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Originally Posted by Meat Loaf_fan
Without "Paradise"? NO! Without "AFL"? Yes.
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I think you are underestimating just how important a song AFL was for Meat
Between Bat & Bat 2 Meat was almost forgotten in the US apart from some diehard fans, initially because of the voice / health issues Meat had after recording Bat, but then simply because the record companies did not want to take a risk with an artist who had fallen away from the limelight for so long.
It was only the UK & a handful of other countries, mainly other European, that continued to provide an audience and fan base for Meat.
Sad fact is that many people in the US did not hear anything from or about Meat between Bat & Bat 2 with AFL being the song that grabbed them by the arms, shook them awake and made them fall for Meat again. There is also the large number of people for whom Bat2 & AFL was the first thing they had ever heard of from Meat & got them hooked.
In short Bat is the song that made Meat but AFL is the one that has allowed him to be where he is today so to suggest it not be in a setlist is foolhardy & shortsighted.