Hang Cool Teddy Bear

Hang Cool Teddy Bear
Hang Cool Teddy Bear
Studio album by Meat Loaf
Released 19 April 2010[1]
Recorded 2009
Genre Hard rock, rock
Length 64:56
Label Mercury, Loud & Proud (US)
Producer Rob Cavallo
Meat Loaf chronology
Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose
(2006)		 Hang Cool Teddy Bear
(2010)		 Hell in a Handbasket
(2011)

Hang Cool Teddy Bear is the 11th studio album by Meat Loaf. It was released on 19 April 2010 by Mercury Records in the UK[2] and by Loud & Proud Records in the US[3] on 11 May 2010, with global distribution handled by Universal Music Group.

The album was produced by Rob Cavallo, and contains songs written by Justin Hawkins, Rick Brantley and Jon Bon Jovi, amongst others. Guests on the album include Brian May, Steve Vai, Patti Russo, Hugh Laurie, Jack Black, and Pearl Aday. This is the fourth studio album by Meat Loaf not to include any songs written by former collaborator Jim Steinman.

The first single from the album, "Los Angeloser", was released for download on 5 April.[4]

The album was released on CD, Hardback book CD/DVD Deluxe edition, Limited Edition LP, digital & Super Deluxe Box Set.[1] The Super deluxe edition comes in a book like box containing two audio CDs, a concert DVD of Meat Loaf live in 2008,[2] a Meat Loaf metal keyring, sheet music for the track "Los Angeloser", and a Meat Loaf Hang Cool Teddy Bear album art print card.[1] The Universal Music UK store has an exclusive version available featuring a signed certificate.[2]

Contents

Production

In May 2009, Meat Loaf began work on the album in the studio with Green Day's American Idiot album producer Rob Cavallo, whom he credits with rescuing the project after the initial recordings were made. "I went into the studio with 19 songs and three of them made the record," Meat Loaf said. "Rob said, 'Look, these other songs are for a different album than the one we're making.'" A friend, Hollywood screenwriter Kilian Kerwin, gave Meat Loaf the idea of making a concept album. Meat Loaf and Kerwin discussed the idea of a soldier lying near death on a battlefield, but instead of his life flashing before his eyes, his possible future flashes before them.[5] Each song presents "a different scenario in his future".[6] Meat Loaf recruited eight songwriters for the album— including Jon Foreman, Desmond Child, former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi,[5] Justin Hawkins, Rick Brantley, Eric Sean Nally, Tommy Henriksen and Jon Bon Jovi.[7] "I didn't tell [the songwriters] what the story was and I'm kind of glad I didn't because it becomes too literal when you do that," Meat Loaf said.[5]

Much of the work on the album was done in July 2009.[5] It was officially completed as of December 12, 2009.[8]

Guest musicians on the album include guitarists Steve Vai and Brian May of Queen, a longtime friend of Meat Loaf, Brooklyn musician Adam Ahuja, as well as actors Hugh Laurie and Jack Black, also old friends.[5]

Track listing

Thirteen songs appear on the album, with a fourteenth, "Prize Fight Lover", included as a free MP3 download from hangcoolteddybear.com.

A fifteenth song was recorded as a B-side to "Los Angeloser" entitled "Boneyard". It features Meat Loaf's daughter, Pearl. A further B-side is available for purchase on iTunes (US store only) entitled "Don't Get Me Going" on the "If I Can't Have You" EP. That EP also includes a single edit of "If I Can't Have You" and a live version of "Hot Patootie (Bless My Soul)" recorded on the 2010 tour.

Disc 1

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Peace on Earth"   Rick Brantley 6:38
2. "Living on the Outside"   Brantley 5:03
3. "Los Angeloser"   James Michael 4:09
4. "If I Can't Have You"   Kara DioGuardi/Paul Freeman/Raine Maida 5:00
5. "Love Is Not Real/Next Time You Stab Me in the Back"   Rob Cavallo/Justin Hawkins/Meat Loaf/Eric Sean Nally 7:33
6. "Like a Rose"   Kevin Kadish/Jake Scherer 3:16
7. "Song of Madness"   Brantley/Meat Loaf/Jamie Muhoberac 5:31
8. "Did You Ever Love Somebody"   Marsha Malamet/Liz Vidal 4:01
9. "California Isn't Big Enough (Hey There Girl)" (Not included on some editions) Hawkins/Nally 4:43
10. "Running Away from Me"   Jon Foreman 3:54
11. "Let's Be in Love"   Gregory Becker/John Paul White/Mathius Wollo 5:11
12. "If It Rains"   Jaren Johnston/Neil Mason 3:56
13. "Elvis in Vegas"   Desmond Child/Billy Falcon/Jon Bon Jovi 6:01
Bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
14. "Boneyard" (iTunes bonus track) Tom Hambridge 5:02
15. "Prize Fight Lover" (free download bonus track www.hangcoolteddybear.com) Dave Bassett/Rick Brantley/Tommy Henriksen 5:50
16. "Don't Get Me Going" (iTunes and Napster B-side to If I Can't Have You EP)   2:53
Disc 2: Casa de Carne Live Album (with Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions only)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)" (8/11/08, Helsinki Ice Hall, Finland) Jesse Hughes/Josh Homme 3:09
2. "If It Ain't Broke, Break It" (7/9/08 Notting Arena, UK) Jim Steinman 4:59
3. "Blind as a Bat" (7/13/08, Blickling Hall, Norfolk, UK) Desmond Child/James Michael 6:21
4. "Amnesty Is Granted" (7/21/08, Zitadelle Spandau, Berlin, Germany) Sammy Hagar 5:11
5. "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" (7/23/08, Stadtpark, Hamburg) Steinman 7:34
6. "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (6/29/08, The Marquee, Cork, Ireland) Steinman 10:01
7. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" (12/2/08, Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown, Ohio) Steinman 6:25
8. "Bat Out of Hell" (12/6/08, United Palace Theatre, New York) Steinman 12:51
9. "Roadhouse Blues/Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" (8/8/08, Bergenshallen, Bergen, Norway) The Doors/John Lennon/Paul McCartney 9:29
10. "Out of the Frying Pan (And Into the Fire)" (7/26/08, Atlantico Hall, Lisbon (iTunes exclusive)) Steinman 10:39

Disc 2: Tour Edition

During Meat Loaf's 2010 UK tour, a special two-disc tour edition was given out. The second disc included four songs recorded live at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, on July 16, 2010.

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Peace on Earth"   Rick Brantley 7:03
2. "Living on the Outside"   Brantley 5:58
3. "Song of Madness"   Brantley/Meat Loaf/Jamie Muhoberac 6:25
4. "Los Angeloser"   James Michael 4:59

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
The Guardian 3/5 stars[6]
The Independent 2/5 stars[9]
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars[10]
411mania 9/10 stars[11]
The Times 4/5 stars[12]
Mojo Radio 8.4/10[13]

The Guardian's Caroline Sullivan says, "Hang Cool, Teddy Bear is of a piece with the rest of his catalogue: the pounding guitars never slacken, emotions are writ very large and the lyrics rarely lack sly wit ... Less happily, the tempo never varies – this album desperately needs a ballad – and 13 unrelenting tracks is a good deal more than enough."[6] The Times gave a positive review, saying "Everything about Meat’s eleventh album screams novelty cabaret “metal”, yet this is his most credible record in three decades. Ditching the theatrical cheese, Meat, 62, can still bellow an anthem of youthful lust."[12] The Independent is more skeptical, pointing to correlation between recruiting guest-performers and the weakness of "a high-profile performer's output."[9]

Chart performance

The album charted at #4 in the official UK album chart on April 25, 2010. It peaked at #27 on the US Billboard 200.

The Hang Cool Tour

The Hang Cool Tour commenced on the July 3rd, 2010 in support of the album and consisted of 3 legs through Europe and North America until August 5th, 2011.

Personnel

Musicians

The Neverland Express

  • Paul Crook – guitar
  • Randy Flowers – guitar, backing vocals (tracks 1-4, 7, 8, 10-13)
  • Kasim Sulton – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • John Miceli – drums
  • Patti Russo – female lead vocals (track 11), featured vocals (track 2), backing vocals (tracks 1-3, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13)
  • Carolyn "C.C." Coletti-Jablonski – backing vocals (tracks 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13)

Regular Meat Loaf Studio Sidemen

  • James Michael – guitar, backing vocals (track 3)
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • Pearl Aday – backing vocals ("Boneyard")

Session Musicians

  • Adam Ahuja – "3rd verse R&B guitar" (track 5)
  • Rob Cavallo – additional guitar (track 5)
  • Chris Chaney – bass guitar
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Eric Dover, Jaime Neely, Julian Raymond, Eric Skodus – backing vocals (track 9)
  • Carmen Carter – backing vocals (tracks 2, 11)
  • Marcus Blake, Georgia Haege (also track 2), Jim Wilson – backing vocals (tracks 7, 8, 10, 12, 13)

Guest Appearances

  • Rick Brantley – guitar, backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 7)
  • Justin Hawkins – guitar, backing vocals (tracks 3, 5)
  • Steve Vai – additional guitar (tracks 5, 7)
  • Brian May – additional guitar (track 5)
  • Hugh Laurie – piano (track 4)
  • Kara DioGuardi – female lead and backing vocals (track 4)
  • 78violet – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Jack Black – backing vocals (track 6)
  • Jake Scherer – backing vocals (track 6)

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Meat Loaf CD Hang Cool Teddy Bear Super Deluxe Box Edition at Universal Music". Store.universal-music.co.uk. http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofworld/Artists/Meat-Loaf/icat/meatloaf. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  3. ^ "Meat Loaf Signs to Roadrunner/ Loud & Proud!". Roadrunnerrecords.com. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Meat-Loaf-Signs-to-Roadrunner-Loud--Proud-21063.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  4. ^ SUBWAY (2007-11-30). "SHORTNEWS|SUBWAY|"Hang Cool, Teddy Bear": Meat Loaf meldet sich zurück!|Neues Album ab dem 2. April". Subway.de. http://www.subway.de/news/shortnews/?hnr=&tx_mfarticle_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=10028&cHash=777b938cbd&hnr=. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  5. ^ a b c d e Spillane, Sean, "Meat Loaf: Not done yet and back in Connecticut for Mohegan Sun concert", article, "Go" entertainment supplement, The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut (also in The News-Times of Danbury, Connecticut Post of Bridgeport and Greenwich Time newspapers), July 8, 2010
  6. ^ a b c Caroline Sullivan (2010-04-15). "Meat Loaf: Hang Cool, Teddy Bear | CD review | Music". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/apr/15/meat-loaf-cd-review. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  7. ^ "A VidTweet From @RealMeatLoaf - Meat Loaf". Vidtweeter.com. 2009-08-11. http://www.vidtweeter.com/show.php?id=9jcbn. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  8. ^ “”. "VID00065.MP4". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Slf8MLfkw. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
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  10. ^ "Hang Cool Teddy Bear review". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1778581. 
  11. ^ "Hang Cool Teddy Bear review". 411mania. http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/138660. 
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  13. ^ Rose, Rustyn. "Review: Hang Cool Teddy Bear". Mojo Radio. http://mojoradio.us/cd-review-meat-loaf-hang-cool-teddy-bear/. Retrieved 26 April 2010. 

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Studio albums
Stoney & Meatloaf (1971) • Bat Out of Hell (1977) • Dead Ringer (1981) • Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) • Bad Attitude (1984) • Blind Before I Stop (1986) • Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell (1993) • Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995) • Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003) • Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) • Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010) • Hell in a Handbasket (2011)
Live albums
Live at Wembley (1987) • Live Around the World (1996) • VH1: Storytellers (1999) • Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2004) • 3 Bats Live (2008)
Compilations
Hits out of Hell (1984) • The Big Ones (1984) • Heaven & Hell (1989) • Paradise By The Dashboardlight (The Very Best of) (1991) • Back From Hell! The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1993) • Back From Hell Again! - The Very Best of Meat Loaf Vol. 2 (1994) • Alive In Hell (1994) • Heaven Can Wait – The Best Ballads of Meat Loaf Vol. 1 (1996) • The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998) • Piece of the Action: The Best of Meat Loaf (2009)
Videography
Live • Hits out of Hell • Bad Attitude - Live! • Bat out of Hell II: Picture Show • VH1: Storytellers • To Hell and Back • Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra • 3 Bats Live • Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Tours
Bat Out of Hell (1977-78)  • Dead Ringer (1981)  • Meat Loaf & The Neverland Express Euro '82 (1982)  • World Tour / Monsters of Rock (1983)  • Bad Attitude (1984-85)  • 20/20 (1986-87)  • Lost Boys & Golden Girls / Bat Out of Hell 10th Anniversary (1988-89)  • Everything Louder (1993-95)  • Born to Rock (1996)  • The Very Best of... (1999)  • Storytellers (1999-2000)  • Night of the Proms (2001)  • Just Having Fun... (2002)  • Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003-04)  • The Hair of the Dog (2005)  • Seize the Night / The Three Bats (2006-07)  • Casa de Carne (2008)  • Hang Cool (2010-11)  • Guilty Pleasure (2011-12)
Singles
"What You See is What You Get" • "It Takes All Kinds of People" • "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" • "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (w/ Ellen Foley) • "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" • "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" • "Bat Out of Hell" • "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" • "Dead Ringer for Love" (w/ Cher) • "Read 'Em and Weep" • "Peel Out" • "In Europe '82 (4 Track EP)" • "If You Really Want To" • "Razor's Edge" • "Midnight at the Lost and Found" • "Modern Girl" • "Nowhere Fast" • "Surf's Up" • "Sailor to a Siren" • "Piece of the Action" • "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" (w/ John Parr) • "Getting Away with Murder" • "Blind Before I Stop" • "Special Girl" • "A Time for Heroes" (w/ Brian May) • "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (w/ Lorraine Crosby) • "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" • "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" • "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" • "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" (w/ Patti Russo) • "Not a Dry Eye in the House" • "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" • "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" (w/ Bonnie Tyler) • "No Matter What" • "Is Nothing Sacred" (w/ Patti Russo) • "Did I Say That?" • "Couldn't Have Said It Better" (w/ Patti Russo) • "Man of Steel" • "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (w/ Marion Raven) • "Blind As a Bat" • "Cry Over Me" • "Los Angeloser" • "If I Can't Have You" • "All of Me"
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Discography • Neverland Express • Stoney & Meatloaf • Jim Steinman • Patti Russo • Shaun Murphy • Amanda Aday • Pearl Aday • The Seize the Night Tour • The Casa de Carne Tour • The Hang Cool Tour • The Celebrity Apprentice 4

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