Or as Jim would have it...
"JIM STEINMAN'S
BAT OUT OF HELL
A Tribute by an All-Star Cast"
> For marketting purposes then you'd be better calling it 25
> years or even 21 years, but it still wouldn't be true.
>
> Bat Out Of Hell: A Rock Tribute would probably be better.
>
> > Yeah, but for marketing purposes, it's better to think 30
> > years than 31. Odd years are taboo for some reason. Go
> > figure.
> >
> > > The 30th Anniversary of Bat Out Of Hell was last year or
> > > had that small fact slipped you by?
> > >
> > > > I know, the working title is a bit sucky, but imagine
> > > > these artists in tribute to what is arguably the most
> > > > successful work ever done by Jim Steinman. If you like
> > > > these ideas, or even if you don't, throw in your own!
> > > > Wagner, I know you've got some favorites too, so toss 'em
> > > > in the hat!
> > > >
> > > > Bat Out of Hell - The Who
> > > > The ultimate arena rock band performing the ultimate
> > > > arena rock track. It's sort of like "Baba O'Riley" crossed
> > > > with Bruce Springsteen crossed with Peter Pan as it is, so
> > > > why not let the ultimate pretentious rockers take on the
> > > > ultimate in pretentious rock?
> > > >
> > > > For Crying Out Loud - Elton John
> > > > The kind of OTT piano ballad that one would expect to
> > > > hear from Elton at this stage in his career. Think
> > > > "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" or the '97 version of "Candle
> > > > in the Wind," with a tasteful string arrangement, and
> > > > maybe that boy soprano choir that Jim is so fond of,
> > > > Mahler style.
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