to talk to the fans that waited after the concert

Kevin L. Kitchens Wow, the opposite happened with me....as the Manilow version wasnt that big in the UK, growing up i only ever knew this version . Then one time on the radio i heard Barrys version, and recognised the song. Thought “hey, that sounds like Barry Manilow” so looked it up and was right !

I agree

meatloaf singer it's the best song in the world. I cry every time.

Rather than comparing them all the time, I agree with you..

What is this song about ? I want to say it's about a man having trouble expressing his feelings same thing maybe with the woman and they're both talking a lot of shit,but when nobody's around them,the right words can fix the situation they can't come up with the words.i'm probably wrong that's why am asking what is it about?

BENSAM FILMS Barbara Streisand & Celine Dion covered it as well.

You can actually see the pain in his face, because he was actually in a lot of pain singing it. After "Bat" his voice was over used putting it mildly. You can hear it and see how much he struggles through this album but pulled it off. Hell of a talent.

you mean the UK

yep soo true

YES this man IS music's passion personified I love people like that just LOOK AT HIS EYES

Actually I think the song is genius, not a lump of coal.

Adrian Struys aye I know he is my I inspiration

Same! He is legendary x

You could say that about a lot of Jim Steinman songs.

me too am I can't stop thinking about him xx

Coldplay?? Sorry...they aren't fit to stand in Meat's shadow!

Coldplay just play a load of whiney crap, and he sounds like he sings through his nose!

Ted Neeley, guy wearing hat, was Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar...

I’m 33 years old and I had the pleasure of seeing him 5 times before he retired and let me tell you he puts on one amazing show after another the passion you see here is what you get live he holds nothing back !!!