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Meat Loaf has died
- Thread starter BeeDog
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the only iffy thing he did to my knowledge was performing at a Romney 2012 rally and he seemed a little confused what he was doing there (though obvs it was voluntary)
anyway Bat out of Hell II was a big part of my childhood, RIP
He was a climate change denier who had a weird obsession with Greta Thunberg
I'm interested to hear your criteria for being a 'good dude' and why Meat Loaf failed to meet it.
They might not make 'em like Bat Out of Hell anymore but its status as a classic has never diminished.
RIP Meat Loaf. A huge part of my childhood. I used to listen to Bat 1 on constant repeat, perfect album from start to finsh, loved Bat 2 as well, one of the first albums I bought with my own money.
Thank you for the memories.
Thank you for the memories.
That's sad. Bat out of hell is a fantastic album. He was fantastic in fight club and Pick of Destiny.
TMZ saying its COVID: https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-dead-dies-singer/
Also this little blurb:
Damn, man. RIP
Edit: Whaaaa? I didn't realize he was an anti-vaxxer.
wtf dude.
Sounds like COVID got him real quick too.
Doubt he was vaccinated.
Edit: Whaaaa? I didn't realize he was an anti-vaxxer.
wtf dude.
Sounds like COVID got him real quick too.
Doubt he was vaccinated.
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My first concert was seeing Meatloaf when I was 13 after Bat out of Hell II came out. Now you might think seeing Meatloaf at 13 with your parents might not have been the coolest thing in the world, and you may very well be right, but my parents loved him and that love rubbed off on me. It was an awesome show and really set a high bar on what to expect at a concert. So many great songs, he and Steinman might have been one of the most potent combos ever.
Never silly, such a great song with Tenacious D. Man Jack Black is gonna be gutted, Meat Loaf was big inspiration for Tenacious D.It's a silly song, but he kills it on Kickapoo:
TENACIOUS D - Kickapoo
The radical Kickapoo video from THE PICK OF DESTINY...featuring MEAT LOAF!youtu.be
Welp...
Bat Out of Hell 1 and 2 are some classic fucking albums.
RIP.
Edit: Sorry TheVoid, seem to have quoted you by mistake!
Someone isn't an anti-vaxxer because they're anti-mandates.
I think mandates are horrible, but I'm certainly not against vaccination!
C'mon now...
Edit: Sorry TheVoid, seem to have quoted you by mistake!
Someone isn't an anti-vaxxer because they're anti-mandates.
I think mandates are horrible, but I'm certainly not against vaccination!
C'mon now...
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Damn, that sucks. One of my favorite musicians. The first Bat Out of Hell is a top five all time record. Of his recent (meaning last 20 years) output, Hang Cool Teddy Bear had some great songs on it too.
And as usual, these threads bring out the pillar of morality Era members who love to ignore literally every positive contribution someone has made to the world and point out why they're actually not perfect human beings. God help any of them if every decision they make in their lives are ever held up to public scrutiny.
Dude made some bone headed remarks, and not every decision was flawless, but he did a lot of genuine, tangible good, and I feel like his 74 years on earth were a pretty big net positive
And as usual, these threads bring out the pillar of morality Era members who love to ignore literally every positive contribution someone has made to the world and point out why they're actually not perfect human beings. God help any of them if every decision they make in their lives are ever held up to public scrutiny.
Dude made some bone headed remarks, and not every decision was flawless, but he did a lot of genuine, tangible good, and I feel like his 74 years on earth were a pretty big net positive
It's sad to come to the realization that if we're lucky we'll see them all die.
Ehh, I love his music. But, writing off climate change denial and being against vaccine mandates in the middle of a global deadly pandemic (which, whoops, you died from) as "boneheaded" is putting it lightly. Those are two attitudes that are literally destroying the fucking world right now.
It sucks the guy is gone. He made some awesome music. But, what really sucks is if it was his political views that might have gotten him killed. And that needs to be discussed every time it happens, because there are millions like him in the world. It doesn't make his death less tragic. It makes it more, because it could have been avoided.
How would being against vaccine mandates have gotten him killed?
Im not going to compare him to the worst out there but I dont think "he donated" is a good measure of whether a person is good or not because some of the worst people out there donate regularly. Some for religious reasons some for image some for tax breaks. A lot of Republicans regularly donate including people like Cruz, Mitch, and yep Donald Trump.
He was definitely a maga type. You dont go after a kid, greta, and call her brainwashed if you aren't a science denying magat.
Anyway, I always liked his music so Rip. I was just very disappointed in him in the end.
Vaccines are a communal responsibility, not personal.
I'm not wasting my time arguing the merits of something that has effectively existed for our entire lives.
If you read the thread it is almost 95 percent positive. But, as usual, people that are a fan of an artist get offended at any criticism of the man, even though his views were typical right wing rhetoric, in the end.
How far does your morality line go? Because off the top of my head I can think of quite a few people that are probably net positive over a life time but are now cancelled for good reason such as JK Rowling.
RIP to such a great guy.
First heard him on the South Park Chef Aid Album and then explored his catalogue in aww.
Also, found this hilarious piece when he met the paedo prince himself Andrew Edwards during a televised charity game show event in 1987 at Alton Towers.
""I think Andrew got a little – I could be wrong, I'm just reading into this – I think he got a little jealous…[of Sarah Ferguson paying attention to him back in 1987] Anyway, he tried to push me in the water. He tried to push me in the moat. "So I turned around and I grabbed him and he goes, 'You can't touch me. I'm royal.' I said, 'well you try to push me in the moat, Jack, I don't give a shit who you are, you're goin' in the moat.'"
Meatloaf was some guy hahaha.
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-...s/meat-loaf-prince-andrew-royal-b1997852.html
First heard him on the South Park Chef Aid Album and then explored his catalogue in aww.
Also, found this hilarious piece when he met the paedo prince himself Andrew Edwards during a televised charity game show event in 1987 at Alton Towers.
""I think Andrew got a little – I could be wrong, I'm just reading into this – I think he got a little jealous…[of Sarah Ferguson paying attention to him back in 1987] Anyway, he tried to push me in the water. He tried to push me in the moat. "So I turned around and I grabbed him and he goes, 'You can't touch me. I'm royal.' I said, 'well you try to push me in the moat, Jack, I don't give a shit who you are, you're goin' in the moat.'"
Meatloaf was some guy hahaha.
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-...s/meat-loaf-prince-andrew-royal-b1997852.html
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No, JK Rowling has definitely done more to harm people than Meat Loaf making a couple tweets denying climate change lol, and I don't appreciate having to randomly defend my position that she's an awful person
I agree.
That doesn't mean one has to think that mandates are a good way of going about things!
(But I'll leave this for now as I don't really want to shit up this topic for a discussion which is probably better suited to a another thread!)
I'm not trying to get you to defend Rowling, I'm trying to get you to see how that shitty argument falls apart when it is applied to others. Rowling has donated a shit ton of money to charities and has been involved in charity work for decades. Fuck her anyway.
the "net positive" argument is always used to defend the worst of people. I've seen it used for Rowling, Kanye, Jackson, Barr, Trump, and hell even fucking Bill Cosby. Don't believe me? Go out there and read some message boards and see "your great and enlightened philosophy" being used in that way.
Mother Theresa is another good example. You should stop using it.
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I love this song SO MUCH. Great oneIt's a silly song, but he kills it on Kickapoo:
TENACIOUS D - Kickapoo
The radical Kickapoo video from THE PICK OF DESTINY...featuring MEAT LOAF!