Bat Out Of Hell

goofy, cheese, and extremely catchy dad rock for theater kids. would listen again! 4.5/5

It's bombastic, epic, campy, over the top, but really damn fun at the end of the day! I've heard the title track before and always enjoyed how wild and a wall of sound it was as a rock opera, but the whole album turned out to be an extension of that song, with Meatloaf's charisma and vocals on full display. His voice powers into the forefront on the title track and others like Paradise By the Dashboard Light, but also croons with sincerity on ballads like Heaven Can Wait. The instrumentation is great all over this record, and feels like a Springsteen record turned up to 11 (with Max Weinberg and Roy Brittan being all over this album too!). Wailing guitar solos, epic piano and sax moments, that wall of sound Springsteen has, all of these are present here. It's a really enjoyable listen!

Unexpectedly epic...

Pretty good operatic rock album. The hits were bangers.

pretty epic at times

feels a bit dated but wow anyway!!

Have to give it a 4 just for nostalgia

A lot of fun! I was familiar with two of the tracks, but the rest held up too. That spoken word intro to "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" was a bit horny! I quite enjoyed it on these play throughs, but I imagine it might grow a bit tiresome with repeated listens? Fave track - "Bat Out of Hell" - gotta be, really. It's anthemic - makes a great karaoke song for getting the whole room joining in...

paradise by te dashboardlight isgrotendeels verantwoordelijk voor deze rating. ultiem nummer om op te dansen en zingen tijdens het koken.

I obviously knew Bat Out Of Hell and Paradise By The Dashboard Light but never heard the full album. While those two tracks are definitely the standout moments, It was an overall enjoyable album.

I read in Wikipedia that some critics pointed out the influence of the "Born to Run" album released a couple years earlier. I hadn't noticed, but singing along to "Bat out of Hell" it was quite easy to jump over to "Thunder Road" and back again. "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" also sounds like it could be a Springsteen number, a good one too. There's a few heard-'em-a-million-times songs here, especially "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", which is epic, and "Two Outta Three ain't Bad" which ain't bad. MeatLoaf has a versatile voice and effortlessly shifts from rockers to cheesy ballads, Steinman knows how to craft an album that capitalized on the excessive mid-seventies sound, before North America discovered punk, and Todd Rundgren nailed the production. I'm not crazy about the album but it's a timeless classic.

Amazing piano parts mixed in with hard rock for a unique sound

A prime slice of operatic cheese, outrageous and sleazy and mostly fun. Jim Steinman and Mera Loaf are a match made in glam heaven.

I've heard a couple of songs from this but never the full album. Big rock opera feel, really goes all out on the theatrics and cheesy songwriting, big choruses etc etc. It's a high 3, low 4 sorta situation. Didn't hold me the entire time but rocked when it did. And the cover art is fucking sweet. 4/5.

Love Meatloaf. Nothing quite like this album before or since (except other Meatloaf records, of course).

Lihamurekemies on helvetin kova. Mahtava rock ooppera levy. Eka kappale best

Cheesy as hell but wouldn't work if it wasn't

Never listened to this, but apparently I knew the singles from the radio. Really enjoyed it though, and I'm not that surprised. I was super into Bat Out of Hell 2 when I was a kid. 4/5

The fact that this is the third best selling album of all time sounds weird on paper, and I usually forget why until I actually play it. This is probably among the best mixture between rock and roll and Broadway that exists, and sounds so full of life. Some of it is a little too cheesy for words, but it’s a classic for a reason. B

Meat Loaf is a great fucking performer & a true American hero. RIP Mr Loaf.

Meat Loaf is the king of the rock opera. That’s really all there is to say. Shame he died from COVID complications after refusing the vaccine.

This is somehow my first time listening to this album, but Meatloaf's sound is still so recognizable that I feel like it's my 3rd or 4th spin. It's like Queen but with more motorcycles and cocaine.

Fond memories of my dad playing this one on nighttime car rides. There were only two songs on here I set aside on the project highlights playlist, but when the thing's good, it's great. It was incredible to look up stuff about this, each new detail more insane than the last. E Street band fresh off of "Born to Run?!" Todd Rundgren producing it after nobody else wants to touch this? One of the best-selling albums of all time, but barely seems to have sparked any imitators?? (in the US mainstream at least. A young Tobias Sammet was probably extremely warped by listening to this, entire subgenres of metal owe a lot to it, etc)

Amazing 4.5/5

The whole album gives rock opera vibes. 4.5

Very solid, glad i finally had a chance to spin it

I know without checking the reviews that this album is a polarizing one. You either love it or you really, really don't. But I mean, come on. It doesn't get much more fun than Bat Out of Hell. Big-hearted, anthemic, toe-tappingly, batshittingly brilliant music. Solid musicianship, with a deep bench of musical talent. Wildly excessive in the best way. Truly a unique album and a pure joy to hear. Let it go, snobby, this one is pretty great. High 4. Fave Songs: Paradise by the Dashboard Light, You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night), Bat Out of Hell, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, For Crying Out Loud

Classic over the top operatic rock.

The metal operatic itself. Lots of gusto, bravado and big vocals. Loads to love. RIP Big Guy

Cheesy at times but still pretty good

I’ve listened to this album many times before and it’s an absolute thrill. The only thing keeping it from being perfect is that some of the songs that aren’t 10/10s are a bit forgettable

I knew one song off of this album, and the rest of this album is pretty similar to that song, that is to say it's pretty good. I probably should have expected that. The instrumentation is very enjoyable and Meat Loaf did a great job on the vocals. The songs feel like they belong on the same album and carry the same energy, but manage to be distinct. This was a great listen. My favourite song was Paradise by the Dashboard Light.

Don't think I've ever heard this album in its entirety. Super cheesy, but I love it :D reminded me of ABBA at times. What a ride! Saved tracks: Bat Out of Hell, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, For Crying Out Loud

First track is a banger. The rest are good but not as great. 4 stars rip big man

Bättre som album än som de låtar jag hört strövis. Debutera med typ en rockmusikal? Det funkar mycket bättre än jag kunnat tro.

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, but Paradise By the Dashboard Light is still my favorite. At times the lyrics were cheesy, but the instrumentals were great. Also, the album cover is good. Fave track(s): Bat Out of Hell, Paradise By the Dashboard Light

This was an incredibly fun, exciting, over-the-top, campy, dramatic album. Every song reaches heights with its own soaring level of epicness. It's one of those albums where the songs already seem like they're at 100%, and then all of a sudden the ending or outro takes off to 200%. Again, over-the-top is the word here. One thing is for sure: no song here can really be considered "dull". Really, the cohesiveness of this album makes it feel like a rock opera, and thanks to Jim Steinman's contributions here, if you didn't know better, you might could believe this to be an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, as well. Parts of this album definitely sound Springsteen-esque as well, if Springsteen took himself less seriously. Some new information for me was that this album was produced by Todd Rundgren. Ultimately, this isn't particularly relevant information, but as someone who appreciates Rundgren's music, I'm even more appreciative knowing that he helped make this album happen.

It is an alright album, although it is not quite my taste. “Rock opera,” would describe the album quite good.

Surprisingly horny

3.75

I turned this on to try drive my 5yo son out of the room, so I could take a shower in peace. Moments later, he was dancing with his ukulele as a guitar and singing along. I knew I had made a terrible mistake.

Passionate pubescent energy. A classic. Loved it.

Enjoyed this more than I would have enjoyed the sequel album. Eddie forever!

This might be first album I could come close to singing along to every song. Owned it in like 10th grade. Played a ton. Used to go to Waffle House with friends and always play two songs on the Juke Box: 1. One of the Waffle House themes because how ridiculous is it that they have those on the juke box and you’re paying them to advertise? 2. Paradise by the Dashboard lights to get my moneys worth. Love the silly intros. Fast talking. Cheese lyrics. Musically leaves a bit to be desired but whatever. I want to give this a five just to troll Ryan, but it’s a four

Yea great

First off, this album is incredibly stupid. But, it’s also ridiculously fun. Meatloaf takes you through musical journey complete with rock N roll, ballads, a backing gospel choir, and a never ceasing amount of cheese. 4/5.

Massive overkill of this album in the 80s, but nice to listen to it again after 30-35 years or so. Iconic album with iconic songs and album cover, a bit uneven for 5 stars.

nostagia wins again

Couple a goodies in there

Own this classic!

Never delved into meatloaf before. Melodramatic, over-the-top, cheesy as hell... almost proto-power/symphonic metal. Right up my street. Would give 4.5 if I could

Ce n’est pas identifié comme du glam rock, mais le côté théâtral me plaît vraiment, et j’ai toujours été fan de la voix de Meat Loaf.

very fancy rock opera

A very funny listening experience

It's like Queen looked at Springsteen and said, "That's all you got? Lad, let me show you how it's done." It's got every bit of theatricality and epic operaness of a Queen album but with the weird, americana-esque feel of Springsteen and just a little... offness that's pure Meat Loaf. It feels like a parody and a tribute at the same time. It's stupid how good this is. It's just huge.

It’s the Loaf, what more needs to be said?

This album is a classic of kitsch pop/rock to me. Powerful intro, catchy songs and lyrics all the way after. I would never say it's a masterpiece, but certainly an album I always enjoy listening. Always loved the delivery of Meat Loaf.

Some of the best rock ballads written. Operatic and completely over the top. Love it.

A classic album that never gets old!

Now this is what I call feel good music. Probably the most "rock opera" sounding album I've ever heard.

Amazing bombastic Rock and Rock. When it works it really works, just a couple of tracks that don't quite succeed.

Прослушано! Отличный альбом, к нему нужно вернуться.

I love this album and not ashamed to admit it, so many people I know just cannot tolerate it. It's goofy, cheesy and fun rock n roll. RIP Mr Loaf!!

Overblown rock and roll show tunes. But… if you’re into that kind of thing, this is as good as it gets. And what person of a certain age doesn’t remember Paradise by the Dashboard Light fondly? I never need to hear it again, but have to admit it was kind of fun.

It feels testy to say a single bad thing about Bat Out of Hell, as nicely put-together it is from cover art to final note. It really is only one complaint: The cycle doesn't obviously add anything to rock music, and the lulls are, on the other hand, obvious. It might be my seeming genetic aversion to musicals. In any case, the album is a worthy addition to the canon, and I love that motorcycle more the more I look at it.

perfect example of “don’t judge a book by its cover”

These are REALLY good songs. OK, prog rock isn't really my scene. It doesn't warm my heart. But nobody can deny that they are songs.

Really fun, really camp, a cool place for glam rock to go in 1977

Every aspect of this album is completely over the top. Orchestras combined with electric guitars, lyrics that tell stories. He belts out every song and doesn't hold back while singing. Most of the songs on this album were hits. Overall great album from the 70s

Possibly the best ballad album of all time. Iconic and timelessly fun songs. Some parts were a little overdone, but for the most part, a very solid album. 4/5

Surprisingly good, started out high tempo and mellowed with some really nice songs. Two out of three ain't bad was good

super cheesy rock opera album.. and it's awesome!

Heard this a lot as a child. He was talented.

Super over the top fun. I liked this a lot once upon a time but kinda moved on from it. In fact it's the kind of thing that I'd deny liking at all. I really don't know why. It's not perfect, the closer and Heaven Can Wait are kinda "meh" to me and the over the top-ness can be off-putting if you're not in the mood, but this is actually a lot of fun and maybe I should go back to it, or at least individual tracks when the mood strikes me.

Reminds me of Mom and Dads house having all the windows open!!! Cleaning and listening to this CD. 🧡

This is absolutely amazing kitsch. The production is fantastic and Meat Loaf has great range.

What a dang boo this album is. So theatrical and fun. How has it taken me 30 years of living to listen to this in full?

Sorry. I absolutely bloody love this.

I forgot how good this is. It's one of the biggest selling albums of all time for a reason. Good, solid, rock and roll, with a mix of theatre

Hailed as the best Meatloaf album for good reason. Too many ballads in my opinion (3 for a 7 song album). However, powerful vocals, good songwriting, and evocative imagery definitely make this a remarkable album. Add that I'm not a fan of Meatloaf in general, and that makes this something special for sure.

One of the best albums of all time.

Absolute classic

Most of the songs are really good, the highlights being: - Bat out of hell - Paradise by the dashboard light - All revved up with no place to go

7 ballads of rock

Super cheesy and super theatrical, it was no surprise to learn that this started life as a musical. It is a bonafide classic, though - completely uncool and completely timeless. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Bat Out of Hell Date listened: 23/08/22

fun and decent rock opera 3.5 not my style

Solid

I just love a good rock opera! Meatloaf's wailing vocals, the guitar riffs, the long journey of each song. And so many of the lyrics just reek of juicy adolescence, "You were licking your lips and your lipstick's shining, I was dying just to ask for a taste." You know he was jonesing for that Bonnie Bell bubblegum flavor... And c'mon, Paradise by the Dashboard Light comes on and I am 17 again. Oh to be doubly blessed! While I've heard Two Out of Three Ain't Bad so many times, this time I lol'd at the sentiment. I didn't realize Todd Rundgren produced this album. Every song rocks. Album art is classic.

To my surprise, I really enjoyed the album. Rock music is supposed to be driving, but in fact most of the time it misses the mark. Bat Out of Hell burns bright.

musica criativa, variações de metal com rock. 4/5

Good rock

Listen. It's not something I want to listen to, but I can't deny there's something here and I have to give credit to the audacity of the performances and concept. Poetry, theatre, musical; it's all here. What a debut! Shame he had to suffer as a child so much and has some pretty bad takes as of recent years.

metal deigor

It seems absolutely unique and does a great job of implementing a drama club like rock vibe. The songs vary timing to add drama and engagement. It is definitely a lot of fun and there isn't a bad track, though a Heaven Can Wait and For Crying Out Loud drag a bit.

I think this album was mandatory in the late 70s. A classic rock opera!

Pretty fun.

best songs bat out of hell you took the words right out of my mouth heaven can wait for crying out loud 8.5/10

Some phenomenal tracks. Meatloaf’s mixture of sincerity and sarcasm is really nice. Some songs are just a bit long and repetitive

+1 star as Ive always seen this album in the record store (near the meat puppets?). I appreciate it, but not necessarily like it.

Goodfun

I actually enjoyed it and thought the use of the baseball commentary was very clever.

LP

Over the top, but that’s what makes it a great album.

4.5

An appropriate title. Hits like the titular Bat Out of Hell. Meatloaf is vocally destroying it! 7 songs 47 mins. EPIC!

A real classic and fun

Bonkers yet fun, cheesy, Springsteen-style metal-ish prog pop-rock

Eh

Tour de force Prefs: Bat Out of Hell, You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night), All Revved Up With No Place to Go, Paradise by the Dashboard Light Moins pref: Two Out of Three Ain't Bad

Avausraita on kyllä tämmösen överirockin helmiä, vaikea olla puntin vipattamatta ja hymyilemättä. Muutenkin levy on isoja tuotantoja ja kovaa kasariajoa koko matkan läpi. Häpeilemättä tykkään 4/5. Levynkannelle taas pakko antaa 6/5 parempaa ei ole

so, so, silly but in an entertaining way

Genre: Pop Rock 4/5 A pop rock opera for the ages, from a gaggle of gentlemen who you'd never expect to create one of the best selling albums of all time, Bat Out of Hell is rock maximalism taken to its most theatrical. Near-glam, near-musical, but all rock 'n roll. Meat Loaf's soaring tenor voice, Todd Rundgren's rich layers of guitars, and Jim Steinman's tremendous piano playing and songwriting all mesh together to make something truly wonderful. From the 10-minute prog pop epic title track, to the catchy pop rock jam You Took the Words..., to the rock suite Paradise by the Dashboard Light, this album is full of all of the things that make great rock albums great. Great singing, great guitar playing, fun and interesting arrangements, and musicians having an absolute blast with their material. If you found a modicum of enjoyment out of this, certainly take a gander at Rundgren's solo material. Theatrical, self aware, and very good. RIP to the dude Meat Loaf, one of the best to ever do it on the mic.

It was pretty good. I love dashboard, the rest were hit or miss for me.

family classic ent it

Liked it a lot better than I thought I would

4 out of 5 not bad!

Another classic. I had a Rocky horror picture show phase and meatloaf guided me.

This was like the Rocky Horror Picture Show with motorcycles. I kind of dig it though.

Nie moja bajka, ale ciekawe

Very original!

A fantastic, hysterical and emphatic exaggeration of rock'n'roll clichés. A wonderful glam rock album. (7/10) FT: Bat out of Hell, Paradise By the Dashboard Light

Il en fait un peu trop mais bien joué à lui.

There are some thumping ballads on here, but time has not been kind to many of them. Paradise by the dashboard light is genius. Takes the album from 3 to 4.

Pure rock opera. Just like the second coming of The Who's Tommy. This thing is rock with influences from all over with a sensibility of rock but also for storytelling and it sounds great. It's a musical experience non unlike Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band. I can't believe I never heard this album because it's great!

I remember seeing Meat Loaf in college, before "Bat Out Of Hell 2". He gave a great performance, played a lot of this album live. He really poured his heart into every song, you could tell he loved it, but he was ready to move on to that next level... Wait, so what was I talking about? Oh yeah, Bat Out Of Hell. Every song on this album is so... bombastic. Any one of these songs would take an album up another level. I could imagine someone like Springsteen taking one of them on, and really going for it, just like Meat Loaf does. The problem is that EVERY SONG is like that. You would think that "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" would be that epic song, the longest track, right? Nope. "For Crying Out Loud," the NEXT song, is LONGER. It's just so... exhausting. Even the slow songs are over the top. I'm surprised Meat Loaf is able to perform these songs without an oxygen tank. It's a really good album, but just... WAY over the top. I feel like I burn off a couple hundred calories listening to it.

Love the whole rock opera motif and the mix of instruments and soaring numbers is impressive (kudos Jim Steinman). And Meatloaf has a great voice. Paradise has always been good (super witty/cheeky) and Two out of Three Ain't Bad is a personal fave. Bat out of Hell is a little long but it is high energy rock, as is You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (which has an intro that is both entertaining and creepy). I was a little surprised at how boring I found Heaven Can Wait and All Revved Up. For Crying Out Loud was somewhere in between. A 3.5 for sure, and I'll round up for the uniqueness.

I liked it better than I though. Definitely has a reputation as a classic.

Sounds like the soundtrack to a musical, and of course it was made into one 40 years later. It's not just any musical, though - it's a zany, nostalgic, rock opera, Springsteen parody (ish), retelling of Peter Pan. A wild ride. Long live the Loaf. Best track: Paradise by the Dashboard Light

7/10

Cracker

Rock solid.

Really enjoyed this one. I think I'd heard the title song before, but not really any of the others. The name Meat Loaf certainly does not betray the quality of his songwriting, which is probably why I've stayed away so long.

not what i expected! reminds me of rocky horror, maybe because hes in that movie. solid 4.

This album is like Rocky Horror Picture Show

Pretty singular and excellent even though it oozes toxic horniness

Great opening track. This album incredibly unique in its scope. Rock operas had been a thing for over a decade, but this album feels more like a rock musical with the way it's arranged. It's a fine distinction but I think it holds. I became a bit bored with the middle bit, but it certainly had some very bombastic and interesting moments.

Rock con mezcla. Recuerda a un músical.

Opera as rock and roll. Kudos to Todd Rundgren's stellar production!

Epic.

We need a new Meat Loaf. Who out there can take the meat torch and run with it???

Some of the best cheesy epic rock n roll you'll ever get. "And nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothings ever worth the cost" Point deducted for a few of the filler tracks.

Absolute bangers

Bastante wapo pero también que meat loaf me mola

Musical rock

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Bat out of hell, Paradise by the dashboard light

This was one of my first CDs along with Nirvana - Nevermind, Village People - Greatest Hits, Damn Yankees - Don't Tread, Classic Queen and Queen Greatest Hits. Jim Steinman and Meatloaf never sounded better together.

This is so extra, but in a good way.

Klassiker zumindest für mi

most of the songs I have danced to, not sure why now in my old age. Must be mellowing.

Zu pompös für die meisten Lebenslagen. Aber verrückt gutes Album

Epic! The singles are the best part and have stood the rest of time for a reason. But some other amazing tracks to be found here as well.

Favourite Song: Paradise By the Dashboard Light

There's a reason this is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Very enjoyable and fun, such that even the 8 minute+ songs never seem to drag on. Saved: Bat Out of Hell, Paradise By the Dashboard Light

Pretty good album. These songs are all very grand and rockish. 1RS

Meat Loafin nimi oli tiedossa ja myös nimi bat out of hell, mutta en muista koskaan aiemmin antaneeni tälle mahdollisuutta. Tämähän oli ihan uskomatonta kamaa! Ei ehkä ihan vitosta, mutta vahva nelonen. Odotin jotain tunkkaista hevimetallia, mutta sain Enemmän Elton Johnia kuin Mercyful fatea. Nimibiisi ja Paradise by the dashboard light oli ne suurimmat hitit

Eigenlijk best lekker. Veel beter dan ik verwachte!

The beginning was stronger than the end, or maybe the style just got a bit old. All in all v enjoyable and pretty fun, had St Elmo's Fire vibes

absolutely cracking album, again id give it a 4.5 but i cant so imma give it a 4 because its not quite a 5 star - didnt really got a lot of variety but what i did get was a whole load of good music

"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" is honestly a really fun song, but the decision to include that first minute about offering your throat to the wolf was a very strange one indeed. 7.

Epic

Rock con mezcla. Recuerda a un músical.

Hilarious and dramatic while still sounding good. 8

Surprisingly cheerful in spite of all the hellish imagery, hits the vein of 80s ballad rock right in the middle. Complete with a healthy helping of theatrical cheese.

I like this kind of operatic rock music. And albums that progress and have a theme, and songs with multiple medodic shifts in tone

Pretty damn decent. Every song had a mission statement and it was more like a musical thematically, a bit like a rock opera. And he has a great voice. I’m rating it higher than I normally would because of Paradise which is a classic.

Really enjoyed it. Felt like a theatre production

3 perfect songs, the others are equally great.

better than i thought

Very fun album. Only thing I really didn’t like was the weird intro on track 2. That creeped me out. Also wish it had Hot Patootie on it.

Intriguing soundstage with creative microphone placement and punchy rock tunes

Power ballad. A product of its time. Beautiful from start to finish.

Tom Rundgen

A jam

Rockcito ok

This is like a 70s B movie in album form. I wouldn't say it's *bad*, but I sure would struggle to say it's good. Eh, fuck it. Why not. We all need a little more melodrama in our lives.

Very theatrical. Some great singing but it feels like everything is turned up all the time.

This is hard because the opening track is one of my absolute favorites but the rest of the album is so secondary

уже давал несколько раз шанс meat loaf и переслушивал, но не моя музыка стиль и голос, при этом будто бы какое-то клише популярное в сша, там такое любят, а от меня - 3

A fun album with cheeky humor and a lot going on, but didn't connect. 3 out of 5

This is probably really good album; I guess I’m just not really a Meatloaf fan? 2.75/5.0?

Letterboxd rly got it right with the stars and heart system because this is the most “3 stars and a heart” album ever. Jim Steinman they could never make me hate you.

really cool, didnt know meat loaf was one guy... so thats cool I guess, I just found the songs were really long... and like a 9 minute song of a guy singing is like ehhhh but I feel like there is real potential here. I hope I get another one of his albums so I can look deeper. But because of how much I liked it I have to give him a 3... sorry guys

I have a feeling I’m not going to enjoy these albums a bunch… although this one was fun! Reminds me of a musical

1. Gonna tell my kids this was Jack Black 2. Bowie's Station to Station for guys that peaked in high school Rating: 6-7/10

Underhållande

Incredibly fun. IDGAF about a critical response here. Jim Steinman absolutely sells it. Was just talking to mum about PBTDL a few weeks ago too, so good timing. Had a ball. 7/10

A bit too theatrical for my taste but not a bad listen and I particularly enjoyed the break in the middle of Paradise By the Dashboard Light.

Bat Out Of Hell & You Took The Words are absolutely killer opening tracks, with immense energy and memorability. From there though the album wanes for me - the slower, more emotive ballads aren't really up my street and the delivery feels a bit too cheesy & musical theatre. There's no denying there's lots of quality on offer across the whole album, but the switch up away from the energetic rock bangers killed it a bit for me.

Didn't finish it. But a bit too much for me

I’ve never really been into this album. Still think it’s good, not great, wouldn’t change it if it came on again, but still wouldn’t seek out.

This meatball guy has a pretty good voice. The piano guy also knows what he's doing. You can really hear the Broadway and Rocky Horror influences. I still feel like I was forced to listen to this against my will.

so theatrical. just a little corny. a real treat. Paradise By the Dashboard Light was my favorite. very strong 3

Rating: 6/10 It's surprising to me how this album is one of the best selling of all time, maybe it's just because a lot of the popular 70's pop rock doesn't have the same cultural reverence as it used to. It has silly, theatrical, cheesy and camp qualities and the songs were certainly pretty well made. Feels like it comes from a combination of Elton John and Bruce Springsteen influence but is its own thing with the rock opera-like storytelling and the orchestration. Maybe I'll return to this one day but I mildly enjoyed it

Was introduced to this by my dad as a teenager. It's so silly but I love it. 🦇

I appreciate the campness of this album and why Meatloaf sang a song on Rocky Horror. Not really for me but it is refreshingly cool and eccentric which is what is missing from modern day music

Heard before?:❌️ Will listen again?:❌️ 70s rock for theatre kids. Entertaining enough but nothing ended up in my playlist

3.5 stars Springsteen and theatre. Surprised that I didn’t hate it, but definitely didn’t love it.

Growing on me with repeat listens, even though it is very musical-esque

I wasn’t aware that this would by a rock-opera/musical type of thing. It was okay, but nothing more, really.

Me gustó el ritmo, interesante, inspirador

I was ten when this album came out so admittedly I didn’t fully appreciate it then. But listening now… fun and nostalgic. Good but not great.

its like half precoursor to metal adjacent half country half 70s rock but idk its okay ig

3,5 stars

Bruce Springsteen meets Andrew Lloyd Webber. It's a good album, but it hasn't aged well. The artwork seems out of place and unconnected to the music, but it proved influential as a template for 80s heavy metal cover art.

Had no Idea meat loaf was such a theater kid - pretty camp but highly entertaining

Paradise By the Dashboard Light reminds me of my Mom so I have a soft spot for that song/Meat Loaf

3/5

Really, really uneven. The ludicrously OTT title track is a fucking amazing opener, You Took The Words is solid, and Paradise is a theatrical, campy and fun classic. The 4 other songs are all varying degrees of meh, however. And I’ve always felt that sonically the mix itself is a little sludgy and flat and lets the material down. A 3 star album masquerading as a 4.

Not fully listened

I've just never gotten into Meat Loaf. Or Rocky Horror Picture show. They share the same niche in my mind. He can belt it out though.

No denying that he sings this with exuberance.

Very theatre kid

Sorta fun

So we know why Tenacious D thought there would be an audience for their work. This album is just goofy and fun. Coming to it with hard rocker expectations will lead you astray but if you come to it expecting Rocky Horror/Glee campy delight then you will get it hear. Fun, dramatic, earnest, cheesy. Not what I expected from the cover. It does run a little long and I found myself ready for it to be done before the end of the last track. "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" is a great song.

Reminds me of Uncle Dale.

This is another album where I was caught off guard by it. I went in sleeping on Meat Loaf and came out with a better understanding of what he was. I liked it, but I think that may have just been from the low expectations. 3.5 stars, rounded down.

Favorite track(s): Bat Out of Hell, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad Heard before Previous rating: 6/10

Not as bad as I was expecting.

The Loaf! What an incredibly long first song. I enjoyed several of these, but a lot of unevenness elsewhere.

Overly theatrical, several songs are way too long, and “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” was obnoxious enough by itself to make this treacherously close to 2-star status.

It is Meat Loaf, so it is a bit amusing. Influential? I don't find that thought as amusing.

Opening two tracks are definite 5's and amongst the greatest/ campest rock songs ever ... but then unfortunately the wheels fall off and it becomes a bit meh. Two out of Three not as good as I remembered it (I loved it when i was 13) and Paradise by Dashboard Light does not really do it for me.

i was expecting a metal album because of the cover so it was a pleasant surprise when i listened to it

No está mal, pero los discos de Meat Loaf siempre me terminan pareciendo algo excesivos. Tracks que se sienten eternos, uno que otro un tanto repetitivo y sí, buena música, pero de un artista que siempre me ha parecido un tanto extraño.

Его имя - Роберт Полсон, и его альбом похож на американизированную версию Queen. Альбом Bat Out Of Hell удивил меня своим звучанием. Изображение на обложке совсем не совпадает по жанру с его музыкальным содержанием. Музыку Meat Loafа можно отнести к хард року, но поверьте, ничего адски тяжелого в нем нет, эти песни можно включать в поездку и они с радостью захотят потеряться в плей-листе радио ретро fm. Альбом хоть и состоит из 7 песен, но длится больше 40 минут, чем быстро надоедает. В суть текстов альбома не вдавался, красивые мотивы присутствуют, но не хватает какой-то изюминки, чтобы песни из него хотя бы запомнились. Хоть альбом получил коммерческий успех, но сейчас спустя почти 50 лет вместо него можно включить британских Queen и вы не потеряете ничего (только американский шарм). И да, Мит Лоуф снимался в Бойцовском клубе, прикольно. 3/5.

Left me cold and I’m not sure why. Track length doesn’t help with that. I appreciate how much it does what it’s doing with its full chest. Standout Track: All Revved Up With No Place to Go Rating: 2.5

My rating 3.2

Nostalgia to the 90's club days when the ladies all loved Paradise by the dashboard light at 'The Living Room' and would crowd the dance floor to sing along.

Never really listened to Meat Loaf, I was pleasantly surprised when the title track was more rocking than I expected but it slumps into pretty standard rock opera cheese I'm not really sure what the massive appeal for this album is. I can't think of anything here that nobody else wasn't doing at the time. The most memorable moment was that funky turn in Paradise by the Dashboard Light which unfortunately didn't last Highlights: Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Eddie!!!!!!

Back in the late 1970s (when I was in my early 20s) you could not set foot at a birthday or a dinner party without someone having this on the turntable. (Also Monty Python's, "Live at Drury Lane", but that's another issue) People genuinely touted it as "The Greatest Album Ever Made" Of course, it isn't. It's a campy, silly, tasteless extravaganza that's like someone heard "Macarthur Park" and said, "like that, but rock and roll. And bigger". Even the quiet ballads are loud and over the top. Like a less talented Nick Cave, Steinman has clearly never heard of the word "restraint" and throws every thing he can think of into his epics and looks around for anything left over that he can stuff in as well. A key change? A tempo change? A second middle eight? Some sexual innuendo? Word play? Religious imagery? A pre-recorded voice over? Spoken word intros? Why not all of them? Todd Rundgren's production takes these overstuffed, silly songs full teen angst and gothic excess and inflates them further with strings, and choirs, and speed guitar, and thundering piano and drums, and raises the trite to the level of kitsch ecstasy. Over the top (in more ways the one) you have Meatloaf himself, emoting in a full throated, utterly sincere, Broadway vocal that just keeps going. Just when you thought he couldn't get any bigger, he switches up a gear and goes harder. Obviously the whole thing is vastly overblown and totally ridiculous. Which is why, I guess, it sold like hotcakes and is still selling today.

You can't dislike meatloaf. The songs swing between tongue in cheek to genuine heartfelt proclamations. The music isn't quite for me but I love the sincerity of it

нагадує зе ґоуст і мюзикл про ісуса

Surprisingly fun, with a few tracks that need to be skipped.

Očekivala sam neku over-the-top katastrofu ali nije uopšte toliko loše. Malo više baladasto nego što bih ikad mogla zamisliti na momente.

Mais um álbum nota 3 igual a todos os outros

incredible songwriting and performance, but just not my thing

Pochette extrêmement metal (le personnage rappelle même Painkiller), nom metal, est-ce qu’on aurait ici un album avant-gardiste qui préfigure le metal des années 80 ? Pas du tout. Et j’en ai souvent entendu parler, de ce décalage entre l’imagerie et la musique. En écoutant le premier titre, je me suis pourtant dit que c’était étonnamment metal pour l’époque. Mais très vite, les choses se calment et le reste de l’album est plus sage et posé. Cela dit, ça reste tout un même un album fort sympathique, dont je préfère les parties énergétiques aux balades au piano, mais je suis pas mécontent de mon écoute !

360/1089 since when was Bat out of Hell TEN MINUTES LONG?! this was a fun campy glam rock opera not really my tastes but had its moments faves: Paradise by the dashboard light, Bat out of hell 56/100

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3/5. Bat Out of Hell is an album I’ve always been aware of but have never listened to until today, and it’s honestly not what I expected. By the cover I had always expected a Judas-Priest-esque metal record, but it’s actually more of an extremely theatrical rock opera that features a lot of piano/orchestral balladry. Though there are still some intense rockers like the opening title track or “Paradise by the Dashboard light” which are for me the highlights on the album. To me the ballads sometimes veer too much into cheesy territory to where I can’t fully enjoy them. But when it all comes together and works, there’s some great stuff to be found on this record.

I thought this would be heavy metal based on the cover.

6 - AVERAGE

The highlight of this album is probably the guitar that sounds like a motorcycle. I think it's more roll than rock and I'm kinda just not a fan. It's good I think just not for me

Surprisingly fun with very strong first half. It's a bit too cheesy for me but I am glad I found them.

Felt like a really fun emotional musical. I liked the whole thing. A little short.

Tough to rate! Some of the songs are genuinely funny, or at least goofy enough to be entertaining, like "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" but I'm not just not super into this style of music. "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" is the other standout for me

Un álbum teatrico a más no poder No conocía de Meat Loaf, pero parece que fue todo un personaje, lo dramático le sentaba bien e hizo una excelente dupla con el compositor Jim Steinman para hacer que este álbum ocurriera Entiendo que originalmente esa era la intención, que fuera una obra de teatro en Broadway, pero sin apoyo suficiente se adaptó a álbum y se volvió muy exitoso! Tiene letras divertidas, instrumentalmente hablando es refrescante, no es el rock de siempre, ya que va contando una historia y así se siente Pocas canciones, pero varias de larga duración así como se caracteriza en musicales Cómo un bonito resultado es que en 2017 finalmente se pudo convertir en una obra de Broadway como originalmente se había planeado, haciendo lo que llamamos full circle Invitad@s a disfrutar de este álbum!

The ultimate "don't judge a book by its cover" album. Really thought this album would rip as a kid and was so so disappointed by the music within. As an adult, it's just kitschy fun - not really my thing but ol loaf sure can howl

opening moments hooked me in, but during the latter half of the album kind of disappointed me(?). don't know what i was expecting for the rest of the album from the opening, but it surely wasn't this

Silly, camp nonsense. But at least it's quite fun, silly, camp nonsense.

its alright

liked most: Paradise by the Dashboard Light as background music it was really nice the songs are so long tho too many rock ballads for me

Rock ballads go hard, but this was all just for a big laugh right? Right?

First song was really good, not sure I'd come back to a lot of the rest. Definitely a certain vibe but that vibe is rare and a bit corny to me.

Heard many of the songs on this record but first time listening to the entire album. It was decent but the sound/ production quality is horrible so I'm subtracting a star

It was alright, I don't have many feelings about it.

Bat Out of Hell is the most maximalist record in the project and it earns that designation completely — every song enormous, every arrangement operatic, every emotional stake raised to the point where subtlety isn’t just absent but actively unwelcome. Jim Steinman’s name is right there on the cover alongside Meat Loaf’s, which tells you everything about where the vision came from. The songs are his; the voice that makes them land rather than collapse under their own weight is somebody else’s entirely. That voice is the genuine article. Meat Loaf commits to the drama without a single wink, which is the only way this material works — ironic distance would kill it instantly. Roy Bittan’s piano gives the whole thing a Springsteen-adjacent muscularity that grounds the bombast just enough, and “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” remains one of the great absurd achievements in rock history: eight minutes, a baseball play-by-play in the middle, and somehow it earns every second. The honest verdict is guilty pleasure rather than essential listening — fun in a way that’s completely specific to what this record is doing, without generating the pull that earns regular rotation. That’s a different kind of three than the same-samey records that have landed here recently. This one connects; it just connects to something that doesn’t quite demand return visits on its own merits. The algorithm’s autoplay into Eye of the Tiger after this felt less like a non sequitur and more like a logical conclusion. The record apparently has a type, and the type knows exactly what it is.

I get the whole tongue in cheek musical theater thing and it's not to be taken seriously. It does have some good moments, but the songs are just too long and repetitive for their amount of original ideas. Might get back to this some day, but not regularly.

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.

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

Fun!

Rock Opera 🦇 paradise by the dashboard light

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

ну обложка раздает стилька

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.

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 love Hot Patootie but this is too much Meatloaf.

OK

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

C’est ok