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Elijah's way
12 Aug 2011, 16:57
Has anyone seen this crap, they took The Very Best Of off the cover a put The Essential in it's place and changed the color of the cover. how lame and lazy can ya get?!:roll: release date is September 13, 2011

http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/meatloaf/albums.jhtml?albumId=2724724
Monstro
12 Aug 2011, 18:04
No ref to it on the UK site and who are Legacy?
evil nickname
12 Aug 2011, 18:09
Legacy Recordings (http://www.legacyrecordings.com/) is part of Sony, and specializes in reissues and compilations. (The Essential Bruce Springsteen was quite nice, with a third disc of rarities.)

Also, this track listing says that Modern Girl is a live version, so it's not exactly the same.
Evil One
12 Aug 2011, 18:31
I think it's pretty likely that's a typo, although nothing would surprise me :roll:. At least they've stuck to the original track listing instead of the crappy reissue.
nikox1
12 Aug 2011, 19:11
will sell again no doubt,,,
Wario
12 Aug 2011, 20:09
what live track of Modern Girl does Sony Own Exactly?

according to this link the time code for modern girl is 5:49.

Arista's Modern Girl live recording is 5:43.

http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-essential-meat-loaf-r2253544
Sarge
12 Aug 2011, 20:25
Arista's Modern Girl live recording is 5:43.

Where did you get that info? Have you had a look at the Live album from 1987 or the Rock 'n' Roll Hero 3-CD set (for example). They say "5:49" as well.
Evil One
12 Aug 2011, 20:26
Oh dear god. :facepalm: It looks like another incompetent cretin has put the incorrect track in the middle of another album. :facepalm: What is wrong with these people? :shrug:
evil nickname
12 Aug 2011, 20:31
what live track of Modern Girl does Sony Own Exactly?

Arista's Modern Girl live recording is 5:43.

Arista Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arista_Records) is part of Sony.
Wario
12 Aug 2011, 20:46
Where did you get that info? Have you had a look at the Live album from 1987 or the Rock 'n' Roll Hero 3-CD set (for example). They say "5:49" as well.

My itunes says 5:43

Arista Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arista_Records) is part of Sony.

I just made myself look like an idiot
Sarge
12 Aug 2011, 20:58
My itunes says 5:43

Maybe it's one of your edits? ;) It might be possible that the actual running time of the track differs from what's printed on the cover(s) or stated on the internet. The fact that the song is 5 min and 49 s long in both cases (according to the record company) indicates that it's probably the version we know from the 1987 live album. I doubt that Sony tried something new with this. I thought they'd stop releasing such CDs now that they can put out new Meat Loaf albums... Who needs the umpteenth compilation of that stuff? :yawn:
PanicLord
12 Aug 2011, 22:54
I really like "The Essential" series, as you tend to get the big hits plus some cracking lesser known tracks.

It seems to make a great deal of sense to me that Sony would want to issue an updated "Best Of" compilation if Meat has just signed to them.
Sarge
12 Aug 2011, 23:03
It seems to make a great deal of sense to me that Sony would want to issue an updated "Best Of" compilation if Meat has just signed to them.

From a marketer's perspective: Yes.*
From a music fan's perspective: No.

I'd rather like to see a remastered Dead Ringer.

* Who says that you can't earn money with new ideas, by the way? It doesn't seem to differ much from previous compilations.
Evil One
12 Aug 2011, 23:10
Who says that you can't earn money with new ideas, by the way? It doesn't seem to differ much from previous compilations.

It seems to make a great deal of sense to me that Sony would want to issue an updated "Best Of" compilation if Meat has just signed to them.
It's not a new compilation. It's a reissue of a 13 year old compilation with a brand new ~~~~ up on one disc. :roll:

I'd rather like to see a remastered Dead Ringer.
So would I.
nikox1
12 Aug 2011, 23:12
just very random, bat out of hell has just gone 24 times platinum in australia:D
Evil One
12 Aug 2011, 23:18
That's another album I'd like to see remastered. The five tracks on the Very Best Of mentioned in this thread sound better than on any release of the album so far. The drums seem slightly louder in the mix. :twisted:
lorenzoduke
13 Aug 2011, 08:57
It seems to make a great deal of sense to me that Sony would want to issue an updated "Best Of" compilation if Meat has just signed to them.

If they'd actually bothered updating it and not just changing the title, I'd agree with you.
Kev
15 Aug 2011, 16:41
Asked to put it up and then told the title will be dropped pending a new Sony release.
Evil One
15 Aug 2011, 17:26
Meaning what exactly? Pending a new Sony release of something new? Something recycled? Nothing at all? :??:
Kev
15 Aug 2011, 18:06
The new album I'd think.
Evil One
15 Aug 2011, 18:13
But that's the beginning of next year. Having thought about it a bit I do remember Meat saying that Sony would reissue BOOH in time for Crimbo. :twisted:
Wario
15 Aug 2011, 21:39
But that's the beginning of next year.

You mean October.
Evil One
15 Aug 2011, 21:58
Are we talking about Australia?
Cherry.Loaf
15 Aug 2011, 22:24
I saw in Asda earlier and it said the greatest hits I can't remember what my copy says on it though
Tri.somethin
16 Aug 2011, 08:51
Are we talking about Australia?

My brain hurts... o.o
Wario
16 Aug 2011, 09:25
Are we talking about Australia?

yes. Imports are awesome
rockfenris2005
18 Aug 2011, 14:24
They definitely need to remaster Bad for Good and Dead Ringer. I wonder if a petition would do the trick. I don't know. But if they can remaster Bat 2 and Original Sin, they should definitely remaster these. Why? Because they're the follow-ups to one of the greatest selling rock albums ever.
Wario
18 Aug 2011, 23:16
They definitely need to remaster Bad for Good and Dead Ringer. I wonder if a petition would do the trick. I don't know. But if they can remaster Bat 2 and Original Sin, they should definitely remaster these. Why? Because they're the follow-ups to one of the greatest selling rock albums ever.

Nope. Petitions never work. Just ask the seventeen thousand signers who wanted to bring back Crystal Pepsi.
rockfenris2005
20 Aug 2011, 05:17
It's just annoying that they'll release these compilations (with a lot of these tracks included) but they won't release the albums. What's the difference?? They've all got Meat Loaf on the front cover. If you're scared that no one's going to buy them because they haven't got Bat, then just tack on a few live tracks from that period.