Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | ||||
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Studio album by Meat Loaf | ||||
Publication |
2004 |
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Label (s) | Mercury Records , Sanctuary Records | |||
running time |
55:09 |
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Aernout Kerbert, Richard Whitehouse, Peter Mokran |
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Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (English for: " Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ") is a live album and a concert DVD by US rock singer Meat Loaf , which was released in 2004 by Mercury Records and Sanctuary appeared.
The album was recorded on February 20 and 22, 2004 during Meat Loaf's Australian tour. Meat Loaf is supported by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for the concerts. As the name suggests, the album contains live versions of the seven tracks from the 1977 album Bat out of Hell . It should be noted that Heaven Can Wait can be heard on the CD, but was not played live at either of the two concerts.
Track list
All the songs were written by Jim Steinman .
- Bat out of Hell - 11:48 am
- You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) - 5:16
- Heaven Can Wait - 5:09
- All Revved Up with No Place to Go - 5:22
- Two out of Three Ain't Bad - 5:42
- Paradise by the Dashboard Light - 11:07 am
- For Crying Out Loud - 10:45 am
limited edition
In addition to the normal CD, a limited edition with two further titles and a DVD was also released.
All songs were written by Jim Steinman unless otherwise stated.
Additional tracks on the CD
- I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) - 11:05
- Couldn't Have Said It Better ( James Michael / Nikki Sixx ) - 8:13
Title on the DVD
- Two out of Three Ain't Bad - 8:44 (Live Video)
- Couldn't Have Said It Better - 5:44 (Michael / Sixx) (Original Music Video)
- Did I Say That? - 4:52 (Michael) (original music video)
- Photogallery
- Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through - 6:32 (audio only)
- I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth) - 5:05 (Diane Warren) (audio only)
- Dead Ringer for Love - 5:17 (audio only)
DVD version
The two concerts were also filmed and released on DVD under the name Live With the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra . The audio track is available in the audio versions Stereo, 5.1 Dolby Digital and Digital Theater Sound. The language is English, but subtitles are available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. The duration of the concert recording is about 134 minutes and is in PAL 16: 9 picture format, or 4: 3 as an extra.
content
DVD 1: All songs were written by Jim Steinman unless otherwise stated.
- Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back - 09:34
- Mercury Blues - 07:52 (KC Douglas / Robert L. Geddins)
- Dead Ringer for Love - 06:08
- Testify - 07:43 (Kevin Griffin)
- All Revved Up with No Place To Go - 07:15
- You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) - 09:17
- Couldn't Have Said It Better - 08:34 (James Michael / Nikki Sixx)
- Two out of Three Ain't Bad - 08:40
- Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire) - 11:58
- For Crying Out Loud - 12:33
- Paradise by the Dashboard Light - 19:19
- I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) - 11:59
- Bat out of Hell - 12:37
As bonus material there is an audio commentary from Meat Loaf, where he comments on the entire concert.
DVD 2: The second DVD contains the following bonus material:
- Question & Answers (Meat Loaf leads a monologue to pictures from the rehearsals)
- Pre-Show Ritual (shows the band's ritual before a concert)
- Photo gallery ( slide show with concert photos)
- Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
Contributors
- Meat Loaf - singer , guitar
- Patti Russo - female lead singer
- Paul Crook - lead guitar
- Randy Flowers - guitar, keyboard , backing vocals
- Kasim Sulton - bass , backing vocals, musical director
- Mark Alexander - keyboard, backing vocals
- John Miceli - drums
- The Australian Boys Choir - Backing Vocals
- CC - backing vocals
- The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Keith Levenson