Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf

1977. I was into 6th form at school. Everyone else was into the BeeGees. Me - I only had a couple of albums and i hated the Beegees and their dopey vocals. And pride of place was this absolute gem. Many people are now familiar with the history - as recently shown on BBC1 on their program about classic albums. They only expected to sell 20,000 copies or so. No one would produce Jim Steinmans rock opera creation until Todd Rungren came along. Unfortunately the lack of conviction shows in the quaility of the recording which is barely more than muddled. No end of remastering has failed to remedy this - the loud passages are even more of a wall of ...

Meatloaf is an incredibly popular artist ? just look at his record sales to know that is true ? however, it is difficult to find anyone who will admit to being a Meatloaf fan! Maybe because he?s not heavy enough for the metalheads to admit to liking, and too heavy for the boyzone brigade! Despite his ?uncool? status, nearly everyone knows someone who owns this album ? and if you didn?t before, now you do ? me! First released in 1977 by Sony Music Entertainment Inc, this album has sold over 30 million copies world wide ? and counting. The album was produced, engineered and mixed by Todd Rundgren Arranged by Jim Steinman with Todd Rundgren And of ...

Not many people know that this is actually the third biggest selling album of all time. The title, "Meat Loaf- Bat Out Of Hell" subtitled, "songs by Jim Steinman" caused a huge feud between Meatloaf and Jim Steinman- one which took over five years to completely resolve- and, of course, they are five years which could have been spent recording music of the same calibre. Jim Steinman's argument was that the album should be called Jim Steinman and Meatloaf- Bat Out of Hell. Or vice versa, but still to that effect. Indeed, if you should find yourself in the presence of a copy- or even just hearing any of the songs, then take a moment to acknowledge ...