Alright, so in summary, the new material that actually exists that could go on a proposed Bat 4:
WHAT PART OF MY BODY HURTS THE MOST?
WE'RE STILL THE CHILDREN WE ONCE WERE
SPEAKING IN TONGUES
NOT ALLOWED TO LOVE
GOD HAS LEFT THE BUILDING (instrumental)
BRAVER THAN WE ARE
And maybe that speech they did at the Dream Engine concerts (it's called "Dear Mama" on Evil Nickname's website)
That's seven new tracks. Certainly better numbers-wise than the four Bat 2 had. But that's only half an album in today's industry. At this point, if Jim can't write newer "new" stuff, we start hitting the desperation bins, songs like:
STARK RAVING LOVE
DANCE IN MY PANTS
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
MAKING LOVE (OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL)
TONIGHT IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE YOUNG
MORE
SAFE SEX
I include "Total Eclipse" and "Making Love," two of Jim's biggest hits without Meat, because Meat claims they were originally written for him, and may or may not have performed "Making Love" live at some point (I saw the rumor somewhere on this forum when I did a search on the song title, but I can't remember who said he did it). I also don't particularly think "Safe Sex" suits Meat, but someone mentioned it in this thread and if it can be done, more power to him. As for "More," I kind of heard "The Monster is Loose" recently and it suddenly reminded me of "More" for some reason. I figured if Meat wanted to open with a metal track somewhere, why not one Jim (co-)wrote?
7 + 7, for those who failed maths, is 14, and that brings us a finished album. If someone can put this into an actual track list, then maybe that'll help get the ball rolling.
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