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Originally Posted by mellis107
While reading through Meat's autobiography, I found that Jim Steinman was not happy with Meat's name being at the top of the BOOH album cover. It was suggested that the album be called something like "Meat & Jimmy - BOOH" or "Jimmy & Meat - BOOH".
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I can see that Jim would feel kinda 'deprived' of attention when just Meat's name showed on the record in big lettering. He's had as much (and likely even more) input in the making of Bat as Meat. They were in it together, and from the book I get a kind of 'brotherhood'/co-operation vibe.
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Originally Posted by mellis107
Now, I think this is interesting. Do you guys think that the naming of the album would have had an affect on its sales, or current cult status? Would the music have found its audience regardless? Does the whole effetc rely on having that simple name at the forefront - "MEAT LOAF"?
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I don't think it would have had an effect on the sales. It would have effected what came behind it. If Bat was put out as "Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman" it would have been that: Meat and Jim. It's done before: Simon and Garfunkel, Crosby and Nash, etc. Let the music do the talking.
What in this case would have happened after Bat is anybody's guess. Maybe Meat wouldn't have lost his voice. Maybe Jim wouldn't have lost his scrapbook and 'Renegade Angel' would have been made. Who knows?