I have a subscription to Yahoo’s Launchcast, a service that streams music to my headphones at work.
This morning, it served up the first song from Meat Loaf’s latest CD Bat Out of Hell III - The Monster is Loose called “Blind as a Bat”
According to Meat Loaf website, the CD is due out on October 31st, and Jim Steinem is returning!
Think they can pull off the magic of Bat out of Hell, and Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell?
Eli
Hmmm…maybe I should take him off my Celebrity Death Pool list for next year. I put him on it a few months ago when I saw him on American Idol.
So…how was the song?
I haven’t heard it, but… If this is all the more creative he can get with his album titles, it doesn’t raise my expectations for the content. OK, it makes some sense to make one “sequel” to your most successful album, but again? It makes it sound like he’s just trying vainly to recapture his glory days.
Unfortunately, I think I read in Newsweek last week that Jim Steinman isn’t involved with this one. That makes me think it won’t be as good. Still, I’ll probably wind up buying it and listening to it.
I’m seeing Meat Loaf in concert on November 12… and I imagine he’ll probably be playing a number of songs off of this new album… so it better not suck TOO badly… 
I remember the whole point of titling Bat II was to signify the return to collaboration with Jim Steinman. In an interview some years after Bat II (I saw it on T.V. I don’t have a cite), Meat loaf was asked will there be a Bat III. He responded (paraphrased), “Probably not because my partner hates me and the Bat name means we’re working together.”
So, when I saw Bat III I immediately assumed Steinman’s involvement (as I’m sure would most fans). In fact, Steinman was not involved in the album at all . 7 of the 15 songs on the album are Steinman songs but of those 7, 5 are covers of songs previously recorded and the other two were not specifically written for this album.
Kind of a dick move by Meatloaf.
I’m sure many fans will run out and buy the new album completely uninformed.
If the new album is able to stand on its own merits then why call it Bat III?
If it is not able to stand on its own merits, then using the Bat III is a sham at best.
According to Meat Loaf’s Website , Jim Steinem, Desmond Child, Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue), and John 5 (Marilyn Manson & Rob Zombie) wrote the words and music.
I cannot find a list of songs on the CD, and LaunchCast lists just three songs, only one of which I heard. So I have no idea how many (if any) have Jim Steinem’s magic touch. Based on bienville’s link, the Steinem songs are all re-makes.
But, I did enjoy “Blind As A Bat”. It felt similar to “Two out of Three Aint Bad” or *“I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)”. * But I’d like to hear it on something better than the crappy headphones attached to my computer.
Eli
Same link that you just followed also has a full track listing with writing credits, just needed to scroll down.
The video for “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now” is up on Marion Raven’s website. I came across it while writing a review for her new EP that’s coming out next week. The woman’s got great pipes, but I’m not so sure she’s ready to release even a short CD of songs that she’s written. Sixx is all over that one too.
I meant to say her MySpace website.