NEW YORK event/taping. FREE to attend.
 

He's everywhere :D

OMG! Looking at Flights to NY now...

Doesn't really explain what it is...

Oh is it a Q & A session?

Yes
http://build.aol.com/

Looks like the stream will be available from everywhere.

it kinda does... it's a matter of loaf or death :-P

Ugh It's a 7hr drive for me. Why so far away:(

Tempting!!!!!:D

Well for me it'd be thousands of dollars and flying there, and then not being able to afford food once I returned, so hey, at least you're better than some :lol:

Just watch the stream for 0 dollars. ;)

well Obviously that's my only choice so it's what I'll be doing...lol

It's implied at Jim's forum by one of his frequent collaborators of late that he might be putting in an appearance, which makes this extra special for those of you so inclined.

Didn't happen. Not sure why someone would think that.

And he didn't as far as we could see

I found it interesting in this interview that Meat originally sang some of the songs "up the octave" in his higher register. But when Ellen/Karla came in to sing, it sounded weird. So Jim said to Meat "Your lower register is amazing...use it..." ...All those who say Meat Can't sing anymore with his higher register need to listen to THIS artistic choice AND Train of Love/Dirty Water. BOTH in the higher register.

He's said several times Jim wanted him to sing lower. It's about choice not inability. Those who say he can't sing any more .. have they listened to train of Love where he sings just as I have heard him do ad delighted in for some years!

Is there anywhere I can see this?

Thanks.

That was a distinct possibility. As I understand it, Jim's still reclusive enough that it's hard to get him out in public.

Exactly

Ah, the mystery clears up! According to a Facebook post (not sure if I should share the info here, since it was posted on Facebook and not specifically aimed at MLUKFC :P ), the "special guest" Pat (Jim's new collaborator) refers to is Tyce, the young man recording the other album of Jim material that drops next month.

Tyce posted a lovely photo with Meat, accompanied with this message:

Guess he has Meat's blessing?

Nice of Meat to encourage the young man. I guess he has Jim's blessing. From what I have heard I have to say I'm not impressed in the least, but to be fair I have only heard the released clips.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

was there they ignored my question.

was gonna ask him about BBIS and his non jim stuff

Instead some woman asked about his impression on the music industry.

To be fair dude, the promo for bbis ended nearly 30 years ago, not to mention that for a while he struggled to get a record deal based on it's (Ahem) "success".

That would have been more interesting. What were you going to ask?

What are your thoughts on your records you've released without jims involvement. blind before i stop is a very underrated album. Your thoughts?

another question was:

What are your thoughts about your mowtown past? Stoney and meatloaf is a wonderful record that nobody knows about.

To make it more personal you could also have asked him
"What advice would you give to a performer starting out?"

Thats a good one too

Can you not understand though how he'd rather focus on new material than old on a promo tour for a new record?

I don't doubt there will be official retrospective releases in the future which may be a more appropriate time for these questions to be answered?

He's said during the UK promo leg that he'll be doing "100 stories" as a book. Wouldn't be surprised if he opened his archive of recordings at the same time.

There's plenty of time for such questions at a more relevant time.

True but if i was able to ask a question in person to meat id ask what i want

Hey at least no one asked what "That" is after he just explained it 5 minutes before. Seriously wouldn't have surprised me!

Also this was probably the best explanation of That actually.

"...the next interpreter of Jim's music" ? Just as Braver drops.
Incredibly cocky guy!

Perhaps you should have left that on Facebook! :roll:

You could've been just a little more subtle there Pat ;)

Maybe there could have been a slightly longer gap between the albums coming out, but - and I have made no secret of how much I love Braver and Meat - I don't have a problem with Tyce calling himself the next interpreter of Jim's work. I've heard the samples and am really looking forward to that album too.

In the end, we know that Braver is Meat's last album, and Hero is the first album of all Jim songs by another artist since...?...Bonnie? Discounting the likes of Whistle Down The Wind/Tanz cast and concept albums. So he is bringing new blood to Steinman's songs, following the departure of the master. The next interpreter following Pandora's Box, Bonnie, The Dream Engine (who I would have really liked to have heard an album from), who could all have been called the same thing. He's just saying he's next...not the best or better than anyone else. So I see this as all good for fans of Steinman and those of Meat who didn't like the production of the Dead Ringer album (I'm thinking I'll Kill you If You Don't Come Back over Gonna Love Her For Both of Us). Will see how it all pans out next month.

It's a cute guess, but you're wrong. Not nearly enough Z's, asterisks, or pointless caps.