Bat Out Of Hell

It annoyed me as fuck, faux-prog rock

really fun album. i can see how this really laid the foundation for rhythmic rock that came later

Ummm. Interesting... Paradise by the Dashboard Light is cool though. Light 5 maybe 4

Excellent album 4.4

5/10 - Not my thing at all. Some of the album is striking but for the most part I just found myself wanting to skip it.

Wuf, this was not so fun for me. I'm committed to listening to the entirety of every album, but I wanted to put this on 2x speed to get it over with more quickly. I was hysterically entertained by the intro of You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth, but I definitely would not offer my throat to the wolf with the red roses... I wouldn't offer anything to this album or to the good Mr. Loaf. No thanks.

Du rock sympa mais qui m'a pas non plus attiré l'oreille de ouf

Avec une telle pochette, je ne m’attendais pas à ça. 3/5 car c’est assez entraînant, la voix me fait penser a Toto, Journey etc. Tres théâtral quand même

Pas trop trop ma came mais sympa quand même

Not bad

This is such a great album, in my opinion. The songs are good, and I do like Meat Loaf's execution, but I would be remiss to think that I don't have some attachment to it due to fond memories from when I was much younger.

Hmmmm

Feels like childhood. Completely over the top in the best kind of way.

It's big, bold, ridiculous, irresistible, spectacular, bombastic, gloriously excessive, extravagant, cinematic and absurdly theatrical. It's great

I have hated this album my entire life. Meatloaf the singer is an insult to meatloaf the tasty entree.

I’ve heard this album before and loved it, but I had no idea it was 1. produced by Todd Rundgren (makes sense why I love it) and 2. was kind of meant to mock Springsteen’s Born To Run. Meat Loaf as a person was… not great, but this album is fucking brilliant, and his voice is amazing. Easy 5 stars.

Fun!

The album cover had me prepared for some old-school heavy metal, but I basically got a rock musical. I really liked it tho, much more than the Iron Maiden and Judas Priest albums I got a few weeks ago.

Pretty close to 4.5 for me. Probably should snag it on vinyl and listen that way. Digital listening might not do this justice.

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.

Leaving his horrible politics out of it, this album is a masterpiece and Paradise by the Dashboard Lights maybe (outside of Queen's rock operettas) the best rock operetta ever written. Gotta give it its due regardless how how terrible the artist himself was as a person.

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

dad rock but good

Day #002 Album number two is also another well-known classic. Recently purchased on vinyl. With major contributions from Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan from the E Street Band. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rock Opera 🦇 paradise by the dashboard light

Hard rock, progressive rock, pop.

This is so melodramatic and overwrought that it becomes funny at some point. It sounds like a parody of what it should be.

liked it more than I was expecting to.

Hmm.... nope

i really really didn't want to listen to this, and have this sully my otherwise spotless last.fm account. BUT in the true spirit of this project.... it's everything i thought it was, cheesy, corny, hilarious, and i guess if i'm not taking myself too seriously it's pretty fun. sure, everyone should hear this album before you die. but it still sucks.

i don’t know how i felt about this. it was cool

Ridiculous and cheesy but not entirely in a bad way.

sooo good, fr, mixed something bout sex appeal, like a cry, the battery is my fav thing ofc. fav track: paradise by dashboard light

Good

Titelsong gut, sonst bisschen viel Musical

So damn cheesy that it‘s charming

As a teenager, I didn’t really see where this weird, bombastic, over-the-top album was coming from, but I liked it a lot. Obviously there’s much to appeal to teenage boys. Now, in 2026, the album sounds like it could be the soundtrack to a jukebox musical of teenage boys called HORNY or HORMONES. Over the years I’ve come to realize why it sounds the way it does; Jim Steinman’s style definitely owes a lot to Broadway. Also in 2026, you really hear the prevailing attitude to women in 1970s rock: they are merely vessels for male pleasure or manipulative harpies using their feminine wiles to trick men into marriage. Back in the 1970s it was all in good fun and didn’t raise any eyebrows, and the thrill, catchiness and humor of the a song like “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” is undeniable. Fortunately, Ellen Foley’s fiery performance on the album, and Karla DeVito’s equally great performance in the videos and on tour helps to counter-balance the misogyny of it all. Teenage me: 4.5 stars 2026 me: 2.5 stars

Exactly what I expected. Was hoping for a pleasant surprise but it didn’t come.

This type of corny, overwrought 70s balladry typically isn't my thing, but I ended up being won over by just how ridiculous and theatrical it was. The story is absurdly theatrical, being about a boy who gets into a motorcycle accident and tries to come back to life to get back with his crush. Meat Loaf matches this concept with ridiculously theatrical vocals. On every track he completely commits every emotion he's trying to get across, especially his passionate caterwauling on the ballads. Despite its goofiness, the music is technically very impressive, with Jim Steinman's compositions calling for extremely complex and bombastic performances from all the musicians involved. The guitar work from Todd Rundgren is especially well done, with some great solos peppered throughout the tracklist. This isn't the kind of thing I can see myself returning to frequently, but I can't help but admire how much everyone involved committed to something so over the top.

6 - what Springsteen could be if he knew how to sing and was more theatrical

Unexpected album cover, expected harder metal variety like Judas Priest, but still had a nice album experience with this one. Pleasant rock album, very 70s in feeling.

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".

Heard it so many times it feels like it’s become cliché but it’s still a great rock and roll album. Proves the theory that if something is worth doing, it’s worth overdoing! Worthy of its stature in the rock pantheon. 4

Episk rock opera der skifter mellem romantiske ballader og energiske hard rock numre, altsammen præsenteret med teatralsk flair. Standouts: Bat Ot of Hell, Heaven Can Wait, Paradise By the Dashboard Light

some points funky, some points funny, some points ballady... i've definitely come to enjoy Meat Loaf better after this album and would listen to any one of these songs again in the future!

5/10

I wonder if Chris Farley was a Meat Loaf fan because watching the videos for these songs reminds me of a Chris Farley skit. I had a friend who was a theater major and we'd sing Paradise By The Dashboard Light whenever we were out at a bar and this song came on. We'd ham it up and have a good time. This album is pretty cheezy, but I have good memories associated with it. It's definitely not perfect, but it is fun.

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.

I know this is cheesy, operatic and overblown but the songs are so well crafted and sung. I'm was torn between a 4.5 and 5 stars but 43 million copies sold tells a tale.

It's alright, but it sounds too much like a dodgy musical for me

Absolutely abysmal. Had to stop listening after the third song

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

Rating: 4.8/5 Short Review: Completely ridiculous. Completely sincere. Completely committed. This album has absolutely no interest in subtlety. Every emotion is turned up to maximum volume and somehow it works. Favorite Track: “Bat Out of Hell.” Motorcycles, apocalypse, teenage desperation, romance. It’s basically rock opera by way of a runaway freight train.

Ridiculous. I had a great time. Felt nice to be able to tick it off the list! Standouts: Bat out of Hell (he makes dying in a motorbike crash sound totally cool and radical), paradise by the dashboard light and two out of three ain't bad

When I saw the name Meat Loaf, I thought he would be sone type of metal artist or something. Instead I got some nice rock that sounds perfect for its era. Personally, my favorite song is Paradise By The Dashboard Light. 5 stars.

I've listened to this one several times over the years. It always feels like I'm just listening to an OK musical soundtrack. It's completely over the top, which is fun, but Meat Loaf's voice isn't all that special and the songs all feel like lesser borrowed ideas from other greater artists. All of that averages out to about a 3 for my taste.

I mean, it's the best. Rock musical in album form. Theatrical, brave, but still a classic. It must transcend realms for it to feel like a stage show and get regular rotation on Triple M. Wiki says this is heavily Springsteen adjacent - maybe I need to listen to more Boss? 5 stars easy.

Always weird, but also quirky in a good way

This was a big start to a Tuesday morning.

If you don’t like Meat Loaf, you’re wrong. Perfect album, cover to cover

One of the few instances where I wish an hour-long album was even longer. Pure fun. Nothing but respect for this masterpiece. Favorite track is "Paradise by the Dashboard Light."

Sounds like Eddie from Rocky Horror.

6/1/26. First time listening to Meat Loaf. Very theatrical and big sounding, as well as catchy. Feel like a lot of quotes I heard adults say growing up came from this record.

Two 5/5 songs. Otherwise, not my cup of tea.

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.

Theater kids doing rock 'n' roll. Meatloaf could really sing though.

A fun album with a fantastic voice - loved the vibes, Bat out of Hell was, is and always will be a banger!

My mother loved Meatloaf, I've never quite seen the appeal

An album that I continuously forget is essentially just hit after hit. It's 4.5 stars. I want to give it a 5, but I'll round down because I rarely reach for it. There's a chance I come back to revise this, though

This album is nothing but a guilty pleasure. Rock Opera isn't meant to be serious, this isn't, it's loud, brash and lets be honest. Some of the lyrics and themes haven't aged well. But to pull this out every now and then, pop it on and crank the volume to 11 is still good fun.

Great. Classic of its time

You can’t really help but get drawn into the grandiose nature of this one. And if nothing else it’s at least an easy, fun kind of listen. I definitely preferred the first half and it either tailed off or I was just a bit exhausted by the end.

I am a sucker for epic songs and this has to be one of the first albums I ever listened that delivered them by the bucketful. The operatic and theatrical power ballads hit you like a tonne of bricks and it soon descends into an over the top, tongue in cheek mess, but inevitably comes out of the other side into a classic - and that’s all track one! It is such an enjoyable listen and a works perfectly as a concept album. Was singing the songs all weekend.

Just brings back fond memories of the ultimate act of teenage rebellion. Putting a quid in the jukebox, programming in Bat out of Hell 3 times in a row, immediately leaving the pub, and letting the clientele suffer for 30mins. As for the album, it’s not real music is it, it is what it originally was, rock theatre. It has its moments and some good humour. But ultimately it’s a bit too silly and theatrical for me.

Like listening to an Opera. Meatloaf was clearly inspired by the theater and Freddie Mercury. Paradise by the Dashboard Light will forever remind me of a middle school dance, but I kind of like that memory. What a classic. This song, at least for me, moves the album from a 2 to a 3.

Some all time classics on here! If they’d swapped Dead Ringer for Love into this and got rid of one of the piano ballads I might consider this a 5!

I love this rock opera vibe. It’s giving Queen energy. What an epic vocalist! I feel like I had to clap after the last song. What a gem.

хорошие чем-то они похожи на арию но рокнролльные мотивы мне не нравятся

ну обложка раздает стилька

great pair of tits

Better than most music in this style, but it's still giving dad making rock opera a bit, especially on the ballads. The piano songs are sickening, if you excluded them this would be really good.

You can't deny the talent and skill but this kinda 'rock opera' stuff just doesn't do it for me

strange experience, don't necessarily think that i'll be returning to anything except for maybe paradise by the dashboard light (but i still prefer the glee version). overall, don't know that i vibe with rock operas. - heaven can wait could work for me if it was slowed down slightly and sung as a ballad by a woman. - honestly surprised there's not a 2000s jukebox musical based on this album because i think that more of this album could work for me if it was reworked in this way.

I freaking love Meatloaf man. This is right up my alley, it's campy, fun, and full of character. A rock opera could never disappoint me, and Meatloaf you are the kings of the rock opera. It just makes me smile, and the start of the 2nd track is probably my fav part of the whole album, but it's a tough choice. I don't care if you thinks it's lame, it's my kinda lame and that's all I care about. Fav Track: Bat Out Of Hell

Not good.

Not my thing. Wasn't expecting ballads.

I love Hot Patootie but this is too much Meatloaf.

OK

Expected to hate it but somehow it kind of won me over. It's almost as cheesy as it can possibly be but despite my expectations I enjoyed it.

If you told me this is the greatest album of all time, I wouldn’t argue.

Strongly not for me, but blessedly short for an epic.

I don't care about anything about Mr. Loaf or about any technical capacity of this record. It's FUN. It's a little GOOFY. It's somehow shockingly heartfelt. Paradise by the Dashboard Light is a masterpiece of storytelling. Argue with the wall. 4.5

Light to decent 7.

Yeah man I don't have much to say here: this is one of my favorite all-time albums and a deeply, deeply nostalgic one for me. Lots of memories of listening to this in mom's car, on my old shitty stereo boombox, of reveling in the beauty of the title track and just how it actually sounds like the cover of the album. I didn't even get the Born to Run comparisons properly until this year but I see them now and I wonder why it took me so long for me to get into Bruce outside of Nebraska. Grandiose drama, theatricality and showmanship excess all sealed into a neat little package.

05/24 Classic album. Not a bad song on it. Personally prefer Bat out of Hell 2 just a bit more though

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.

Bat Out of Hell You Took the Words Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) Two Out of Three Ain't Bad Paradise by the Dashboard Light

It’s honestly just banger after banger. Near perfect opera rock to me, I’d say his voice lends itself better to when it gets full theatrical so the ballads are my least favorite. Overall very satisfying listen worth 5 stars on here.

More theatrical than I realized. Don’t need to listen again, but very respectable!

Favorite Track: Bat Out of Hell

Hoodne Ghost busters, asi verce by se to mozna libilo, spis tak 3.5, rozhodne lepsi polovina

divertido

No fav song

6/10… rock opera / *1977

Albums like this are hard to talk about. It’s basically a one-of-one; something no one would ever be daft enough to even want to try to replicate (with the possible exception of its own sequel 20-years later), regardless how much money it made. Woe to the hapless fool who tries to karaoke one of these songs. It’s impossible to have a bat in the house without a healthy dollop of batshit all over the furniture. Undeniable that it quite remarkably executed... but underneath it all, is this album actually any good? Trying to clear my mind of a lifetime of baggage, I had to conclude that yeah, it’s actually kind of good.

You can’t help but respect the general ridiculousness of it all. The album cover is a someone on a motorbike bursting out of hell. The music was written for a futuristic rock version of Peter Pan. The guy’s name is Meat Loaf. The album is one of the best selling albums of all time. The guy (Meat Loaf) was there in a Dallas hospital with JFK. It’s nuts. It’s mind boggling that this exists. Generations of people adoring this record is nothing short of a miracle.

This is what I want Bruce Springsteen to sound like

Dude. Meat Loaf has such a voice. I listened to the title track of this album a lot growing up, always enjoying the emotion that comes from it. Never really explored any other tracks until now. What a great artist. The sax is always hit or miss with me, but I still found myself grooving to the solo on "All Revved Up And No Place To Go."

Tiene un par de músicas buenas. El resto está bueno de escuchar si bien no lo guardé. Hay una música que me encantó pero me mató la letraaaaa😵‍💫😵‍💫 Sí, estoy hablando de teo out of three ain’t bad

Very strong 4 star album, not quite 5 though.

A classic album beautifully produced by legend Todd Rundgren and abilly assisted by members of the E Street Band. An opus

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.

His name is Robert Paulson.

hell yes.... im surprised this is on the list but like, in a positive way for once? i guess i thought it'd be considered too corny to make the cut. as expected, this album is packed with high-grade cheesy power ballad shit and im here for it. the title track and "you took the words right out of my mouth" are all time bangers and the closing track "for crying out loud" is great too. i gotta admit tho, it does kinda lose strength through the middle, which makes me wonder if loading the two big singles up front was really such a good idea? its not bad by any measure but the start and end are the high points for sure. tbh, the main thing that struck me about this one was that spoken word intro on "you took the words right out of my mouth", which i'm amazed i'd never heard before given its such a specific brand of horny. i'm assuming it's intended as metaphor but read straight it hit so hard that i had to pause the music and leave the room for a second. u can't just drop the werewolf hard vore rp audio on me like that without warning me first mr steinman..... good lord....... i enjoyed this one but. it's dangerous for me to have listened to it at work. the wolf with the red roses could attack at any moment.......

I have had some tangential exposure to this album and have maybe accidentally heard a track or three. I always had this idea Meat Loaf and this album were some sort of gag, maybe? I don't know, exactly; these thoughts and memories are pretty ethereal for me. I had pretty low expectations when I got this album last night, which has only served me well. I don't think this is anything I would have spun intentionally, but having it pop up for me on the list has been a pleasure. I appreciate the operatic qualities, the somehow-tasteful-yet-over-the-top instrumentation, AND the dude has pipes. The song structure throughout the whole album is also a positive for me. The verse-chorus-verse-bridge structure makes sense; I don't necessarily get tired of it, but when I listen to music that strays from those boundaries, it always feels like a relief somehow This album has won me over. I didn't want to like it, but it's too good for me to have felt that way for long ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Kinda rapey, but an absurd, great album

Oh boy, time for some big songs, bigger emotions, and even bigger cheese. I love Jim Steinman's brand of bombastic camp, but listening to this as an album, I think I can only handle so much of it in one sitting. While this album is only like 45 minutes, it sometimes feels like 70. This isn't helped by some of slower and less over the top tracks like Heaven Can Wait (which feels like it can drag a bit even though it is one of the shortest songs on the album). With that being said though, I can't be in a bad mood listening to songs like Bat Out Of Hell and I do have to give the album it's flowers for that. Also, Meat Loaf is fantastic here and probably the reason that these songs don't just collapse on themselves. An album with emotions this big requires a voice to match, and he certainly delivers here.

If I were in a better mood I would probably enjoy making fun of this. So over the top and overdone it is wild. Not fun to listen to, maybe I'll try again on a better day. His name is Robert Paulson.

I now realise I know most of these songs from their single edits, and I don't mind embracing the silliness for that long. But this is too much too muchness

Elton John and iron maiden’s love child, but if he was at a piano doing a puppet goth-rock concert. Vibey, I like.

3* actually enjoyed but wouldn’t listen to a lot

Not for me. Way too different from what I expect, just not a genre I like.

Fun concept album that lacks the umph to give it anything more than a middle of the road rating

I think I just discovered that I am into rock operas...

Det som e sprøtt e tanken på kor mange smørjate ballader rockedigganes menn egentlig har hørt opp gjennom åran, det synes æ e aldeles fascineranes. Menn digge svisker så lenge dem kommer med lange og kjedelige gitarsoloer, tror æ e min generelle konklusjon. Helt ok, synes æ!

How can you not love this absolutely over the top operatic album.

There's nobody quite like the Loaf. Bombastic songs delivered with a perfect mix of passion and precision, with an immensely tight backing band and a ton of great collaborators. Anyone else would make these songs feel like jokes - and let's be clear, they're not NOT jokes - but Meat Loaf invested them with just enough gravitas that they were exactly serious enough. This is an album full of fun, energetic, classic rock music, and I love it.

Cheesy but entertaining

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.

Could not give any less of a shit

C’est ok

Exuberant

Overwrought, overproduced, and overdramatic. Also fun as hell. I can totally see why a lot of people would hate this, but there's something about this super goofy album that makes me smile.

Timeless. Terrific album through & through.

not for me. too theatrical, can't do this. sorry.

Very fun album, I enjoyed it so much! 'Bar Out of Hell', 'You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth' & 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light' were my standouts.

Honestly, I enjoyed it much better than I thought I would. I was expecting it to be goofy, and it kind of is, but the vocals are great and the music fun.

Fun orchestral rock. Not my favorite but was still a good listen in the background while I worked.

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.

This is on the list of unreal debut albums. I could be a giant nerd but this album is a perfect expression of what it is trying to be. Vocals are great, instrumentals perfectly align, and all of the moments are delivered so genuinely you can't help but love it.

In an era where kids would buy an album without ever hearing it based on the album art alone, there were probably a lot of surprised dudes. This is an anomaly. This is a wild debut album firing on all cylinders. Belongs on a list like this. I just wish it had more trumpet. A high 4.

Several classics from this album.

Classic, one of my favorites

Grandiose, epic, over the top and a favourite album of mine. Musically it hits all the right marks and the vocals are epic. I don't understand what happens in someone's brain to give this 1 star. I would be really curious to hear with their perception

Is he in love? Is he ditching her? What a roller coaster.

Perfect album. So awesome, operatic, and over the top, awesome listening and always has been. Bat Out Of Hell is my fav song of the album. Paradise By The Dashboard Light and For Crying Out Loud are my other highlights

Operatic. Classical! The rock infused with the organ: love.

parecia heavy metal y es rock raro, con piano y melodico, 1/5

Gave me a modern gothic feel. Absolute masterpiece, both musically and narratively. The themes of the album recognises so much of the lives of not just teenagers but adults too. The crippling sense of being stuck paired with the relentless effort to get out was felt, both through the lyrics and the music

One of my most favorite albums of all time! Every song is a singalong.

You tube music have annoyed me with this one. They have used the single/video version of many songs not the album version. For instance it gets off to a dodgy start by decimating the intro to the title track. In its unadulterated state this is a great album and one that (indeed) everyone should listen to and be aware of at least once. It is a very theatrical album for its time. And at one point held the record for the longest continuous time in the English top fifty albums, back when this was based on actual physical sales, and actually meant something. Got to be a 5

Oh Lord. Here it is. Always hated this. Too theatrical and cliche. Remember those grainy sweaty videos. Remember all the terrible pub karaoke. But, in the spirit of trying to give all albums on here a fair listen, I donned my headphones as I didn’t want anybody to catch me listening to this and thinking it was my own choice. Before long I’d blown my cover, as I was belting out all of those cheesey lyrics, wishing I could be taken back to those stupid karaoke nights. I felt ready to show all those tosspots how it should be done. I rather enjoyed myself actually. 3 surprise stars, and never to be repeated. My inner Meat Loaf must remain suppressed.

So, I listened to this big album from Meatloaf and Jim Steinman on the way down to the Channel Tunnel with the wife singing every word next to me. I cannot decide if this enhanced or detracted from the overall experience, but her enthusiasm for the songs was contagious. She has someting in common with my dear departed dad, he loved old Meaty too, so I'm fully conversant with the contents of the LP. It has totally over the top production, but you've got to love it. Its the thing that makes it listenable and likeable. Apparently the lyrics have a storyline - I don't care, it has great tunes.

While I dont absolutely hate this album, listening once a decade is about all I can take

This album is like eating awesome candy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner - and not suffering any consequences from it. It's so unashamed of itself and bombastic that you're forced into adoring it. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes endearing, always full of bravado. Meat Loaf's bleeding heart is on full display, even if it's bedazzled and done up in leather pants, surrounded by theatrical riffs, he can't help but put his full heart into these performances. I know Todd Rundgren has multiple albums on this list, but his greatest contribution has to be producing this record. Hats off to Jim Steinman for handing pure gold over to Meat Loaf in this handful of tracks. "Bat Out Of Hell" has the same hopeful, bright-eyed, yearning qualities that the best Bruce Springsteen songs have, just multiplied into a soaring rockestra ballad. Meatloaf sings at times with fervor overtop loads of instrumentation, then at other times sings with a tender vibrato, accompanied only by a piano. "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" Is even more endearing and more corny all at once. Is he just horny in a verbose, flashy fashion? Yeah. "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" triples down on that (nothing more needs to be said about it, the song speaks for itself). But he's making glamorous art out of it all. YTTWROOMM has easily one of the most sticky vocal hooks too, the way he sings the title of the track. I have more or less had this hook stuck in my head all my life. He knew the value of the gem he had too, the way he closes out the song just repeating that hook over and over again. Wonderful pop songwriting, equally as wonderful performance. While it's not as impactful, "Two Outta Three Ain't Bad" follows the same format of a long story that comes to a head with a super simple, wildly catchy title hook. "Heaven Can Wait" runs it back but with, you guessed it, a slight gospel skew to the arrangement. Then it's a slightly more groovy, saxophone angle on "All Revved Up With No Place To Go". Quick sidenote before I get into my rating: the music videos on youtube are hilarious. Just an up-close filming of him & his band performing this to nobody, a trope I'm coming to understand was a video trend for a time in the 70's. Surely Jack Black has his whole career thanks in part to Meatloaf. A portly, sweaty man toeing the line between theatrical acting and making a fool of himself all in the form of a rock ballad? Totally laid the blueprint out for Jack Black. Upon further reading, I was spot on with this comparison - Meat Loaf is in Tenacious D's "Kickapoo". My first listen of this one was at 9pm, right as the new album populated. I had to pull a page out of "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" - 'lemme sleep on it', I told myself. I listened again in the morning. 'Is This a 5/5?' I asked myself. Surely I need to stop handing out 5's, thisll be the 5th in a month!! But I thinks it's a 5/5. It doesnt have a single miss. "For Crying Out Loud" leaves the listener on such a sweet note - a song about *pure love*. Even when he's horny, even when he's melodramatic, even when he's all too campy, I think Meatloaf exudes that *pure love* in his heart-on-sleeve performances which sound too big to have been captured in a vocal booth. I'm guessing most of us would love to act a little more like Meatloaf in some of these songs, proud to belt out their truest feelings for the world to hear. Continuing the month-long process of demystifying the 5/5. I’ll never have an album be more stuck in my head than this one

def outta hell

BANNGGGG HAPPY FRIDAY PEOPLE WHAT AN ALBUM TO GET TODAY IVE LISTENED TO THIS 100X

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.

5.8/10

Didn’t expect to like this one at all because it looked (and was) very intense and loud. But it ended up giving musical? Some good harmonies and melodies. Wait it actually is from a rock musical called bat out of hell but the musical is partly based inn the bat out of hell album by meat loaf and these were the retired for the musical. Fun!

4 de 5 Pieza importante de el rock teatral y orquestal, que contiene una importante mezcla de sonidos como el glam rock, baladas de los 70’s y ópera rock, logrando que cada canción sea épica y monumental. Una obra majestuosa e impactante, ya que, es notorio el legado y la trascendencia de su sonido, que se ve reflejado en géneros y bandas posteriores. A destacar: Track 2 - You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) Track 3 - Heaven Can Wait Track 5 - Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad Track 6 - Paradise By the Dashboard Light

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?

Damn powerful rock opera

Acceptable but over blown

There is a strange thing where you found yourself liking something that is obviously not your thing. There's mastery in this as well as a lot of enthusiasm and energy and it's kinda contagious.

I giggled at the baseball part.

as a rocky horror fan i wish i could give 5 stars but some of these song drag

É um album bom, decente, bem produzido e realmente há carinho pelo projeto, mas por algum motivo o estilo de "rock da espada flamejante teatral" não me desce totalmente, não ouviria esse album novamente. As músicas aparecem longas demais as vezes, menos algumas que fazem sentido, gostei bastante de Paradise, a sonoridade, letra e a história da música é bem divertida. vi dois comentários engraçados e vou juntar eles: esse é o equivalente se o elton john fosse heterossexual e andasse com aquelas motos de 3 rodas. Me lembra tenacious D as vezes. Talvez foi inspiração pro jack black?

Músicas pra ouvir quando a vida te derruba

o chicote emocional causado pela discrepância da capa do álbum e as músicas é tão enorme que eu tive que checar se era o álbum certo do site. É tipo você criar um livro que na capa tem um corpo mutilado e for um livro de receitas da palmirinha.

This is an all-time rock classic. 'Paradise' has to be one of the best rock songs of all time and it does not get old. But every song on here is special in its own way. It stills sounds exciting today and there is something so nostalgic about it too. Truly a great one! Top Songs: Bat Out of Hell, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, Paradise By the Dashboard Light

I thought I had never listened to this record before, but I'm actually familiar with just about every song on this record. And for some inexplicable reason, I've never listened to the whole thing at once. It's super fun, goofy, bombastic...it sounds like the soundtrack to Rocky Horror Picture Show or something. This is the type of record that I'm glad I engaged in this project for. My only real gripe is the mix. Parts of Bat Out of Hell sound like just a wall of sound. I love the instrumentation and arrangement on the record, but I wish the sound was less muddy. All in all though, this record rules. 9/10

An undeniably good listen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’m torn on this one. It’s simultaneously cheesy as hell, whilst still being iconic. The ‘Loaf doesn’t do much as sing these tunes, rather batters them into submission over the course of several minutes. The titles are ridiculous, the lyrics equally so, and the music hits all the late 70s stereotypes, but I challenge anyone to listen to ‘Paradise…..’ and not be belting it out by the end of it. Although I want to hate it, I think I secretly love it

not my style at all, actually this was pretty bad. One time i worked at a gas station and a customer told me that i looked like a gay meatloaf. i never did listen to the music afterwards but i knew who he was lol.

Very theatrical album that amplifies the 80s power ballad Favourite track: Heaven Can Wait

123

Bien.

This is musical theater, really. I can almost bet that every theater kid in the 80s acted out Paradise by the Dashboard Light at high school dances. Because we were so cool.

I'm conflicted by this album. Who doesn't love 'biker-dive-bar opera' as a genre? The theatrical pageantry of it all! And by the time the live version of Bat Out Of Hell is played as the last track, I'm reminded of the talent involved in writing those arrangements. But I think that's exactly the problem, the live versions are full of embellishments, flourishes, and are Broadway show pieces. But for me the mix of the album lacks that same expression and energy. The whole album lacks the bottom end, and the drums lack clarity in the mix. A live performance might get a 5, but the studio album gets a 3.

Gotta love a good rock opera. I really wish I had seen this musical. Also, I learned who Meatloaf was from SpiceWorld as a child. So fabulous. Definitely a listen from start to finish situation instead of adding a song to a random playlist. But it brings me joy.

Pretty iconic start + PBTDL >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. The Glee version was better, but it's FINE because this was the blueprint! Also, For Crying Out Loud???? Killer

Certainly epic.

Bat Out of Hell is an epic rock opera written by Jim Steinman as a modern take on the Peter Pan story. Honestly,.what else do you need to know? Well, other than the fact that it's performed by a long haired, famously sweaty man named Meat Loaf. Want to know what's crazier than every sentence you just read? It works. All of it works. Most of this is a credit to Meat Loaf and the way he fully commits to the source material. Is it kinda cheesy and over the top? Sure it is, but Meat Loaf believes it so you do too. Simple as that.

I love “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” a great prog-rock song describing a romantic encounter-turned-nightmare for both lovers.

C'est super Du Springsteen un peu plus énervé Le fait qu'ils en aient fait une comédie musicale est cohérent Toutes les chansons s'écoutent super bien Bat out of hell a un côté born to run J'écouterais sûrement bat out of hell 2 qui a l'air encore plus connu C'est un beau 5

Je m'attendais à pire donc en vrai ça va, quelques idées originales, quelques belles balades. Un peu trop grandiloquent quand même. Playlist pick : Bat Out of Hell - un peu par défaut

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.

Solid album, long behind songs.

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.

Looking at the visuals I was pretty certain it would be metal - band name font, album title and cover - it was a funny surprise :D 7/10 Very good music for its times, enjoyable to listen to, has strong and satisfying finale, I like albums that do that. But will I comeback to it? Probably not, nothing particularly unique or grabbing my attention about it.

the songs r WAY 2 long n lwk js boring.. sounds like xmas music idfk

This album is an all time classic. Jim Steinman and Marvin Lee Adday (aka Meatloaf) are a dynamite duo. Steinman's songwriting is masterful while Meatloaf's performance delivers the emotions behind them perfectly.

4.5 Strs here. Really good, i am nostalgic for the vinyl record version of bat out of hell.

Technically good but not for me.

uno de los mejores hasta el momento. melodias rockeras y otras no tanto. buenisimo

Me gustó, tiene bases sólidas y voces extraordinarias. El álbum es una obra maestra.

No offense to them I just can’t do a 10 minute rock song from this guy. I just can’t. 2 stars

I mean this was fire, just don't ask meatloaf about his take on climate change but why do we care, also is he still alive?

Geniales Meistersück!

Theatrical! It grew on me the more I listened to it! Favorites: You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth, and Paradise By the Dashboard Light

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.

Bombastic over the top rock and roll at it's finest. Paradise By The Dashboard Light is worth the price of admission alone.

this is just cishet rocky horror. i did not enjoy this LMAO

Epic … loved it!

I did not expect Meat Loaf to be this. I expect some cheesy hard rock for some reason. But I did not like it.

Pseudo concept album bordering on Rock Opera. Just enough over the top in all regards. Definitely not a 5 but a bit more than a 3.

This contains triple the daily recommended amount of cheese, but sometimes you just wanna gorge yourself on a triple cheese pizza, you know?

Thrifted this bad boy on CD on a trip to BHAM with Anne last month. LOVE it.

"His name was Robert Paulson"... what not to like in this mini-epic album. It's grandiose but silly at the same time. I enjoyed the listening.

Alltså... Jag älskar detta! Meatloaf känns som en artist man inte ska gilla. Töntig och utdaterad typ men jag kan inte låta bli. Det är bombastiskt, teatraliskt och mycket och hans röst passar detta perfekt. Bat out of hell, You took the words right out of my mouth, All revved up with no place to go och Paradise by the dashboard light... Svängigt, låttitlarna är långa, låtarna är långa och allt är bara rätt fantastiskt. Allt svänger och man vill bara dansa och sjunga med!

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

Maybe it was because it was a Monday morning and I wasn’t in the mood for a cheesy third rate rock opera with songs that feel longer than 25 minute prog epics because they drag SO much. Or maybe this album is an absolute crock of shit. Day ruined

Mouais

Du cinéma absolu, j'étais dans un Disney tout du long. Au vu de la cover je m'attendais à du hard rock et c'était tout mignon.

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

God awful.

Rock on theater bro

Võimas rokk-ooper. Meat Loafil on veelgi võimsam vokaal ning ma arvan, et kui ma oleksin seda albumit nooremana kuulanud või sellele oleks mingi muusikal/film tehtud, siis täitsa fännaks seda. 3.9/5

As a debut album it can became an isn't hit and now a classic it has to 5 stars all the way

It's just not for me, and I put off listening to this for ages too.

Meat Loaffffff. A dramatic and exciting album with various great aspects to it. Can hear its influence in other bands. I feel like I’m in a theatre production while listening which is nice. Made work 10x more fun!

My mum is a fan of this album, certainly the title track, so I'd say I'm familiar with it but I've never sat down with it myself. It's a kind of dramatic rock that I've never been that into, but I can't help but smile at some of its cheesiness. The whole thing has a kind of musical theatre quality to it, which gives an interesting feel to some songs. Not that surprising that it's been adapted for stage (apparently really quite badly) I aught to enjoy the instrumentation more, particularly how much piano there is, but stuff like "Heaven Can Wait" and "For Crying Out Loud" just feels so completely stifled by the vocals for me. "Paradise By the Dashboard Light" plays into the strengths of the album very nicely, hard to say whether I prefer it or the title track. I can appreciate what it's doing, but it doesn't resonate with me specifically. Probably a 2.5, but I'll be kind and round up

This is a 3.5 for me. I think ill begrudgingly give it a 4 cuz I did enjoy listening and its better than a 3. Classic rock and roll tbh. I can hear the beginnings of power metal bands like Iron Maiden in this album with the vocals. It just felt as if there was a flavour missing. Like if you made food and you knew there was a seasoning you needed but couldnt figure out what the missing flavour was.

3.5 You have to love it its a crazy album its theatrical its awesome that said I think its a great composition as a whole but it has some boring parts and I think its one where you wanna sit down and intentionally listen to the whole thing. It would be a good album to listen to while driving i think... Its very Stimulating for the brain. But well I think a lot of these songs I would not like to listen to them individually. Thats why its a 3.5 at best But Side note. Last year I was watching rocky horror for the 6th time and i realised god meat loaf is actually really sexy. Somehow This hadnt occured to me in my first 5 watches but it was a very strong passion i felt all of a sudden. And Thats why im rounding it up to 4 stars from a 3.5 favourite song: bat out of hell

Can definitely feel the musical theatre inspiration, it was an okay listen but I won't be listening again I don't think

straight elton john but somehow he still made a flamboyant gay rock opera album. love it, big theatre kid vibes too.

I actually kinda liked this album. A lot of it is very over dramatic piano slamming, but it’s supposed to be as a rock opera. I found it interesting to listen to but it probably won’t make the cut to my favorite albums.

My dad and Jack Black probably love this

Exhausting in a heterosexual theatre kid way.

My memory of seeing Meatloaf was at Knebworth when he had a cast for his broken leg and was pelted off stage by everyone throwing mud at him, wrong act for the crowd there to see Deep Purple and Scorpions. Was never a fan and this album is overplayed, overblown and just over produced. Can see why a lot like it though.

The title track is pretty good (although a touch long). The rest are generic power ballads. I was expecting to enjoy this but it meandered into poor man’s Elton John territory.

Banger

Another nostalgia for the 8 track era entry. I spent so many hours listening to this in my uncle's pickup. It's like a camp version of the E Street Band. I can still sing along to all of the tracks. Aside from the spoken word wolf nonsense and the overly long orchestral closer this would be a five for me. How many albums on the list feature a Baseball Hall of Famer?

6/10

Just the greatest rock opera album of all time

One of the best albums of all time!

not sure why but this album don’t really connect with me, had a sound overall that I didn’t really like

A light 6/10. I get the appeal—it’s dramatic, over the top, almost theatrical… but it just didn’t fully hook me. I respect the ambition, but it’s not something I’d come back to much.

I feel like a dad. Nothing memorable here. 2/5

Holy shit, everyone should read about the history of this record. This is one where the context really helps. It is a rock opera, so the lyrics provide important context too. The short version is that Meatloaf and Jim Steinman worked together on several touring musical theater productions. During a National Lampoon tour, Steinman was writing songs for a Peter Pan musical. That musical was never really performed, but the songs were reworked into Bat Out of Hell, which would go on to be the best-selling album of the decade and one of the best-selling albums of all time (~40 million copies). Meatloaf and Steinman had a really hard time finding a record company willing to produce the record. They ended up practicing Bat Out of Hell for 1.5 years before Clevland International Records picked it up. Album sales started slowly but within six months it became a bestseller and continues to sell hundred of thousands of copies a year. Meatloaf and Steinman went in different directions and the next two Meatloaf albums bombed. Meatloaf ultimately went into bankruptcy, rebounding somewhat we they teamed up together for a sequel. The both died, 9 months apart, to the day. There are so many parts of that story that are hard to believe. How did the lyrics emerge from a Peter Pan story? How did the album sell more copies than any other album of the decade? I mean it is good, but is it that good? How can someone go from selling millions of records to financially destitute over several years? Anyway, this is a fun album. Over the top, often cheesy, lyrics. Some of the songs have some decent instrumentation, there were moments that stood out for sure, but nothing particularly groundbreaking. This is, after all, essentially a Broadway Musical with an ode to rock. All this is not to say that I didn’t enjoy the record. I did. I just don’t understand how this album could follow only Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors and Pink Floyd’s DSotM as the longest standing top charts in the UK. Maybe you just had to be there. The album is certainly unique, I'll give it that. That said, there isn't anything here that isn't done better elsewhere.

Pageantry with nothing to show.

I know some songs on this, but never thought of playing through the whole thing. Apparently this is the best-selling album of all time in Australia (where I live). So I better get with the program :-) Title track: definitely epic, merits the Thunder Road comparisons. You Took the Words Right Out Of My Mouth: over the top - the video (and reading Meat Loaf's bio) encourages me to think of the big band, big show, rock and soul scenes of the 60s and 70s :-) Heaven Can Wait: a bit schmaltzy, but could work fine in a musical, ie fits my image of the somewhat-hypothetical musical being passionately worked up by Steinman and Meat Loaf. Two Out of Three Ain't Bad: yeah I get why it's popular, but it does go on a bit .... Other songs: yeah yeah okay. Overall, it's Okay, 6/10 :-)

Was expecting metal but was not at all disappointed.

I didn't expect to enjoy this album at all... however, I was incredibly surprised to find that I enjoyed this album from start to finish. I will definitely be listening to this one again. The vocals are great throughout, with the instruments supporting. I really enjoyed the use of piano in such a 'rock n' roll' setting; It really added a nice touch, and gave me something interesting to listen out for, especially in the introduction of 'Bat Out of Hell'. In particular, I really liked the addition of the saxophone in 'All Revved Up with No Place to Go'. I am not usually a big fan of overly long songs; however, in this album, each song has a reason to carry on. There are new parts being added, texture changes, or even a completely new-sounding part, like in 'Paradise By the Dashboard Light'. Due to there only being 7 songs (and all of them being good contenders), rather than picking 3 favourites, I will rank each track from favourite to least favourite. Ranking: 1. Paradise By the Dashboard Light 2. Two Out of Three Ain't Bad 3. All Revved Up with No Place to Go 4. Bat Out of Hell 5. Heaven Can Wait 6. For Crying Out Loud 7. You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth

'Paradise By The Dashboardlight' is fine, but I don't really care for the rest... 2 stars

Surprisingly solid album.

I heard from many discussions that this album sounds totally different from what the cover implies, and they are right, as the art suggest this is going to be a hard rock / metal album. Regardless of being aware of that fact, I wasn't prepare for the absolute levels of corniness of this album. This thing combines all that I hate from piano rock and opera rock, being very cliché and overly dramatic. There are some aspects that are a bit admirable (to say something). The guy can certainly sing, the song writing can be quite ambitious and there are even some moments of fast tempo with a frenetic energy, like the fast piano at the intro. However, everything is so incredibly over the top, that instead of moving my head along the rhythms or melodies, I'm dragging my face with my hands hoping for it to stop. I usually listen to these albums about 5 to 10 times, but with only having listened to this project 3 times, I already had enough. To me this is like feeding moldy cheese to an lactose intolerant. I cannot digest it at all, and it is a really bad time.

One of the greatest of all time.

Have I listened to this album before? No How familiar am I with this album? Somewhat familiar, I know some songs and I remember a show about it How do I feel about this artist? Meat Loaf is fun Favorite song(s)? Paradise By the Dashboard Light Overall Thoughts: Fun listen, recognized a lot of it. Would be interesting if the Neverland musical actually got made and we could see all these songs in context.

Another iconic album I haven't got round to listening to yet, so I'm glad it was included in this list. I had a lot of fun listening to this one, it's a solid rock album with some glam rock vibes. I will be buying on vinyl if i see it!

Totalmente impactado con el 3er track heaven cant wait que no me esperaba ni un poco jajaja. pensaba que iba a escuchar un disco de metal totalmente violento y escuchar este track todo melodico fue un impacto Buen album, entretenido. Bastantes sonidos rockandrolleros, quizás no hubo nada que me despierte atención y me saque de onda para decir wow que obra, o quizás solo fue un dia en elq ue estuve concentrado en otras cosas. Son 3 las estrellas

Theatrical, melodramatic, and absurd... in the best possible way. It's like the soundtrack to an unreleased rock-and-roll musical. It's self aware of how goofy it is, but delivered with such complete earnesty to come full circle to be earnest again. This doesn't have to be your favorite style, and you will still find it amusing to give a full listen to at least once.

okay straight elton john!

Paradise by the dashboard light is so good. but god Meatloaf and this theater rock is just not my style.

I don’t understand if I really liked it or not, especially after knowing this was written for a musical. I wouldn’t listen to it normally, but as a musical I understand the vibe they were looking for, really camp.

Don’t think there’s been an easier 5 stars to give

Paradise by the Dashboard light is awful

So fun to listen to this guy

This is non-serious, camp, theatrical, rock and roll. A high 3 from me.

I am predisposed to dislike musical theatre.

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.

Meat Loaf gets a surprisingly high 3 from me, it was like a more theatrical and less self-serious Springsteen. I loved the big moments and one of the ballads got me, some of it was too much in the direction of stage musical for my tastes but what a fun record.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached Peak Theater Kid - melodramatic compositions, operatically performed, as part of an imaginary rock musical existing in the mind of America's favorite singing defensive lineman/*Rocky Horror* refugee and his psycho(-sexual) songwriting buddy. Producer Todd Rundgren allegedly thought this collection was a parody of Springsteen, and maybe he's right - at the very least it's an *exaggeration* of Springsteen, taking all his self-serious tropes (sex, motor vehicles, sex in motor vehicles) and cranking them up to eleven and seeing what comes out. And what comes out is surprisingly genuine fun, irony, and heartache - or maybe that's not so surprising if you're at a good show. I feel tacky for loving it but I love it anyway - that's probably the frustrated Theater Kid in me talking. (Hint: play it *loud* for best results, and maybe in the car or the shower where you can sing along at full volume.)

Progressive rock, huge in scale and maximalist production. In my head meatloaf was a guitar band, surprised to find it was very much piano led rock like Elton John, but more progressive. Didn’t love it, I see the appeal but I won’t come back to this album.

If you’ve never once left like a bat out of hell in the morning, just to come crawling back, or had to decide on the spot at a wedding when your drunken girlfriend was pissed she wasn’t the bride whether you were all in or not, or if you’ve never drawn first blood to avoid losing the game of love, then this ain’t fer you chump. We need more opera rock in this world.

Despite all my shell I am still just a bat out of hell

Not my cup of tea . Never has been 2/5

Pretty epic

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

"You took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" var et lidt et lavpunkt, men ellers, what's not to like? "Grandly silly, irresistible album".

*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.

Jeg synes faktisk at det her var overraskende fedt. Jeg kommer ikke til at købe kværnen, men det var en en underholdende tur bagpå.

eeeeeejjjj, jeg har simpelthen hørt det her så meget - men det gør jeg ikke længere. Af gode grunde. Jeg synes simpelthen, det er irriterende nu. Jeg har ikke tid til musical-rock længere. okay... ovenstående var skrevet, inden jeg faktisk gik i gang. det er jo crazy det er så fjollet, så ekstravagant, dekadent, et overflødighedshorn af klaver, vibrato, motorcykler og høj fart ud af helvede det kræver lidt, men det giver så meget til gengæld okay så - værsgo, tag mine fire stjerner 3.8

To gode numre giver 2 stjerner - ellers er det godt nok lidt op af bakke.

Det bedste ved albummet var covered. Fin musik, men det siger mig ikke meget

ved ikke rigtig hvad jeg skal sige eller mene... Tænker ikke opera rock kan gøres meget bedre, og det er svært at sætte en finger på både Meat Loaf eller musikerne. Men det er så langt fra noget, jeg selv ville sætte på - plus at nogle af numrene læner sig lidt mere ind i 70'er/grease-agtigt territorie end jeg har det komfortabelt med. Der er også flere tilfælde, hvor det skinner igennem, at albummet er baseret på en musical, hvilket heller ikke ligefrem trækker op i min bog. Kan ikke komme højere end 3

Ahh man….love this album. Have done since I was a kid. Just takes you on a journey through the songs. And as I’ve grown older so the songs have spoken to me in new ways - different songs become favourites at different times, depending on where I’m at in life. My only complaint is it’s such a crappy recording…but it’s a minor point. As a rule I absolutely loathe musicals, but this is effectively the exception to prove the rule. It’s the songs to a rock opera / musical that never existed except in the listener’s head. Probably why I like it…none of the sudden, jarring breaking into song from the linking dialogue. edit - I'm depressed to see a musical has now actually been created - I'll skip that! Easy 5 for the album.

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

It's pretty OK, I suppose. It's pretty funny that he seems to have made a whole "opera" about a one night stand.

Quite an operatic experience overall, which I always find myself appreciating. There's such a weird dichotomy, though, between the badass cover and album title and the artists name being Meat Loaf and being a guy who does not appear to be badass at all.

its fine but its not for me

No esta mal

I think this is the first time I have ever intentionally listened to this album yet I knew all the songs but the last one well enough to sing along. Just from hearing them on radio and in TV and movies. Probably deserves more than three stars of being one of the top selling albums of all time but it's not a repeat listen for me.

A classic, but not one that I'll listen to often.

More Rock Operas! More Piano in rock music, Litschy

What I imagine Todd’s rock opera to sound like

Just because it's schmaltz doesn't mean it's not five stars. Generationally I'm firmly in the Bat Out of Hell II I would do anything for love but I won't do that era, but I know this shit rocks. Having seen Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan - core members of this ensemble - still kicking ass well into their 70s live last week at the Forum in LA certainly didn't hurt in priming me for this.

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?

This is as over-the-top as I had expected and hoped. I feel like I'm listening to an original cast recording of a Broadway production, which makes sense given Jim Steinman wanted to do just that. As such, I'm not a musicals or Broadway person, so this isn't for me. But it's fun and ridiculous and definitely worth a listen. 3.5 stars.

That cover looks like it's straight out of a metal album. Suffice to say, my expectations were wrong. Epic rock opera jams are fun and dandy on their own, but with a full album, it can get exhausting. Meatloaf has some good vocals and good tunes, but, nothing that really stands out to me that Queen doesn't do way better. It's fun to listen to, at least.

Jack Black's dad is a hypocrit, he played in meat loaf. In all seriousness, expected a heavier tone from the artwork on the album cover. Instead we got Elton John with more guitarwork. The movements are impressive but not all of them land and make the songs meander as a result.

such a fucking banger

Metal ass cover for an album that sounds like Billy Joel playing on Broadway.

me ha gustado una canción solo

Greatest album of all time. No notes.