Even though i was still mad at Meat Loaf for doing “Bat 3″ without Jim, I couldn’t resist buing a ticket when Meat Loaf was playing 30 km away in Hillerød. Before leaving for the concert I managed to catch the reviews from the previous concert in Kolding, which weren’t very positive and claimed...
Here’s some exerpts I have found online: ”But Meat Loaf’s singing… He didn’t really sing Jim’s melodies but composed his own melodies. Needless to say that Jim’s melodies are better. In some way it’s the same thing as Lou Reed or Bob Dylan mumbling their old songs live so that the melodies become unrecognizable.”...
Any real steinfan wouldn’t think that it was a real “Bat out of hell”-album without Jim and it seems critics agree: Showbuzz: “But Steinman had a smaller role on this record — partly due disagreements that led to a lawsuit over the “Bat Out of Hell” name, partly due to reported health problems —...
The Grammy-winning rocker has resolved the $50 million lawsuit filed last month against longtime songwriting partner Jim Steinman over trademark rights to the Loaf’s signature album title. “It resolved itself very quickly because neither one of us wanted to argue,” the 59-year-old singer, whose real name is Marvin Aday, told Reuters. “There’s a mutual...
(S: Earvolution.com) Meat Loaf Sues Jim Steinman Over Ownership Of Trademark Rights To “Bat Out Of Hell” While it may not have the same cache as the battles waged over ownership of the Pink Floyd or Guns N Roses name, Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman are set to do battle over who owns the...
(S:stltoday.com) MEAT LOAF, the rock singer, is suing his former friend and songwriter for $50 million (£27 million) over the right to use the phrase “Bat Out of Hell”. The singer, whose real name is Michael Aday, made his name with the Bat Out of Hell album in 1977, but claims that he has...
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – Known for such hits as “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” the singer Meat Loaf is suing his former songwriting partner for trying to claim the rights to the phrase “Bat Out of Hell,” the title to his hit album series, according to his attorney. Attorney Skip Miller said the suit,...
Meat Loaf has sued songwriter Jim Steinman and manager David Sonenberg over trademark rights to “Bat Out of Hell,” asking for more than $50 million. Meat Loaf, whose real name is Michael Aday, claims that Steinman wrongfully registered the phrase as his trademark in 1995. Steinman wrote the title song and other compositions on...
When Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf in 1993 decided that it was time to release a sequel to the succesful “Bat out of hell” they both told the press that the title was chosen ti signify that they were workeing together again for the first time since the first “bat”.The album “Bat out of...
Apparantly there’s a new Meat Loaf site out there with the not very original name of thenakedwire.com. What a bunch of copycats. Let the record show that this site has been called Naked wire since 2002.
