Meat Loaf - Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Bat out of Hell Live
Live album by Meat Loaf
Released	2004
Recorded	Melbourne, Australia
Genre	Rock, Rock opera
Length	55:09/66:14
Label	Mercury Records & Sanctuary Records
Producer(s)	Aernout Kerbert, Richard Whitehouse, Peter Mokran
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (2.5/5) link
Meat Loaf chronology
Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003)	Bat out of Hell Live (2004)	Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)

Bat out of Hell Live is a live album released by singer Meat Loaf in 2004 on the Mercury and Sanctuary labels.

The album was recorded on February 20-February 22, 2004 during Meat Loaf's Australian tour. Meat Loaf is backed for the concerts by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. As the name suggests, the album contains live performances of the seven tracks off Meat Loaf's 1977 album, Bat out of Hell. The Australian and limited edition versions of the album also contain a performance of "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", in addition to the track "Couldn't Have Said It Better" and a bonus DVD for the limited edition. Of note is the fact that the song "Heaven Can Wait" is present on the album, while it has not been performed on either of the recorded shows.

Meat Loaf singing "Two out Of Three Aint Bad" during his Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Concert

[edit] Track listing

1. "Bat Out of Hell" – 11:48
2. "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)" – 5:16
3. "Heaven Can Wait" – 5:09
4. "All Revved Up With No Place to Go" – 5:22
5. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" – 5:42
6. "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" – 11:07
7. "For Crying Out Loud" – 10:45
8. "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" – 11:05 (Australian and limited edition only)
9. "Couldn't Have Said It Better" (James Michael / Nikki Sixx) – 8:13 (limited edition only)

All compositions by Jim Steinman
Except where noted

[edit] Limited edition bonus DVD

1. "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" – 8:44 (live video)
2. "Couldn't Have Said It Better" – 5:44 (Michael / Sixx) (original music video)
3. "Did I Say That?" – 4:52 (Michael) (original music video)
4. Photogallery
5. "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through" – 6:32 (audio only)
6. "I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)" – 5:05 (Diane Warren) (audio only)
7. "Dead Ringer For Love" – 5:17 (audio only)

All compositions by Jim Steinman
Except where noted

[edit] Credits

Musical Director: Kasim Sulton

• Meat Loaf — vocals, guitar
• Paul Crook — lead guitars
• Randy Flowers — guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
• Kasim Sulton — bass, backing vocals
• Mark Alexander — keyboards, backing vocals
• John Miceli — drums
• Patti Russo — vocals
• C.C. — vocals

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Keith Levenson

[edit] DVD version

Meat Loaf - Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Starring	Meat Loaf The Neverland Express
Release date(s)	2004 - DVD
Language	English
IMDb profile

It's DVD release had extra songs from the concert not on the CD. It is strangly missing Heaven Can Wait, Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through, and I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth).

[edit] Tracks

1. Life Is A Lemon (And I Want My Money Back)
2. Mercury Blues
3. Dead Ringer For Love
4. Testify
5. All Revved Up With No Place To Go
6. You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
7. Couldn't Have Said It Better
8. Out Of The Frying Pan
9. I'd Do Anything For Love
10. For Crying Out Loud
11. Paradise by the Dashboard Light
12. Two Out of Three Ain't Bad
13. Bat Out of Hell