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The mid-'80s spelled doom for most champions of '70s pomp rock, as MTV and radio fans seemed to be mesmerized by concise, synth-based pop ditties. Perhaps sensing that his sound had become passé, Meat Loaf attempted to keep pace with the current pop scene for his fifth solo album, 1986's BLIND BEFORE I STOP. He enlisted the services of Euro-dance king Frank Farian (whose name would be tossed around in the tabloids years later due to his involvement in the Milli Vanilli scandal). Farian lets Meat Loaf rock out on a few tracks, but also helps him experiment with dance sounds, something that most longtime Meat Loaf fans weren't exactly expecting. The self-explanatory "Rock n' Roll Mercenaries" is a pure-blooded rocker, but selections such as the title track are a good example of Farian's newly proposed dance direction. BLIND BEFORE I STOP failed to reach the top of the charts in Europe (where Meat Loaf remained a hot commodity), proving that his new direction wasn't the answer to his problems. Meat Loaf wouldn't release another new studio album for seven years (until his 1993 worldwide comeback smash BAT OUT OF HELL II), concentrating instead on roadwork.
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Harry Baierl, Piano - Bertl Gebhard, Background Vocal - Peter Bischof, Background Vocal - Frank Farian, Producer - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - Mats Björklynd, Guitar - Peter Weihe, Guitar - Bimey Oberreit, Background Vocal - Dieter Petereit, Acoustic Bass - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Dick Wagner, Composer - Dick Wagner, Lyricist - Jackson Choir, Performer - Meat Loaf, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Composer - Meat Loaf, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Mel Collins, Saxophone - Curt Cress, Drums - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Johan Daansen, Guitar - John Parr, Vocal - John Parr, Background Vocal - Michael Emmig, Composer - Michael Emmig, Lyricist - Harry Baierl, Keyboards - Frank Farian, Vocal - Frank Farian, Producer - Peter Weihe, Guitar - John Golden, Acoustic Bass - Dieter Petereit, Acoustic Bass - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Mats Björklund, Keyboards - Mats Björklund, Guitar - Alan Hodge, Composer - Alan Hodge, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Guitar - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Curt Cress, Drums - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Frank Farian, Producer - Mats Björklynd, Guitar - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - Mats Björklynd, Acoustic Bass - Peter Weihe, Guitar - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Mel Collins, Saxophone - Curt Cress, Drums - Terry Britten, Composer - Terry Britten, Lyricist - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards - Sue Shifrin, Composer - Sue Shifrin, Lyricist
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Harry Baierl, Piano - Bertl Gebhard, Background Vocal - Peter Bischof, Background Vocal - Frank Farian, Producer - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - Peter Weihe, Guitar - John Golden, Acoustic Bass - Bimey Oberreit, Background Vocal - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Composer - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Curt Cress, Drums - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Frank Farian, Producer - Peter Weihe, Guitar - Mats Björklynd, Drums - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - John Golden, Composer - John Golden, Lyricist - John Golden, Acoustic Bass - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Paul Christie, Composer - Paul Christie, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Composer - Meat Loaf, Guitar - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Curt Cress, Drums - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Arista Records Ltd
Bertl Gebhard, Background Vocal - Peter Bischof, Background Vocal - Frank Farian, Producer - Frank Farian, Background Vocal - Mats Björklynd, Acoustic Bass - Mats Björklynd, Percussion - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - Peter Weihe, Guitar - Bimey Oberreit, Background Vocal - Dieter Petereit, Acoustic Bass - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Billy Rankin, Composer - Billy Rankin, Lyricist - Jackson Choir, Performer - Meat Loaf, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Mel Collins, Saxophone - Curt Cress, Drums - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Vocal - John Golden, Acoustic Bass - Harry Baierl, Piano - Steve George, Composer - Steve George, Lyricist - Bertl Gebhard, Background Vocal - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - Frank Farian, Producer - Curt Cress, Drums - Johan Daansen, Guitar - Bimey Oberreit, Background Vocal - John Lang, Lyricist - John Lang, Composer - Pit Löw, Keyboards - Peter Bischof, Background Vocal - Richard Page, Composer - Richard Page, Lyricist - Jackson Choir, Performer - Peter Weihe, Guitar
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Rick Derringer, Lyricist - Rick Derringer, Composer - Harry Baierl, Piano - Bertl Gebhard, Background Vocal - Peter Bischof, Background Vocal - Frank Farian, Producer - Mats Björklynd, Guitar - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - Mats Björklynd, Acoustic Bass - Peter Weihe, Guitar - Bimey Oberreit, Background Vocal - Dieter Petereit, Acoustic Bass - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Curt Cress, Drums - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Bertl Gebhard, Background Vocal - Peter Bischof, Background Vocal - Frank Farian, Producer - Jerry Riopelle, Composer - Jerry Riopelle, Lyricist - Mats Björklynd, Drums - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - Peter Weihe, Guitar - John Golden, Acoustic Bass - Bimey Oberreit, Background Vocal - Amy Goff, Vocal - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Curt Cress, Drums - John Harris, Composer - John Harris, Lyricist - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Johan Daansen, Guitar - Bertl Gebhard, Background Vocal - Peter Bischof, Background Vocal - Frank Farian, Producer - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - Peter Weihe, Guitar - John Golden, Acoustic Bass - Bimey Oberreit, Background Vocal - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Eddie Schwartz, Composer - Eddie Schwartz, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Curt Cress, Drums - David Tyson, Composer - David Tyson, Lyricist - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Bertl Gebhard, Background Vocal - Peter Bischof, Background Vocal - Frank Farian, Producer - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - Peter Weihe, Guitar - Bimey Oberreit, Background Vocal - Dieter Petereit, Acoustic Bass - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Curt Cress, Drums - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards - John Wilcox, Composer - John Wilcox, Lyricist
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
The mid-'80s spelled doom for most champions of '70s pomp rock, as MTV and radio fans seemed to be mesmerized by concise, synth-based pop ditties. Perhaps sensing that his sound had become passé, Meat Loaf attempted to keep pace with the current pop scene for his fifth solo album, 1986's BLIND BEFORE I STOP. He enlisted the services of Euro-dance king Frank Farian (whose name would be tossed around in the tabloids years later due to his involvement in the Milli Vanilli scandal). Farian lets Meat Loaf rock out on a few tracks, but also helps him experiment with dance sounds, something that most longtime Meat Loaf fans weren't exactly expecting. The self-explanatory "Rock n' Roll Mercenaries" is a pure-blooded rocker, but selections such as the title track are a good example of Farian's newly proposed dance direction. BLIND BEFORE I STOP failed to reach the top of the charts in Europe (where Meat Loaf remained a hot commodity), proving that his new direction wasn't the answer to his problems. Meat Loaf wouldn't release another new studio album for seven years (until his 1993 worldwide comeback smash BAT OUT OF HELL II), concentrating instead on roadwork.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:29
- Main artists: Meat Loaf
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1986 BMG UK
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