Meat In Nashville

**Diane** · 12 Sep 2008, 02:22

Looks like Meat could be song hunting in Nashville and taking in a Trisha Yearwood concert while he's there. This info is from a blog not an official source so I can't vouch for its accuracy.

Diane

meatloaf-unofficial · 12 Sep 2008, 10:12

If its true, I guess the album could be a rock country syle as I've heard that Nashville is THE place to go for country songwriting.

Imo though, I have to say country rock's quite good....

**Ankie** · 12 Sep 2008, 10:59

I can imagine the person writing this blog made that mistake though... or mix up is the word to use of course

Not in any way meant to be offensive here imo.

You have a good point there, Diane, about this being true or not. But if it IS, we are likely to hear more about it in the future.

*AndyK* · 12 Sep 2008, 11:06

I'm sure I remember an interview with Meat sometime earlier in the year where he said that he was working with some songwriters who were based in Nashville (or something like that).

And ... to put 2 and 2 together and come up with an answer which could feed the speculation about the new album ... Desmond Child owns a place in Nashville

**Diane** · 12 Sep 2008, 11:25

I remember reading that too Andy. It wouldn't surprise me that Meat would be looking for songs in Nashville. He took Mercury Blues and rocked it like it's never been rocked before.

I can't imagine him turning into a country singer (with no offence to country music fans) anytime soon.

Diane

**allrevvedup** · 12 Sep 2008, 12:01

Bon Jovi have gone country, Def Leppard worked with Tim McGraw on their recent album...Meat has always had the country rock type thing going with some of the songs anyway so if it works it works...

djfierce · 12 Sep 2008, 12:16

Trisha Yearwood has been around for a long time now, and is an awesome singer/songwriter and performer, so i wouldnt be surprised at all if Meat checked her out.

I remember reading too somewhere that he was heading to nashville at some point and lets face it if thats the direction he wants to go in then there's no better place to be.

There are also alot of new bands/artists coming thru lately, so many that CMA had to create a new category for the awards, a much heavier rock sound to a very basic country style, in fact in some cases the only thing qualifying them as a country band is the steel guitar. Old established artists are going rockier too. So its no so far fetched that these two genres and their artists are starting to mix and use each others strengths.

**Diane** · 12 Sep 2008, 13:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by allrevvedup

Bon Jovi have gone country, Def Leppard worked with Tim McGraw on their recent album...Meat has always had the country rock type thing going with some of the songs anyway so if it works it works...

Country rock is really popular right now and can be heard on lots of new albums. Even Metallica have a fantastic version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Tuesday's Gone on their latest Death Magnetic album. Check it out! I could certainly hear Meat going with this kind of southern rock country style but for sure as always he would stamp his own distinctive mark on it.

Diane

evil nickname · 12 Sep 2008, 14:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diane

Even Metallica have a fantastic version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Tuesday's Gone on their latest Death Magnetic album.

Actually, that's from their 1998 covers album, 'Garage, Inc.'

**Diane** · 12 Sep 2008, 15:04

My mistake! I was sent the youtube link a couple of days ago by a friend who knows how much I like Lynyrd Skynyrd so they thought I'd appreciate Metallica's cover. They talked about Metallica's new album so I thought (obviously wrongly) that the song was on there.

Nevertheless it's still a great southern rock song and I can still hear Meat doing something like this.

Diane

meatloaf-unofficial · 12 Sep 2008, 15:25

I like that sound and it will be something different for Meat to try

Thumbs up from me

**The Flying Mouse** · 12 Sep 2008, 18:43

Well Meat being a good ole Texas boy, he might be going back to his roots

Either that, or he might simply looking for new songs to play with

As Diane says, he took Mercury Blues and completely changes the style of the song.

There are some really good country flavored rock songs though (Billy Idol's "Sweet Sixteen" springs immediately to mind) so it will be interesting to see if Meat adds to the genre.

Wario · 12 Sep 2008, 19:24

If meat is doing a tour for thsi good old country album, mabey a chance Midnight songs will get their light on the Bull Shop Tour set.

Thpough i pray this album is gonna be another matlaf beaciuse thats what I seem to conclude by all this stuff ......

Blackkat13 · 12 Sep 2008, 20:41

I would love to see ML on the Gone Country tv show on CMT and see how good he can sing country, I bet he's better then Sebastion Bach.

Battybarb · 13 Sep 2008, 08:47

Could well be something to look forward to..

WhenItComes2LovingU · 13 Sep 2008, 16:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackkat13

I would love to see ML on the Gone Country tv show on CMT and see how good he can sing country, I bet he's better then Sebastion Bach.

Hate to down other artists, but isn't ANYBODY better than Sebastian Bach at this point?

**allrevvedup** · 13 Sep 2008, 17:53

have you ever listened to westlife?

**Ankie** · 14 Sep 2008, 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battybarb

Could well be something to look forward to..

This shows though, that we will be kept updated every now and then this way... meaning somewhere people will run into information and post it this totally ''unaware-of-this-importance'' way.

nikox1 · 15 Sep 2008, 11:11

sounds like the rumour mill is in full swing [ isnt it great

]
not sure if country would be great for meat, maybe a few songs like testify
a different style, nickelback sounding maybe? time will tell

djfierce · 15 Sep 2008, 11:19

testify isnt country by any standard.
I guess it depends how open minded you are to the country genre in general but as mentioned above, country doesnt mean merle haggard these day, some hard rock tunes with a slight country edge are coming thru these days.
Yes it is just rumours right now, but the mention of meat visiting nashville fore this purpose has sprung up in several places now so prob a little more concrete than a future jim/meat collaboration

If Meat tried to adopt a rock style from another band or even what 'in' at the moment, it would kill him dead career wise.

If the nashville thing is true then i think people need to see the bigger picture rather than focus on 'good ole country tunes'
Maybe he shouldve visited just outside nashville lol then folk might not be so stereotypical

nikox1 · 15 Sep 2008, 11:44

i never said it was going to be cowboy music, didnt i say something like nickelback? meat wants to crack america again, in the uk and europe he is still selling big, bat 3 did ok in the usa [ but he wants bigger sales ] he needs a sound that is selling stateside [ and i dont mean he is selling out ]
he just wants a new direction,

djfierce · 15 Sep 2008, 13:01

Crikey, chill out, i never quoted or refferred to you

Did he EVER crack America?? I'm not american so dont know really, but new directions are always good as long as he stays true to what he is as an artist. Yeah i heard the nickleback thing but dont agree sorry

AndrewG · 15 Sep 2008, 13:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by djfierce

Did he EVER crack America??

Besides Bat 1 & 2; no

Just cuz he's in Nashville doesn't mean we are going to get a full blown country album. That's my opinion.

Deb · 15 Sep 2008, 20:13

Maybe he went to visit Randy

madagascar · 16 Sep 2008, 00:58

Just to mention it, Rob Cavallo the potential producer of 'A Bull In A China Shop' co-produced Kid Rocks latest album 'Rock N' Roll Jesus', which has some amazing country rock style songs on it.
You don't have to think that far to see a connection there.

Keep Rockin'

12 Sep 2008, 02:22	#1
Diane Super Moderator Join Date: 04.02.2003 Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands Posts: 3,462	Meat In Nashville Looks like Meat could be song hunting in Nashville and taking in a Trisha Yearwood concert while he's there. This info is from a blog not an official source so I can't vouch for its accuracy. Diane

12 Sep 2008, 10:12	#2
meatloaf-unofficial Mega Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2006 Location: Touring the Country Posts: 2,558	If its true, I guess the album could be a rock country syle as I've heard that Nashville is THE place to go for country songwriting. Imo though, I have to say country rock's quite good....

12 Sep 2008, 10:59	#3
Ankie Office manager Join Date: 25.04.2002 Posts: 1,883	I can imagine the person writing this blog made that mistake though... or mix up is the word to use of course Not in any way meant to be offensive here imo. You have a good point there, Diane, about this being true or not. But if it IS, we are likely to hear more about it in the future.

12 Sep 2008, 11:06	#4
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	I'm sure I remember an interview with Meat sometime earlier in the year where he said that he was working with some songwriters who were based in Nashville (or something like that). And ... to put 2 and 2 together and come up with an answer which could feed the speculation about the new album ... Desmond Child owns a place in Nashville

12 Sep 2008, 11:25	#5
Diane Super Moderator Join Date: 04.02.2003 Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands Posts: 3,462	I remember reading that too Andy. It wouldn't surprise me that Meat would be looking for songs in Nashville. He took Mercury Blues and rocked it like it's never been rocked before. I can't imagine him turning into a country singer (with no offence to country music fans) anytime soon. Diane

12 Sep 2008, 12:01	#6
allrevvedup "Most things that i worry about, never happen anyway" Join Date: 29.11.2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,356	Bon Jovi have gone country, Def Leppard worked with Tim McGraw on their recent album...Meat has always had the country rock type thing going with some of the songs anyway so if it works it works...

12 Sep 2008, 12:16	#7
djfierce Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.06.2005 Location: Posts: 3,596	Trisha Yearwood has been around for a long time now, and is an awesome singer/songwriter and performer, so i wouldnt be surprised at all if Meat checked her out. I remember reading too somewhere that he was heading to nashville at some point and lets face it if thats the direction he wants to go in then there's no better place to be. There are also alot of new bands/artists coming thru lately, so many that CMA had to create a new category for the awards, a much heavier rock sound to a very basic country style, in fact in some cases the only thing qualifying them as a country band is the steel guitar. Old established artists are going rockier too. So its no so far fetched that these two genres and their artists are starting to mix and use each others strengths.

12 Sep 2008, 15:04	#10
Diane Super Moderator Join Date: 04.02.2003 Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands Posts: 3,462	My mistake! I was sent the youtube link a couple of days ago by a friend who knows how much I like Lynyrd Skynyrd so they thought I'd appreciate Metallica's cover. They talked about Metallica's new album so I thought (obviously wrongly) that the song was on there. Nevertheless it's still a great southern rock song and I can still hear Meat doing something like this. Diane

12 Sep 2008, 15:25	#11
meatloaf-unofficial Mega Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2006 Location: Touring the Country Posts: 2,558	I like that sound and it will be something different for Meat to try Thumbs up from me

12 Sep 2008, 18:43	#12
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	Well Meat being a good ole Texas boy, he might be going back to his roots Either that, or he might simply looking for new songs to play with As Diane says, he took Mercury Blues and completely changes the style of the song. There are some really good country flavored rock songs though (Billy Idol's "Sweet Sixteen" springs immediately to mind) so it will be interesting to see if Meat adds to the genre.

12 Sep 2008, 19:24	#13
Wario Monstro helps me spell things... Join Date: 05.01.2007 Location: Masculine, Pennsylvania Posts: 9,105	If meat is doing a tour for thsi good old country album, mabey a chance Midnight songs will get their light on the Bull Shop Tour set. Thpough i pray this album is gonna be another matlaf beaciuse thats what I seem to conclude by all this stuff ......

12 Sep 2008, 20:41	#14
Blackkat13 Mega Loafer Join Date: 30.07.2006 Location: Hell, Michigan Posts: 1,989	I would love to see ML on the Gone Country tv show on CMT and see how good he can sing country, I bet he's better then Sebastion Bach.

13 Sep 2008, 08:47	#15
Battybarb Nutty Tart From Hell Join Date: 25.05.2007 Location: liverpool Posts: 8,390	Could well be something to look forward to..

13 Sep 2008, 17:53	#17
allrevvedup "Most things that i worry about, never happen anyway" Join Date: 29.11.2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,356	have you ever listened to westlife?

15 Sep 2008, 11:11	#19
nikox1 Mega Loafer Join Date: 05.07.2007 Location: Front line of the battle Posts: 2,657	sounds like the rumour mill is in full swing [ isnt it great ] not sure if country would be great for meat, maybe a few songs like testify a different style, nickelback sounding maybe? time will tell

15 Sep 2008, 11:19	#20
djfierce Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.06.2005 Location: Posts: 3,596	testify isnt country by any standard. I guess it depends how open minded you are to the country genre in general but as mentioned above, country doesnt mean merle haggard these day, some hard rock tunes with a slight country edge are coming thru these days. Yes it is just rumours right now, but the mention of meat visiting nashville fore this purpose has sprung up in several places now so prob a little more concrete than a future jim/meat collaboration If Meat tried to adopt a rock style from another band or even what 'in' at the moment, it would kill him dead career wise. If the nashville thing is true then i think people need to see the bigger picture rather than focus on 'good ole country tunes' Maybe he shouldve visited just outside nashville lol then folk might not be so stereotypical

15 Sep 2008, 11:44	#21
nikox1 Mega Loafer Join Date: 05.07.2007 Location: Front line of the battle Posts: 2,657	i never said it was going to be cowboy music, didnt i say something like nickelback? meat wants to crack america again, in the uk and europe he is still selling big, bat 3 did ok in the usa [ but he wants bigger sales ] he needs a sound that is selling stateside [ and i dont mean he is selling out ] he just wants a new direction,

15 Sep 2008, 13:01	#22
djfierce Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.06.2005 Location: Posts: 3,596	Crikey, chill out, i never quoted or refferred to you Did he EVER crack America?? I'm not american so dont know really, but new directions are always good as long as he stays true to what he is as an artist. Yeah i heard the nickleback thing but dont agree sorry

15 Sep 2008, 20:13	#24
Deb Mega Loafer Join Date: 26.04.2003 Location: Did I say that?... Posts: 4,162	Maybe he went to visit Randy

16 Sep 2008, 00:58	#25
madagascar Super Loafer Join Date: 13.12.2005 Location: Germany Posts: 378	Just to mention it, Rob Cavallo the potential producer of 'A Bull In A China Shop' co-produced Kid Rocks latest album 'Rock N' Roll Jesus', which has some amazing country rock style songs on it. You don't have to think that far to see a connection there. Keep Rockin'