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Originally Posted by renegadeangel
I believe that the various record companies have never given Meat the proper backing he deserved over the years.
CHSIB should have been bigger than it was.
BA should have been bigger than it was
It seems that unless Steinman is more involved it doesn't seem to get the exposure it should.
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I think the lack of backing has much to do with record companies' perceptions and in this century the hugely changed nature of the business and the demographics they chase. But CHSIB charted 5 here .. pretty good for the time it was released, and given it wasn't aimed at the teenies
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Between BAT and BAT 2 the majority of the rock and roll community, except for the diehard fans, didn't know he was even making records.
Again very unbelievable but to the average person, its what they perceive.
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Guess it depends on which part of the world you live in. Dead Ringer charted 5 and was in the charts for 15 weeks here. Not sure what the definition of a diehard fan is, but there have been sufficient fans here for most of his albums to go Platinum.
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Working with Steinman again is going to be a great boost for Meat. And for Jim as well
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Absolutely .. and a great personal pleasure for them both. What weight the record company will throw behind it has yet to be seen .. I doubt they will invest what they would for Gaga for eg, it's just the way the business has changed. But it will have one more Steinman penned track than BOOH which should make it perfectly fine for those who favour his songs over all others, and a clutch of songs from other writers as well for those of us who like these too, so every fan should be happy
