> No, it failed 'cos it wasn't anywhere near as good as the
> real Bat albums. Meat really shot the legacy in the foot
> with that. Using non-Jim material, without Jim's direct
> involvement, and a producer who obviously didn't "get"
> BooH, sealed the fate. On top of that, they did daft
> things like turning IACBTMN into a duet just in order to
> make Marion Raven better known.
Exactly. To be fair on Desmond Child and I don't think anyone could have produced Bat 3 (and replicate Jim's style) as Jim is unique.
I think Child compromised his normal style slighlty (trying to copy Jim) and therefore compromised the whole project. If they had just done a rock record with a different title, it would have been viewed a lot differently (but 'Cry Over Me' would still have sucked).
NB - Been listening a lot to Bonnie's 'Notes From America' album lately (produced by Desmond) and have a new found appreciation, especially for 'Sreets of Little Italy' which is a great song, with a great vocal from Bonnie, a great featured vocal from Desmond, and some real nice piano.
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