BAT OUT OF HELL III!

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Is anyone anticipating this monstrous rock behemoth?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 4 August 2006 09:26 (nineteen years ago)

ha, just in time for the new Rocky movie

― de latebloomer's 2015 youth crew revival (latebloomer), Friday, 4 August 2006 10:13 (nineteen years ago)

The latest instalment was produced by Desmond Child - who has worked with Kiss, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Cher - and who wanted Meat Loaf to tone down the pomp and sing from the heart.

Child asked Meat Loaf to be "less theatrical" and the star says the songs became "more personal", applying them to his own life rather than playing a part.

This is not the point of Meat Loaf. The point of Meat Loaf is bombast. Is guilty pleasures. Is excitement. The point is not emotional heartache.

― Mordechai Shinefield (Mordy), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:23 (nineteen years ago)

Desmond Child - who has worked with Kiss, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Cher

oh, this record will not be lacking for pomp. take the news from whence it comes.

― rudy huxtable can't fail (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:39 (nineteen years ago)

It should be called Bats on a Bike.

― Son of Spam (noodle vague), Sunday, 6 August 2006 07:50 (nineteen years ago)

I heard his version of "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" (yes, the one Steinmann punted off to Celine Dion in the interim between writing it and inventing Bat3) on the radio the other day. Still theatrical, don't you worry.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 6 August 2006 08:24 (nineteen years ago)

The cover looks like a Rhapsody album! Sorry, Rhapsody Of Fire. I like this idea of doing sequels to concept albums, has anyone else doni it? I'm sure someone has, can't think who at the moment. Pete Townshend?

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Sunday, 6 August 2006 10:34 (nineteen years ago)

Not quite the same but Rush had the ongoing "Cygnus X-1" thing over A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres.

― Son of Spam (noodle vague), Sunday, 6 August 2006 12:50 (nineteen years ago)

If his vocals are anything like his hellishly bad performance on American Idol (yes... I watched it), then hella no.

― Sean Robison (yaratnam), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 05:03 (nineteen years ago)

Sequels to concept LPs? Hmmm...Frank Zappa did a couple. The Residents also. And Voivod's first few were all supposedly parts of a bigger whole.

― Monty Von Byonga (Monty Von Byonga), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 05:43 (nineteen years ago)

oh man, that is the greatest thing ever. especially he-man fighting the giant bat.

unabashed in my love for mr. loaf!

― Emily B (Emily B), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 19:42 (nineteen years ago)

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Queensryche did a sequel to Operation: Mindcrime as well.

― LC (Damian), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 20:19 (nineteen years ago)

I mean, just the idea of making a "Bat Out Of Hell" without Jim Steinman participating....

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 20:53 (nineteen years ago)

seriously Bat out of Hell 2 (back into hell) is one of the greatest albums ever. geir is otm about lack of steinman jitters though...

― pscott (elwisty), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 21:44 (nineteen years ago)

From linked article:
"As with the first two albums, most of the songs have been written by Meat Loaf's long-time collaborator Jim Steinman.

Steinman, the main creative force behind albums I and II, has contributed seven songs this time despite falling out with the singer over who owns the phrase Bat Out of Hell."

― renaldo (leopoldo), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 22:34 (nineteen years ago)

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