Meat Loaf....metal or not?

Jarlaxle · 01-19-2014, 05:39 PM

Some call ML metal, some insist he's not. So...yes, or no?

Trollheart · 01-19-2014, 06:33 PM

I'd be inclined to say no. Some great guitar solos but I'd put him more in the area of symphonic or maybe gothic rock, though the last might be stretching it a teensy bit. I don't see him as metal personally. Guess he's heavy enough (bad taste sizeism joke number 497)!

Puffnstuff · 01-19-2014, 06:33 PM

Classic rock.

Burning Down · 01-19-2014, 06:50 PM

I would say he's not. He's more like a rock ballad type.

Jarlaxle · 01-19-2014, 06:55 PM

Would you say arena rock, then?

Primeval Scum · 01-19-2014, 07:15 PM

Yeah, definitely one of those above forms of rock...not metal

Paul Smeenus · 01-21-2014, 07:16 AM

On WHAT PLANET would Meat Loaf be considered metal? That's the oddest thing I've ever heard since a guy told me he considered Def Leppard to be grindcore.

djchameleon · 01-21-2014, 07:21 AM

Meatloaf is so tru kvlt.

**Janszoon** · 01-21-2014, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

On WHAT PLANET would Meat Loaf be considered metal? That's the oddest thing I've ever heard since a guy told me he considered Def Leppard to be grindcore.

I think some people assume he must be some kind of metal because his most famous album covers look like metal album covers. I can't imagine any other reason someone would think he was metal.

Paul Smeenus · 01-21-2014, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I think some people assume he must be some kind of metal because his most famous album covers look like metal album covers. I can't imagine any other reason someone would think he was metal.

Yeah, when BOOH came out I thought it might be a lot heavier than what I eventually heard which was almost pop-meets-Broadway.

Doesn't explain Def Leppard/grindcore tho

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Jarlaxle Groupie Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 46	Meat Loaf....metal or not? Some call ML metal, some insist he's not. So...yes, or no?

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	I'd be inclined to say no. Some great guitar solos but I'd put him more in the area of symphonic or maybe gothic rock, though the last might be stretching it a teensy bit. I don't see him as metal personally. Guess he's heavy enough (bad taste sizeism joke number 497)! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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Puffnstuff Symphonic Metal Junkie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 136	Classic rock. __________________ I love symphonic metal. http://www.last.fm/user/Puffnstuff

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Primeval Scum Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 146	Yeah, definitely one of those above forms of rock...not metal __________________ Last.fm RateYourMusic Don't grieve for me, I'm not there. I am the gentle autumn rain. Hold up my lamp to light your way. Farewell to thee...

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Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I would say he's not. He's more like a rock ballad type.

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Jarlaxle Groupie Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 46	Would you say arena rock, then?