3 Bats Live
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3 Bats Live is a music DVD by rock singer Meat Loaf
. Recorded in 2007 at London, Ontario
during his "Seize the Night" tour
, it mainly features songs from the Bat out of Hell
trilogy.
. It also contains the "Monster Is Loose Animated Short Film" and "Making the Monster: Making of Bat out of Hell III
", that were included on the CD+DVD UK edition of the Bat III album. A second disc contains a ninety minute retrospective documentary called Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
, about preparations for the tour and its first leg.
shaped sticker, and guitar pick
.
A Blu-Ray edition was released in the UK on 11 November 2008 by Mercury UK and is also available as an import in the US. No official US Blu-Ray release has been set at this time by Hip-O or Mercury.
Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...
. Recorded in 2007 at London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
during his "Seize the Night" tour
Seize the Night tour
Seize the Night is a 2007 world tour by Meat Loaf to promote the Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose album....
, it mainly features songs from the Bat out of Hell
Bat out of Hell
Bat Out of Hell is the second album by American rock musician Meat Loaf, and his first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman, released in October 1977 on Cleveland International/Epic Records #PE-34974. Selling approximately 200,000 copies per year as of 2010, it is the fifth best-selling album...
trilogy.
Track listing
- "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" (very short version)
- "Paradise by the Dashboard LightParadise by the Dashboard Light"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" is a song written by Jim Steinman. It was first released in 1977 on the album Bat Out of Hell, with vocals by the American musician Meat Loaf alongside Ellen Foley...
" - "You Took the Words Right out of My MouthYou Took the Words Right out of My Mouth"You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth" is the first single by the American musician Meat Loaf in his solo career. It is a track off his 1977 album Bat out of Hell, written by Jim Steinman.The album version includes a spoken word intro by Steinman and Marcia McClain...
" - "Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire)"
- "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back"
- "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)"I'd Do Anything for Love " is a song composed and written by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Meat Loaf. The song was released in 1993 as the first single from the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell. The title of the song confused some listeners, who were curious to know what "that" is...
" - "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They AreObjects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are"Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" is a song composed and written by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Meat Loaf. The song was released in 1994 as the third single from the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell and it reached #38 on US's Billboard Hot 100, and #26 in...
" - "Rock and Roll Dreams Come ThroughRock and Roll Dreams Come Through"Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" is a song composed and written by Jim Steinman. It first featured on Steinman's 1981 solo album Bad for Good, with lead vocals by an uncredited Rory Dodd...
" - "Seize the Night" (very short version)
- "The Monster Is Loose"
- "Bad for Good"
- "If It Ain't Broke, Break It"
- "Blind as a Bat"
- "Two out of Three Ain't BadTwo out of Three Ain't Bad"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is a love song by the American musician Meat Loaf in his solo career, preceded by "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" and followed by "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". It is a track off his 1977 album Bat out of Hell, written by Jim Steinman. It reached #11 on...
" - "Bat out of HellBat out of Hell (song)"Bat Out of Hell" is a song written by Jim Steinman, for the 1977 album Bat Out of Hell. It was released as a single in 1979, and again in 1993...
" - "Black BettyBlack Betty"Black Betty" is a 20th century African-American work song often credited to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter as the author, though the earliest recordings are not by him. Some sources claim it is one of Lead Belly's many adaptations of earlier folk material; in this case an 18th century marching...
" (Traditional) - "It's All Coming Back to Me NowIt's All Coming Back to Me Now"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is a power ballad, written by Jim Steinman. According to Steinman the song was inspired by Wuthering Heights, and was an attempt to write "the most passionate, romantic song" he could ever create. The Sunday Times posits that "Steinman protects his songs as if they...
" - "Mercury BluesMercury Blues"Mercury Blues" is the title of song written by K. C. Douglas and Robert Geddins in 1949. The song, originally titled "Mercury Boogie," pays homage to the American automobile, which ended production in 2010....
" - "Gimme ShelterGimme Shelter"Gimme Shelter" is a song by English rock band The Rolling Stones. It first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1969 album Let It Bleed. Although the first word was spelled "Gimmie" on that album, subsequent recordings by the band and other musicians have made "Gimme" the customary spelling...
" (Jagger/RichardsJagger/RichardsThe songwriting partnership of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, known as Jagger/Richards , is a musical collaboration whose output has produced the majority of the catalogue of The Rolling Stones....
)
Extra features
Extra features include the videos for "All Coming Back to Me" and "Cry over Me," both directed by P. R. BrownP. R. Brown
Paul R. Brown is a graphic designer, photographer, and music video director.In 1996 he founded Bau-da Design Lab, which currently operates out of Los Angeles and New York. P.R. Brown is well-known for his album designs for musicians such as Mötley Crüe, Korn, Godsmack, and early in his career he...
. It also contains the "Monster Is Loose Animated Short Film" and "Making the Monster: Making of Bat out of Hell III
Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose
Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose is an album by Meat Loaf, the third and last in the Bat Out of Hell series. It was released in October 2006, 29 years after Bat Out of Hell , and 13 years after Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell .Produced by Desmond Child, it is the only Bat album not...
", that were included on the CD+DVD UK edition of the Bat III album. A second disc contains a ninety minute retrospective documentary called Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise is an independent theatrical documentary film that captures rocker Meat Loaf and his life in rehearsals and on the road during his 2007 World Tour....
, about preparations for the tour and its first leg.
Other editions
A Limited Collectors "deluxe edition" box was also released, which includes a replica tour programme, tour poster, batBat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
shaped sticker, and guitar pick
Guitar pick
A guitar pick is a plectrum used for guitars. A pick is generally made of one uniform material; examples include plastic, nylon, rubber, felt, tortoiseshell, wood, metal, glass, and stone...
.
A Blu-Ray edition was released in the UK on 11 November 2008 by Mercury UK and is also available as an import in the US. No official US Blu-Ray release has been set at this time by Hip-O or Mercury.
Personnel
- Meat LoafMeat LoafMichael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...
– lead vocals - Kasim SultonKasim SultonKasim Sulton is an American bass guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist. Best known for his work with Utopia, Sulton sang lead on 1980's "Set Me Free," Utopia's only top 40 hit in the United States...
: Bass, Vocals - John MiceliJohn MiceliJohn Miceli is the current drummer for Meat Loaf's backing band, the Neverland Express.-Meat Loaf:Miceli began touring with Meat Loaf in 1991, and was a part of the Neverland Express when Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell took off, launching a major industry comeback for Meat Loaf...
: Drums - Mark Alexander: Keyboards, Vocals
- Paul CrookPaul CrookPaul Crook is an American guitarist currently recording and performing with Meat Loaf. He has also recorded and toured with Anthrax, Sebastian Bach and Marya Roxx.-Biography:...
: Guitars - Randy Flowers: Guitars, Vocals
- Dave Luther: Saxophone, Keyboards, Vocals
- Marion RavenMarion RavenMarion Elise Ravn, born 25 May 1984 in Lørenskog, Norway, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, and former child actress. Her surname is of Norse origin, with Ravn meaning Raven, which she adopted as her stage name Marion Raven as well as her trademark raven logo. She was one-half of the now defunct...
– Guest Vocals - Aspen MillerAspen MillerAspen Vincent is an American voice actor and pop singer.Possibly best-known for the role of Dodie Bishop in Nickelodeon's Emmy-nominated As Told by Ginger, she also performed the role of Baby Alice in the Rugrats episode 'Hurricane Alice', and has done voice-over work for several CD-ROM games...
– Vocals - "C.C." Coletti-Jablonski: Vocals