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This is very "appointment only". A jukebox musical that can be fun if you want to shout along to it, but otherwise very little artistic value.
Slitsomt.
Don't be sad, two out of five ain't bad
this albums is kind of just a basic classic rock album to me. I know that it's a classic but i just can't force myself to like myself that i simply just don't really enjoy
5 stars if you're 15, but only 2 if you're over 16
- Meat Loaf's storytelling is fun (especially Paradise) and he clearly loves to act, but I can't help but notice how theatrical and melodramatic everything is the whole time. - Meat Loaf definitely has a great voice. - The hits do the heavy lifting - I only really like 2 of the songs on here. - The songs feel like they go on too long. - There's also a misogynistic/incel feel to it all that's hard to attribute to irony because of Meat Loaf's conservatism.
Bit boring for me sorry
Yeah, this was not for me. I never liked Meat Loaf and this album did not turned me into fan. He is a great singer but the musical he makes is toothless. It's a music for white dads, music that woul play at the small time carnival. Inoffensive rock. Some other review mentioned something to the extend that this sounds like if Elton John bought a motorcycle.. that is spot on.
The album began life as a Peter Pan musical. It was influenced by Richard Wagner, Phil Spector, and Bruce Springsteen simultaneously, which is the most chaotic set of influences ever assembled in one room and somehow produced exactly the sound you would expect from that combination. Steinman described his creative philosophy as follows: he had no interest in writing about ordinary real life stuff and could not see the point of subtle music. This is the most honest artist statement in rock history and also a perfect description of why I am giving this two stars. Todd Rundgren, the producer, reportedly had to be pleaded with throughout the entire recording process to play the now famous motorcycle guitar on the title track. He eventually agreed. The motorcycle guitar on a song that began life as a Peter Pan musical is either the greatest creative decision of 1977 or a sign that everyone involved had simply stopped asking questions and committed fully to the chaos. Both things are simultaneously true. I was about ten years old when Motley Crue handed me Shout at the Devil. The album cover showed Tommy Lee destroying things and Nikki Sixx looking like a man who had genuinely escaped from somewhere. The music hit me like a physical object before I understood what it was doing. A few years later I saw an album with a motorcycle bursting through a gravestone, a bat overhead, and a muscular figure launching into the sky. The cover art promised me everything Shout at the Devil had delivered and possibly more. Then I pressed play and a theatrical man began an eight minute song about a motorcycle while a piano ran underneath it like a Broadway overture and somewhere in the background there were horns and a choir and the growing realization that I had been profoundly misled by cover art. The album is, in its own terms, a complete artistic success. It does exactly what Jim Steinman intended, which was to create something feverous, strong, romantic, violent, rebellious, fun and heroic. Those are his words. He achieved all of them. The problem is that I did not ask for feverous and romantic. I asked for Motley Crue and received Andrew Lloyd Webber on a Harley, which is a betrayal so specific it has its own emotional category. 2 out of 5. One star for the sheer audacity of a man who started with a Peter Pan musical and ended up with 43 million copies sold. One star for Todd Rundgren, who was pleaded with, relented, and played the motorcycle guitar anyway, which is the most sensible decision anyone made during this entire project. The remaining three stars are somewhere in Hell trying to get out, which is exactly where they belong.
asså det är ju svängigt och jättebra låtskriveri men samtidigt mår jag riktigt skit av att lyssna på det. lite som en köttfärslimpa på det sättet, gott men också oerhört äckligt i sin form.
Good grief. I don't like rock operas and I don't like classic rock. The amusing over the top campness stops it getting a 1/5
"Did somebody say meatloaf?" - Fred Darts. Despite the legend, this is not for me. Its like tenacious D but from the 80s. 3/10
I cant do that
a little queen-y for me, theres a lot going on tbh
Heard Before? Of course. Notes: - I don't think Meat Loaf ever did better than his role in Rocky Horror Picture Show. - Endless musical theatre bullshit, with the best possible singer for Jim Steinman's absurd overwriting and obscenely crowded production. - An album completely immune to criticism because it's trying so hard to be exactly what you hate about it. Painfully successful. - I love the background vocals. Verdict: Someone needs to act out the repressed fantasies of normies. Meat Loaf was born ready. Listen Again? I can't think that anyone needs to except maybe closeted teenagers.
Not feeling this one either. Don't think it stood the test of time. 2/5. The Spotify radio based on this album was pretty great, though.
It wasn't bad
Nahhhh too over the top for me
Bat Out of Hell is notoriously cheesy, but I would actually argue that the album's biggest weakness is that it's not over-the-top enough. The songs that take big swings mostly work. The opener is fun and the biggest rocker, and the second track has a catchy chorus. "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" could do without that baseball metaphor bit in the middle - even if I like the funky music underneath it - but its big, humorous climax is worth the build-up and is the best moment on the album. Unfortunately, much of the rest of the album is dominated by ballads, which are rarely interesting. They don't make the best use of Meat Loaf's voice, and they seem tame compared to the album's highlights. They don't quite make the album unlistenable, but they definitely make it a mixed bag.
ну таке
Mid and very underwhelming for a "hard rock" album with this cover art.
i don't know it's weird but not weird enough to keep me interested
Ummm. Interesting... Paradise by the Dashboard Light is cool though. Light 5 maybe 4
Hmmmm
I wish I could say “I was pleasantly surprised after not listening to this for a long time” but, nope. Every bit as cheesy and overwrought as I remember. It’s a testament to Meatloaf’s incredible charisma that this was ever a thing.
How is this one of the best selling studio albums of all time? The album cover does not match its music, and none of the songs feel like worth buying the record over. I don’t know, guess I’ll never understand being a dad on a boat in the late 70’s
Hmm.... nope
Ridiculous and cheesy but not entirely in a bad way.
Titelsong gut, sonst bisschen viel Musical
1. Bat Out of Hell (★★★⯨☆) 2. You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (★★★☆☆) 3. Heaven Can Wait (★★⯨☆☆) 4. All Revved Up with No Place to Go (★★⯨☆☆) 5. Two Out of Three Ain't Bad (★★⯨☆☆) 6. Paradise By the Dashboard Light (★★★★☆) 7. For Crying Out Loud (★★★☆☆) TOTAL = ★★⯨☆☆ (3) -Lo sentí "inconsistente", me dio de promedio un 3 redondeando, pero no me convence por alguna razón, al punto de dudar en si ponerle un 2 pese a estar "bien".
5/10
Without a doubt, Meatloaf is exceptional, musically and vocally. But I just can't get on with it. It irritates the shit out of me.
It's alright, but it sounds too much like a dodgy musical for me
Arrancó muy arriba con una especie de blues supermoderno y eléctrico para la época. Es del 70 el disco. Me recontra sorprendió. En el medio se pincha un poco y para los últimos temas retoma. En el anteúltimo arranca como un rock clásico estilo elvis y a mitad de tema mete un cambio de ritmo y estilo buenísimo, súper innovador para la época. Rescato esas cosas. Y la sorpresa, que es súper importante.
i do not dig in -- too lyrical, and lyricism in itself isn't bad but as i am influenced by my era, the plethora of words and bland instrumentals did not clash too well for me to regard as something that great. sure, this album probably created a lot of nuanced to rock, but i digress.
average
Sounds like Eddie from Rocky Horror.
So.. I guess Meatloaf is what you get when a musical theater kid decides to try to become a rock star? I mean, the music is good, but not my thing.
You can't deny the talent and skill but this kinda 'rock opera' stuff just doesn't do it for me
His name is Robert Paulson. I don't know what the hell this is supposed to be. I remember seeing it in all the record stores. Obvs it was some elder metal like Dio or Iron Maiden or sthg. Da fuq are these showtunes?? Whatever. I guess he's got pipes.
I give this a 2, because…just no. However, if I view it through the lens of a bizarre bat-themed musical, probably could justify a 3.
I have a hard time comparing this to other studio albums. There's a human element you get from seeing a live performance or musical theater show that is lacking here, and I can't help but lose some of the enjoyment of this album. This isn't music you'd casually listen to without some sort of emotional connection, and I don't think that will come to me from hitting the play button. This is Opera Rock, compared to Rock Opera. Go listen to The Wall, 2112, or Tommy.
Wow. This is a rock album for people that really would prefer a musical, but think this will help them fit in with their rock-loving friends. I guess they did make a musical of this, but I've not seen it and don't feel the need to. Just not a fan, but two stars because I know half the lyrics just from repeated exposure as a kid.
While I dont absolutely hate this album, listening once a decade is about all I can take
Meatloaf is Meatloaf. Didn’t know he wasn’t the writer for all those songs; also, is every song just about wanting a girl…same theme in every track got old fast.
I liked the more rock n roll song "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", however, the album missed something for me to fall for it and I can't wrap what was missing. Maybe more balance in terms of song lyrics?
Still doesn't do it for me. I can appreciate the ambition and craft here -- the energy and grandeur of 70s prog rock crossed with the bright shining drama of Broadway musicals. It's like the ultimate soundtrack to a teen romance movie. But so over the top.
I was glad to learn this was initially composed for a stage play. It definitely has a “show tune” feel. I liken it to a Springsteen album if the Boss was a 15 yo sex obsessed miscreant. The production is good and some songs are actually clever in parts, but I didn’t buy the album when it came out and I wouldn’t buy it now. Meatloaf got the pipes though.
No offense to them I just can’t do a 10 minute rock song from this guy. I just can’t. 2 stars
not my favourite, but probs just not my taste 2/5
Essentially a Broadway musical put to a hard rock template, and that's where the problems begin for me. It's maximalist, and "sounds" the part, but what initially feels ambitious and fantasy villain-esque on the surface ultimately comes off as a little too melodramatic, kitschy and indulgent for its own good. The title track in particular doesn't really use its length to evolve musically, rather repeating the same "peaks" which could have easily amounted to around 4 minutes. By the time you've reached the album's mid-section, you've been inundated with screeching guitars and crashing piano to the point of fatigue and parody.
this is just cishet rocky horror. i did not enjoy this LMAO
I did not expect Meat Loaf to be this. I expect some cheesy hard rock for some reason. But I did not like it.
The biggest meh I can offer
Painful listen. +1 star for making me laugh with incredulity that this went 14x platinum, two songs were entertaining and the production was good, the rest was unlistenable
im not really into this kind of long haired, stadium rock, but I have to admit the band is locked in, the vocalist has a powerful voice and the backing vocals are used very well what i dont really fw is this maximalistic, hyper dramatic and epic musical stuff, too many things happening at once without trying to be delicate, i dont know if they manage to create a something greater than the sum of its parts another thing that prevents me from enjoying this type of music, without this album being a particular exception, is how all this musical greatness clashes with the superficial and even artificial way it treats supposedly great themes like love or youth feels like too much stage for very little substance
Exhausting in a heterosexual theatre kid way.
not sure why but this album don’t really connect with me, had a sound overall that I didn’t really like
I feel like a dad. Nothing memorable here. 2/5
'Paradise By The Dashboardlight' is fine, but I don't really care for the rest... 2 stars
Paradise by the dashboard light is so good. but god Meatloaf and this theater rock is just not my style.
Paradise by the Dashboard light is awful
When it's got a good hook, I enjoy musical theatre and the more theatrical end of pop music. Even though the words “rock opera” don’t get me particularly excited I found the title track of Bat Out Of Hell to be pretty awesome - it's got a hell of a driving melody and plenty of character. Unfortunately it is in no way representative of the vast majority of the album which is home to too many overwrought takes on overlong Elton John-style ballads which are sadly not my thing. Occasionally they’ll bloom into something else, but not often enough for me.
Not my cup of tea . Never has been 2/5
Kæft en seriøs omgang rock'n'roll! Bliver lige lidt for underligt med "You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)" :o Kommer med alt sandsynlighed aldrig til at sætte det på igen :i
*50 Gennemført overproduceret, Elton John på crack, som bare ikke er min smag. Kunne uden tvivl fungere som en musical, jeg aldrig vil tage ind og se, men som sikkert vil gøre sig rigtig godt på salg og anmeldelser. 2 stjerner til Michael Lee Kødbrød og Jim Steinman.
To gode numre giver 2 stjerner - ellers er det godt nok lidt op af bakke.
this is going so many places and doing so many things but really it is musical as they intended - short moments I liked but overall won’t be putting on I am not a metal leaning theater kid
No esta mal
What I imagine Todd’s rock opera to sound like
I guess....this....I just....I don't.... The thing is I don't really understand in what context I'm supposed to listen to Meat Loaf. Is this for people who love show tunes? Is this for people who tried to get into Sabbath but prefer something more upbeat?
me ha gustado una canción solo
Bruce Springsteen already did this album with Born to Run but even ol’ Brucey knew to be a bit more restrained than this. Grandeur for the sake of grandeur wears thin early, and turns everything from halfway through track 1 into a slog.
Am I crazy or is the title track almost a total rip of Springsteen’s “Thunder Road”? That topline melody sounds awfully familiar. I guess I thought I’d like it more? I’d heard “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” a bunch growing up on the radio, but otherwise I came into this with fresh ears. It’s one of the best selling albums of all time; surely that means I’ll get something out of it. His voice is deceptively classical, sometimes pushed into rock grit. There’s some nebulous story going on about escaping hell. I just didn’t think the songs were very exciting; even “Dashboard Light” (which I would’ve previously called an all-time banger) doesn’t hold up as well as I remember because now I can hear how much it sounds like the other songs on this thing. He repeats his ideas too often. “Heaven Can Wait” might as well have been as long as the rest of the songs. The lyrics had me shaking my head sometimes too. (“You’ve been cold to me so long/I’m crying icicles instead of tears” - yuck.) I am a theater kid at heart and this was still too much for me. I will probably still revisit “Dashboard Light” in a year or so when the bad taste is out of my mouth.
Lo escuche todo, no me resulto interesante. Por momentos me sonaba a obra de teatro musical donde las palabras estan metidas en la melodia de manera forzada con tal de contar la historia.
Not that bad but not really my style Songs are not as intense as the cover
So the album and everything about it before opening it suggests its rock, hard rock maybe. But im assuming this is the definition of a rock opera. Its good for the type of music I think, only 7 songs? But not for me. I would be annoyed if someone put this on for a road trip
Pretty stupid!
It is what it is
More theater kid shit. Everything I hate about a rock musical and nothing I like about rock.
Pretty extravagant, kinda cliche.
Какой-то слишком пафосный и любвеобильный рок
This sounds like someone bellowing at a piano in a noisy pub. The songs don’t do anything for me and I really don’t get the huge appeal this album seems to have. I think the style of music just isn’t for me.
This album art and title is WAY more metal than it deserves to be. Meat Loaf is just so fucking weird. Why was this guy popular?
a bit boring
His name may be Robert Paulsen, but this much melodrama and everything turned up is just too much for me.
earnest yearning fuxk-opera by horny 70s rock nerd
This meatloaf has a lot of cheese, but “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” ain’t bad. The rest of the album is laughable but not enjoyable.
Billy Joel meets Elton John. Super campy, no idea why the album cover is so metal. Good... not great.
Not sure how a bloke who never penned one word or note of his own music can be on this list. It was okay in parts, the last tracks rock n roll bits were quite fun but ruined by all the random interludes. Overall just feels like every rock cliché rolled into one album. 2 stars cos I did find myself bopping along a few times.
-mmmm interesting -very Dad music -I don’t hate it but wouldn’t listen to it again Liked: the end of You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth
One experience that was lost when we all started streaming music was going into a record store, flipping through the bins, and pulling out a record because it had an eye catching cover. Because look at this album cover! Conan the Barbarian exploding out of the ground in a creepy cemetery riding a Harley adorned with a horse skull! This is not at all the face-ripping Judas Priest soundalike you’d think from the art. Though to be fair, we’ve all known that for a long time. I have to admire the audacity here though. This album is completely ridiculous, over the top and dramatic, it seems like Meat Loaf is very aware of how ridiculous it is, and still he’s fully giving it. It’s theatre kid rock. It’s in bad taste, not because it’s offensive or anything like that, but just because it’s so schlocky. In the Standard Histories of Rock Music, the year this album was released, 1977, was the year that punk broke out, supposedly wiping all this stuff away. The sales figures of Bat Out of Hell alone paint a more realistic picture of what people were actually listening to.
5/10, had fun moments, was definitely better with the wider variety of instruments, wished there was more saxophone. Some of the songs were very forgettable and felt like they dragged on a bit too much.
First and last track were great, rest kind of faded into background but that's probs more my fault
Eh. Not likely to relisten.
I happily let them get on with obsessing over this while my instinct helped me not to engage. Eventually I gave in and checked it out properly. My instinct had been right all along. Now I’m having to listen again, but this will be the last time. A well executed Springsteen/Elton parody pumped with musical theatre steroids and stripped of all semblance of nuance. There you go, summed up in under 20 words. I used to think “fair fucks to the guy for overcoming being a socially anxious fat lad” but it turned out in the end he was kind of a pos so I can return comfortably to my instinctual position.
This album is a rollercoaster of emotions. There are periods that are like wow I kinda like this and then there are periods that are like wtf. The album starts off purely instrumental and it sounds good and then the vocals come and its like wow this feels like a theater kid. I thought that would ruin the album, but I got used to it. The songs are too long and drag on. You think its about to end but it keeps going and I wasn't a fan of that weird Disco transition that came in randomly for a bit. The songs are a bit overproduced, but they sound good and the instrumentals were the best part of the album for me.
4.5/10
5/10 This is not a bad album, but it's really, really, really not my kind of music. Every song is twice as long as it should be; for as elaborate and over-the-top each song is, they're all pretty dull; and I just don't like it tbqh.
Meh
Good album.
70s rock opera with incredibly cheesy lyrics, pass
блять эти ебаные рок оперы с непонятной структурой, сраной пианинкой и все в таком духе. нахуя? не знаю. гитара и роцк там чисто фон
Can’t fault the ambition and flamboyance of it, but I just didn’t like the songs underneath all the razzmatazz.
Has its moments, I guess.
I like some operatic stuff, like Queen. I even like some sappy camp, like Neil Diamond. But this was too theatrical and too campy for me. It’s fun, but it just didn’t land for me.
So campy. 1/3 Bruce, 1/3 Elton, 1/3 80s style ballads
31 days in and still no album by a woman, I present: Dreamland by Black Box. Enjoy!
Me hace sentir como un poco de nostalgia, no sé cómo explicarlo. El sonido es bueno, no conecté con todas las canciones pero lo escuché completo.
Despite the overwhelming and not very subtle title track this is a soft album. This kind of rock opera is purely for those who do not like music but enjoy the spectacle.
Forty years plus later and I still don’t like this album. I’ve tried. But I consider this the first whiner album I heard in my life.
not bad, not my fave
This isn't rock and roll, it's musical theater. I find myself enjoying lots of it, but multiple times I've had the experience of being like "wait, this is the same fucking song?" and it is the same fucking song. They're all so long. Even the "short" songs feel like they just keep going on.
Honestly, I have no strong opinion on this album. It's not offensive, controversial, mindblowing, amazing, nor special to me. It reminds me of an amalgamation of other classic rock bands ... and Jack Black lol. I've also been doing this album-a-day thing for 15 days straight and I've only gotten one woman the whole time... so maybe I'm also just getting a little tired of men's voices in general? lol 2/5
I've always been confused by this, the cover and the title clash so much with the album. It has some kind of corny operatic quality, like some of the parts of 70's Bruce Springsteen where it reaches the edges off what I can tolerate and it goes beyond that. I just can't
It's okay I guess, lost interest after the 2nd song
Nääh, töntig musik med töntiga texter. Och inte töntigt på det bra sätt. Kändes nästan lite dansband ibland. Svag 2a… Pappa tyckte att det började på en trea men att det åkte ned till tvåa. ”Tråkigt. Blekt. Känns gammalt.”
Sällan stött på en större mismatch mellan grafisk profil och sound. Ser ut som en Maidenskiva och låter som Eltons mest honky tonkiga-stunder. Tycker tyvärr det är ganska dåligt.
Den här skivan har alltid varit ett sånt mindfuck. Omslaget skriker metal, innehållet är musikal-cabaré-rocknroll. Visst, mycket är rätt kul, men mycket är också för mycket meat loaf för allas bästa. Lite jämntjockt, det ska liksom knullas i 180 låt efter låt. Andra lyssning bättre, men då blir också det riktigt lökiga extra lökigt. Introsnacket i you took the words right out of my mouth och i princip hela paradise by the dashboard light, i synnerhet andra halvan. Ofattbart lökigt. Bat out of hell och All revved up, dunderlåtar båda två. Kul med Todd Rundgren på gurka. Stark 2a som i godkänt+
Really not my thing. Theatrical and often weird.
"We have Queen at home." The Queen at home:
Not my taste
#18/1001🇺🇸🦇 When this flashed up this morning, i though "here we go... my first 1 star rating." We listened to the album a lot at house parties in my teenage years but its over 30 years since i've heard it. I pressed play with some trepidation but have to say the first 2 tracks sounded amazing but by the time i reached "all revved up.." i was starting to lose the will tonlive. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad isnt a bad song, just on the right side of schmaltzy. Paradise by the Dashboard light is just too much though - i've always detested even more after seeing a couple sing it (heavily rehearsed) at a pub in Ramsbottom. This is undoubtedly my lowest point in this project so far. I hope it generates some fast dirty Punk Rock for me next. Best bit... when i realised i had reached the end.
Always hated this nonsense.
Meatloaf is not for me lol. Looooong songs, a bit same-y? Veeeery sexual. There was a couple I quite liked though
That cover is metal. But if anything, this is Theater Kid metal. Look, its done well, and I had a chuckle or two with the lyrics, but this rock opera kinda sound just isn't my vibe.
Favourite Songs: Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
Not my style but interesting
Everything about this record is contradictory - even the album art would make one assume that this is some kind of heavy metal sonic escape from hell, not 45 minutes of over-the-top theater filled with glimmering percussion and maximalist over-done doo-woo inspired teenybopper “kissin tunes”. Our bat, on his way out of Hell, is Meatloaf, himself. He’s a motorbike riding, show tunes-singing goofball in a leather jacket and his record is a testament to not judging a book by its cover - even if it’s sometimes for the worse. That being said, Paradise By The Dashboard Light is pretty epic, despite content that has not aged well.
De kaas zal werken voor veel mensen. De kaas werkt niet voor mij. In heb niet een een ding tegen rock opera's, maar er is iets aan meatloaf dat op mijn zenuwen werkt, zeker als nummers te lang doorgaan. Dashboard light is prima. Two out of three aint bad is dan weer een van mijn minst favoriete nummers. 4/10
I was excited for this one as I had never actually listened to it and it just wasn't for me. I respect the composition and the vocals are great, but the album just drags in so many places. 46 min runtime for 7 songs is wild to me and I find the songs rarely earn the run time and even the ones that are mostly good feel like they have so much filler. I get that it's supposed to be a bit musical theatre and campy, but it just didn't land for me.
interesting name but iconic nonetheless
I'm normally all about power ballads, but this one didn't hook me.
This does what it set out to do basically flawlessly, and I'm glad it exists so that the title track and Paradise... can be in karaoke rotations, but if the question is "would I ever listen to this on purpose" the answer is resoundingly "no"
very late 70s rock pop with the occasional metal element / ballad bisschen boring if I gotta b honest
incrivelmente melhor do que eu lembrava, mas essa vibe teatral num me pega tanto
I really Do Not like 70s rock
Over the top, indulgent, but not like ELO or something where there are fun hooks. I like Todd Rundgren but his production here lacks any of the sporadic energy of his best works. Feels like music for Aussie dads to play while cooking snags and drinking VB.
Very, very dramatic.
Firstly, I really don’t like many musicals, so anything rock opera was already at a disadvantage. It was important to listen to for general pop culture knowledge and I now understand how Meat Loaf was huge inspo for Jack Black, and why in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the guy’s dream of doing a Dracula rock opera was a clear ML reference, but no matter how much I read into Meat Loaf and tried to register to the album, the songs were too long, and never ended, and the energy was so grating. (Also I have to admit I went to go look at some other reviews and my favourite was that this was “Bruce Springsteen for theatre kids”.)
I was split between giving a 2 or a 3. This album is extremely over the top rock as theatre stuff, and is not something I want to put on in most contexts, so it's hard for me to say it's better than a weak 2.5. I'd acknowledge it's unique and has had staying power. All apologies to Bates, who does a killer Metaloaf at Karaoke every time. I remember being fairly drawn to this album myself as a teen, probably partially due to the cool album art as much as the teen melodrama of the lyrics. As an adult reading up on this I keep on seeing mentions of how producer Todd Rundgren took Meatloaf for an over-the-top parody of Bruce Springsteen, despite the fact that Meatloaf actually performed this music quite sincerely. I guess the fun with Adam West was that his Batman was also completely sincere. Melodramatic teen feelings set to theatrical power ballads, like if Andrew Lloyd Weber or Wagner was a retro rocker act.
Again, will he offer me his hunger? I thought this album would be a lot and I wasn’t nearly prepared for what I would encounter. The only restraint shown was that it somehow held itself to 9 songs and 61 minutes. The lyricism is silly, orchestration over the top but Meatloaf is the right voice for “this” and make songs like Dashboard fun.
tedious, lounge singer
Did not enjoy, honestly thought it was pretty odd.
Was really not in this mood. Maybe another time.
Crap from start to finish.
Wasn't my favorite but okay
339/1089 - I feel like I'm listening to fucking Brentalfloss... So this is the album where he and Jack Black got their stupid voice and theatrics from! On another note, I like Todd Rundgren so at least this is a polished turd, the best 1 star if you will (and I will!).
Should be aitnfelr like it was trying to be a stage show but ended up being a Pantomime
One start for obvious musical talent, but this ain't my thing. Not the worst album we've suffered through in this series, but not one I'll every put on again.
Operatic rock that's just way too theatrical for me.
Not my favorite Elton John cover band
Used to love it as a teenager but now feels masochonistic
i like rhps. but the kitschy tongue in cheek fun of the film is lost without, well, the film.
Not my vibe
Why
Good but not my type
Not really any bangers. Just a bit boring really.
How is this one of the top selling albums of all time? So basic and goofy in a not-that-fun way.
Sounds like show tunes. Not a fan.
this is kind of like darksided bruce springsteen. it’s really, really theatrical in a way that’s almost charming if rather pitiful in its tastelessness.
Man, the 70s were weird as hell. I'm not averse to grandiose, over-the-top bullshit, at least not all the time. Some of the tracks really rock out and achieve the sort of epic scope that he's clearly going for. Trouble is as soon as the melodramatic caterwauling begins, I immediately get stuck on how dumb and corny it is. And not, for me at least, the fun kind of dumb and corny.
i liked the wolf song, funny asf. idk not in the mood overall 2.5.
I was looking forwards to this. The album was a bit forgettable and tedious. I think it was an album of a time.
I mean, it's legendary and I don't need to hear it again. 🫠
fucking hilarious
at least it doesn't take itself serious fav song: bat out of hell ig
One Great song
60
I guess it's impressive that this was a debut album? And I mean, we all love Paradise by the Dashboard Light. The ultimate in cheesy fun. And I always kind of liked Two Out of Three Ain't Bad. But it's just all so over the top. And why are all the songs so long?
Much too heavy.
His name was Robert Paulson.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
Two certified bangers bookending garbage.
ok
checked die und ihre sound nöd. vlt wärs besser wenn mir ready für das isch. aber zu ungeuldig zum mich dem voll und ganz hizgeh. Irgend e mix zwüsche köntry, irish pub sound, hard rocky undund und. nei bitte nöd, 2 Feggefüürlis
Many a weekend night at the bar on the dance floor in the late 80s I was jamming out to Paradise with a girl. We would each play the part and scream the lyrics. It’s a fun party song. The problem with much of Meatloafs music is that he took it way too seriously (wish he took COVID as seriously. Too soon?). He made some fun rock music. Made an interesting appearance in a cult movie…..and ended up as the meat for dinner. But he it is not someone I turn to when I’m ready to rock. It’s something discovered while scanning channels or that shows up in my Spotify algorithm…..especially now.
I don't think this is my type of concept album, this feels like a musical that got unfiltered access to illicit drugs 5/10 i can see the appeal its just not for me
Довольно скучный альбом. Стадионный рок с пианиной. Обложка очень крутая, но она вообще не отражает суть музыки, а музыка совершенно не интересная, по крайней мере мне, банальная донельзя.
A high school musical production get way out of hand. 2 stars.
Classic rock opera. (It’s … alright.)
What the fuck. Listened to by people who say "they don't make music like they used to", "this is real music", and who enjoy looking down on your music taste for no good reason.
Not sure what I was expecting but this wasn’t it and I didn’t enjoy it.
I actually thought I was going to like some of this but I was wrong. Super cheesy. 1.5
I get it but couldn't finish this
Meatloaf is sooo dramatic. His albums are like a soundtrack from a Broadway musical. Very kitchy and almost comedic. It wears thin very quickly. It's like a parody of itself. No thanks.
I almost exclusively listen to musicals (and musical-esque things) in one of two conditions: I am viewing a live theatrical performance, or I am being paid to play the music for a theatrical performance. I honestly don't like musicals outside of that.
Completely overblown and pompous in its style and production, it does very little for me I’m afraid. It gets 2 stars purely for its ambition and effort.
It's kinda fun, but mostly kinda cringe. In a sense, that they basically laid out many of the cringiest 1980s rock cliches here, even though this came out in 1977. I guess you can't blame them for being slightly ahead of their time.
Включив цей альбом і згадав чому мені ніколи не подобався міт лоаф.
Overwrought garbage, which I suppose is what people like about it. I don’t think it’s even well put together though.
This is an interesting one, since I know the hits, but I have never listened to the actual LP from start to finish. First track starts with a cacophony that sounds like a showtune run through a 70s prog and butt rock filter. Imagine Boston pumping up a crowd at a regional circus and you're getting close. When Meat (can I call him Meat?) starts to sing along with the piano it gives off Billy Joel and Springsteen vibes, but not as compelling as either. Lots of shout whispers. Not sold yet. Okay, weird spoken word shit here. Oh, I know this song! Didn't know it was Mr. Loaf. Eh on the performance. Not the worst thing I've ever heard - kind of like Andrew Lloyd Weber produced by Phil Spector. Ballad time. Yawn. This one brings the tempo up a little bit. Hope you like saxophones. I know this song, but the I feel like I've never heard the intros before. Anyway, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad is an objectively bad song. I'll sit through it, but I won't enjoy it. Paradise By The Dashboard Lights rules. It's long as hell though, so rethink it as a karaoke option if you've been drinking heavily and/or have stamina issues. Closing song has closing song vibes. Something about being cold in California. Oh, wait, here comes the bombast. Lots of build ups and cymbal crashes. Well, what's it going to be boy? I said what's it going to be boy, yes or.....?
Not terrible, but not my style. It's funny I didn't realize Meat Loaf was a major contributor to writing the songs for Rocky Horror Picture Show, and if you listen to Bat Out Of Hell through that lens of musical theater and rock operas, with an emphasis on the over-dramatic and flamboyant, this record makes a lot of sense. It's kinda wild it grew to be as popular as it did. Listening now it feels it should be far more fringe.
Har både lyst til å like og hate det her. Litt for gøy til å hate og alt for voldsomt til å elske. Til syvende og sist blir det for ekstravagant og vokalen for slitsom.
Honestly, it’s a great title track. The rest is fine; better than fine if you like operatic rock ballads (I do not). I still can’t imagine being a teenager in 1977 and seeing or hearing the three layers of crazy juxtaposition: the cover that says “this is metal you fuckers”, the artist name that says “wait what the fuck”, and the music that says “wait what is actually going on here?” It isn’t a bad album, it just isn’t for me. And as someone who is open about how little ballad rock he listens to, I can’t compare this to much. I mean it’s better than 90% of Bon Jovi’s catalogue, but that bar is low. I feel bad giving this a 2, but there are albums I’d rank at 3 that I like so much more. I also will never get beyond Meat Loaf’s appearance in Fight Club. “Bob’s new sweating tits that hang enormous, the way you think of God’s as big.”
Många ingredienser i den här svulstiga stuvningen. Ta Springsteens Born to run, The Ronettes Be My baby och Phil Spectors hela Wall of sound, ta Slade, Gary Glitter, Rocky horror show och rör om. Då blir det för mycket av allt och det smakar inte så gott tillsammans. Små smakbitar här och var ändå okej, därav en tvåa.
Jag tror faktiskt aldrig lyssnat på Köttlimpan. I would do anything…från början av 90-talet har förstås hörts men bortsett från den visste jag inte vad som väntade mig. Omslaget signalerar nån slags pudelrock. Musiken något annat. Här finns tendenser i flera av låtarna som bådar gott. Det går att spåra soul, Springsteen och Elton. Men sen lyckas man tyvärr även få in en hel del musikal. Bättre än jag förväntat mig, men inte bra nog.
Corny. The songs were too long. They weren’t terrible, but it wasn’t for me.
Great production value but not really my taste
I wish I was more in the mood to listen to Opera Rock when I got this album but I’m not all the way mad at it. I’d be interested in revisiting this in the future.
Very theatrical, reckon would be fun to listen to live - not quite my thing
It was never going to be GOOD...but I did at least hope for it to be more fun. Title track aside, it seems like glam rock by numbers to me.
This is obviously not one of the 1001 Best Albums. But I'm giving it a 2 based on my love for it when I was a dumb kid in the 70s.
A couple of good ones, notably the extended version of Bat Out Of Hell, but otherwise this was pretty forgettable.
Exactly what I thought a Meatloaf album was.
Had always heard of Meatloaf - did not realize this is his origin. Wow, is this very much of it's time. Considering it is a bat out of Hell, I thought it would be more intense/metal - instead the sax and vocals feel like a cheesy 80's sitcom or musical (which tracks, given the info in the wiki link). Def not my jam - not into over the top, over-dramatic rock operas! Will never ever listen to this again!
Never listened to before other than hearing to hits on the radio. Was expecting to like more than I actually did.
Don't know, couldn't listen to it to the very end. Just not my cup of tea, it seems. Feels like I've listed to it so many times that it just feels bland. Perhaps, there's some historical context I'm missing.
No my cup of tea. Not sure if meatloaf is parody or earnest and that's not great.
Garage band?? Idk man this seems like custom mode in guitar hero after doing some type of illegal stimulant.
This album was meh. I felt like I was listening to a musical all the way through, which I’m not sure a band named Meatloaf intended to happen
Felt like i was back in 7th period advanced drama class. I do not wish to go back to that.
Sounds kinda like Elton John. 🤷♀️ Power Ballads aren’t really for me.
Sounds like that one scene in Happy Gilmore where he tries to go to his happy place and his gran is necking on with Gene Simmons, or like a rock opera version of Thunder Road by Springsteen
I've never listened to Meatloaf before, I was definitely expecting more of a Metal album based off the cover art, not what sounded like a 1970s rock opera. It was a fun listen but definitely not what I was expecting. As I listened to the album more I got more into the groove of it, but it just wasn't what I was expecting.
I like him as a performer (his sweat drenched performances on OGWT are amazing) and I like some of these songs in isolation but as an album it is a bit much.
Saw a review that said this was a heterosexual’s Elton John which seems pretty on the nose. Seems to employ similar tropes in a lot of songs, lyrical or melodic hook, followed by quieter piano part, build up to uptempo rock part, changing tempo occasionally and repeat ad infinitum. It’s just a bit…much isn’t it? Very little finesse on a lot of it.
Nope. Not my cup of tea. Interesting, though.
2 out of 5 ain’t bad. Had some Italian restaurant vibes but not as good
Rock opera has never really been something I seek out, so this is an interesting first album to get! Part way in, this is very cheesy and over-the-top. It reminds me a lot of Christmas in a sense despite no direct connection. I don't dislike it so far, both "Bat Out of Hell" and "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)" delivered about what I expected with the intense guitar riffs, general instrumental weight, and booming screams of a vocal delivery. "Heaven Can Wait" is a pretty minimalist ballad, a nice change of pace from the prior two tracks. "All Revved Up With No Place To Go" follows up with more of the prior funk, feeling very 50s in its soundscape. This one ends up being a bit too tacky for my tastes especially with the very sped-up ending. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" didn't particularly stand out from prior tracks in any way to me. It's yet more decent rock opera. "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" definitely has the most variation, being a song in three acts, with increasing dramatics between the two characters portrayed in the lyrics. It builds to a satisfying climax, definitely standing out amidst its contemporaries. "For Crying Out Loud" goes for a more ballad-y approach to finish off the album, while still getting quite operatic. The piano work here is pleasant. Overall, a pretty cheesy product that is very of its time, even with all the 50s influence strewn throughout the construction of the music. Nice to explore, but not something I'd soon revisit.
J’ai surtout apprécié le 1er titre aussi non le reste se laisse écouter mais sans plus
If 'The Room' were an album, this would be it. It's fucking terrible, but I don't hate it.
picks: bat out of hell, paradise by the dashboard light
This album is over the top, over produced, cheesy and everything you’d expect from Meat Loaf. The opening to You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth is absolutely ridiculous. Bat Out of Hell saves it from 1 star treatment.
Okisg
strange - i usually like strange but…meh. Sad cuz i do like rocky horror
I would have thought this was glam rock, but the delivery is just a bit too earnest to have any level of self-awareness about the cheesiness. The titular track is alright but the rest is a big bag of meh.
This is rock opera. I don't like rock opera. Earlier in this project I hypothesized that part of the reason for The Beatles' success was that their tracks are short and to the point--every track on Hard Day's Night is under 3 minutes. This is anything but that. 4:19 is the shortest track. Three tracks are 8 minutes or longer. Also clapping? Please don't. Heavy sax? Also a no for me. 2/5
Quite a voice, but also sappy orchestration and lyrics that put me to sleep. Zzz
not bad, quite a short album though
Pomp rock, well produced strong songs overblown for my tastes.
Suena a demasiadas bandas buenas mezcladas, es teatral y exagerado y aún así no logra evocar nada en mi. Las letras son demasiado fomes. Musicalmente no tengo quejas supongo pero simplemente no es para mí.
I genuinely dislike Bat Out of Hell. The heart loathes what it loathes.
Good guitar riffs, but I’m not a fan. Made for a musical.
Kind of sucked--
It didn't really get me. I think it would have been different, had i seen the musical
Este álbum es como escuchar una película de terror comercial de los 80s (así bien se publicó a finales de los 70s, creo que representa muy bien las estética que predominó en los 80s). En lo personal no me gustan ni los musicales ni la ópera, así que no es un álbum que me haya gustado. Me pareció grasa, excesivo y graciosamente estúpido. Sin embargo entiendo que un poco de ello es adrede, y la ejecución y grabación suenan bien. Podría apreciarlo como contenido irónico, pero ni siquiera me resulta memorable, como por ejemplo Vitas. Me llama la atención no reconocer ninguno de los temas. Se ve que el álbum como obra y acto integral fue el gran evento en sí durante la época, pero no los temas en particular. No termino de entender cómo es que este es uno de los álbumes más vendidos de la historia.
mostly painful
interesting album, idk why there was a whole conversation before one of the songs. very odd and quirky but fun.
Wel leuk als musical, maar daarvoor mis ik de dans en het verhaal. Het stoort me ook dat 90% van het album wordt gepresenteerd als het belangrijkste moment in het album
Niet mijn muziek.
Hier en daar wat toffe muzikale momenten, maar over het algemeen voelt het toch alsof ik naar een musical soundtrack aan het luisteren ben en ik ben absoluut geen fan van musicals over het algemeen.
70s rock pomposity at it's finest. Jim Steinman can suck a dick. Not a fan of this album.
Why is this one of the best selling albums of all time?
probably the funniest album so far
Over the top.
I enjoyed the listening of this album, quite a nice transition from a song to another 2/5
It’s been said but I have to say it again: the cover and title of this album vs the actual content is insane. This is a cross between a bad Queen album and a broadway musical. It’s so over the top and so dramatic, and not in a really good way. The songwriting is good in the sense that it’s complex and has some bizarre ass theme running through it, both musically and thematically. Meat Loaf himself has a good voice and a wide range, but it’s kind of lost in this total cheese fest that’s going on. This is a theater kids idea of a concept album I guess, and while technically it’s sound, the rest is too much for me. This is music for a person nearly diametrically opposed to me musically.
Im not going to listen to this again. Not very memorable or intersting. Maybe I jsut didnt get it. It's some epic longer songs with classic rock souns. not very bluesy. It's theatrical and glammy. 2/5
Rock opera galore! Not a big fan but can appreciate! Can't believe 'I Will Do Anything For Love' is not here!
Didn't enjoy
Not my thing.
I think this just isn't my kind of music to be honest. There are a few good songs but in general neither the vocals nor lyrics are really impressive, the instruments do a lot better but overall I just don't really care for this. Starts not so bad, Bat Out of Hell sounds good at times but often falls into becoming what I'd imagine a stereotypical rock song to sound like. It has quite a few nice moments, weirdly enough I think its near 10 minute length is somewhat warranted, it doesn't really become stale but for me personally that is still too long to listen to this kind of song, I can't imagine wanting to come back to it. I liked the opening to the second song, kinda funny. The song is decent, pretty catchy. Heaven can wait stands out I guess, not in a good way. All Revved up is pretty good, I quite like his singing here especially at the end and the saxophone is cool. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad became something better than I expected but went on for too long. Again the same issues are present. Paradise By the Dashboard - has some pretty stand out moments, I like the piano a lot when the woman is singing, and her vocals are good, I liked when the presenter guy came in but then he just stayed for way too long. I enjoyed when they both sang though, and the general idea behind the track is kinda fun. Good stuff though I'd prefer it to be shorter, although I can maybe see myself coming back to this. For Crying Out Loud is okay, the later middle section is actually really good as all these instruments come in, probably the highlight of the album for me. Unfortunately the rest of the song doesn't hold up. Best tracks - You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth, All Revved Up with No Place to Go, Paradise By the Dashboard Light Worst tracks - Heaven Can Wait, Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
Not for me
It’s bad but not that bad but actually that bad
Not my vibe at all.
Meat Loaf... I can't help but quite like the more upbeat tracks, 'Bat Out Of Hell' being the classic, of course. The slower tracks like 'Heaven Can Wait' don't work for me, I just can't take him seriously enough. Apart from the frustratingly long tracks, it was an enjoyable listen just for the sake of it but once is enough for me.
Overblown!
no thank u
Hokey. Not very good.
Song 1: great opening riff, sets a good mood and makes you want to listen, I like the voice, cool chorus, it does get a little less exciting throughout.. that guitar sound is amazing though 2: weird fucking intro ok, I get the vision but don't love the execution; the song itself is quite cool though, cool rhythm & vibe 3: piano ballad of course, but it's actually quite nice i mean he's the master of ballads I guess 4. More upbeat again, it is nice but I feel like it's missing something, it could do with more of a punch kinda, sax solo.. hm ok but it kinda works but it's also getting annoying over the singing now, it's picking up towards the end I like this 5. Slower song again, it's nice, kinda soppy, it's a bit boring towards the end but it has me bopping my head tbh 6. Yess guitar is back, more upbeat rocknroll vibe, but tbh I feel like it suits his voice less, ok it has a crazy cut in the middle I actually really liked that part but it lasted like 5 seconds, now were at sprechgesang again ugh 7. Last song is.. a ballad. I feel like ballads are fine but now necessarily as a closing song? Ok I thought it was over but there was a kinda transition, now there's violins which is ..fine, ok great it's picking up now I love that, great drums. Kinda disappointing ending though, it's just too slow Final thoughts: it's very meat-loafey. He has got a certain sound & style that become apparent. The songs flow together nicely but the album doesn't feel very well-rounded to me. The songs all seem quite similar to me and there aren't a lot of highpoints or variations that stand out. The first track, which is the title track, seems the most promising, it offers a nice start to the album, with a great guitar sound and interesting melodies but it just isn't followed up by the rest of the album, which is disappointing. Even his piano ballads, which he is known for, don't really pick me up. Some of the songs might be alright/ better as stand-alones but just get swallowed up in the ensemble. Some songs might be added to my playlist but the album as a whole wouldn't get an s (spotify stream) or b (buy album) from me.
Pop-prätkäilyä, hyvin teatraalinen, ymmärrän kyllä huumoriarvon ja oikeasti toimivien melodioiden ja laulun tehon. Ei jätä kylmäksi, mutta en ihastu. Liian clean.
Kunnianhimoista kohellusta ja pari vähemmän kunnianhimoista onnistumista. Paranee keskiväliä kohti. Veikkaan, että Bruce kuulostaa joidenkin (ei fanien) korvissa tältä.
So, I'm 41 years old. I really like the idea of what Meat Loaf is doing, broadly. I am really into over-the-top theatrical music that is taking itself super, super seriously. I really do. But Meat Loaf is also like super annoying, I think. I don't know if I was born 25 years earlier if I would be All In on what he's doing, but I suspect that I would not be. Ultimately I could just wave this away and say 'whatever, Meat Loaf is clearly Not For Me', but I think it goes a little deeper than that. I think Meat Loaf as a project is interesting, and intriguing, but I think that it's entirely too much in a way that becomes grating. I'm sure there are many out there that will hate the dismissive tone of this, but I think that what Meat Loaf IS as an artist is the sort of thing that should be aging gracefully -- We as a society are so much more into people doing their thing, no matter how weird or niche it is -- but I think the opposite is happening.
Du bon rock américain bien nul des années 70, bien kitsch, bien débile.
Not a fan of show tunes. Not a fan of Rocky Horror picture show. This was all of that and then some. I've never really been into Meat Loaf at all. Next.
It reminds me a lot of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I never understood what the big deal was with Rocky Horror, and I feel the same about Bat out of Hell
If it’s not Rocky Horror, I don’t want anything to do with Meat Loaf. It’s a lot and not in a way that I enjoy.
I think it’s fun and theatrical, but perhaps a little hard to listen to unironically. He’s definitely got the it factor for the stage
Some of these songs just drag onnn
This is a rock album for theater kids, as some of the other commenters have said. Honestly, not for me. It felt a little too over-the-top, though I get that that's the point. Meat Loaf's vocals were certainly the highlight of the album, as his range and vocal power is undeniable. If you like Rocky Horror or that kind of thing, I imagine you would really like this album.
Eh. I appreciate the musical theatre aspect of it, but it isn’t for me.
This is what being nicknamed “Meat” by one’s own father does to an MFer
I was listening to this and thinking to myself (after listening to Deep Purple in Rock and HATING it): "maybe I do like rock?". Nope. I like musicals, and this is a rock-flavored musical, which was fine I guess, but I think all the parts of it that I liked were the musical parts and none of them were the rock ones. It was fun to listen to, still. "The album was developed from the musical Neverland." -Wikipedia Yep.
It's actually impressive how closely this straddles the line between music I like and music that makes me want to go postal. The Todd Rundgren production definitely helps, and when the song writing is good I actually don't mind it that much. The fact that it is sorta winkingly over-the-top can veer towards endearing for me, but at times the melodies are just so uninteresting that the cheesiness is all that is left for me and then I just don't give a shit. Ultimately none of the songs really stuck with me but I at least found it interesting to listen to and ponder whether or not I liked it whereas Deep Purple was just a slog of hatred and suicidality Fav song: Paradise by the Dashboard Light
2,4/5
ok but that's about as strongly as i feel
Too corny, even for me. And I have some serious tolerance to stuff like this
For some reason I've always loved 'Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad'. I can't explain why because it's just an overblown ballad, but there's something about the melody, the silly emotional lyrics, and the big chorus. This trouble is that it's the only track I can listen too, and One out of Seven IS bad 😀
I really don't like this album. Too many people overplayed it as I was entering my teenage years and I got fed up of hearing it. Can't give it a 1* though because I have already heard worse albums. 2*
Familiar with these songs but never sat and listened to the entire album. Classic rock with an opera/stageshow feel. Impressed but not something I’d revisit.
This is what i call epicslop, like tenacious D and shit.
Track 8 is fun
I'm just not into your mixed messages, Meat Loaf.
Shite
Mediocre.
Gear: ZMF Bokeh Artwork: 🤘🏍️🦇 Production: 😑😳🤢 Music: 🎸🔥🎭 Rating: 🛵🛵/5
I don’t get Meat Loaf’s cult following
Middle of the road listen I get the operatic, theatre approach and production, but it didn’t track for me. Talented guy for sure, just not my thing
Way more opera than I want in my rock operas
- nicht so schlimm gewesen, wie vorher erwartet, allerdings kann ich dem ganzen trotzdem nicht so richtig viel abgewinnen - nochmal hören würde ich es wahrscheinlich nicht, aber es war in Ordnung
Not really my thing, but I respect the commitment to this level of dramaticism.
The chart-longevity lasting appeal of this album is unprecedented. Apart from it's a good collaboration story, it was also a timestamp of how the industry was at the time. To modern music listeners, this album is significant in music history - as during the time of punk movement, this album was unique with its excessively theatrical rock sound that was able to get commercial traction despite the 'current' sound at the time.
I enjoyed the starting energy of the album which kinda toned down by the end. The saxophone was by far my favorite but was only in one song. All in all I will probably have 3 of the songs in my head for a while, and I can appreciate the album , but I didn't favorite any of the songs to come back to later.
Not really my thing. Meat Loaf is like Elton John putting on a hard rock/metal persona. I'm sure it has some charm, but doesn't resonate with me. Also, the name "Meat Loaf" for an act is terrible.
Don’t like his voice
Middle-of-the-road mix between 70s rock, pop, and Grease-esque showtunes. Easy listening but nothing soul-stirring. Might have been novel at the time.
If you like showtunes you might have a better time than me.
This sounds like a musical, and I hate musicals. Vocals far too far forward in the mix, muddy music, poorly recorded and/or mixed. Some decent guitar parts.
Bloated and with zero depth. The blandest of rock opera