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fireballgirl63 · 20 Sep 2006, 13:14

Maybe I'm missing something, so someone tell me if I'm wrong. I'm not sure exactly which site you are all talking about. I know that a link to one site for the entire XM interview and play of the album has been posted here as well as other places, including .net.

I can't imagine that Meat Loaf and others were naive enough to think that with today's technology that the album wasn't going to recorded and the interview split apart so that the tracks were separated and then posted somewhere on the internet.

I'm pretty certain that since the interview, Meat Loaf has been to this site (and possibly others) multiple times - and in my opinion it was probably to see what people are saying about the album. It's almost like those of us aware of the more popular Meat Loaf sites are an inner circle of fans and ones that will give an honest review of what they are hearing and I think he obviously is interested in what is being said which is why he's been here.

I also know (because I asked) that not he or anyone else associated with him has asked that at least one of the downloads be removed. And if that was what he wanted, I think he would have asked (he knows who runs the site and who the mods are) and the request would have been honored.

So I think that maybe some of us are jumping the gun a bit here by thinking that this is all a bad thing. I believe that the majority of fans registered at this and other sites are going to be going right out and buying the actual CD when it is released - regardless of whether they have already downloaded it from the XM interview.

I mean look at all that was already "leaked" early - might it not be some of the intentional promotion of this album. It was plainly obvious before these fans heard the album that there was a great amount of controversy surrounding it and who was and was not producing and writing for it and what it should and should not be called - now we've all mostly heard it and can actually comment instead of speculate and go spread the word about the CD.

It's a new marketing age with all the new technology and the internet and the way that the word about bands and music gets shared. I think that possibly this was just part of that new marketing.

This is just my opinion. But I happen to like having the "rough" version of Bat III already - it's like I'm in on this wonderful little secret and just waiting for it to finally be shared with the world.

20 Sep 2006, 13:14	#24
fireballgirl63 Senior Loafer Join Date: 07.11.2003 Location: Posts: 196	Maybe I'm missing something, so someone tell me if I'm wrong. I'm not sure exactly which site you are all talking about. I know that a link to one site for the entire XM interview and play of the album has been posted here as well as other places, including .net. I can't imagine that Meat Loaf and others were naive enough to think that with today's technology that the album wasn't going to recorded and the interview split apart so that the tracks were separated and then posted somewhere on the internet. I'm pretty certain that since the interview, Meat Loaf has been to this site (and possibly others) multiple times - and in my opinion it was probably to see what people are saying about the album. It's almost like those of us aware of the more popular Meat Loaf sites are an inner circle of fans and ones that will give an honest review of what they are hearing and I think he obviously is interested in what is being said which is why he's been here. I also know (because I asked) that not he or anyone else associated with him has asked that at least one of the downloads be removed. And if that was what he wanted, I think he would have asked (he knows who runs the site and who the mods are) and the request would have been honored. So I think that maybe some of us are jumping the gun a bit here by thinking that this is all a bad thing. I believe that the majority of fans registered at this and other sites are going to be going right out and buying the actual CD when it is released - regardless of whether they have already downloaded it from the XM interview. I mean look at all that was already "leaked" early - might it not be some of the intentional promotion of this album. It was plainly obvious before these fans heard the album that there was a great amount of controversy surrounding it and who was and was not producing and writing for it and what it should and should not be called - now we've all mostly heard it and can actually comment instead of speculate and go spread the word about the CD. It's a new marketing age with all the new technology and the internet and the way that the word about bands and music gets shared. I think that possibly this was just part of that new marketing. This is just my opinion. But I happen to like having the "rough" version of Bat III already - it's like I'm in on this wonderful little secret and just waiting for it to finally be shared with the world.