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| Bat 3. Ten years on. | |
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rockfenris2005 12:51 pm UTC 04/09/16 |
| I was feeling depressed, so I lay down and listened to Bat 3, because I listened to Bat 2 the other night, and I was meaning to get around to this one. My thoughts, ten years after the release of the album. Overall, I can see this through line for the whole thing, which is this pretty tortured guy going through a lot of ups and downs here. Whether it's more than two women, or just the two, I can't make out. Anyway, the songs. 1. The Monster is loose - I actually love how aggressive and balls to the wall this one is. The yelling at the end and the choir just makes it for me too. 2. Blind as a bat - This should have been a single. I don't know about first, also with the whole Steinman thing as well, but definitely should have been second in my eyes. 3. It's all coming back to me now - In terms of the song itself, which leads into the whole argument about Steinman involvement, I just don't like it as much as the other two and I don't think that's ever going to change. And I'll just get that out of the way now. In terms of how it fits with the album, I can see this guy looking back on an older relationship, maybe the one in the song we just heard, or maybe another one. He's been through some dramas. 4. Bad for good - I think this is the beginning of a new relationship here, or it could be looking back on the older one. I'm not sure. This was probably the first time also that Brian May's involvement here really "hit" me. I just remember thinking "There's hardly anything here", but this time you could feel him, and how it made so much sense to get him involved with this one. It does have a bit of a Queen vibe on this one. Can't help but wonder btw what a studio version of the 80s live one would have been like. I wish Meat and Jim had done this somehow after Bat 2, and there probably could have been a Bat 3 between this, Future, Original sin, All coming back, Left in the dark. Ah well. 5. Cry over me - Diane Warren's song. People have talked about this song not belonging here. I don't really know what to say about that at this point. All I'm going to say though is. THIS SONG IS EVERYTHING. This and "If God could talk" actually sum up my feelings pretty well sometimes and I can't find that in many other songs, not even Jim's. This one is actually really underrated to me. I think the guy's broken up with the girl now. 6. In the land of the pig the butcher is king - Damn, this song is fierce. I think the guy's really depressed at this point. He's just got off the subway or something moving through the city, like Vin's story a bit that Jim was talking about on the blog. He's in a dark place here. Life is a lemon in the land of the pig. Where the butcher is king and you want your money back! Love the guitar solo/instrumental, also the dark ominous string parts. It almost makes you feel like there's this monstrous beast looming, like something out of "The Lord of the Rings", and you can smell it on the air. 7. Monstro - Should the lyrics have been Latin? I don't know. 8. Alive - Difficult to appreciate this one now, given what Meat said about it feeling "forced". And I don't know, it's a bit cliche and all, but it's not bad really. If I'd heard someone else singing it, I would have thought, "Meat could have done this." Probably not on this album though! 9. If God could talk - I just keep remembering what Todd said, "Shouldn't it be 'If God WOULD Talk'? Besides that, see "Cry Over Me". If God Could Talk, these big grand images he's trying to use to get his point across. I know how this guy feels. 10. If it ain't broke break it - I've heard different meanings for this song, but I always took it as the guy's really depressed. And I can tell you now, this really helps when you're in one of these moods, "Everything I've ever dreamed of/Has begun to fade to black/I don't know where I ever lost love/Or where to go now to get it back". Not that I take that literally, but something in it really makes you relate. Also, in terms of the songwriting, we're so used to Steinman being so melodic with his music. I actually really appreciate how this is more... monotone? I can't think of the right word. It goes with the vibe of the song as well. I wonder if there was a full Mike Vogel recording of "Only when I feel" for "Wuthering Heights" which could have been the demo that Meat heard? I don't know. 11. What about love? - Really felt the lyrics this time. He's in a relationship now. He's moved ahead. 12. Seize the night - Love the use of "The storm" here, though Meat would have got that from the "Dance of the Vampires" demo with the Overture at the start. I think this is the couple going through some kind of crisis. 13. The future ain't what it used to be - And this is where the crisis really crystallizes or becomes complete. I would have named the album after this song really. It probably would have fixed everything, haha. "Bat out of Hell 3: The future ain't what it used to be". The ending with Meat and Jennifer riffing with the backing vocals I love. 14. Cry to Heaven - It sums it all up, and probably all the Bat albums too. But yeah, maybe they should have called it "Bat out of Hell 3: The future ain't what it used to be"!!! The problem is it's very difficult to appreciate knowing what might have been, and I would still like an album called "The final flight" with roughly these songs: "Braver" "Not allowed to love" "Only when I feel" "What part of my body hurts the most?" "Who needs the young?" "You've got to love me with the sun in your eyes" "In the land of the pig the butcher is king" "We're still the children" "Cry to Heaven" or "Angels arise" which I can imagine Sarah Brightman singing. Anyhoo! Just my 200 cents. | |
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