To me Meat's songs are more than music and words.
There are some songs that I just cannot sit down and listen too.A classic example is Life Is A Lemon.If I play that song I have to walk up and down the living room playing air guitar (yes,that is very sad
but I wouldn't have it any other way
).Sometimes I have to hold back tears of sheer elation.Unfortunatly i'm sure I iritate Carol sometimes because when the song is finished,I rush to the c.d. player and put on another version of the same song excitedly telling Carol "this version is brilliant,it rocks".Carol sits there with a patient smile nodding her head saying "yes it's good isn't it"(and thinking now where did I put that rat poison).
I love singing Meat's songs,but I have been known to worry the punters with my "evil" face,and after singing Paradise,we've had people say to us that they thought we really were arguing.
Meat Loaf is quite simply the best there ever was and the best there ever will be.His other stuff is great,but his best work is definatly with Jim.