1001 Albums Summary

Love this album. Sad he’s crazy. “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” and “Bat out of Hell” are my favorites. Definitely more power ballads than I associate with meatloaf!

I liked it! Obviously I loved suspicious minds and I appreciated a lot of what Elvis was doing for the genre here, but personally I wanted a lot more rock and roll. That doesn’t mean that this isn’t a classic though. Definitely could notice some Beatles vibes which was odd. I don’t think of them as contemporaries but it makes sense. Favorite songs are “Suspicious Minds”, “Only The Strong Survive”, and “Any Day Now”.

I already knew this was a great record but listening to it again affirmed that even more. The beats are so creative and the energy each of them bring to the songs make it so easy to dance around to. Although my favorite part has got to be how absolutely amazing these lyrics are. They are telling full blown stories! I had no idea how many literary references there were until listening again today! My favorite songs besides the five main classics (girls, paul revere, brass monkey, fight for your right, and no sleep till Brooklyn) are “The New Style”, “She’s Crafty”, and “Hold it Now Hit It”.