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pos: Bat Out of Hell of The Who's "Baba O'Riley" with a Phil Spector style melody on top. In Jim Steinman's "Neverland" and "Bat Out Of Hell The Musical," the spoken word "Hot Summer Night" and this song are used as an exchange of wedding vows, and to celebrate a wedding. The song "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" was written in direct response to actress Mimi Kennedy asking Jim Steinman whether he could write a simple song like Elvis Presley's "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You". Todd Rundgren identifies how the song was influenced by the Eagles, who were successful at

pos: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell Crosby had recorded her part as guide vocals, she did not receive any royalties from the song. The album opens with "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", a marathon twelve-minute opus which was edited for single release in some countries. The track begins with a guitar played to sound like a revving motorcycle, a reference to Todd Rundgren's contribution in the middle of "Bat Out of Hell". Each verse comprises two things that he would do for love, followed by one thing that he would not do. It is that latter parts of each chorus that

pos: Meat Loaf not fit any specific recognized music industry style. Finally, they performed the songs for Todd Rundgren, who decided to produce the album, as well as play lead guitar on it (other members of Rundgren's band Utopia also lent their musical talents). They then shopped the record around, but still had no takers until Cleveland International Records decided to take a chance. In October 1977, "Bat Out of Hell" was finally released. Meat Loaf and Steinman formed the band The Neverland Express to tour in support of "Bat Out of Hell". Their first gig was opening for Cheap Trick in Chicago.

pos: Bat Out of Hell (song) Bat Out of Hell (song) "Bat Out of Hell" is a song written by Jim Steinman, for the 1977 album "Bat Out of Hell" and performed by Meat Loaf. It was released as a single in 1979, and again in 1993. Many of the musicians who performed on the track were members of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and Todd Rundgren's Utopia. This song has become the traditional last song that Meat Loaf performs on all of his live concert shows. The song was inspired by teenage tragedy songs such as "Leader of the Pack", "Terry" and "Tell Laura I

pos: Bat Out of Hell (song) of "Top Gear"'s Top 5 Ultimate Driving Songs, as voted by the audience of the show. It was ranked below Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" and Golden Earring's "Radar Love". Bat Out of Hell (song) "Bat Out of Hell" is a song written by Jim Steinman, for the 1977 album "Bat Out of Hell" and performed by Meat Loaf. It was released as a single in 1979, and again in 1993. Many of the musicians who performed on the track were members of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and Todd Rundgren's Utopia. This song has become the traditional last song

pos: Bat Out of Hell (song) Steinman insisted that the song should contain the sound of a motorcycle, and complained to producer Todd Rundgren at the final overdub session about its absence. Rather than use a recording of a real motorcycle, Rundgren himself played the section on guitar, leading straight into the solo without a break. In his autobiography, Meat Loaf relates how everyone in the studio was impressed with his improvisation. Meat Loaf commends Rundgren's overall performance on the track: "In fifteen minutes he played the lead solo and then played the harmony guitars at the beginning. I guarantee the whole thing didn't take him

pos: Bat Out of Hell Bat Out of Hell Bat Out of Hell is the debut studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf, as well as his first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren. The album was released in September 1977 on Cleveland International/Epic Records. It is one of the best-selling albums of all time, having sold over 43 million copies worldwide. "Rolling Stone" "Magazine" ranked it at number 343 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003. Its musical style is influenced by Steinman's appreciation of Richard Wagner, Phil Spector, Bruce Springsteen and The Who.

pos: Bat Out of Hell "Bat Out of Hell" before being rejected by the singer and Steinman in favor of Todd Rundgren, whom Meat Loaf initially found cocky but grew to like. Rundgren found the album hilarious, thinking it was a parody of Springsteen. The singer quotes him as saying: "I've 'got' to do this album. It's just so 'out' there." They told the producer that they had previously been signed to RCA. Recording started in late 1975 in Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York. Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg, the pianist and drummer from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band played on the album, in addition

pos: Bat Out of Hell of The Who's "Baba O'Riley" with a Phil Spector style melody on top. In Jim Steinman's "Neverland" and "Bat Out Of Hell The Musical," the spoken word "Hot Summer Night" and this song are used as an exchange of wedding vows, and to celebrate a wedding. The song "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" was written in direct response to actress Mimi Kennedy asking Jim Steinman whether he could write a simple song like Elvis Presley's "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You". Todd Rundgren identifies how the song was influenced by the Eagles, who were successful at

neg: Bat Out of Hell to members of Rundgren's group Utopia: Kasim Sulton, Roger Powell and John "Willie" Wilcox. Edgar Winter played the saxophone on "All Revved Up". Rundgren himself played guitar, including the "motorcycle solo" on "Bat Out of Hell." Both Steinman and Rundgren were influenced by Phil Spector and his "wall of sound." According to Meat Loaf, Rundgren put all the arrangements together because although "Jim could hear all the instruments" in his head, Steinman hummed rather than orchestrating. When Rundgren discovered that the deal with RCA did not actually exist, Albert Grossman, who had been Bob Dylan's manager, offered to put it

neg: Bat Out of Hell (TV series) "a little-known gem of suspense". Bat Out of Hell (TV series) Bat Out of Hell is a British thriller television serial created by Francis Durbridge and originally aired on BBC Two from 26 November to 24 December 1966. The series followed two lovers, Diana Stewart (Sylvia Syms) and Mark Paxton (John Thaw), who are haunted by the voice of Diana's husband over the telephone after he is murdered by the couple. Inspector Clay, played by Dudley Foster, was the detective inspector who headed the police investigation. Diana Stewart (Sylvia Syms) and Mark Paxton (John Thaw), are in love, however, Diana's

neg: Bat Out of Hell (TV series) Bat Out of Hell (TV series) Bat Out of Hell is a British thriller television serial created by Francis Durbridge and originally aired on BBC Two from 26 November to 24 December 1966. The series followed two lovers, Diana Stewart (Sylvia Syms) and Mark Paxton (John Thaw), who are haunted by the voice of Diana's husband over the telephone after he is murdered by the couple. Inspector Clay, played by Dudley Foster, was the detective inspector who headed the police investigation. Diana Stewart (Sylvia Syms) and Mark Paxton (John Thaw), are in love, however, Diana's husband Geoffrey (Noel Johnson) is

neg: Bruce Kulick the mid-1970s Kulick toured for several months as the lead guitarist of the Andrea True Connection. In the late 1970s, following the release of Meat Loaf's first album "Bat Out of Hell", Kulick played rhythm guitar/lead guitar on tour with Meat Loaf's band alongside his brother Bob on lead guitar/rhythm guitar. In the tour introductions, Meat Loaf introduced Bruce and Bob as 'Pretty Boy' and 'Killer' respectively. Kulick was a member of the band Blackjack, with Michael Bolton, during the band's short existence from 1979 to 1980. He also played on several Bolton solo albums. (Bolton later co-wrote the Kiss

neg: Bat Out of Hell The Musical Bat Out of Hell The Musical Bat Out of Hell is a rock musical written by Jim Steinman based on the album of the same name. Steinman wrote all of the songs, most of which are songs from the Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums by Meat Loaf including "Bat Out of Hell", "" and "". The musical is a loose retelling of Peter Pan and Wendy, set in post-apocalyptic Manhattan (now named "Obsidian"), and follows Strat, the forever young leader of The Lost who has fallen in love with Raven, daughter of Falco, the tyrannical ruler of Obsidian.

neg: Bat Out of Hell seven-song set they wanted to record as an album. The three songs were "Bat Out of Hell", "Heaven Can Wait" and "The Formation of the Pack", which was later retitled "All Revved Up with No Place to Go". "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." 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."

neg: Bad for Good city built on the ruins of Los Angeles after a series of chemical wars." "Neverland" never got past the workshop stage, although the "Bat Out of Hell" musical scheduled to open in London in 2009 is based on the same concept. The next track, "Love and Death and an American Guitar", is a spoken word fantasy monologue, performed by Steinman that he used to do in the Meat Loaf shows. It opens by quoting lyrics from "Bat Out of Hell"'s "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" ("I remember everything. I remember every little thing as if it happened only yesterday. I

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose promotional videos and animations from "Bat III". Portions of the tour were captured on film in the Theatrical Documentary "", directed by Bruce David Klein, which was released in 2008. <br> Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose is the ninth studio album by Meat Loaf, and the third and final one in the "Bat Out of Hell" trilogy. It was released in Ireland on October 20 2006, 29 years after "Bat Out of Hell" (1977), and 13 years after "" (1993). It was released in the UK on

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose is the ninth studio album by Meat Loaf, and the third and final one in the "Bat Out of Hell" trilogy. It was released in Ireland on October 20 2006, 29 years after "Bat Out of Hell" (1977), and 13 years after "" (1993). It was released in the UK on October 23, 2006, and in the US on October 31, 2006. Produced by Desmond Child, it is the only "Bat" album not involving Jim Steinman in its production. The album was

neg: Jay Scheib for the Arts / Theater Communications Group Program for Directors, and the Edgerton Award from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2009 Scheib was named by "American Theater Magazine" as one of the 25 Artists who will shape the next 25 years of American Theater.Most recently Scheib's production of "Bat Out of Hell" won London's Evening Standard Award for Best Musical. For Scheib's staging of "Bat Out of Hell" he has been nominated for Best Director for the 2017 WhatsOnStage Award. Scheib's opera and music theatrical works include Jim Steinman's "Bat Out of Hell. Bat Out of Hell" began previews

neg: Bat Out of Hell and "Bat Out of Hell (live)" [11:10], and a "Bat Out of Hell: Re-Vamped" release (1991) containing the bonus song "Dead Ringer for Love." A new hybrid SACD version was released in late 2016 by Analog Spark, an audiophile imprint of the Razor & Tie label, mastered from the original tapes by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound. (Early copies erroneously name Kevin Gray as the mastering engineer; Analog Spark issued a statement that this intended arrangement did not happen because of a "miscommunication.") Bat Out of Hell Bat Out of Hell is the debut studio album by American rock singer

neg: Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is a live album released by singer Meat Loaf in 2004 on the Mercury and Sanctuary labels. The album was recorded on February 20-February 22, 2004 during Meat Loaf's Australian tour. Meat Loaf is backed for the concerts by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. As the name suggests, the album contains live performances of the seven tracks off Meat Loaf's 1977 album, "Bat Out of Hell". The Australian and limited edition versions of the album also contain a performance of "I

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell from the video shoot of "I'd Do Anything for Love". "All sections were directed by Michael Bay and produced by Propaganda Films. DVD produced by Abbey Road Interactive." Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell is the sixth studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and was written and produced by Jim Steinman. It was released in September 1993, sixteen years after Meat Loaf's first solo album "Bat Out of Hell". The album reached number 1 in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Five tracks were released as singles,

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell is the sixth studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and was written and produced by Jim Steinman. It was released in September 1993, sixteen years after Meat Loaf's first solo album "Bat Out of Hell". The album reached number 1 in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Five tracks were released as singles, including "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", which reached number 1 in 28 countries. The album was released by Virgin Records outside of North

neg: Meat Loaf Show", playing the parts of Eddie and Dr. Everett Scott. The success of the musical led to the filming of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in which Meat Loaf played only Eddie, a decision he said made the movie not as good as the musical. About the same time, Meat Loaf and Steinman started work on "Bat Out of Hell". Meat Loaf convinced Epic Records to shoot videos for four songs, "Bat Out of Hell", "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth", and "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad". He then convinced Lou

neg: Bat Out of Hell bat out of Hell: Steinman registered "Bat Out of Hell" as a trademark in 1995, and sought to prevent Meat Loaf from using the title. In 2006, however, the singer sought to cancel Steinman's trademark and use the title for "". "Bat Out of Hell" was released by Cleveland International Records in September 1977. However, at Cleveland International Records' parent label, Epic Records, almost everyone hated it. Steve Popovich, the head of Cleveland International Records, was relentless in his efforts to get Epic and all of CBS Records and radio on board. In 1993, Steinman reflected that the album was

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell to sing—it was a horrifying sound." Steinman "kept writing the music to "Bat Out of Hell part 2"... my sequel." Not being able to "bear for people not to hear those songs," Steinman recorded the album, retitled "Bad for Good", as a solo project, although Rory Dodd contributed lead vocals on some songs. Four songs from "Bad for Good" were included on "Bat Out of Hell II". In 1989, Steinman formed all-female vocal group Pandora's Box. The album, "Original Sin", was a commercial flop, but featured two songs which would also appear on "Bat II". Meat Loaf says "Jim put

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell the 1980s, Steinman and Meat Loaf met at the singer's house in Connecticut at Christmas 1989 or 1990<ref name="Meat Loaf/Dalton, p. 200"></ref> and sang "Bat Out of Hell" on piano. Steinman says that "working together again seemed like the cool thing to do." Steinman gave Meat Loaf half the songs for the album, but refused to give him any more until he changed managers. The singer was being managed by Walter Winneck and George Gilbert, who Meat Loaf credits as being "honest guys" but, under Steinman's influence, thinks would be "incapable of dealing with the record companies" on "Bat II".

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose years of friendship and inspiration, "Bat Out of Hell III" is dedicated to Jim Steinman." The album debuted at #8 on the "Billboard" 200 and sold about 81,000 copies in its opening week, his best since "Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell". However, it slipped to #60 after three weeks. The album also reached #3 in the UK charts, but quickly fell off. "Q" gave the album a positive review, calling it "the second-best album to bear the 'Bat' name", and saying that Child did an "impressive recreation of Steinman's Andrew Lloyd Webber-on-steroids approach", while the album was

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell America, where it was released by MCA. The third part of the "Bat" trilogy, "", was released in 2006. Just like the first album of the trilogy, "Bat Out of Hell II" was a huge commercial success and sold over 14 million copies worldwide. In the midst of the success of "Bat Out of Hell", desperate for a follow-up, management and the record company put pressure on Steinman to stop touring in order to write a follow-up, provisionally titled "Renegade Angel". In a 1981 "BBC Rock Hour Special" interview, Jim Steinman recalls the writing process. I started writing what I

neg: Bat Out of Hell Of Hell, and All Revved Up With No Place To Go. On the 25th anniversary version of the album Bat Out Of Hell, one of the bonus live tracks, "Great Boleros Of Fire," is an instrumental version of another song from "Neverland" titled "Gods." (Meat Loaf finally recorded and released this song under the title "Godz" on his 2016 album "Braver Than We Are"). When staged in 1977, the cast of "Neverland" included Ellen Foley as Wendy - who performs the lead female vocal on "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" on the album. The music for "Neverland" was performed by

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell ("It was long ago and it was far away"), as does the next track, "Wasted Youth", a spoken word fantasy monologue (a remixed version of "Love and Death and an American Guitar" from Steinman's "Bad for Good" album). The 1977 song's opening line "I remember every [...] little thing as if it happened only yesterday. I was barely seventeen" opens this track also, but instead of being "barely dressed" the protagonist "once killed a boy with a Fender guitar." Influenced by The Doors, Steinman wanted to write a piece where "the rhythm wasn't coming from the drums so much as

neg: Bat Out of Hell (song) basically has his body opened up and his heart explodes like a bat out of hell." The song ends with the line "like a bat out of hell" repeated three times, each ending on a high C. The video intersperses shots of a motorcyclist riding through a graveyard, lit by a full moon, with shots of Meat Loaf and backing singers at microphones. Despite being released 2 years after the album became available, the single reached number 15 in the UK in 1979, becoming his first top 20 UK hit and the highest charting song off the "Bat Out of

neg: Bat Out of Hell (song) that "puzzling, musically," although they share influences. "Springsteen was more an inspiration than an influence." A BBC article suggested, "...the fact that Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan from Springsteen's E Street Band played on the album only helped reinforce the comparison." According to Meat Loaf, the song is "constructed from" a shot near the beginning of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" in which the viewer looks down a valley and sees the lights of a city. He says all the clients in the Bates Motel "wish they would have left like a bat out of hell... It had nothing to do, believe

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose somewhere... but not necessarily running the whole thing. So my involvement was pretty much peripheral. The album features three duets. Norwegian vocalist Marion Raven duets on "It's All Coming Back to Me Now". "What About Love?" features Patti Russo, who has toured with Meat Loaf for over thirteen years. Finally, Jennifer Hudson performs on "The Future Ain't What It Used to Be". The album opens with the title track. "The Monster Is Loose" is highly influenced by the Gothic style of John 5, who plays the main guitar parts. The song is very heavy and continues Meat Loaf's association with

neg: Bat Out of Hell "Bat Out of Hell" has been certified 14 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. As of May 2015, it has spent 485 weeks in the UK Charts. The album went on to become one of the most influential and iconic albums of all time and its songs have remained classic rock staples. "Bat Out of Hell" has spawned two additional Meat Loaf sequel albums: "" and "". A musical based on the album, staged by Jay Scheib, opened at the Manchester Opera House on February 17, 2017 before transferring to the London Coliseum and Toronto, Canada's Ed

neg: Chocolate Starfish performance of Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell" album from start to finish. In March 2015, the band released their first new single in almost 20 years, titled "Cinderella". All proceeds from the sale of the song were donated to the Jaime Wild Foundation in support for Jamie, who is a young woman challenged by motor neurone disease. Works cited Chocolate Starfish Chocolate Starfish are an Australian rock music group formed in 1992, before separating in 1998. By March 1993 the line-up was Zoran Romic on lead guitar, Adam Thompson on lead vocals, Darren Danielson on drums, Norman Falvo on

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose 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. As with its predecessors, the album received mixed reviews. A tour, named The Seize the Night Tour, followed the release, concentrating upon songs from the "Bat" albums. According to a Reuters report, Meat Loaf and Steinman started working on an album in 2001. During the concerts in his "Hair of the Dog" tour, Meat Loaf

neg: Bat Out of Hell Orchestra Luna, and one of their members at the time was Karla DeVito. Ellen Foley was not available when it came time to go on tour for the album, so Karla DeVito took her place. In the various promotional music videos for the songs on the album Bat Out Of Hell Karla DeVito's lips are synced to Ellen Foley's album vocals. The opening track "Bat Out of Hell" is the result of Steinman's desire to write the "most extreme crash song of all time." "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" is musically inspired by the rock chords

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose asserting trademark ownership and threatening litigation to prevent the album's release. An agreement was reached in Summer 2006. According to Virgin, "the two came to an amicable agreement that ensured that Jim Steinman's music would be a continuing part of the 'Bat Out of Hell' legacy." In promotional interviews, Meat Loaf has played down the dispute with Steinman, pointing out that it was over in three weeks and was purely for the sake of business. I consider him to be one of my best friends but the real thing is about managers: I think Steinman's manager is the devil and

neg: Bat Out of Hell The Musical said, "this show has literally changed the way musicals are staged forever." "Bat Out of Hell" began previews at the London Coliseum on June 5, 2017 ahead of an official opening on June 20, 2017 and ran until August 22, 2017. On its final performance, the cast announced a return to London at the Dominion Theatre in 2018. After the production completed its run in Toronto, "Bat Out Of Hell"'s return engagement in London began previews on April 2, 2018, before opening at the Dominion Theatre on April 19, 2018. After originally being scheduled to run until July 28, 2018,

neg: Bat Out of Hell The Musical On The Freeway" in 1979, then as "Nocturnal Pleasure" in 1981 on the album "Dead Ringer". This full length version - titled "Teenager In Love" - was initially only the prologue to the music video for It's All Coming Back to Me Now by Pandora's Box (1989), but was later released as a standalone audio track on the digital-only special 19-track version of the album which includes promotional tracks and single edits. Bat Out of Hell The Musical Bat Out of Hell is a rock musical written by Jim Steinman based on the album of the same name. Steinman wrote

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose artist Marion Raven, who had been working on her solo album with Child, was chosen because the timbre of her voice starkly contrasts to Meat Loaf's. "Bad for Good" was one of the many songs written by Steinman under the inspiration of "Peter Pan" and lost boys who never grow up. This is reflected in lyrics such as "You know I'm gonna be like this forever/I'm never gonna be what I should." The song was written to appear on the follow-up to "Bat Out of Hell", but which Steinman recorded himself. Because of this, Meat Loaf was aware that there

neg: Hell in a Handbasket by noting "don't rule it out." This was a more specific variation on a previous statement, namely that he would work with Steinman again but that Steinman "doesn't know it yet." Speculation has since occurred as to what the contribution may be. As recently as September 2008, Steinman stated on his website he was creating an album as a promotional tie-in to the forthcoming "Bat Out of Hell" musical with a working title of "Bat Out of Hell: The Climax" or "The Final at Bat", which would feature "new versions of classic "BOOH" 1&2 songs, and ALL the brand newest

neg: Meat Loaf Meat Loaf Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947), known professionally as Meat Loaf, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is noted for his wide-ranging operatic voice and theatrical live shows. His "Bat Out of Hell" trilogy of albums (consisting of "Bat Out of Hell", "", and "") has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. More than 40 years after its release, "Bat Out of Hell" still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best selling albums in history.

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose "overblown, frequently ridiculous and largely devoid of irony." They were unimpressed with the title track, suggesting that "whoever decided it would be a good idea for Meat Loaf to tackle nu metal…should be tarred and feathered." "Q" did, however, praise the "operatic" vocals and May's "fabulously hysterical guitar" on the track "Bad for Good". "The Village Voice" named it as 'Album of the Year This Week', calling it "absurdist, righteous majesty". Some reviews lamented Steinman's absence. According to AllMusic, "this "Bat" is quite obviously a patchwork, pieced together from things borrowed and recreated, never quite gelling the way either of

neg: Bat Out of Hell The Musical the Dominion production was first extended until October 27, 2018, and subsequently extended again so that it is currently booking until January 5, 2019. The London Coliseum production was nominated for a 2018 Olivier Award for Best Sound Design, by Gareth Owen (sound designer). "Bat Out of Hell" made its North American premiere at the Ed Mirvish Theatre on October 14, 2017 and ran until January 7, 2018. The North American tour of "Bat Out of Hell" was originally scheduled to run from October 2018 through Summer 2019. The tour opened October 16, 2018 in Toronto at the Ed Mirvish

neg: Meat Loaf of 1974. Meat Loaf decided to leave theatre, and concentrate exclusively on music. Then the National Lampoon show "Lemmings" opened on Broadway and it needed an understudy for John Belushi, a close friend of Meat Loaf since 1972. It was at the "Lampoon" show that Meat Loaf met Ellen Foley, the co-star who sang "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "Bat Out of Hell" with him on the album "Bat Out of Hell". After the "Lampoon" show ended, Meat Loaf and Steinman spent time seeking a record deal. Their approaches were rejected by each record company, because their songs did

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell felt was "Bat Out of Hell part 2", definitely like "The Godfather part I" and "part 2", that's how I saw it. I wanted to do a continuation and I wanted to do an album that went even further and that was more extreme, if possible, which a lot of people felt wasn't possible but I just wanted to see if I could make a record that was even more heroic because that's what I thought of it ... "Bat Out of Hell" to me was ultimately very heroic though it was funny ... and I wanted to do one

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell about as perfect an image for rock'n'roll as I can think of." The cover art was illustrated by sci-fi/fantasy artist Michael Whelan, following the style of Richard Corben's cover for "Bat Out of Hell". It features the biker from the first cover flying on his motorcycle towards a giant bat perched on top of New York City's Chrysler Building, to which an angel is bound. Echoing the gravestones of the first cover, partially destroyed skyscrapers inhabit the lava landscape. Also like the first album, it features a 'Songs by Jim Steinman' credit, although smaller and located at the bottom of

neg: Bat Out of Hell performing the nine-minute title track. According to "Classic Rock," the response was so overwhelming, that they screened it again the following week. They later invited the band to perform "Paradise" live. "As a result, in the UK 'Bat' became an unfashionable, uncool, non-radio record that became a 'must-have' for everyone who heard it, whether they 'got' Steinman's unique perspective or not." Despite the album's success in Canada, it was not an immediate hit in the U.S. "Bat Out of Hell" still sells about 200,000 copies per year and has sold an estimated 43 million copies worldwide, including 14 million in

neg: Last at Bat Tour greatest hits. The first act set lasts around 50 minutes. The band come on stage to the Beatles' "When I'm Sixty-Four". The second act set is the "Bat Out of Hell" album performed in full and in order. Last at Bat Tour Last at Bat was a Meat Loaf concert tour which was billed as the tour, that played at 17 dates in Europe during April and May 2013. The first show was in Newcastle, England on 5 April 2013. The Nottingham performance was cancelled hours before it was due to begin, due to medical conditions affecting several members of

neg: Bat Out of Hell (TV series) Much to Mark's dismay, she is told to come to the hotel alone. Mark soon receives a phone call from a local shopkeeper, Kitty Tracey (Patsy Smart), who informs him that Diana has been arrested at the hotel after the police discovered Geoffrey's body. This is not the case, and the couple believe they are "home and dry" until they are preyed upon by a mysterious blackmailer. "Bat Out of Hell" was first broadcast on 26 November 1966. It aired Saturday nights at 10:05 pm and ran for five episodes with the series finale on 24 December 1966. The serial

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose problems and confusion over Steinman's involvement is a result of a dispute of the trademark "Bat Out of Hell", which Steinman registered in 1995. Meat Loaf sued Steinman and his manager, in a complaint filed May 28, 2006 in federal District Court in Los Angeles, California, for $50 million and to prevent further use by the writer/producer. Meat Loaf has stated that he contributed lyrics to "Bat Out of Hell". He had used the phrase extensively for tours, to which Steinman had never objected "until a recent falling out." Steinman and his representatives approached Meat Loaf's labels, Universal and Virgin,

neg: Bat Out of Hell The Musical to warn them that Falco is coming, and has already invaded the Deep End. Strat then grabs Raven and they escape via her bedroom window. Outside, they are met up with Jagwire who appears with Strat's motorbike and he urges them to go just as he gets apprehended by Falco's militia. Strat takes Raven on his motorbike and they begin their escape, but Raven has second thoughts about going with him ('Bat Out of Hell'). Halfway through the ride, Raven starts fearing about what her father would do to Strat, prompting her to jump off his motorbike and run away,

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose want to wait a year and a half just to find out that Steinman was still unfit. Describing himself as a "really loyal person," Meat Loaf says that "the decision not to use Steinman has taken its toll on me." However, in 2006, David Sonenberg, Steinman's manager, said: Jim's health is excellent. That's not the reason he didn't participate in ("Bat III"). He had some meaningful health problems about four years ago, but he's been totally healthy the last couple of years. His health in no way impacted on his involvement in the "Bat Out of Hell" project. The development

neg: Bat Out of Hell The Musical an altered version of Valkyrie replaces Blake in the show. Dominion Theatre, London (2018-19) Act One Act One begins with Strat recalling his first encounter with rock and roll ('Love and Death and an American Guitar (Strat's Soliloquy)') before his DNA froze causing him to remain eighteen forever. The story is set in the dystopian city of Obsidian, once known as Manhattan. Strat and his friends who are also frozen like him: Tink, Blake, Ledoux, Jagwire, Zahara and other teens call themselves 'The Lost' protest in Falco Square outside Falco Towers ('All Revved Up with No Place to Go /

neg: Bat Out of Hell appears on the Meat Loaf album, where it is performed by Jim Steinman and actress Marcia McClain. The next incarnation of Steinman's magnum opus, during the 1970s, was a musical called "Neverland," which contained many of the same scenes and themes as "The Dream Engine" but was now largely depoliticized and contained many Peter Pan references. Some scenes in "Neverland," such as the parents feeding their imprisoned daughter "dream suppressant" drugs, are still present in Bat Out Of Hell The Musical, but overall "Neverland" was of a much darker tone. This musical contained the songs Heaven Can Wait, Bat Out

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell that to me would be even more heroic and more epic and a little more operatic and passionate. In a 1993 promotional interview for the album, Steinman reasserts the continuation of the "Bat" world. "I didn't call it "Bat Out of Hell II" just to identify with the first record. It really does feel like an extension of that... It was a chance to go back to that world and explore it deeper. It always seemed incomplete because I conceived it like a film, and what would you do without "Die Hard 2"?" Meat Loaf himself was more succinct. He

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell told an interview at the time, "We called it "Bat Out of Hell II" 'cos that would help it sell shitloads." Steinman rejoined Meat Loaf and the band for a live performance in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1978 with the intention of going through the songs for "Bat II" after the show. However, someone broke into their dressing rooms during the show and stole several possessions, including the new lyric book. Then, Meat Loaf lost his voice and was unable to record "Renegade Angel". Steinman says "he sounded literally like the little girl in "The Exorcist"... like a dragon trying

neg: Bat Out of Hell (song) long. He knew that he had to do the crash. The lyrics describe how the biker is riding "faster than any other boy has ever gone." He is so involved that he "never [sees] the sudden curve till it's way too late." Drums and a roaring guitar indicate the crash. The biker lies fatally injured, "torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike." He can see his "heart still beating", which is also represented musically through bass guitar, a section devised by Kasim Sulton. Steinman says "I don't think there's ever been a more violent crash... the guy

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell In 1994, the three films were released as the VHS tape "Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell 2 – Picture Show", which also included alternate versions of "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" and "I'd Do Anything for Love", all featuring lead vocalist Patti Russo. They were included on a DVD in 2006 with the 'Collectors Edition' release of the album. The album was a commercial hit, and has sold more than 14 million copies around the world. It was #1 for one week in the US on the "Billboard"

neg: Meat Loaf He then omitted that song in favor of "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back", with the success of "Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell". Meat Loaf performed "Thrashin" for the soundtrack of the 1986 skateboarding film "Thrashin'" (directed by David Winters and starring Josh Brolin). Following the success of Meat Loaf's touring in the 1980s, he and Steinman began work during the Christmas of 1990 on the sequel to "Bat Out of Hell". After two years, "" was finished. The artist's then manager, Tommy Manzi, later told HitQuarters that music industry insiders were wholly

neg: Meat Loaf After the commercial success of "Bat Out of Hell" and "Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell" and earning a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song "I'd Do Anything for Love", Meat Loaf experienced some initial difficulty establishing a steady career within the United States. However, he has retained iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the United Kingdom, where he received the 1994 Brit Award for best-selling album and single, appeared in the 1997 film "Spice World", and ranks 23rd for the number of weeks spent on the UK charts as of 2006.

neg: Max Weinberg producer Jim Steinman. He drummed on the very popular 1977 Meat Loaf album, "Bat Out of Hell", playing on the Steinman-penned tracks "Bat Out of Hell", "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" and "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". At a point in 1983, Weinberg was featured on the number one and number two songs on the "Billboard" Hot 100, Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and Air Supply's "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", both Steinman creations. Weinberg also recorded with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Gary U.S. Bonds, Ian Hunter and Carole King.

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell the most successful single in the UK that year. Simultaneously, Meat Loaf released "Bat Out of Hell" as a single, which also made the top ten in the United Kingdom. Meat Loaf remained the last artist to have two top-ten UK singles at the same time until the Manic Street Preachers in 2001. "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" reached #13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and #11 on the UK Singles Chart. The third single from the album, "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are", did less well when it was released in 1994,

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose ("Were there ever any stars in the sky?") and the future ("There's nothing so sad as a tomorrow gone bad"). The final song of the "Bat" trilogy is a short one written by Steinman. A few lyrics of "Cry to Heaven" begin rather sweet, but turning rather bitter: ("Cry baby cry/Cry, cry to heaven/If that doesn't do it for you/Go ahead and cry like hell".) The two parts are bridged by an instrumental dominated by an Irish flute. The cover follows the style of the previous two albums called "Bat Out of Hell". Julie Bell designed the cover and the

neg: Bat Out of Hell (TV series) provided an interesting premise with the story taking place before the actual murder, a rarity in the genre at the time, so that the motives for Diana Stewart and Mark Paxton decision to murder Geoffrey Stewart could be better understood by the audience. The series climax, according to the John Thaw Foundation, is "particularly well remembered" in British television history. A novelisation of a five-part serial, entitled "Bat Out of Hell: An Inspector Clay Mystery", was written by Francis Durbridge and published in 1972. British crime novelist Martin Edwards, who enjoyed the series as a child, praised the book as

neg: Heaven & Hell (Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler album) Heaven & Hell (Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler album) Heaven & Hell is a compilation album by American singer Meat Loaf and Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released in 1989 by Telstar Records. The majority of songs included on "Heaven & Hell" were written by Jim Steinman, who wrote some of Meat Loaf and Tyler's biggest hits. Meat Loaf's tracks come from "Bat Out of Hell" (1977), "Dead Ringer" (1981) and "Midnight at the Lost and Found" (1983). Tyler's tracks come from "Faster Than the Speed of Night" (1983) and "Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire" (1986). Though the album

neg: Heaven & Hell (Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler album) two other tracks: "Rock N' Roll Mercenaries" and "Modern Girl". The label for this release was Telstar Records PLC. Heaven & Hell (Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler album) Heaven & Hell is a compilation album by American singer Meat Loaf and Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released in 1989 by Telstar Records. The majority of songs included on "Heaven & Hell" were written by Jim Steinman, who wrote some of Meat Loaf and Tyler's biggest hits. Meat Loaf's tracks come from "Bat Out of Hell" (1977), "Dead Ringer" (1981) and "Midnight at the Lost and Found" (1983). Tyler's tracks

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell in his life yet still feels haunted by their memory." Steinman says that it was "the hardest song to write and get across." It's a very passionate song. It's really, I think maybe, the most passionate one on the record. I mean, I'm really proud of it because that's really one that goes over-the-top in the sense that it's got images—it has religious imagery of resurrection, it's got images of fertility and rebirth, it has really very good sexual images, images of cars—which I always like. The track quotes lyrics from "Bat Out of Hell"'s "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"

neg: Hits Out of Hell only edited into the United States version when it was released with "Bat Out of Hell" as a special edition. In the original video for "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" as released to television and in 35mm prints, the male/female "Hot Summer Night" prologue from "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" was spoken live by Jim Steinman and Karla DeVito before the song performance. On this compilation, the prologue was removed and spliced in front of the video for "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth", ostensibly to properly replicate the album "Bat Out of

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell "You'll be blown away. Better still you'll catch yourself openly laughing out loud at times with delight. You know what to expect yet it's constantly better, fresher and brighter than you hope. If they had a Mercury Music Prize for American albums, this would win it hands down." In a 1999 documentary celebrating the original album, Meat Loaf says that "Bat Out of Hell" polarizes people: some hate it, and some worship it. The bombast did not meet some critics' approval. As with the first album, "Rolling Stone" gave the album a mixed review. They call it "harmless, low-octane operatic

neg: Jim Steinman of the song "Bring Me The Head of Jerry Garcia", with Steinman credited as executive producer. The song's lyric says of Jerry Garcia, "he plays guitar like diarrhea". After a series of financial and legal disputes during the 1980s, Steinman and Meat Loaf met at the singer's house in Connecticut at Christmas 1989 or 1990 and sang "Bat out of Hell" on piano. Steinman says that "working together again seemed like the cool thing to do." In 1993, the album "" was released. Steinman wrote all the songs, and was credited as producer and arranger. Steven Rinkoff was, as usual,

neg: The Heartbreakers soon added Walter Lure (guitar/vocals) to the lineup. Lure had previously played with a glam-punk band called the Demons. In early 1976 Thunders walked out on the lineup, due to Hell's attempts to impose his will on the band and on their performances, and Lure and Nolan followed, so in effect the band left Hell. Richard Hell was replaced by Billy Rath. Rath's first gig with the band was on July 23, 1976 at Max's Kansas City. Hell then went on to form his own band, with his name prominent in the band name: Richard Hell and the Voidoids. The

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell reaching #38 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and #26 in the United Kingdom. "Life Is a Lemon" peaked at #17 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the United States. Michael Bay directed three music videos from the album. "I'd Do Anything for Love" is based on "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Phantom of the Opera". "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" features a runaway girl, played by Angelina Jolie. "Objects in the Rear View Mirror" illustrates the song's narrative. Featuring Robert Patrick, the video contained flying aircraft imagery that he would use in "Armageddon" and "Pearl Harbor".

neg: Denny Walley guitar, slide guitar and also provided vocals for the following Frank Zappa albums: On the original "Bat Chain Puller" album (recorded in 1976, but released only in 2012 due to legal ownership problems) he played accordion on the track "Harry Irene", as well as guitar and slide guitar on all the tracks. Denny Walley Denny Walley is an American guitarist who was born in Pennsylvania 4 February 1943. Denny Walley spent much of his childhood in New York City before his family moved to Lancaster, California, in 1955 where he met Frank Zappa. Denny Walley has played with many bands

neg: Jim Steinman cases, allowing Meat Loaf to use the title for this album, and allowing Meat Loaf to release his recordings of the songs "In the Land of the Pig the Butcher Is King" and "Cry to Heaven". The agreement allowed Steinman to use the title "Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell" for a musical theatre project based on the songs from "Bat Out of Hell". This project is announced for opening on February 17, 2017 in Manchester. In 2006, Westlife released "The Love Album". It contained a cover of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", produced by Steve Mac. A remix with

neg: Bat Out of Hell The Musical 14, to January 7, 2018. The musical returned to London at the Dominion Theatre in April 2018. The musical was released on audio CD as an original cast recording album. "Bat Out of Hell" began previews at the Manchester Opera House on February 17, 2017 ahead of an official opening on March 14. It closed on April 29. Dianne Bourne of the "Manchester Evening News" gave the show a 5-star review, calling it "a truly staggering piece of musical theatre, which breaks new boundaries in its staging, choreography and concept on an epic scale." Paul Downham of "North West End"

neg: Karla DeVito "Hair". DeVito toured with Meat Loaf's band in support of his album "Bat Out of Hell". She is seen singing with Meat Loaf in the video clip of "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "Bat Out of Hell", synced to the original vocal by Ellen Foley. She subsequently performed on Jim Steinman's only solo album, "Bad for Good", on the track "Dance in My Pants" and its subsequent video. She also contributed background vocals for such groups as Blue Öyster Cult and the Sorrows. As a solo performer, she opened shows for Hall & Oates and Rick Springfield in the

neg: Meat Loaf Ain't Broke (Break It)". Meat Loaf and Steinman had begun to work on the third installment of "Bat Out of Hell" when Steinman suffered some health setbacks, including a heart attack. According to Meat Loaf, Steinman was too ill to work on such an intense project while Steinman's manager said health was not an issue. Steinman had registered the phrase "Bat Out of Hell" as a trademark in 1995. In May 2006, Meat Loaf sued Steinman and his manager in federal District Court in Los Angeles, seeking $50 million and an injunction against Steinman's use of the phrase. Steinman and

neg: Bat Out of Hell The Musical news on social media. On November 5, 2018, an official announcement was made on social media and the show's website to say that the tour will relaunch in 2019, "ahead of a previously announced season at New York City Center." - no explanation was given for the postponement. Several cast members contacted prominent theatre news website "BroadwayWorld" to say that their contracts have been terminated and they have not been approached about the 2019 tour. "Bat Out Of Hell" began previews in Oberhausen at the Metronom Theater on November 2, 2018 ahead of an official opening on November 8, 2018.

neg: Bat Out of Hell (song) the final death crash when his heart tears out of his chest and flies away." The song was honored at the Q Awards 2008 with the "Classic Song" award. Paul Rees, "Q"’s editor in chief, said: "There are some songs that transcend such things as time and genre, and "Bat Out Of Hell" is assuredly one of them. It sounded extraordinary when it was first released, and it appears no less so now—like something beamed in from another planet. Extraordinary, and magnificent too, thanks in large part to one of the great vocal performances on record." This song placed third

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose made a point to mention that he and Steinman were putting out a new album. The composer suffered some health setbacks around 2004. Meat Loaf says that "lawyers worked for over a year putting together a contract for Steinman to do "Bat Out of Hell III". It was one of the best producer's contracts in the history of the record business." Ultimately, according to the singer, Steinman was not well enough to work on such an intense project and made what he calls the "selfish" decision to go ahead without him. In promotional interviews he said that he did not

neg: Mark Alexander (keyboardist) recorded in Berlin, Germany. Late in 1998, he joined Enrique Iglesias' band as chief synthesist-programmer-keyboardist, touring extensively for two years. Late in 2001, Alexander rejoined with Meat Loaf once again for the Night of the Proms tour in Europe. After the tour, he played piano on Meat Loaf’s "Couldn't Have Said it Better" album and Hammond B-3 on the "Bat Out of Hell 3" album, produced by Desmond Child. He also played synthesizer in the Billy Joel-Twyla Tharp musical "Movin' Out" on Broadway, as well as first chair keyboards on the national tours of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Love, Janis".

neg: Dean Cameron "the hell out of". Cameron credits his ability to play the guitar to Tammy Moore a girl from the ninth grade. She asked him if he could play an instrument and he lied and said "I play banjo" Then the next day he told her that he also played the guitar. "I had to learn how to play the guitar pretty quickly". He spent the next six months learning to play "Stairway to Heaven" from a friend. In the 80's he switched to the bass guitar. In 2003 Cameron played bass guitar for a LA local band called "The Thornbirds"

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose version of the album available from Apple's iTunes Store includes two bonus tracks, a live version of "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", recorded at a concert in Australia, and "Heads Will Roll", sung by Marion Raven from her EP of the same name. Meat Loaf embarked on a 112 date world tour to promote the album. He performed a concert performing some songs from all three "Bat Out of Hell" albums on October 16 at London's Royal Albert Hall, and performed many of those songs on the rest of his tour as well. He also

neg: Bad for Good Steinman recorded the album, retitled "Bad for Good", as a solo project, although Rory Dodd contributed lead vocals on some songs. Many musicians and backing vocalists from "Bat Out of Hell" performed on "Bad for Good", including Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Like "Bat Out of Hell", Richard Corben illustrated the cover. Describing the cover, "Sounds" magazine says "the flesh, the puppy-fat on the mid-calf, the breasts, the upturned American nose ... Corben's evocation of teenage femininity is so right! The cover, though, is the product of an alternative universe, like everything else about

neg: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell suggest that although the album deserves the attention, "the extra disc of material is [not] worth the time of anyone outside of fanatics... it doesn't really offer any revelations, curiosities, or an interesting listen for anybody else (and it may not be that interesting to those collectors, either)." In 2006, a three disc collector's edition was released by Virgin/EMI. The first disc contains the original album remastered and the second a live version of the original "Bat Out of Hell" album plus "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", compiled from the various B-sides from the album's

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose to work on a musical theatre project based on all of the songs from "Bat Out of Hell". Describing the project as ""Cirque du Soleil" on acid", in September 2007, he expected it to open in London in 2010. Meat Loaf had announced that Michael Beinhorn was producing the record, but Desmond Child took the helm. The singer reports that Child would say things that made him think he was sitting next to Steinman. Child began recording sessions by playing Slipknot CDs to get the assembled musicians in the mood. In addition to musicians from his touring band, the Neverland

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose Express, several guest players contributed to the album. Meat Loaf says, "I didn't just want to bring in rock players — I wanted to go to extreme rock people" resulting in an album that "has all the touches of the other two "Bats", but it's much more of a rock album." Child says that one of the most memorable experiences working on the album was working with Brian May, who played on "Bad for Good". The album also featured guest performances by John 5, Steve Vai and John Shanks. Meat Loaf says that he does not enjoy recording in studios.

neg: Bat Out of Hell marvel at the skill behind this grandly silly, irresistible album." In 1995, Cleveland International sued Sony Music Entertainment for unpaid royalties from sales of "Bat Out of Hell." Under the terms of the 1998 settlement agreement ending the suit, Sony agreed to pay US$6.7 million and include the Cleveland International logo on all future releases of the album. In 2002, Steve Popovich, founder of Cleveland International, sued Sony alleging that Sony had failed to include the logo on the album as agreed. In 2005, the federal district court in Cleveland, Ohio entered judgment against Sony pursuant to a jury verdict

neg: Bat Out of Hell the United States and over 1.7 million albums in Australia, where it is the best-selling album in the country and even re-entered the ARIA Charts in June 2007, at number 34. It stayed on the United Kingdom charts for 485 weeks, a feat surpassed only by the 522 weeks of Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours". In 1989, "Kerrang!" magazine listed the album at No. 38 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time." In 2003, the album was ranked number 343 on "Rolling Stone"s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2005, "Bat Out of Hell" was

neg: Bat Out of Hell billing with Meat Loaf on the album's title; he wanted it to be called ""Jim Steinman presents..."" or ""Jim and Meat,"" or vice versa. For marketing reasons, the record company wished to make 'Meat Loaf' the recognizable name. As a compromise, the words "Songs by Jim Steinman" appear relatively prominently on the cover. The singer believes that this was probably the beginning of their "ambivalent relationship." The phrase "Bat Out of Hell" can be traced back to the Greek playwright Aristophanes' 414 B.C. work titled "The Birds". In it is what is believed to be the first reference to a

neg: You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" (also known as "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)") is the first solo single by the American singer Meat Loaf, released in 1977. It is a track from his album "Bat Out of Hell", written by Jim Steinman. The song begins with a spoken word introduction by Jim Steinman and actress Marcia McClain: Steve Popovich reportedly listened to the intro to the song and it became a key factor of his accepting "Bat Out of Hell"

neg: Bat Out of Hell The Musical "Bat Out of Hell" has book, music and lyrics by Jim Steinman, direction by Jay Scheib and choreography by Emma Portner. It is produced by David Sonenberg, Michael Cohl, Randy Lennox and Tony Smith. The show stars Andrew Polec as Strat and Christina Bennington as Raven, with Rob Fowler as Falco and Sharon Sexton as Sloane. The musical premiered at the Manchester Opera House in Manchester, England, on February 17, 2017 and ran there until April 29, 2017. It opened in London on June 5, 2017 and ran there until August 22, 2017 before moving to Toronto, Canada, from October

neg: Bat Out of Hell song that would try to justify the greatness of the title." Since 1968, Jim Steinman had been working on a magnum opus, which finally opened in 2017 in the form of Bat Out Of Hell The Musical. The first incarnation of his work was a musical called "The Dream Engine" when he was in college at Amherst. The qualities of teenage rebellion and a girl joining a "tribe" led by a charismatic leader are present in all versions of Steinman's work. "The Dream Engine" is where the spoken word piece "Hot Summer Night" originates, and is the earliest work that

neg: Bat Out of Hell (song) Love Her", the latter being the first single Jim Steinman had ever bought. Steinman wanted to write the "most extreme crash song of all time": There is something so thrilling to me about that operatic narrative that involves a cataclysmic event, especially one so perfectly intune with a teenager's world, and rock and roll, as a car or motorcycle crash. On a musical and thematic level, "Bat Out of Hell", both single and album, are often compared to the work of Bruce Springsteen, particularly the "Born to Run" album, and especially the song "Thunder Road". Steinman says that he finds

neg: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Fifteen "Bat Out of Hell," after an unidentified Marine commander in the Pacific noted the battalion's hard work by observing that the Seabees were "going like a bat out of hell." The name was officially adopted as the battalion's logo. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Fifteen Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15 is a United States Navy Reserve Seabee battalion. NMCB 15 is an expeditionary element of U.S. Naval Forces that support various units worldwide through national force readiness, humanitarian assistance, and building and maintaining infrastructure. NMCB 15 was commissioned on 20 July 1942 at Camp Allen Virginia and was soon sent

neg: Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" in addition to the track "Couldn't Have Said It Better" and a bonus DVD for the limited edition. All compositions by Jim Steinman except where noted. All compositions by Jim Steinman except where noted. Its DVD release had extra songs from the concert not on the CD. It is missing "Heaven Can Wait", "I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)" and "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" which were recorded as soundchecks. All compositions by Jim Steinman except where noted. Musical director — Kasim Sulton Bat Out of Hell:

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose bonus track: a live version of "Testify" (from "Couldn't Have Said It Better"). This track was originally announced to be on the CD itself, but Best Buy opted to include an insert in the packaging giving customers a code to download the song. Circuit City's version came with an exclusive downloadable track: a live version of "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back". Target released a "Limited Tour Edition" with a concert ticket pre-sale offer. Wal-Mart released the album as part of an exclusive 2-pack with the "Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell Classic Albums" DVD. The

neg: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose the previous "Bats" did." They criticized "The Monster Is Loose" as a "disarming, a grindingly metallic riff-rocker that sits very uncomfortably next to Steinman's "It's All Coming Back to Me Now", and Child as "a professional who is playing a game without bothering to learn the rules." On the other hand, the review commended Meat Loaf's voice: he sings "his heart out as he valiantly tries to make this "Bat" a worthy successor to the originals." "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" was the first song released as a single. It reached number one in Raven's native Norway, and