The singer reported that Child would say things that made him think he was sitting next to Steinman. Meat Loaf had announced that Michael Beinhorn was producing the record, but Desmond Child took the helm. Describing the project as " Cirque du Soleil on acid", in September 2007, he expected it to open in London in 2010. The agreement enabled Steinman to work on a musical theatre project based on all of the songs from Bat Out of Hell. The other two were covers of Steinman's demos intended for musical theater projects, at the time unreleased. ĭespite the fact that Steinman was not involved in the recording or production, the album does include seven of his songs, five of which are covers of previously released songs. So, we had to communicate through managers and he refused to sign some papers that would have allowed for the recording of Bat Out of Hell III without a hitch. 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 Steinman feels the same way about my manager. 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. Steinman and his representatives approached Meat Loaf's labels, Universal and Virgin, asserting trademark ownership and threatening litigation to prevent the album's release. He had used the phrase extensively for tours, to which Steinman had never objected "until a recent falling out". Meat Loaf has stated that he contributed lyrics to "Bat Out of Hell". 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. The development 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. His health in no way impacted on his involvement in the Bat Out of Hell project. He had some meaningful health problems about four years ago, but he's been totally healthy the last couple of years. That's not the reason he didn't participate in ( Bat III). However, in 2006, David Sonenberg, Steinman's manager, said: Describing himself as a "really loyal person", Meat Loaf said that "the decision not to use Steinman has taken its toll on me." In promotional interviews he said that he did not want to wait a year and a half just to find out that Steinman was still unfit. 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. Meat Loaf said that "lawyers worked for over a year putting together a contract for Steinman to do Bat Out of Hell III. The composer suffered some health setbacks around 2004. During the concerts on his Hair of the Dog tour, Meat Loaf made a point to mention that he and Steinman were putting out a new album. History Īccording to a Reuters report, Meat Loaf and Steinman started working on an album in 2001. A tour, named The Seize the Night Tour, followed the release, concentrating upon songs from the Bat albums. In the end, seven songs that Steinman wrote for various other projects were included.Īs with its predecessors, the album received mixed reviews. 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. Produced by Desmond Child, it is the only Bat album not involving Jim Steinman in its production. It was released in the UK on October 23, 2006, and in the US on October 31, 2006. It was released in Ireland on October 20, 2006, 29 years after Bat Out of Hell (1977), and 13 years after Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993). Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose is the ninth studio album by Meat Loaf, and the third and final album in the Bat Out of Hell trilogy.
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