Jim Steinman
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Nine Jim Steinman albums you should listen to and one to avoid
By Dave Everley published
His musical vision was rejected by everyone. Then, like a bat out of hell, he went from a nobody to being hailed as a musical genius

Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse Of The Heart was originally written for a Nosferatu musical: “If anyone listens to the lyrics, they're really like vampire lines. It's all about the darkness, the power of darkness and love's place in the dark"
By Liz Scarlett published
Jim Steinman wrote Bonnie Tyler’s smash power ballad Total Eclipse Of The Heart - once titled Vampires In Love - for an abandoned Nosferatu musical, before it once again found its home in another fang-toothed Broadway show

"Meat Loaf was really pissed off with Jim Steinman giving me Total Eclipse Of The Heart. He said, That song was meant for me!": Bonnie Tyler on the world's favourite 'vampire love song'
By Paul Brannigan published
With over 1 billion plays on YouTube alone, Total Eclipse Of The Heart is one of the world's most popular power ballads: no wonder Meat Loaf was annoyed at not getting to sing it

Jim Steinman: the eccentric king of fairytale rebellion and grand drama
By Dave Ling published
Jim Steinman was a larger-than-life character, a songwriter and producer whose approach was to reach for the sky

Jim Steinman: Bad For Good - Album Of The Week Club review
By Classic Rock published
Jim Steinman's Bad For Good was meant to be the sequel to Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell, but when then big man lost his voice Steinman stepped up to the mic

Bat Out Of Hell writer Jim Steinman dead at 73
By Fraser Lewry last updated
The death of Bat Out Of Hell writer Jim Steinman has been confirmed by the Connecticut state medical examiner

The mad genius of Jim Steinman in seven glorious songs
By Dave Everley last updated
From Meat Loaf to the Sisters Of Mercy, everyone Jim Steinman worked with benefited from his magic

Jim Steinman's Bat Out Of Hell musical: is it any good?
By Fraser Lewry published
As Bat Out Of Hell roars onto the London stage like a bat out of hell, Classic Rock heads to the London Coliseum to figure out if 43 million album sales makes for a good musical
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