Bat Out Of Hell The Musical

[eltmatt]

It Just wont quit would be great, I'd also love Total Eclipse, Objects & Frying Pan

[letsgotoofar]

Total Eclipse has already been used in another show of Jim's (not, as TWG pointed out, like that would stop him from using it, foolhardy as I think that would be).

[Danny L]

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More confirmed tracks:

ROCK N ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH (yessssssss!)
OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR (well done letsgotoofar!)
LIFE IS A LEMON AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK

[letsgotoofar]

Originally Posted by Danny L

OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR (well done letsgotoofar!)

You don't know how sad I am to be right about that, but yeah, I'm not shocked.

[Danny L]

Originally Posted by letsgotoofar

You don't know how sad I am to be right about that, but yeah, I'm not shocked.

Well that and The Endless Appetite are technically different songs, with completely different choruses

[ashkent7]

I could be wrong, but I expected pretty much all of Bat and Bat 2 to be included in some form, so up to now what has been confirmed how I would have imagined it.

I would think the rest will be from the remaining Bat/Bat 2 songs (Frying Pan, Just Won't Quit, Lost Boys, All Revved Up, Heaven Can Wait, Everything Louder)

And based on the original website I am still expecting a couple more non Meat songs.

Oh and Love And Death And An American Guitar (Wasted Youth - whichever you prefer) is clearly in there as well.

[letsgotoofar]

Originally Posted by Danny L

Well that and The Endless Appetite are technically different songs, with completely different choruses

Completely different choruses, intro, and ending are the only actual differences; the rest are substantially the same song, and if Bat is a success, then the chances of Tanz coming back in English are likely hurt by the elephant in the room that is Jim's recycling.

But, having said that, we'll wait and see.

[Danny L]

Surely HEAVEN CAN WAIT and ALL REVVED UP have to be in to make the whole of Bat 1? I can understand stuff being left off Bat 2, that was longer, plus we have All Comin Back, two from BTWA then the two 'new' songs

[letsgotoofar]

Well, if memory serves, although we've been told that things have changed, Jim once said on his old blog that there would be 15 songs from Bat I & II (which suggests, to me, all 7 on the first one and 8 from the second) in addition to 3 new ones.

So far, that's one thing that hasn't changed all that much -- we are now hearing there are 17 songs total in the show, 2 of which are new (or "new," depending on what fandom you're in), and we've already identified 15 (16 if you count "Wasted Youth," but I consider that dialogue). I don't think we've got far to go.

So far, the song count (excerpted from Danny's posts) is:

Bat I: BAT OUT OF HELL, TOOK THE WORDS, TWO OUTTA THREE, PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD
Dead Ringer: DEAD RINGER FOR LOVE
Bat II: ANYTHING FOR LOVE, LIFE IS A LEMON AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK, ROCK N ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH, OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR
Bat III: IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW
Braver: WHO NEEDS THE YOUNG, SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Miscellaneous / New: NOT ALLOWED TO LOVE, WHAT PART OF MY BODY HURTS THE MOST

[Danny L]

oh my lord I was about to divide them like that :P

[Adje]

Just for the record. They are not Bat 1, Bat2, Bat3 or Braver songs. They are Jim Steinman songs, which is a rather big difference.

[Danny L]

Originally Posted by Adje

Just for the record. They are not Bat 1, Bat2, Bat3 or Braver songs. They are Jim Steinman songs, which is a rather big difference.

So so true - practically all were written with this storyline in mind - this will be their true home!

[letsgotoofar]

Originally Posted by Adje

Just for the record. They are not Bat 1, Bat2, Bat3 or Braver songs. They are Jim Steinman songs, which is a rather big difference.

This is how Meat fans will identify them. It's called "playing to my audience."

[Adje]

Originally Posted by letsgotoofar

This is how Meat fans will identify them. It's called "playing to my audience."

Oh I didn't mean anything negative about it but the Bat, deadringer songs etc. are Meat Loaf songs written by Jim Steinman.

The musical songs have basically nothing to do with the Meat Loaf songs. They are Jim Steinman songs. I am sure with some different arrangements, different performance etc.

But I don't think the Meat Loaf 'fans' identify them this way. I think the fans are well aware of the difference. It's more for the non-fans that know the songs or perhaps the albums that will identify them this way. Not sure any of them visit this board though

[letsgotoofar]

Either way, we've figured out 15 out of 17. Roll on the other two!

[Danny L]

If they want to make this successful they need to cater to far more than the fanbase! And that's a very good thing:-

General rock and musical theatre fans, people who want a good night out and fans of shows such as We Will Rock You will come and see Bat, the songs will be exposed to a brand new audience. They will live on through productions of this show

I only got into Queen after seeing WWRY, buying The Platimum Collection.

As a Meat/Jim fan, and a musical theatre fan in general, I'm so excited for the new arrangements etc., and to see what context the songs will take in the story. I've wanted this for a long long time

Thisis a new beginning for Steinman's work, some of his most known tracks.

[letsgotoofar]

My guess is "All Revved Up" and "Heaven Can Wait" -- those are the only two I have known to be in the show before that make sense.

[duke knooby]

No we're still the children or the future ain't what it used to be then?

[Danny L]

Originally Posted by letsgotoofar

My guess is "All Revved Up" and "Heaven Can Wait" -- those are the only two I have known to be in the show before that make sense.

They complete the lineup for Bat1 plus they were in Neverland!

[ashkent7]

Originally Posted by duke knooby

No we're still the children or the future ain't what it used to be then?

Definitely no Still The Children or i would have thought they would have included it in the "not released" songs. And I wonder if it's use in the Wuthering Heights tv thing would mean no future.

[letsgotoofar]

Originally Posted by ashkent7

Definitely no Still The Children or i would have thought they would have included it in the "not released" songs. And I wonder if it's use in the Wuthering Heights tv thing would mean no future.

Most of "Objects" appearing in Tanz didn't mean no "Objects"... who knows?

[proctorloaf]

Amazing Manchester launch today -
Speech by Tony Smith (Manager for Pink Floyd) one of the producers
Meat Loaf spoke for ages and he was on fine form
The cast performed brilliantly Deadringer, 2outof3, then a phenomenal Bat out of Hell. You have to hear Andrew in person, he's amazing!!!

Make sure you book!

[duke knooby]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....ice=responsive

[ThatWriterGuy]

YouTube Video

[eltmatt]

Hope the keyboard player learns the Bat intro riff properly before opening day