| re: Meat Loaf talks Jim Steinman reunion - Rolling Stone | |
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asimon20 02:10 pm UTC 07/27/16 |
| In reply to: | re: Meat Loaf talks Jim Steinman reunion - Rolling Stone - Jacqueline 09:25 pm UTC 07/26/16 |
| Totally agree - good piece - except for the inaccuracies related to Desmond and the Dream Engine. Question - I keep hearing the comments about the issues with Bat III and Meat's hatred. Can anyone give me a couple of sentences on what went down? > Very good press piece for the most part. Happy to see > they are quoting Jim's letter on Braver and trying to see > Meat's voice as an asset to the unique quality of the > material. They've both paid their dues. > > > Meat Loaf Talks Jim Steinman Reunion, Onstage Collapse > > "I didn't wake up until we got to the hospital," singer > > says of Edmonton health scare > > > > By Andy Greene > > 3 hours ago > > Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman have a long history of > > shattering expectations. When the singer and songwriter > > first teamed up in the mid-1970s for Bat Out of Hell, it > > was the height of disco, and no label thought their > > bombastic, theatrical version of rock & roll would ever > > find an audience. The album sold more than 30 million > > copies. After years of estrangement, the pair came back > > together in 1993 for Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell. > > It was the peak of the grunge movement and to most > > everyone the idea of a new Meat Loaf album seemed like a > > joke, but the single "I Would Do Anything for Love (but I > > Won't Do That)" shot to Number One all over the globe and > > the album sold by the millions. > > > > It was one of the most shocking comebacks in music > > history, but the past repeated itself when Meat Loaf > > continued to record without Steinman in the aftermath of > > the album and record buyers were largely disinterested in > > the results. Ten years ago, Meat Loaf recorded Bat Out of > > Hell III: The Monster Is Loose. It was billed a reunion > > with Jim Steinman and he was credited on every track, but > > the two men were in the midst of $50 million lawsuit over > > the Bat Out of Hell trademark and didn't truly > > collaborate. The songs on Bat III were limited to older > > Steinman compositions like "It's All Coming Back to Me > > Now," which was a hit for Celine Dion in 1996. > > "I'm not gonna get into the political aspects of Bat Out > > of Hell III," Meat Loaf says today. "I wanted to strangle > > somebody, but not Jimmy, trust me. There is no Bat Out of > > Hell III. That should have never happened. To me, that > > record is nonexistent. It doesn't exist." > > > > > > > > More at the link | |
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