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Main article: Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose

Meat Loaf had begun to work on the third installment of Bat Out Of Hell with Steinman. The composer suffered some health setbacks, including a heart attack. According to Meat Loaf, Steinman was too ill to work on such an intense project, although the composer's health, according to his manager, was not an issue.[15] Steinman had registered the phrase "Bat Out Of Hell" in 1995.[16] Meat Loaf sued Steinman and his manager, in a complaint filed May 28, 2006 in federal District Court in Los Angeles, California, for $50 million and to prevent further use by the writer/producer.[17] Steinman and his representatives attempted to block the album's release.[18] An agreement was reached in Summer 2006. According to Virgin, "the two came to an amicable agreement that ensured that Jim Steinman's music would be a continuing part of the 'Bat Out Of Hell' legacy."[19]

The album was released on October 31, 2006, and was produced by Desmond Child. The first single from the album, "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" (featuring Marion Raven) was released on 16 October 2006. It entered the UK singles chart at No. 6, giving Meat Loaf his highest UK chart position since "I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)", a duet with Patti Russo that reached No. 2 in November 1995. The album debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 and sold 81,000 copies in its opening week, but after that did not sell well in the US and yielded no hit singles. The album was certified gold. The album also features duets with Patti Russo and Jennifer Hudson.

In the weeks following the release of Bat III, Meat Loaf and the NLE (The Neverland Express) did a brief tour of America and Europe, known as the Bases Loaded Tour. In 2007, a newer, bigger worldwide tour began, the Seize the Night tour, with Marion Raven, serving as a supporting act, throughout the European and US tour. Portions of the tour were captured on film in the Theatrical Documentary Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise, directed by Bruce David Klein. It's scheduled to be released in 2008.

During a performance at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK on October 31, 2007, at the opening of "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" he suggested that the crowd of thousands should enjoy the performance as it was the last of his career. He attempted to sing the first line of the song, but instead said "Ladies and gentlemen, I love you, thank you for coming, but I can no longer continue." Removing the jacket he was wearing, he thanked the audience for 30 years, said "goodbye forever" and left the stage. His tour promoter, Andrew Miller, refuted that this was the end for Meat Loaf and that he would continue touring after suitable rest.[20] The next two gigs in the tour, at the NEC and Manchester Evening News Arena were cancelled due to "acute laryngitis" and were rescheduled for late November.[21] The concert scheduled for November 6, 2007 at London's Wembley Arena was also cancelled. Since then Meat Loaf has cancelled his entire European tour for 2007 after being diagnosed with a cyst on his vocal cords. After releasing a statement he said "It really breaks my heart not to be able to perform these shows" adding "I will be back".[22]

In March 2008, Meat announced that he will return back on the road and resume performing to his fans. His new tour in 2008 will be called "Casa De Carne Tour". Meat is booked to play at several festivals this summer including making a re-appearance at the Summer Pops Festival, Liverpool in July, after last performing there on his Summer Tour of 2005. He is also booked to appear at some of the Summer Nights Concert Series' Stages throughout the UK. Meat Loaf has announced that Patti Russo will be returning to her role as female lead vocalist for the 2008 shows.

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Other work

Meat Loaf appeared in the 1997 film Spice World with the Spice Girls Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, Geri Haliwell, and Melanie Chisholm as their bus driver. During the movie, he drove the tour bus that was decorated with the Union Flag. Singer Elton John also made a brief cameo appearance. In that same year, Meat Loaf appeared in the ShoTime series The Dead Man's Gun - The Mail Order Bride. He plays a blacksmith who marries a woman with a young son and rescues her from a vicious ex-lover.

In 2000, he appeared as the viral meningitis addled Confederate Colonel Angus Devine in the sixth season episode Gettysburg of The Outer Limits who is accidentally transported forward in time 150 years in a failed attempt to prevent the assassination of the President in 2013.

Meat Loaf appears (uncredited) as Jack Black's father in the 2006 film Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny. He also provides vocals on the film's opening song Kickapoo. In the special features and commentary of the film's DVD release, it is noted that this is the first time Meat Loaf has sung for a movie soundtrack since The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

He also appeared in the South Park Episode, "Chef Aid". In the episode, Chef attempts to sue an artist regarding her new hit song, saying that he created the song years ago. However, he is counter-sued by the artist's record company and needs to raise a large amount of money to pay bail. Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny decide to ask Chef's celebrity friends to create a benefit concert with the proceeds going to Chef. They visit people such as Meat Loaf and Elton John, who agree and provide a flashback reason for their decision. In Meat Loaf's flashback, he claims that he was starting out as an unsuccessful artist named Cous-cous, and after being booed off stage and almost deciding to quit, Chef tells him that his name might be the problem, and then hands him a plate of meatloaf to cheer him up.

Meat Loaf made a cameo appearance in Jimmy Kimmel Live as one of the celebrity singing choir for the musical sketch, "I'm F*cking Ben Affleck", which is a star-studded sketch where host Jimmy Kimmel responds to Sarah Silverman's sketch titled "I'm F*cking Matt Damon", which featured Silverman and Damon as themselves singing an innuendo-filled ballad.[23]

He recently appeared in a AT&T GoPhone commercial and parodied " Let Me Sleep On It", part of the song "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" with actor Adam Cagley playing his son and 80s pop diva Tiffany Darwish as his wife.

Meat Loaf has also been the host of a game show on DirecTv called "Rock and a Hard Place".

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Personal life

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From August 26 to August 28, 2006, Meat Loaf took part in an annual celebrity golf version of the Ryder Cup called The All*Star Cup in South Wales, UK. August 26, 2006 was a practice day, while August 27 and August 28, 2006 were the two days of actual competition. Europe won the Cup for the second consecutive year. Meat Loaf lost his two games, but was a major hit with the crowds, entertaining them with lots of laughs and fun as he made his way around the course. Alice Cooper was a fellow member of the US team. The event was a big success, with large crowds attending, and the two main days of competition were shown live on UK television.[24]

Meat Loaf is said to have cheated death on numerous occasions, having crashed in a car which rolled over,[25] been hit on the head with a shot put,[25] and being struck by Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.[25] In October 2006, his private jet had to make an emergency landing at London's Stansted Airport after his plane's forward landing gear failed.[26]

Meat Loaf is a supporter of the northern English football team Hartlepool United and, in 2003, the BBC reported he was seeking a residence in the nearby area.[27]

Meat Loaf currently has a show airing on DirecTV.[clarify][citation needed]

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Discography

Main article: Meat Loaf discography

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Notable film and TV appearances

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Further reading

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References

  1. ^ CANOE - JAM! Music - Artists - Meat Loaf: A new day for Meat Loaf
  2. ^ Evalu8
  3. ^ BBC - Radio 2 - Critical List featured album
  4. ^ The Biography Channel - Meat Loaf Biography
  5. ^ Dallas - Music - Please kill me
  6. ^ BBC
  7. ^ 'http://www.jimsteinman.com/00classicr3.htm Jim Steinman official site]
  8. ^ Meat Loaf
  9. ^ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2008/06/05/take-a-penalty-against-meat-loaf-for-charity-72703-21028438/
  10. ^ Chamberlain, Adrian. Meat Loaf, reheated: Singer says energy and voice are back, thanks to exercise and vocal coach The Ottawa Citizen, March 13, 2007.
  11. ^ Roger Powell, keyboardist for Utopia http://trbazaar.com/rogerpowell.htm
  12. ^ GRAMMY AWARDS: BEST ROCK VOCAL SOLO PERFORMANCE. Rock on the Net. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
  13. ^ LORRAINE CROSBY in concert. dixon-agency.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-29.
  14. ^ "Meat Loaf recalls stage collapse", BBC News, 28 November 2003. Retrieved on 2007-04-02. 
  15. ^ "Meat Loaf goes through 'Hell' again" (cnn.com), Reutuers, 2006-10-30. Retrieved on 2006-11-14. 
  16. ^ Butler, Susan. Meat Loaf Sues Over 'Bat Out Of Hell'. Billboard. Retrieved on 2006-09-25.
  17. ^ "MEAT LOAF BATTLES FOR BAT OUT OF HELL TRADEMARK", contactmusic.com, 2006-06-06. Retrieved on 2006-11-14. 
  18. ^ Othman, Zul. "Man out of hell", ChannelNews Asia, 26 October 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-14. 
  19. ^ "Meatloaf Reaches Agreement Over Bat Out of Hell", contactmusic.com, 2006-08-01. Retrieved on 2006-11-14. 
  20. ^ "'Stressed' Meat Loaf abandons gig", BBC.co.uk, 2007-11-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-01. 
  21. ^ "Meat Loaf calls off another show", BBC.co.uk, 2007-11-04. Retrieved on 2007-11-05. 
  22. ^ "Ill Meat Loaf scraps Europe tour", BBC.co.uk, 2007-11-06. Retrieved on 2007-11-06. 
  23. ^ YouTube - I'm Fucking Ben Affleck
  24. ^ Stars turn out for celebrity golf
  25. ^ a b c Meat Loaf - Meat Loaf Cheated Death Three Times
  26. ^ Meat Loaf halts gig to say: I quit
  27. ^ BBC NEWS | UK | England | Tees | Meat Loaf heads for Hartlepool

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Meat Loaf
Albums
Singles
"What You See Is What You Get" · "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" · "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" · "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" · "Bat out of Hell" · "Dead Ringer For Love" · "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us" · "Read'Em And Weep" · "Peel Out" · "Midnight At The Lost And Found" · "If You Really Want To" · "Razor's Edge" · "Modern Girl" · "Nowhere Fast" · "Sailor To A Siren" · "Piece Of The Action" · "Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries" · "Blind Before I Stop" · "Special Girl" · "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" · "Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back" · "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" · "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" · "I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)" · "Not A Dry Eye In The House" · "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" · "Is Nothing Sacred" · "Did I Say That" · "Couldn't Have Said it Better" · "Man Of Steel" · "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" · "Cry Over Me"
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