On the heels of the news regarding the passing of Meat Loaf, Jeff and Matt share some of their individual memories and experiences with his music. We're also discussing carbonated beverages (thanks, Sloane Spencer!), a recent book by Daryl Gregory that's worthy of your reading time, Dweezil Zappa's excellent Van Halen podcast and other topics. See the show notes below for more details.
Cassingle Notes:
The passing of Meat Loaf
Losing control of your art
The long road to the success of Bat
Jeff’s UCR article on Meat Loaf and Steve Popovich of Cleveland International Records
An unexpected wedding ritual involving “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.”
Seeing Meat Loaf live for the first time in the ‘90s
Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell tour on Rockpalast in 1978
Matt's interview with Bruce Kulick about playing in Meat Loaf's band on the Bat Out of Hell tour.
Reader Mail
Bonnie Raitt’s ‘70s albums on Warner Brothers
Book recommendation: Revelator by Daryl Gregory
Podcast recommendations: Bubble Bottles and also, One Hit History, hosted by Sloane Spencer
Favorite carbonated beverages
Dr. Pepper vs. Mr. Pibb
Bob Seger - The Fire Inside retro t-shirt
Regional and small batch sodas - Fizzy Izzy Root Beer is awesome!
Rocket Fizz
“I’ve listened to 10 hours of you assholes over the past few days” - Jason Hare
Jason Hare keeps receipts
Linda Martell - "Color Me Father"
Holly G and Black Opry
Dweezil Zappa’s Van Halen podcast is awesome
Details on the next episode!
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