17. Midnight At The Lost And Found

White of High · 07 Oct 2002, 22:12

This is the START OUT OF HELL & ARRIVE TO HEAVEN topic.
Let's Go to Rock 'n' Roll!!!!!!!

Midnight At The Lost And Found (6)

A western song by Meat Loaf? No! The best rock-western-band is Bon Jovi. It's not typical Meat song. He can't show his voice in this song. He is jabbering away this song and nothing else more...

My score: 6 (and then I have good heart)

Average: 5.92 (71/12)

**The Flying Mouse** · 08 Oct 2002, 15:18

Not one of my favorites,but not a bad song all the same.
This was Meat's first album away from Jim Steinman (apart from Meat Loaf & Stoney)and the fantasy art covers.The music is very different in style so it took me a couple of weeks to get under it's skin,except Razor's Edge which jumped off the album and grabed me by the throat (also Wolf At Your Door and Fallen Angel).
I think Midnight (the song) is lika a story from The Twilight Zone.I just have this image of a little club in the middle of nowhere that no one can leave.The beer is flowing and the jukebox plays on,but everybody has always been there and they always will be.A strange interperatation

,it's just how it hits me.
It's a hard song to sing.Every time I sing it at work my chest hurts like hell.There are not many places in the song where you can take a good deep breath.
7/10 Not Lost.

Tim · 08 Oct 2002, 15:30

Midnight is a very special song I think. On the Midnight album, it isn't to bad, but i also think that it isn't a really great song.

But live, live it's superb. Great, specially the drums are great.

And indeed it's the first album without Steinman, so I think it was very hard for Meat Loaf to make it.

The song from the album an 7
The song played live an 9.5

Michel · 08 Oct 2002, 20:03

I think that this song is the best (with Razor's Edge and Fallen Angel) of the midnight album.

Live it sounds best. Especially the end eighties versions, and the Version on Liver Around The World. The best version is the accoustic versions on the Very Best Tour, especially Rotterdam 1999.

I will give it a 8/9

QT · 09 Oct 2002, 20:28

This song isn't great, but isn't very bad as well.

6!!

Shane · 12 Oct 2002, 13:43

My favourite part of the song is Max Weinberg's drumming.

Bart · 13 Feb 2003, 14:09

this album is dreadfull, it's horrible. i just can not listen to it. i do not have it on cd, only on record and i do not have a recordplayer anymore. i haven't heard this whole f... album for more then 10 years. This song is horrible. i only like the live versions and nothing else.
Meat has made the best album i have ever heard and he also made the worst album i have ever heard.

I give this song a 1 on the album and a 8 for the live versions.

MeatBall · 13 Feb 2003, 17:49

7/10

Peat Loaf · 12 Apr 2003, 03:09

Guys I always thort this album was underrated I personally love it I think every ones subconscious the fact there was no Stienman oh no oh no I heard every one crying Meat's all washed up he can’t he cant do anything with out Jim BULLSHIT play it again and don’t just listen to HEAR it songs like Don't You Look At Me Like That, Keep Driving put the lights off crank the volume up and feel them the emotion in DYLAMLT gives you goose bumps the Power of keep driving that’s just what it dose man it DRRRRIVES try it and get back to me :)

Album 8/10

Tim · 12 Apr 2003, 16:56

Just heard it live again, and it is a beautifull version!!!

Cloggy · 12 Apr 2003, 23:03

Live it's a good song: 8

Album version is simply crap: 4

JacenSolo · 21 Apr 2003, 23:29

it's different, it's not a garbage track though.
My Rating: 6

jcmoorehead · 22 Apr 2003, 00:03

A good song in my opinion. Not on the best of albums but still its pretty decent

7/10

Quigmo · 17 Sep 2003, 10:51

Very lacking.
4/10

LostSoul · 18 Jan 2004, 00:04

Midnight is back... and so am I!

My fave on the Midnight album (with Razor's Edge).
Love the drums, and above all, love Meat's backvocals at the end!
But I have no idea what this song is about...

The first time I heard it live it was in 1994 in Zürich.
And I do love seeing Meat playing the guitar on it!

Midnight rocks live!

8/10

ps: and it's a much better choice than I'd Lie For You on the present setlist... sorry!

rockfenris2005 · 27 Jan 2004, 05:38

This and If You Really Want To are the only good songs on the album. I love this song. It's the ultimate rave. 10/10.

LostSoul · 28 Jan 2004, 01:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by LostSoul

Midnight is back... and so am I!

My fave on the Midnight album (with Razor's Edge).
Love the drums, and above all, love Meat's backvocals at the end!
But I have no idea what this song is about...

The first time I heard it live it was in 1994 in Zürich.
And I do love seeing Meat playing the guitar on it!

Midnight rocks live!

8/10

ps: and it's a much better choice than I'd Lie For You on the present setlist... sorry!

The new live version of MATLAF is GREEEEAAAT!
The intro took my breath away!

11/10 live!

ps: I confirm, it's a much better choice than I'd Lie For You... no doubt!!!

*AndyK* · 28 Jan 2004, 01:34

Couldn't agree more Patricia, I've always rated this song as a better live one than it is a studio one. It was superb when it was "rocked up" with screaming guitars in 1984, and 20 yrs later the current live version just blows me away every time.

10/10 live
7/10 for the recorded version.

rockfenris2005 · 28 Jan 2004, 01:37

This isn't one of those songs you have your DAYS with, it's just always and constantly exciting. I sang this at a bar last year and I got stellar reception. But, yes, the live one is a lot better. I love the live one!! I kind'a wish they'd have put it on the Australian Bonus CD for CHSIB.
Any idea if he'll play this in Melbourne?

meat loaf is my god · 28 Jan 2004, 22:08

not 1 of his best songs but the live virsion is kool

airhead · 19 Feb 2004, 01:38

I'm sorry fireball but this song stinks. It really doesnt suit him.

2/10

Skeleton · 19 Feb 2004, 10:21

This is not the Meat´s best ones but it not bad.. 6/10

PanicLord · 19 Feb 2004, 14:09

I like this one - best from this album (although that's not too tricky :) )

Also was fantstic live.

My main problem with the album as a whole is it's lack of ambition.

I reckon 7.5 / 10.

**RadioMaster** · 08 Jul 2006, 10:50

Really not good.
The best part is where the melody changes in the second part.
2

Ross · 13 Jul 2006, 14:48

it's ok. i will always like it as it was on The Very Best, which was my first introduction to Meat, on which I loved everything. Now it pales in comparasin to many others.

6.5/10

07 Oct 2002, 22:12	#1
White of High Nature's Siegfried Join Date: 27.05.2002 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 2,930	17. Midnight At The Lost And Found This is the START OUT OF HELL & ARRIVE TO HEAVEN topic. Let's Go to Rock 'n' Roll!!!!!!! Midnight At The Lost And Found (6) A western song by Meat Loaf? No! The best rock-western-band is Bon Jovi. It's not typical Meat song. He can't show his voice in this song. He is jabbering away this song and nothing else more... My score: 6 (and then I have good heart) Average: 5.92 (71/12)

12 Oct 2002, 13:43	#6
Shane Super Loafer Join Date: 30.04.2002 Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand (GMT+12) Posts: 608	Drumming My favourite part of the song is Max Weinberg's drumming.

08 Oct 2002, 15:18	#2
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	Not one of my favorites,but not a bad song all the same. This was Meat's first album away from Jim Steinman (apart from Meat Loaf & Stoney)and the fantasy art covers.The music is very different in style so it took me a couple of weeks to get under it's skin,except Razor's Edge which jumped off the album and grabed me by the throat (also Wolf At Your Door and Fallen Angel). I think Midnight (the song) is lika a story from The Twilight Zone.I just have this image of a little club in the middle of nowhere that no one can leave.The beer is flowing and the jukebox plays on,but everybody has always been there and they always will be.A strange interperatation ,it's just how it hits me. It's a hard song to sing.Every time I sing it at work my chest hurts like hell.There are not many places in the song where you can take a good deep breath. 7/10 Not Lost.

08 Oct 2002, 15:30	#3
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	Midnight is a very special song I think. On the Midnight album, it isn't to bad, but i also think that it isn't a really great song. But live, live it's superb. Great, specially the drums are great. And indeed it's the first album without Steinman, so I think it was very hard for Meat Loaf to make it. The song from the album an 7 The song played live an 9.5

08 Oct 2002, 20:03	#4
Michel Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Stadskanaal, The Netherlands Posts: 1,631	I think that this song is the best (with Razor's Edge and Fallen Angel) of the midnight album. Live it sounds best. Especially the end eighties versions, and the Version on Liver Around The World. The best version is the accoustic versions on the Very Best Tour, especially Rotterdam 1999. I will give it a 8/9

09 Oct 2002, 20:28	#5
QT Loafer Join Date: 09.10.2002 Location: Wamel (Netherlands) Posts: 91	This song isn't great, but isn't very bad as well. 6!!

13 Feb 2003, 14:09	#7
Bart Bald Mega Loafer Join Date: 06.03.2003 Location: Holland, but I prefer Greece Posts: 2,243	this album is dreadfull, it's horrible. i just can not listen to it. i do not have it on cd, only on record and i do not have a recordplayer anymore. i haven't heard this whole f... album for more then 10 years. This song is horrible. i only like the live versions and nothing else. Meat has made the best album i have ever heard and he also made the worst album i have ever heard. I give this song a 1 on the album and a 8 for the live versions.

13 Feb 2003, 17:49	#8
MeatBall Loafer Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 66	7/10

12 Apr 2003, 03:09	#9
Peat Loaf Senior Loafer Join Date: 03.04.2003 Location: Scotland UK Posts: 156	Guys I always thort this album was underrated I personally love it I think every ones subconscious the fact there was no Stienman oh no oh no I heard every one crying Meat's all washed up he can’t he cant do anything with out Jim BULLSHIT play it again and don’t just listen to HEAR it songs like Don't You Look At Me Like That, Keep Driving put the lights off crank the volume up and feel them the emotion in DYLAMLT gives you goose bumps the Power of keep driving that’s just what it dose man it DRRRRIVES try it and get back to me :) Album 8/10

12 Apr 2003, 16:56	#10
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	Just heard it live again, and it is a beautifull version!!!

12 Apr 2003, 23:03	#11
Cloggy Super Loafer Join Date: 04.02.2003 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 298	Live it's a good song: 8 Album version is simply crap: 4

21 Apr 2003, 23:29	#12
JacenSolo Loafer Join Date: 19.04.2003 Location: Dallas (birthplace of Meat Loaf) Posts: 58	it's different, it's not a garbage track though. My Rating: 6

22 Apr 2003, 00:03	#13
jcmoorehead Super Loafer Join Date: 09.04.2003 Location: Edinburgh, formerly Teesside Posts: 671	A good song in my opinion. Not on the best of albums but still its pretty decent 7/10

17 Sep 2003, 10:51	#14
Quigmo Senior Loafer Join Date: 08.08.2003 Location: Nor Cal USA Posts: 111	Very lacking. 4/10

18 Jan 2004, 00:04	#15
LostSoul Got metal? Join Date: 06.11.2003 Location: Switzerland Posts: 2,109	Midnight is back... and so am I! My fave on the Midnight album (with Razor's Edge). Love the drums, and above all, love Meat's backvocals at the end! But I have no idea what this song is about... The first time I heard it live it was in 1994 in Zürich. And I do love seeing Meat playing the guitar on it! Midnight rocks live! 8/10 ps: and it's a much better choice than I'd Lie For You on the present setlist... sorry!

27 Jan 2004, 05:38	#16
rockfenris2005 Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.02.2003 Location: Posts: 2,217	This and If You Really Want To are the only good songs on the album. I love this song. It's the ultimate rave. 10/10.

28 Jan 2004, 01:34	#18
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	Couldn't agree more Patricia, I've always rated this song as a better live one than it is a studio one. It was superb when it was "rocked up" with screaming guitars in 1984, and 20 yrs later the current live version just blows me away every time. 10/10 live 7/10 for the recorded version.

28 Jan 2004, 01:37	#19
rockfenris2005 Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.02.2003 Location: Posts: 2,217	This isn't one of those songs you have your DAYS with, it's just always and constantly exciting. I sang this at a bar last year and I got stellar reception. But, yes, the live one is a lot better. I love the live one!! I kind'a wish they'd have put it on the Australian Bonus CD for CHSIB. Any idea if he'll play this in Melbourne?

28 Jan 2004, 22:08	#20
meat loaf is my god Loafer Join Date: 19.01.2004 Location: worcester Posts: 94	not 1 of his best songs but the live virsion is kool

19 Feb 2004, 01:38	#21
airhead the enchanted spleen Join Date: 12.02.2004 Location: ok, you see that sweet little cottage? I live next door in the nuthouse. Posts: 1,909	I'm sorry fireball but this song stinks. It really doesnt suit him. 2/10

19 Feb 2004, 10:21	#22
Skeleton Mega Loafer Join Date: 13.10.2003 Location: Grinning, Ducking & Running Posts: 3,668	This is not the Meat´s best ones but it not bad.. 6/10

19 Feb 2004, 14:09	#23
PanicLord Mega Loafer Join Date: 18.06.2003 Location: At The End Of The Line Posts: 2,651	I like this one - best from this album (although that's not too tricky :) ) Also was fantstic live. My main problem with the album as a whole is it's lack of ambition. I reckon 7.5 / 10.

08 Jul 2006, 10:50	#24
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	Really not good. The best part is where the melody changes in the second part. 2

13 Jul 2006, 14:48	#25
Ross Best Sig and Avatar 2006!!! (shared) Join Date: 25.11.2003 Location: Coatbridge near Glasgow. Scotland Posts: 3,446	it's ok. i will always like it as it was on The Very Best, which was my first introduction to Meat, on which I loved everything. Now it pales in comparasin to many others. 6.5/10