Bat Out Of Hell

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Seize the Night" has a strong orchestral foundation underneath the lead vocals and a choir. A duet with Jennifer Hudson, "The Future Ain't What It Used to Be" is a pessimistic song based upon the myth that Pandora closed her jar before allowing "hope" to escape (the song first appeared on the only album performed by female group Pandora's Box). The lyrics reveal the hopelessness of the past ( Were there ever any stars in the sky?) and the future ( There's nothing so sad as a tomorrow gone bad). a b c Butler, Susan. "Meat Loaf Sues Over 'Bat Out Of Hell' ". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26 . Retrieved 2006-09-25. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (February 7, 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.

Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Meat Loaf; 'Bat Out of Hell 3 ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved July 23, 2021. Stephen Erlewine in AllMusic writes that "this is Grand Guignol pop—epic, gothic, operatic, and silly, and it's appealing because of all of this." He thinks that Steinman is "a composer without peer, simply because nobody else wanted to make mini-epics like this." Rundgren's production is applauded, as is the wit in the music and lyrics. "It may elevate adolescent passion to operatic dimensions, and that's certainly silly, but it's hard not to marvel at the skill behind this grandly silly, irresistible album." [1] The song, along with "Heaven Can Wait" and "All Revved Up with No Place To Go", originally featured in Steinman's Peter Pan-inspired 1977 un-finished musical Neverland, which was finally completed in 2018 and renamed Bat Out of Hell. Steinman and Meat Loaf, who were touring with the National Lampoon show, felt that the three songs were "exceptional" and Steinman began to develop them as part of a seven-song set they wanted to record as an album. [6] In the musical, the character of Baal describes to Wendy what Neverland feels like: " The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling..." After the first chorus, Wendy screams "Don't leave me." There is some rapid dialogue after the second chorus between Tink, Baal and Wendy, concluding: A Meat Loaf musical might actually end up on Broadway". New York Post. November 8, 2017 . Retrieved April 8, 2018.ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 21, 2021. Sala, Sofia Della (January 21, 2022). "Jeremy Clarkson makes uncomplicated tribute to Meat Loaf". Oxfordshire Live . Retrieved June 11, 2023. Bat Out of Hell is often compared to the music of Bruce Springsteen, particularly the album Born to Run. Steinman says he finds that "puzzling, musically", although they share influences; "Springsteen was more an inspiration than an influence." [14] A BBC article added "that Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan from Springsteen's E Street Band played on the album only helped reinforce the comparison." [16]

Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved January 25, 2022. a b c d e f Jim Steinman (1999). Classic Albums: Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell (DVD). Image Entertainment.

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Sullivan, Caroline (2006-10-20). "Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell III". The Guardian . Retrieved 2007-09-11. Produced by Desmond Child, it is the only Bat album not involving Jim Steinman in its production. The album was subject to a legal dispute between Meat Loaf and Steinman, who had registered the phrase "Bat Out of Hell" as a trademark and attempted to prevent the album using the phrase. In the end, seven songs that Steinman wrote for various other projects were included. Norwegiancharts.com – Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2016.