They won't go to Meat period. The only reason they will is like I said, desparation. And by that time it would be too late.
Get Meat involved from the beginning and theres a chance it might work. Meat would barely acknowledge WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND and he got some good songs from Jim for his BEST OF package. Can't say as I blame him.

I have a similar notion, but hope it isn't true. Re-recording anything from Bat 1 and 2 without Meat is akin to blasphemy ( I know some Bat 2 was covers). You don't re-make a true classic and usually anyone who tries fails. That idea has disaster written all over it. New songs, fine but re-doing the songs off either "bat" with other singers - no way. I have never heard any other singer nail "Bat", never. Not even close.

Your right. Thats why I think its taking so long to get this going. But it won't work. Meat is as much of the BAT epic as Jim. Look what happened with BAT 3. I would have though Jim might have taken note. I don't believe for a second there are any more than a few thousand hardcore Jim fans and they certainly won't fill a theatre night after night. And if they did, I wonder how long it will be before they start chanting MEAT! MEAT!

Perhaps by the second act?