Reviews (page 8 of 15)
Pop-prätkäilyä, hyvin teatraalinen, ymmärrän kyllä huumoriarvon ja oikeasti toimivien melodioiden ja laulun tehon. Ei jätä kylmäksi, mutta en ihastu. Liian clean.
Kunnianhimoista kohellusta ja pari vähemmän kunnianhimoista onnistumista. Paranee keskiväliä kohti. Veikkaan, että Bruce kuulostaa joidenkin (ei fanien) korvissa tältä.
too much of everything - but impressive nevertheless.
So, I'm 41 years old. I really like the idea of what Meat Loaf is doing, broadly. I am really into over-the-top theatrical music that is taking itself super, super seriously. I really do. But Meat Loaf is also like super annoying, I think. I don't know if I was born 25 years earlier if I would be All In on what he's doing, but I suspect that I would not be. Ultimately I could just wave this away and say 'whatever, Meat Loaf is clearly Not For Me', but I think it goes a little deeper than that. I think Meat Loaf as a project is interesting, and intriguing, but I think that it's entirely too much in a way that becomes grating. I'm sure there are many out there that will hate the dismissive tone of this, but I think that what Meat Loaf IS as an artist is the sort of thing that should be aging gracefully -- We as a society are so much more into people doing their thing, no matter how weird or niche it is -- but I think the opposite is happening.
3.5
Du bon rock américain bien nul des années 70, bien kitsch, bien débile.
cool
Not a fan of show tunes. Not a fan of Rocky Horror picture show. This was all of that and then some. I've never really been into Meat Loaf at all. Next.
2.5 stars. Impressive singing and and fun idea (mini opera of teen coming of age) but couldn't shake the feeling like it's just wannabe Queen. Cheese factor and dating itself holds it back a bit too much, hit "Paradise By the Dashboard Light" the prime example. Really can't handle to power ballad ("Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"). Standout is leadoff title track.
Not what I was expecting after looking at the cover art but a really good rock album.
Ehhh...a tad overrated
It reminds me a lot of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I never understood what the big deal was with Rocky Horror, and I feel the same about Bat out of Hell
Not what I was expecting. But still pretty listenable.
Classic album. The theatrical production is second to none.
teatraalista esittamistä, vähän niinkuin Jack Black
Incredible orchestral arrangements, dominating performances, and timeless writing by Jim Steinman. No wonder it is one of the best selling albums of all time - this one is for everyone.
Mr. Loaf was a bit campy, but his theatrical take on rock n roll could be a lot of fun at times. 3/5 Album 75/1001
If it’s not Rocky Horror, I don’t want anything to do with Meat Loaf. It’s a lot and not in a way that I enjoy.
I think it’s fun and theatrical, but perhaps a little hard to listen to unironically. He’s definitely got the it factor for the stage
I gave it an extra star over what I think it’s worth just for the memories this brought back. This was my friends favorite album when I was in high school and he would always have it on whenever he drove around. Good memories but really cheesy songs.
Classic rock opera fueled with hard rock energy
Bao demais
Some of these songs just drag onnn
facorite track: paradise by the dashboard light. Overall score: 8.4/10
Another one I'm incapable of being objective about because I've known this album back to front since the womb. It's like if movie theater popcorn was music. The kind drowning in butter and that you pour chocolate candy into. FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD, YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
I don't really even know what to do with this, it's so over the top, but at the same time really well done? They FULLY committed to this bit.
Good
Shades of Bruce Springsteen?
nah
Songs: Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, Paradise By the Dashboard Light
Voice is good. I don’t mind the dramatic music, but not too into this record. First track was pretty good.
Very enjoyable, pompous, theatrical over-the-top pop-rock
With a name like Meat Loaf, you kind of know you’re in for something a little over-the-top — and Bat Out of Hell definitely delivers. It’s theatrical, bombastic, and totally not afraid to lean into the drama, but that’s what makes it so fun. You get the sense that Meat Loaf didn’t take himself too seriously, and honestly, the album’s better for it. The title track is a great opener — epic in every sense of the word. “You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth” is super catchy and hard not to sing along with, and “All Revved Up with No Place to Go” throws in a sax solo that gives it a cool, unexpected twist. It’s a weird mix of rock, Broadway, and straight-up camp, but it works. Favorite song: Bat Out of Hell
I knew a few songs on this album already surely most people do, overall I enjoyed this album
I liked this more than expected. I thought the theatrical nature would wear thin but the choruses are undeniably catchy on most songs
This is a rock album for theater kids, as some of the other commenters have said. Honestly, not for me. It felt a little too over-the-top, though I get that that's the point. Meat Loaf's vocals were certainly the highlight of the album, as his range and vocal power is undeniable. If you like Rocky Horror or that kind of thing, I imagine you would really like this album.
2 good songs, 3 other solid ones. One of the greats. Iconic album artwork. All the feels. Highest of 5s.
Not my cup of tea, kinda christmas-y with the rock.
Not what I expected, by the cover I thought this was gonna be another metal album, but it wasn't anything like it, kinda surprised and probably will lisent to it again.
Eh. I appreciate the musical theatre aspect of it, but it isn’t for me.
I hated it. Voice annoyed me. Uninteresting music. Irritation from moments made it not even a good background listen.
hot patootie bless my soul! I’m vegetarian
This is what being nicknamed “Meat” by one’s own father does to an MFer
I was listening to this and thinking to myself (after listening to Deep Purple in Rock and HATING it): "maybe I do like rock?". Nope. I like musicals, and this is a rock-flavored musical, which was fine I guess, but I think all the parts of it that I liked were the musical parts and none of them were the rock ones. It was fun to listen to, still. "The album was developed from the musical Neverland." -Wikipedia Yep.
It's actually impressive how closely this straddles the line between music I like and music that makes me want to go postal. The Todd Rundgren production definitely helps, and when the song writing is good I actually don't mind it that much. The fact that it is sorta winkingly over-the-top can veer towards endearing for me, but at times the melodies are just so uninteresting that the cheesiness is all that is left for me and then I just don't give a shit. Ultimately none of the songs really stuck with me but I at least found it interesting to listen to and ponder whether or not I liked it whereas Deep Purple was just a slog of hatred and suicidality Fav song: Paradise by the Dashboard Light
2,4/5
Cheesy and over the top, but rather fun nevertheless
Meat Loaf is an American thing that I've only ever heard as a punchline and not listened to. This rocked. The baseball commentary sex joke cinched the 5 stars for me.
Honestly, not bad. I think I vibed with the album on a surface level, but couldn't get fully immersed. I really liked the instrumentals, and the vocal work was quite good. 'Bat Out Of Hell' was my fave.
I want to ice skate to heaven can wait, I love the theatrics
This album felt like a warm hug! 🥹 Album rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I have listened to this so many times since I first bought my LP copy (blue label Epic repress) in 1979. Neither Meat Loaf nor Jim Steinman was ever really able to match this achievement in their future career, despite some decent “comeback” albums in the early 90s from Mr. Loaf and a few Steinman-penned and produced pop hits for the adult contemporary market, of all places. Mr. Loaf allegedly had so much trouble trying to sing the songs for the original follow-up that Jim Steinman himself ended up doing it himself as the “Bad For Good” album (Basically, imagine someone with the same songwriting skills but questionable singing skills trying to write and recreate a clone of this album). Beyond that, the timeless songwriting is marred by overblown and seemingly outdated wannabe-Wagner arrangements by Steinman (Producer Todd Rundgren’s production is impeccable but he isn’t to blame for Steinman trying to create a hard-rock Beyruth Festival on wax.)
ok but that's about as strongly as i feel
I've listened to this album probably 20 times before. Got a road trip? Throw this baby on and you'll get there 15 minutes earlier than Google said you could.
yes!!!! this is what the rock opera is all about!!!!
A bit campy but I applaud the non stop effort and energy out into every song. Not quite my cup of tea but with the exception of the last track not sure I would mind listening to any of the other songs again. 3.75
Rip roaring. At work.
I get some of the hate, but it's meant to be funny and cheesy. Great album.
Det er rock opera som er mega ekstra. Der er basicly ikke rigtig blevet lavet noget som minder om overhovedet. Det er også en af de best selling albums of all time og det er åbenbart kun igennem radio og word of mouth. Det er meget dramatisk og er springsteen esque så der er også lidt heartland rock over det både i lyrik og lyd. Der er vidst også nogle fra bruce springsteens band som er med. Det er ikke nødvendigvis mig men jeg synes heller ikke det er helt dårligt, så jeg har lyst til at give det 2,5 men sat som 2.
one word. epic. fave song is “heaven can wait” - wooooow what an absolutely beautiful song! i am in love with the piano and chord progression 😭
I don't care much for the biker vibe but the rather diverse operatic style more than makes up for it. Great work.
Fantastic album, I grew up with this and as such am a bog Meatloaf Rockopera fan.
kitschy af
Too corny, even for me. And I have some serious tolerance to stuff like this
this shit is so ass </3
Bombastic rock, pretty fun
All time classic!!!!!
Big man. Big voice. Big compositions. Big album.
Yeah, this is a solid rock ballad album. 4/5.
Theatrical, not to listen to too many times, but impressive
Mind numbingly boring. This exact album had been done 1000 times before and after. Every track sounds the same. Also extremely corny
I loved this, all of it is dialed up too 11 and everything is long but still seems to be the perfect length
For some reason I've always loved 'Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad'. I can't explain why because it's just an overblown ballad, but there's something about the melody, the silly emotional lyrics, and the big chorus. This trouble is that it's the only track I can listen too, and One out of Seven IS bad 😀
Seems my review didn’t save last week, that or I didn’t care enough to check. That says all you need to know about my thoughts on this one.
1 - epic opener 2 - good song, catchy, intro sounds christmassy 3 - boring ballad 4 - Good song, great vocals 5 - boring 80s ballad After these tracks I listened to the rest of the album in the car and couldn’t remember which track was which. Pretty good album though, pretty mixed. Never listened to Meat Loaf before, only know him from Fight Club. He had a great voice.
Lo reproduje pensando que iba a ser un álbum de heavy metal y resulta q era un osito de peluche el gordo, re teatrero mal
Loved it, always fun, but wow the first and last song go on forever!!
I really don't like this album. Too many people overplayed it as I was entering my teenage years and I got fed up of hearing it. Can't give it a 1* though because I have already heard worse albums. 2*
Gross!
Over the top, ridiculous, but utterly brilliant and unlike anything else. If anyone else tried to make an album like this it wouldn’t work, it shouldn’t have worked when Meat Loaf did it, and yet it does.
Familiar with these songs but never sat and listened to the entire album. Classic rock with an opera/stageshow feel. Impressed but not something I’d revisit.
"Bat out of Hell" made for such an entertaining listen. Has this been turned into a live action stage play yet? It not, someone needs to get on it. I don't think I would listen to any of these songs on my own, but I would surely not complain if they were on. I loved all the changes in instrumentation or timing on a song to give it a different feel or help tell the story. The grandeur was felt behind each song!
I'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun 1001 Albums Generator 26 (05/08/2025) I was surprised to find an album by Meat Loaf on here. I knew that he made music, and I love his part in Rocky Horror Picture Show, but I had only ever heard I'd Do Anything For Love before, which doesn't even appear on this album. I didn't know much about Mr. Meat's career. Turns out this album has somewhere in the top 10 highest sales for any album ever. What the fuck. Okay Mr. Loaf, you have my attention. Equally attention grabbing is the incredible album cover, drawn up by Richard Corben, featuring a shadowy figure driving a motorcycle through a graveyard with a demonic-looking tombstone behind him. This may be the most power metal cover I've ever seen on an album that is not power metal. The opening title track is iconic. It is a quintessential piece of progressive rock, with more changes than I can count. In spite of this, it still manages to have an absolutely memorable, albiet cheesy, chorus. Like many songs on this album, it is essentially a self-contained rock opera. Bat Out Of Hell was written by Jim Steinman as an homage to his love of "car crash songs" and tells the story of a young man who wanted to take the love of his life out of their small town but dies driving his motorcycle to her. The whole 10 minute song is great, but the way the outro is structured is pop rock perfection, with everything cutting out as Meat Loaf screams "Then I'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun". His voice on this song, especially at the end, is so over-the-top but it is perfect for this style of music. The other multi-part song is the incredibly titled Paradise By The Dashboard Light. While not as strong as the title track, this song certainly earns its runtime, with the jazz funk baseball announcer breakdown near the middle being my favorite part. The first three minutes, which sound straight out of Rocky Horror, are also expertly done. All Reved Up With No Place To Go is the most fun song here. Similar to Paradise, it sounds like a classic rock 'n' roll tune, you know that blues inspired 50's stuff, but it's turned up to 11, in both volume and tempo. You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth had real single potential but is certainly brought down by the weird spoken word intro that goes on for like a minute before the song actually starts. This is one example on this album of Meat Loaf and Steinman's ambitions getting in the way of their art, as opposed to helping it along. The sound of prog legend Todd Rundgren's guitar is essential to this album. Meat Loaf said that Rundgren recorded all of his parts of the title track in 45 minutes. Considering that this song is 10 minutes long, featuring multiple layers of pretty difficult guitar parts, this essentially implies that it was recorded in a single take. This is absolutely amazing. The two worst songs on this album, Heaven Can Wait and For Crying Out Loud are made worse by their lack of this guitar work. For Crying Out Loud at least has great orchestration played by New York Philharmonic and some cool build up, Heaven Can Wait in particular really has nothing going on. Favs: Bat Out Of Hell All Revved Up With No Place To Go Paradise By The Dashboard Light Least Fav: Heaven Can Wait
Somehow I have lived more than 50 years without listening to this album in full - only the hits. Not too bad
Help! I have fallen into a rock musical cabaret and I cannot get out. Fun album.
tune after massive tune!!!
This is what i call epicslop, like tenacious D and shit.
Track 8 is fun
These songs are so long, but a vibe
As theatrical rock albums go, it is pretty damn good.
You all should have seen the look on my face when this album was generated for me this morning. I had the Kool Aid man grin plastered on my head. My mom used to listen to this entire album quite often throughout my teenage years. This album provokes a nostalgia for me from my teen years, cruising down the road, A/C blasting while eating McDonald's in the back seat of a car. It's hard to fight off nostalgia, I know. However, aside from that, Meat Loaf's legendary singing, and slick piano play is just too damn good. Dare I say this album gives me a "Rocky Horror Picture Show" feel to it. Almost like a fun musical album. A classic, as well as a bonafide masterpiece. Favorite Track: "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"
I really had no idea what to expect from this one. On the one hand, the album cover is badass as fuck. But on the other hand, the band is literally called "Meat Loaf." And somehow the music actually manages to fit both. A bit theatrical and grandiose for my liking, but there's still something pretty fun about this.
I'm just not into your mixed messages, Meat Loaf.
Shite
Fella had some banging songs
Absolutely ridiculous. One of the stupidest albums I've ever heard. Highly recommend.
Mediocre.
Ok
Didn’t know it was a musical. ML has great range and power. JS obvs a talented arranger. Campy nonsense. Title track is the best.
sometimes the over-the-top musical theater kid energy is too much, but i found myself really enjoying it on a lot of this record. feels like being a teenager when all your emotions are constantly dialed up to 10 and everything is the end of the world.
Gear: ZMF Bokeh Artwork: 🤘🏍️🦇 Production: 😑😳🤢 Music: 🎸🔥🎭 Rating: 🛵🛵/5
É um disco que por design é cheesy e tem essa pegada sarcástica e meio comica. Não vou desvalorizar o valor musical das composições, e principalmente da produção extravagante do Todd Rundgren, mas a principio, musica com esse tom não é do meu maior agrado. Rock operatico, wagneriano... eu entendo a pira, mas não é pra mim. 3/5
Bat Out of Hell is one of the most over-the-top albums ever made—part rock opera, part Broadway show, part fever dream. Jim Steinman’s theatrical songwriting paired with Meat Loaf’s full-throttle vocals creates a sound that’s big, bold, and totally unapologetic. Tracks like Paradise by the Dashboard Light and the title track are undeniably entertaining, full of drama and bombast that feel more like stage performances than rock songs. But for all its flair, it’s also exhausting. The album rarely lets up, and its sheer theatricality can feel a bit much if you’re not fully bought into the vision. It’s ambitious and unique, yes—but also loud, long, and not always in control of itself. A fun, chaotic listen, but not quite the masterpiece it’s sometimes made out to be
Funny to see how controversial this album is in the reviews. People seem to either really hate it or love it. I liked it a lot! Very theatrical and over the top, a real fun listen. Standouts: Bat Out of Hell, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, Paradise By the Dashboard Light Rating: 4.25/5
Too corny to get a 5 star but it's great fun
Not bad. Kinda good tho
Absolute banger of an album
Colossally great from start to finish. A lifelong favorite.
Undeniably fun, head-banging, sing-a-long madness
Never liked this. Over produced, overwrought, just too … Another one which I feel shouldn’t be on lists like this.
No, this was terrible. I tried, but I couldnt.
1 good track
Part of me can’t believe it, but, by god, this is a 5-star album. Yes, it’s over the top. But dude sends it from note one and is fully committed until it ends. This is a full album statement for sure. Don’t have to love the style to recognize the artistry. Plus, my god, Paradise By The Dashboard Light is a freaking anthem. This one hits man, and it’s up there with other perfect albums.
I don’t get Meat Loaf’s cult following
perfect. an album made in a lab specifically for me. it kinda sent me into hysterics for a full weekend
Hearing Meatloaf sing "for crying out loud, you know I love you" really hit in ways I didn't expect it to.
ngl I thought this dude was just a Rocky Horror character
Holy shit the first track is a master peice. Holy shit this whole album is a master peice. For crying out loud (fav) holy shit. 9. 1/10
Over the top Rock opera at it's finest - a classic album that all of my friends had a copy of back in the late 1970s.
Good music, too Christian for me. Love a good rock opera honestly.
Middle of the road listen I get the operatic, theatre approach and production, but it didn’t track for me. Talented guy for sure, just not my thing
01) Bat Out of Hell - 7,0 02) You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth - 7,5 03) Heaven Can Wait - 7,0 04) All Revved Up with No Place to Go - 7,0 05) Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - 8,0 06) Paradise by the Dashboard Light - 7,5 07) For Crying Out Loud - 6,5 TOTAL: 7,21 (72/100) Current ranking: 292/528
Over the top and enjoyable. Standout songs: Bat out of hell Paradise by the dashboard light
This is the most ridiculous album ever made. 5 Stars
I've bashed several albums here with "I'd probably like this if I was 13". Well, I was 13 when this came out, and you can bet your ass I loved it. Way, way over the top, and a lot of fun. Great memories!
Great storytelling, a lot of guitar-rock fun. But too romantic and songs similar to each other. Nothing stays on my list of favorites. I prefer audiobooks or other rock sounds.
look it's good but it is hella corny
Makes me think of Lupul 🦭
I never truly appreciated / treasured Meat Loaf until he passed. This album was fun -- liked the fast paced dramatics.
Way too melodramatic for me. This is a musical, right?
☀︎lire les reviews de cet album m’ont fait peur ☀︎la voix du chanteur me gosse. ça sonne trop américain ★ Bat Out of Hell: J’ai quand même aimé lol. Mais c’était hyper long? Après le bout où le char fait vroum vroum j’ai commencé à moins aimer, mais c’était quand même solide. ★ You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth: Le début avec les gens qui parler. ça me weird out tellement. Mais le reste est pas pire ★ Heaven Can Wait: Un peu trop chill à mon avis, mais tout de même pas si pire. Par contre, pour citer ledit review qui m’a traumatisé: « I feel as if I’m on my way to vote republican ». Oui. Malheureusement. ★ All Revved Up with No Place to Go: J’aime moins. Ça sonne trop… années 60? genre? À cause du piano. Peut-être parce que récemment j’ai eu trop d’albums des années 60 lol ★ Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad: Encore une fois, trop tranquille. ★ Paradise By the Dashboard Light: Ça feel encore vraiment stéréotypiquement années 60, et j’aime moins cet aspect, mais sinon c’est ben correct. also what was that en plein milieu? 🤨 ok bon je l’aime pas celle-là ★ For Crying Out Loud: Trop tranquille, et quand ça devient pas tranquille c’est trop « cinématique ». j’aime pas vraiment. 3.25 les 2 premières chansons étaient bonnes
Meat Loaf sounds like a twisted version of Elton John as he's slamming away on his piano. This album starts insane and explodes into the awesome duet in Paradise by the Dashboard. It's a hilarious song and the most entertaining here by far. Two Out of Three Ain't Bad also is great. As individual songs, they are weaker and the album mostly is greater than the sum of its parts, but maybe that's just the operatic factor.
Great guitar riffs. Great instrumentals. Long opening song but iconic. Wouldn’t have listened to this on my own, but really enjoyed it.
no
ну он мелодичный но я ничего не понимаю в концепт альбомах и полумюзиклах…
Definitely have heard this album before, but it's probably been almost 30 years. It remains very weird and very fun. These days Meat Loaf reminds me of Fight Club. His name was Robert Paulson.
Way more opera than I want in my rock operas
To ma w sobie mnóstwo musicalowej dramaturgii. Utwory są skomplikowane, instrumenty się na siebie nakładają jak warstwy w najlepszym torcie. Wokal jest szalony i brawurowy, a wszystko razem tworzy cudowną przygodę, która jeśli nie zachwyca to na pewno cieszy. 8.5/10 równane w górę.
- nicht so schlimm gewesen, wie vorher erwartet, allerdings kann ich dem ganzen trotzdem nicht so richtig viel abgewinnen - nochmal hören würde ich es wahrscheinlich nicht, aber es war in Ordnung
Don’t eat the meat? Anyone else here old enough remember that?
Love me some Meat Loaf, solid album.
Operatic and metal as hell!
Not really my thing, but I respect the commitment to this level of dramaticism.
Not something that I think is exactly for me, but there’s plenty to like here. “All Revved Up With No Place to Go” was fun. Always reminds me of my mom, which is nice.
Insanely over the top musical theater fever dream/nightmare but it commits so hard that I kind of like it anyway? 3.5
This is the music the Rock Horror Picture Show people rejected for the actual show. Rock musical music is exactly the genre Meat Loaf resides in. That people in the 70s and then the 90s took this seriously, and that it made this list, makes me question humanity. The intro to You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) is like the dialogue from a werewolf musical too! I hate musicals and rock musicals especially. This is one of the worst albums I've ever heard. And now stupid baseball play-by-play as part of one of the most overrated songs ever performed. Eight and a half minutes of terrible, corny rock about having sex in a car. This is the worst album that is not made up of noises and sounds.
70s Vibe, rockig, "You probably say that to all the Werewolves"
This shit is baffling. The title and cover are such misleading marketing. All my life I’ve seen them and figured it was some kind of early 1970s power metal or at least hard rock. No. This is Elton John with a touch of Springsteen and a sprinkle of The Who, with lyrical preoccupations less nuanced than Robert Plant’s. I mean compositionally the bigger songs are decent. Why does it feel like half the album is piano ballads though? That’s not very bat out of hell. I was going to give it a two but I’m just getting mad again thinking about it.
The chart-longevity lasting appeal of this album is unprecedented. Apart from it's a good collaboration story, it was also a timestamp of how the industry was at the time. To modern music listeners, this album is significant in music history - as during the time of punk movement, this album was unique with its excessively theatrical rock sound that was able to get commercial traction despite the 'current' sound at the time.
I enjoyed the starting energy of the album which kinda toned down by the end. The saxophone was by far my favorite but was only in one song. All in all I will probably have 3 of the songs in my head for a while, and I can appreciate the album , but I didn't favorite any of the songs to come back to later.
We need more rock operas.
Not really my thing. Meat Loaf is like Elton John putting on a hard rock/metal persona. I'm sure it has some charm, but doesn't resonate with me. Also, the name "Meat Loaf" for an act is terrible.
Always has been phenomenal, always will be.
Pure joy. I’m really glad this incarnation overlapped with Marvin Aday’s.
All I knew about Meat Loaf growing up was that I thought it was a stupid name and he did that I will do anythiiiiiiiing for love song. Listening to this makes me wish I hadn’t judged the book by that cover. It’s pretty kick ass!
Boring!
guapisimo
Some songs go on too long but this is still great fun
This isn't a rock album. It's opera-inspired musical theater and I'm not into it. Rocky Horror Picture Show should replace this one. The baseball sex thing makes me feel gross on "Paradise".
Did not appreciate Meat Loaf when I was a teenager. A bit older now and I can see the passion, the artistry in his music now. Talented. Lyrics are a bit bonkers tho
Worst sound quality in history, but still an amazing album. Have to listen to it all....flawless.
Absolute classic
Don’t like his voice
I already knew this album before it came up here. It's very much over the top. Paradise By the Dashboard Light is probably the best song, but some of the others are just a little bit much. Many of the songs could be cut down significantly without missing much. It is a good album, but I have to be in the mood to listen to this one.
Better than I expected it to be, beautiful voice
Middle-of-the-road mix between 70s rock, pop, and Grease-esque showtunes. Easy listening but nothing soul-stirring. Might have been novel at the time.
60 year old woman music
Wasn't the worst but also wasn't doing it for me
I was actually sad none of the other songs were as fun as paradise by the dashboard light, but that was still enough to bump the album to a four
Es hät Ziite gäh, wo de Meat Loaf würkli än Top Act gsii isch. Schöni Lieder - es git anderi Albe, wo na beser sind.
heeeerts chndheitsalbum. min mamer liebt. ich au. uiii bat out of hell isch geeeeeeil. es passiert soooo viel huiiii. on a hot summer night au baaanger. so fest ibrennt i mis hirn woow. und s drumintro vo be my baby vode reonettes isch echt überall, gest im 500 songs podcast ghört dases überall isch und boumm do isches. aaaaah de clap-teil am schluss. stiiiimmt. boooah cha de dude singe. heaven can wait isch chli schmalzig aberschön. all revved up isch eis womer amel nolauft aber ich weisses nöd. geil geil. BANGER. two out of three au hübsch ballade, aaah vier moll time. i waaant you i neeed you. klischee, schmalzig aber super. paradise by the dashboard sehr rock n roll uuu shap shap ja aber cute. und sini stimm immerno crazy. ui ide hälfti machts en andere. huere horny au. ah er will sie gar nöd haha anti horny eigentli? wow wie for crying out loud afoch uf moll wechslet und moduliert woooow. uii und wenns s zweite mol passiert isch au geeeil. scho uuuhuere extra das ganze aber es dörf ebe irgendwie.
OMG ENDLICH UFGHOLT ich han scho sehrsehr lang nümme ah meat loaf denkt hahahah, mal luege öb das besser so gsi isch bat out of hell funny und wilde ahfang sie töned amigs eifach so vill lieblicher als ihri albumcover verspreched? HÄ nöd denkt, dass die so insane erfolgriich gsi sind? gsehn de musical aspekt hahaha s klavier findi schön so als understützends element aber ja ich han de refrain nöd ganz ernst neh? aber I guess isch schono herzig singe chaner aber, das mussmer ihm lah aso ich muss sege, ich han nöd cheggt, dass das jz soo lang gaht, und das isch füres fast 10 min stuck immer guet! hahaha de refrain vo you took the words right out of my mouth isch speziell aber ich mags no? aso ich hans bis jz sehr vill lieber alsi denkt han heaven can wait isch zwar schnulzig aber eig na schön hahaha ich merk halt wiedermal wie ich ufgwachse bin ich han ehrlich gseit denkt, meat loaf isch meh glam metal aber wehr mich gaar nöd de refrain vo two out of three erinneret mich chli ah I'd do anything for love? s passt iwie zemme eifach falls das sinn macht hahaha jaa jz isch chli z vill melodramatik lol nvm iwie de letscht refrain hetmi doch iwie abgholt😭 aso de rocknroll rhythmus nervtmi chli aber de refrain isch wieder so episch und dramatisch achhhh hahah was füren break ide bridge holy cow neii er isch scho storbt?? hans gfühl d russo hani auscho ghört? aber vlt hanis au nur s gfühl for crying out loud hani recht lang chli sehr langsam gfunde aber wenns episch het, es hittet mich eifach??? hahaha ganz ehrlich, ich han mich nöd würkli gfreut uf das aber ich han eh huuere gueti ziit gha. s melodramatische und epische hend sicher mini nostalgische gfühl gweckt. bin sogar versuecht es 5i z geh, obwohl s objektiv betrachtet eig keis wär. mal luege ah und sorry luca ich han nanig alles uufgholt, ich han dich welle veräpple hihi falls ihr eu gfrögt hend, vo wo s wort veräppeln chunnt, es git mehreri theorie, drunder zB, dass es vom wort affe chunnt, aber mini lieblingstheorie isch die: "Die Redewendung Veräppeln kommt ursprünglich aus dem Niederdeutschen Appel für Apfel. Veräppeln bedeutet also jemanden mit Äpfeln zu bewerfen, was um 1600 in Wirtshäusern oft praktiziert wurde." ich glaub das isch eine vode wenige vorteil, wennd im 1600 glebt hesch, stellder vor wie das hüt wär! lauft wiedermal the chainsmokers ide bar? griff zum öpfel. bsoffne unagnehme guy ide bar? hallouuu öpfel! de drey wett kei rundi spese? ÖPFEL luca du chönntsch für jegliches turbinebräu en öpfel parat halte, aber nei die hütig SOCIETY verbütet eus das. schrecklich ah und ich lieeeb d vorstellig, dass ich am luca gad en öpfel an grind grüehrt han
Ja man hör ju "i'd anything for love" i bat out of hell, det är samma sound. Det är en ok låt. Överlag är det rätt trallvänligt. Men inte magiskt. Snudd på töntigt (temat). Ser meatlof sig som en älskare? Kanske världens bästa artistnamn annars. Köttfärslimpa. Låtarna är i övrigt för långa. Lite tröttsamt tillslut.
Det svänger ju om den här typen av pianorock och köttfärslimpan gör det bra, men det är en genre som jag aldrig riktigt kunnat omfamna och över ett helt album och så långa låtar blir det lite tröttsamt till sist.
If you like showtunes you might have a better time than me.
Well I didn’t see that coming. Very fun.
This sounds like a musical, and I hate musicals. Vocals far too far forward in the mix, muddy music, poorly recorded and/or mixed. Some decent guitar parts.
The rest of it is great but Two Out of Three Ain't Bad is still my favorite.
Was this the perfect album to listen to after being mansplained to for 45 minutes in a meeting? Maybe.
The slow ballads are far too schmaltzy for my taste but the more frenetic tracks like the opener make up for it. I don't see myself returning often, but I enjoyef my time with this one
I enjoyed this a whole lot more than I thought I would
Yes, this was a huge album back in the day. Over the top in every way; adolescent melodrama, production, arrangements. Also, I am not sure it has aged as well as other albums that will be timeless. However, this album didn't really pretend to be anything more than it was. It was theatre, spectacle and over the top. And I will give it a 4 just for that reason.
Classic. Nearly a 5.
Heaven can wait reminds me of some song. The lonely night part. All revved up with no place to go is a funkier ACDC song. Paradise by dashboard light is ACDC meets Jazz. For crying out loud also reminds me of some song I can't put my finger quite on.
I get why it’s here. I do not like it at all though.
Pretty epic cover for a pretty standard album
Didn’t like it
Brilliant!
Who doesn't love some Meatloaf
Bloated and with zero depth. The blandest of rock opera
neat big hair band. decent workin music but didn’t feel special.
This album feels like it was hugely influential for the direction that 80s rock eventually took, alternating between camp and sincerity. It's clear that the sound of this album was influenced by Meat Loaf's involvement with the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I do think that nearly every track felt like a Midwest goodbye--you think it's ending, but it stops by the door to talk for another 10 minutes. It's hard to take any of the album seriously, but it's a fun enough listen. 3.5/5 stars
Some of the tracks are a mishmash of indiscernible themes and monotonous riffing. Heaven Can Wait is a standout from those, a piano ballad somewhat reminiscent of Billy Joel or Elton John but with less charm. From the perspective of 2025, a lot of the music feels tired and overdone cliches. If Bat Out of Hell didn't take itself so seriously, maybe it would be a bit more enjoyable, or at least comical.
Not for me but it was a very cohesive album. I did love all the piano parts in the background.
Rock operas are such an interesting concept, what if a concept album was just BIG. You can really about anything, a kid with cancer (Black Parade) or a reinterpretation of the classic Megaman series (Act II: The Father of Death). Whatever way, shape or form it might be the fact that people decide to push rock like this is always interesting to me, even if it's not a concept that I'm always into, I guess because the spectacle made out of a Rock Opera always feels like too much and it's also combined with music I'm not crazy about, hard rock/pop rock. So, even though Bat Out of Hell is like *THE* Rock Opera and so cheesy it's basically wearing the word as a badge of honor, I still don't feel much for it sadly. I think partly because I always imagined that it was gonna sound bigger and then obviously that it operates in a sound that I'm not too fond of, but Meat Loaf's presence and the way the album sounds so passionate really does make it at the very least a fun listen. I don't think I'll grow fond of this one but I do think anyone who likes their 80s cheese and their big operatic things should check this out
Apparently this is a well-known album... it's new to me. Not really my type of music, but the music itself is just fine, kind of a rock epic.
Bat Out of Hell // You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth // For Crying Out Loud //
This album shocked the absolute hell out of me with how good it is. Holy shit, Heaven Can Wait is such a beautiful song man, I’ve never listened to a meatloaf song before besides the one song everyone knows (That I didn’t know was meatloaf until I got this album this morning). Just got to Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad and holy shit…. I blame my parents man yall are supposed to pass this shit down! This album is theatrical, fun and something that I would spin back again and again. That’s three 5 star albums in a row for me which means I’m due for some duds lol
I all but know it by heart. The surprising thing is how short it is. It runs for less than 40 minutes. 40 great minutes at that though.
An overwrought, over the top melodrama set to music from the "great" Meatloaf and created and written by composer, Jim Steinman. I didn't realize that Bat Out Of Hell was developed from a musical, Neverland, a futuristic version of Peter Pan. It has all the musical theatre trademarks that makes it hard to take this seriously and (at least in my mind) the comparisons to the hokey, Rocky Horror Picture Show (Hmmm, Meatloaf was in that one too) can't be ignored. The interplay between Meat and singer, Ellen Foley during, Paradise By The Dashboard was so dramatic and cringy, it was actually hilarious. I saw a video of a live performance after this came out with a fat, sweaty Meat groping and literally smothering the singer (might not have been Foley?) during the song and that's what is stuck in my mind when I hear the song. Yeah, that song could have had it's own musical and of course (surprise, surprise), the whole Bat Out Of Hell concept has since become the basis of a musical. I was in high school when this album was released and I couldn't believe how popular this became. Naturally, since it was so "good", sequels were required, Bat Out Of Hell II and III were milked out of this supposed classic and it continues to blow my mind people ate up this shit. I admit, there were a couple of decent songs on Bat... and Dashboard will forever be a staple on classic rock radio, but seriously, a whole cottage industry built around this flimsy concept album must deserve a place on this list, right?
Like it, but won't listen to it again probably. 5/10
Sorry, but I don't like Meatloaf. There are some great riffs, some good lyrics and he sure can do a ballad. I think BOOH II is a bit better, but neither are really for me.
Powerful gospel vocals from Meatloaf driven by saccharine over the top cliche filled rock opera compositions from Jim Steinman.
Rock Operas are already a tough sell for me but it's worse when they are annoying and repetitive like this. 2/10
The title track is inarguably one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded I liked the rest but maybe it felt like too much of a good thing because I didn’t love it
Я не буду слушать ебучую рок оперу чуваки, не хочу этим говном питаться
A classic but one I find a bit cheesy at times.
I was not expecting to love this album, it gets an extra star! :)
Not really my thing
I've never heard someone go harder on an album before. 45 straight minutes of this guy putting his soul out there. Crazy respect for this album. Makes sense that this was derived from a musical, it's so theatric.
Reminded me of a not funny version of the planet of the apes musical from the Simpsons
My unplanned typo refers to this guy as 'Meat Load,' which I think works much better than his stage name, tho not as good a 'Bitch Tits.' I assume this is what people mean by 'Rock Opera' since nobody I know would willingly spend time subjecting themselves to it.
It is mind-boggling that “Bat Out of Hell” was as popular as it was. It is the 9th best-selling album of all time. Let that sink in for moment. He had the nickname before he was a singer, but it’s fitting because the music is like meat loaf - not really objectionable, but nothing special and no one’s favorite. But for some reason people buy and eat it all the time.
Makes sense this album was developed as/from a musical, it sounds very theatrical. The beginning of "You took the words right out of my mouth (hot summer night)" made me laugh out loud. Some drama club kids taking themselves way too seriously.
It’s my problem, but I can’t get past his name. Meat loaf isn’t appealing in food form and it impacts my willingness to give Meat Loaf a fair shot. Sorry my guy.
Couple of bangers but it's otherwise not amazing
Silly and bombastic. I guess this is what I expect out of someone named "Meat Loaf" / Tenacious D's father. A fun enough romp I don't see myself coming back to.
Really theatrical. I feel like the do really good beginning and endings of songs. I wanna actually give it 3.5 but my phones not letting me.
Je m'attendais à du Hair Metal plutôt que du rock théâtral. Je peux pas dire que je suis déçu de m'être trompé là-dessus, ça slap quand même fort
You know what, if you go in fully expecting the over the top cheese factor, it’s actually quite fun
When this came up, I thought it would be fun to listen to this again for the first time in years. You know, in a cheesy, ironic way of course. But nope, that was draining and painful. What a load of overblown nonsense. Music for people that don't like music.
So over the top it actually *almost becomes good… but only almost, because I find the whole thing funny instead, which isn’t the intent, I think. I’m not sure I have the stamina to listen through this from start to finish again, but there are a few songs, that are good on their own
2.5
This album had a fantastic first and last track, a truly epic and energetic start and a beautiful end, that being said, the middle chunk of this album is weaker to me, no bad songs here but definitely some mediocre ones.
His name was Robert Paulson
Is there a Flaming Bag of Shit rating?
It caught me off guard. I did not expect it to sound so theatre, but I kind of like it.
I do love a bit of meat loaf Sure it’s cheesy and over produced 3 stars because it’s Not breaking any boundaries and it’s cheesy and over produced
You want to hate it, but you can’t. So crap it’s good. Feels like a trip to the theatre and a day at a theme park at the same time. Unique, fast moving fun, surprisingly easy album to get through in one sitting. It’ll soon be gone, gone, gone… and you had a great time.
Epic and massively over the top. I really loved it.
In the right mood this is the greatest album ever recorded, emotionally maximalist and a god damn blast to sing along to. Shame Meat Loaf was a dick, but at least he's too dead now to spread his bullshit.
Absolute camp. I seriously enjoyed this — which isn’t surprising because I’m a fan of musical theatre, Rocky Horror, and all things extra. I am surprised to see the average rating of this album is so high. And that this album sold so well globally (and in Australia???) I didn’t think this genre would have such mass appeal.
A rare case where I’m docking points for an album doing too much instead of not enough. Every song is this huge epic that builds and builds and builds again after you think it’s ending. Some might get a kick out of that, but it’s just not what I listen to music for.
not terrible, but not good. The grandiose singing and pianos get very ranty and I'm never sure when the songs are gonna end. It feels fun tho so I'd give it like a 5
3 things I don't voluntarily listen to on my stereo. 1. Broadway Musical Soundtracks 2. Queen 3. Meat Loaf Ever notice you never seen them all in the same room together? That's because they're all the same thing, and not for me.
Great Album
I have never enjoyed Meat Loaf’s music. I really can’t tolerate anymore. This is too loud and obnoxious. Stopping in the first song.
horrible. awful. would rather have my head smashed open by a real bat. whenever i thought any given song would end it kept going. this is way too extra and really just has nothing to say
Apologies Mr. Loaf. I do not like it. I’ll give a two because you were in rocky horror and fight club.
Melodramatic, operatic, and as huge and bombastic as it is quiet and sensitive. This album has a lot to offer, but rarely connects for me. While I can't fault the performances, this is all too over-produced and over-written for my taste. Best Tracks: - Paradise By the Dashboard Light Worst Tracks: - You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth - For Crying Out Loud Rating: 5.5/10
I probably haven't listened to this record since 1982 or 1983. Kind of a remarkable piece of work. Lyrically it's very tongue in cheek, and yet, the music is fairly complex in places, particularly piano and horns. Three major hits. I definitely feel like this channels 1950s music in a very clear and distinct way, which is probably why it had so much appeal. I can't give it a three. It's good enough to deserve better.
Excellent, deffinite keeper.
Didn't click in my head until I saw someone mention it just how Springsteen this whole album is. Luckily i love Springsteen.
Ahhhhhhh, yes! Was hoping this would be here. 1977. Out of nowhere scream Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman. Where the hell did that voice come from?!? Outrageous album cover. Overly dramatic and absolutely awesome music. What a voice! What videos! Sex! Sweat! Rock'n'Roll! Todd Rundgren produced and played guitar, inviting his fellow members of Utopia to join in on the fun. Add to that a couple of members of the E Street Band, Edgar Winter on sax, and Gene Orloff as concert master. Somebody knew this was gonna be a huge album. [If you've ever heard PARADISE with Abbott and Costello's WHO'S ON FIRST replacing Phil Rizzuto, consider yourself fortunate. WBCN (Boston) used to play it a lot - they might even have created it. Can't find it anymore.] ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ________________________________ 🎧 LPs reviewed: 71 🎧 LPs left to review: 930 🎧 LPs I found great/relevant enough to be mandatory listens (5): 16 🎧 LPs I *might* include in my own list (4): 18 🎧 LPs I will certainly *not* include in mine (1-2): 19
Album 702 of 1001 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977) Rating : 5 / 5 Love it when a favorite pops up. Just an awesome album. Nothing I could say that hasn't already been said. This is an album...not just a collection of songs put together to be called an album. Love the theatrics. This has a bit of it all.
All of the songs are very Meat-Loafie in the sense that all of them reminded me of Paradise By the Dashboard Light. I don't necessarily mind that, but I also don't enjoy it, so no more than 2/5 for me.
From hell to back and then some, Bat Out of Hell riproars from coast to coast through sheer bombastic moxie, which is as perplexing in thought as it is an improbable success in execution. Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman had unknowingly created a world in which their most out-there musical compositions (in regards to how they could sound) can sit comfortably even with the world's lack of understanding and confusion over its existence. Bat Out of Hell is best experienced with those thoughts in mind and begrudgingly (whether willingly or not) respect its ambition. Favorites: Bat Out of Hell, You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night), All Revved Up With No Place to Go, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, Paradise by the Dashboard Light.
Looking for rock a rock opera that doesn’t let up for 40 something minutes, with lyrics that you probably don’t need to sing out loud, but will anyway. Is it sometimes cheesy, sure, is it over the freaking top so many times, of for sure, like 99% of the time. But then again there’s always Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits in the wings when you’re done.
Ok boomer tunes 3/5
Bat Out of Hell - 3/5 You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) - 3/5 Heaven Can Wait - 4/5 All Revved Up with No Place to Go - 4/5 Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - 3/5 Paradise By the Dashboard Light - 3/5 For Crying Out Loud - 4/5 Average score: 3.4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ i've heard of Meat Loaf, but never listened to anything from him til now. based on the album cover, i figured this would be some sort of metal album or glam rock... i was proven very wrong. this sounded like if Bruce Springsteen decided to dabble in musical theater i've given this album 2 listens in a row and i'm still struggling to determine whether or not i liked this. every song felt like a roller coaster; i'm hooked for a moment, then lost and disoriented in another (especially in Paradise By the Dashboard Light) regardless of whether this sound is "for me" or not, i can't deny this man's talent, energy and powerful vocal performance.
Somehow I was a 70s kid and never knew that this is a rock opera (and goddamn, how many rock operas did this era produce!) Anyway, I always assumed Meatloaf must be heavy metal. I think he and Ozzy conflated in my mind what with the bats and all. But there, in all its 70s glory, self-importance, and theatricality, it is indeed operatic. Meatloaf’s soaring, emotional voice is perfect for this material. The themes of love and heartache work their magic. It’s a ball of cheese, but good cheese.
Maso
Perfection. I think Bat out of Hell (the song) is what sparked my love for really well done really long songs.
Musical dna. An epic album whose title song covers more thematic and musical ground than most prog double albums. And it rocks. And it’s funny. And it rocks. It’s Springsteen but more epic. Whereas Springsteen gives us a mythic vista peopled by ordinary people steinman gives us an epic mythos peopled by those chosen by the gods. Springsteen has hope. Meatloaf is promise. I love them both and it’s the E street rhythm section on this. Anyone who doesn’t like this doesn’t understand growing up in a backwards town wanting to get out. Here’s an article I wrote on Meatloaf. https://www.toppermost.co.uk/meat-loaf/ All the missing stars from pretentious twaddle on this list.
When I was a kid, I would spend lots of time loitering in the record section of the local Kmart or the Hercules St Record Bar, looking at records and wondering what they sounded like. I listened to the radio (2SM Top Forty) and borrowed some tapes from friends or the local library, but my listening was pretty limited, really. I certainly couldn't afford to buy records, and, truth be told, the offerings available in Ashfield in the early 1980s weren't particularly varied or exciting. I spent a lot of time just looking at the cover art, really. There are two albums that I particularly remember where the cover art just popped out and caught my 11 year old eye; Boston's S/T debut and Bat Out of Hell. What a cover! It is an awesome fantasy of rock and roll and motorcycles and hellfire and sex and danger and rock and roll! I looked at this and imagined some kind of scary heavy metal. I didn't actually make the connection to the Meatloaf songs -- semi-ubiquitous on Australia pop radio -- until much later. For a long, long time, I really didn't get Meatloaf and Bat Out of Hell. Australia was one of the countries where this album was omnipresent and incredibly successful for years. I have never owned a copy of the album, but can sing along to more than half of it just through 40 years of environmental exposure. For a long time I regarded this album as deeply uncool, a kind of amped-up Springsteen parody. And given that I don't really like Springsteen, I could happily leave it. But then I saw the Classics Albums episode about Bat Out of Hell and realized that it isn't really rock and roll; it's musical theatre, with a pretty good rock and roll production (courtesy of Todd Rundgren and few E-Street Band members). Suddenly it all made sense; it's funny and melodramatic (but not very serious) and bombastic and stupid by design. When I finally understood the joke, I realized that this album is a lot of fun ("well, duh" said my wife when I described my Road to Damascus moment. "where have you been?"). Do I need to own a copy of this record? Not for my own listening pleasure, but possibly I need a copy to put in my record box when DJing 50th birthday parties. Middle-age Australians still enjoy a sing-along to Paradise by the Dashboard Light. I'll certainly buy the next copy I see in a $2 bin.
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По мнению А: 4/5 ИТОГОВАЯ ОЦЕНКА: 4/5 (24.02.2025)
Meat Loaf hell yeah
Not a Meatloaf fan but this album is well produced
Idk why I thought meat loaf was a comedian (like weird al vibes) but this obviously exceeded my expectations His voice kinda gives Phil Collins in Tarzan
This is the album that I always want Queen to sound like when I am forced to listen to them. It’s definitely somewhere on the musical theatre adjacent scale, but I don’t think it’s far enough on that scale to lose any points. Meat Loafs voice is this combination of powerful and gentle that really works for me. The songwriting is clever and oftentimes far more tender than I think it gets enough credit for. There’s some really profound love songs on this record. It’s a fun rock n’ roll sound, musically. I find it often approaches cheesiness but never crosses the line into anything cringey or uncomfortable. Really it’s just a fun record. “Paradise By The Dashboard Light” is one of my favourite songs of all time, and I feel absolutely zero shame about that. It’s the perfect rock opera and such an excellent song for belting out at the top of your lungs while driving down the highway late at night. Freddie Mercury could have only dreamed of crafting something so good. Aside from that song, I’d give this album somewhere between a 3.5 and a 4, but I love that song so much that I believe it alone is worth 5*.
An endless assault on your ears and your mind. For fans of Queen, Rocky Horror Picture Show, drag brunch, Jeeps, air guitar, Grease, and cotton candy flavored ice cream. It's not... bad... it's well-composed and it definitely nails the sort of over-the-top rock opera thing it's going for. It's just not for me. Best part is the sax in "All Revved Up". Best track overall is "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad", which I did like.
Another classic.
J'hésitais à mettre 4 étoiles simplement parce-que Paradise by the Dashboard Light c'est un grosse toune qui est nostalgique pour moi. Par contre la magie que s'opère dans cette track n'est pas assez présente dans le reste de l'album à mon avis.
Moins poche que je pensais, vraiment intense, ça arrete pas. Ridiculement over the top. Mais je vais donner 3 parce qu'il n'y a pas grand chance que je ré-écoute apres avoir écouter 1.5 fois aujourd'hui. Mais c'est du génie!
Est-ce vraiment de la musique? Ça y ressemble, mais attention de s'y méprendre. C'est une écoute très pénible. Suivre ainsi les émotions exacerbées et instables d'un chanteur bipolaire mégalomaniaque, c'est épuisant. L'album est un ramassis d'effets musicaux dramatiques collés les uns à la suite des autres, sans logique apparente (l'IA avant l'IA). On cherche l'effet avant tout, de façon artificielle. Les musiciens sont pros, mais pas l'écriture. C'est du Spinal Tap qui se prend au sérieux. À mon avis, l'intérêt de l'album est qu'il est hautement indigeste et qu'il peut servir d'exemple à ce titre.
Impeccablement insoutenable.
This album is over the top and incredibly bombastic, in the best possible way. Only problem I really have with it is the final song, 'For Crying Out Loud', feels way too overindulgent and is a bit of a low note to end things off on.
Excellent album!
Ég byrjaði daginn á þessari veislu og ég var í epísku skapi allan daginn. Þvílík tónlistarnæring til að byrja daginn á. Hver þarf kaffi þegar mapur getur fengið epískan kjöthleif. Fimm af því að ég komst í svo gott skap
I'm not sure what genre it was supposed to be
stupid album . And we share a birthday too
4.5/5 Nostalgic and Epic. My best friends family used to play this a lot when I was visiting their cabin. It brings back fond memories of a time less encumbered by adulthood.
Would always listen again; is it objectively a four? Maybe not, but for me it is; love the loaf’s voice and these instrumentals are crazy; faves: paradise by the dashboard light, two out of three ain’t bad, bat out of hell
Not s good as I remember
Meat loaf always sounds like he's enjoying himself, but you don't always want to hear a rock musical?
Full disclosure: Meat Loaf is another artist I did not get into until after his death. He was not on my radar, though that changed today with his debut Bat Out of Hell. Better late than never, and boy that sentiment rings true as this album kicks ass. Aided by Jim Steinman's creative songwriting and Todd Rundgren's production chops, Bat Out of Hell is a glorious and campy-as-hell union of rock and roll and opera, taking influence from Richard Wagner and Phil Spector's Wall of Sound style. It takes the suburban teenage angst of acts like Bruce Springsteen and amps it up to 11, as Meat Loaf proved to be the kind of voice to sing and belt passionately about anything. Even the anti-love relationship described in "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is delivered intensely. Of course, there are other fun moments sprinkled throughout the runtime, such as the opening saxophone play into "All Revved Up With No Place to Go", the handclap break in the bonafide rocker "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth", the pleasant piano ballad "Heaven Can Wait", and over-8-minute epics that include the title track, "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", and "For Crying Out Loud". Bat Out of Hell is one of those fun, cheesy albums that I can spin and put a smile on my face. Not too shabby.
Glemte å følga med, men Meat Loaf e ganske kul
Good but not for me
Some great songs, and then there’s that weird intro to took the words right out of my mouth.
First time listening to this album. Always associated meat loaf with one song, as it was overplayed and I just switched off when I heard his name. But have to say after listening to this album all the way through I am now a meat loaf convert. Top marks from me.
When I first saw the album cover, I was terrified for what I was about to have to listen to. However, this is a bearable rock opera which I actually found somewhat enjoyable. Fully deserving of being on the list. Takes some talent to have three different 8+ minute songs that didn't feel like they dragged on. 6.5/10 (3.25/5)
Classic!!!
It’s stupid, overblown, bombastic bullshit, but by god is it entertaining. And there is no denying that Meat Loaf had a hell of a pair of pipes. And bitch tits.
8/10. A classic album with some great hits.
This album is one of the greatest rock operas of all time. Every song is memorable and epic in scale and tone. The instrumentation is insane, there’s a whole orchestra essentially on this album. As always I struggled with the slower ballads cause I don't typically latch onto slower music, but not a single song is worth skipping. This is basically white people gospel music.
No private session used for Spotify. I have always found Meat Loaf's music a bit too dramatic and too much going on, so I never sat through one of his albums. Of course I have heard a lot of these songs which is why I was able to form an opinion on Meat Loaf, which turns out was correct.
Klassiskt album, jag vet. Men det är så tråkigt och låtarna tar ju för fan aldrig slut.
Oh my god. This is so good. Rock opera in one of its best incarnations. The bombastic soundscape, combined with Meat Loaf's exceptional vocal delivery truly deserves its place on this list.
Das erste Studioalbum des US-amerikanischen Rockmusikers Meat Loaf, das in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Produzenten Jim Steinman entstand. Es wurde im Utopia Studios in London und Record Plant in New York aufgenommen und stellte einen wichtigen Meilenstein in der Rockmusik dar. Das Album kombiniert Elemente von Rock, Oper und Theater, was es zu einem der bekanntesten Werke der 1970er-Jahre machte. Die Songs auf dem Album sind episch und narrativ, mit dramatischen Arrangements und oft theatralischen Vocals. Das bekannteste Stück des Albums ist der Titelsong "Bat Out of Hell", der mit seiner Länge und Energie auffällt. Auch "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" ist ein herausragender Track, der mit einem markanten Duett und einer erzählerischen Struktur beeindruckt. "Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad" ist ebenfalls einer der großen Hits, der sowohl melodisch als auch lyrisch überzeugt. Meat Loaf, dessen bürgerlicher Name Marvin Lee Aday war, wird auf dem Album von einer Reihe talentierter Musiker unterstützt, darunter der Gitarrist Todd Rundgren und der Sängerinnenensemble, das Steinman für die Chöre arrangierte. Die Produktion und die instrumentalen Arrangements tragen maßgeblich zur einzigartigen Atmosphäre bei, die das Album auszeichnet. Insgesamt bietet Bat Out of Hell eine Mischung aus Rock und Oper, die sich durch ihre Länge und Komplexität von den typischen Rockalben der Zeit abhebt. Es ist ein prägendes Werk der 70er-Jahre, das trotz seiner dramatischen Inszenierung zeitlos geblieben ist. Bat Out of Hell ist ein Album, das durch seine ungewöhnliche Mischung aus Rock, Oper und Theater hervortritt. Die herausragenden Tracks und die starke Produktion machen es zu einem Klassiker, der auch heute noch gehört wird.
Operatic and overblown, bombastic and frankly ridiculous. I love this album. Todd Rundgren claims he thought it was a Springsteen parody and approached it as such, using members of the E-Street Band and Utopia to create a sound that took Born To Run's Spector Wall of sound influences to a crazy level, everything to the max. There are so many good moments on this record - the way Rundgren's guitar segues from making motorbike noises seamlessly into the guitar solo on the title track; the baseball commentary on Paradise By The Dashboard Light; Ellen Foley never sounding better than in her spot on the same track; the doowop backing vocals throughout. And the combination of Meat Loaf's bonkers lead vocals, Jim Steinman's even more bonkers songwriting, and Todd Rundgren's superb production makes this a never to be matched, one-off.
Quite a journey. Was a bit skeptical but enjoyed how the record fit together.
amazing album
Good but a bit noisy. Starts very well though
good
3.5/5
Me gustaron las intros
Great album. The lyrics are cheesy but, Meatloaf’s voice delivers them with power and epic intensity.
I feel like I wanna see this musical now
just from the album cover and the name ‘Meat Loaf’ I was expecting something like Steve Vai meets Iron Maiden meets early Ozzy, but instead i got a musical. I was questioning how come I’ve never heard of one of the best selling albums given the cover looks just like something that’d be right up my valley…. but alas its a musical…thats why. by no means its boring tho, everything’s so over the top lol how could it be? Three Out of Five Ain’t Bad