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Originally Posted by Sarge
A song should speak for itself. I don't buy the Patrick story and I don't care about what he thinks, I don't listen to the songs that way. I would probably hate the album if I did. If you click the link I posted you might realize that the concept of Meat playing a young fellow who uses "explicit" language is not really convincing.
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I don't think it's about "buying" the story .. you make it sound as if Meat suddenly decided afterwards to invent one, and I think it's clear that he had this as the basis for his album.
As to your final point .. I'll leave aside your rather patronising "if you ... you might realise" comment. He convinces me. I did click the link. I am perfectly capable of seeing the point you infer, but I don't agree. I prefer Meat. He's a great actor, and I CAN hear the character he's created to inhabit the songs. He doesn't need to dress in shabby jeans and a vest. He creates the illusion with his total conviction in the song as far as I'm concerned .. and the jackets you often refer to as "Elton John" don't get in the way of that. To me they merely serve the purpose of making him visible from every point in the arena.
To me whether a song speaks for itself or not is not relevant I listen to them in the context off the album and Meat's delivery (although I personally find no problem with any of the songs on HCTB). The key point for me in regards to Meat is that he makes any song his own, fills it with life, gives it legs. I don't seek to separate him from the songs he records, or them from him. I just enjoy and rejoice in him bringing them to life for me.
Caryl