- Bat Out Of Hell
- You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
- Heaven Can Wait
- All Revved up With No Place to Go
- Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
- Paradise by the Dashboard Light
- For Crying Out Loud
- Bolero (Live Intro) (Bonus Track)
- Bat Out Of Hell (Live) (Bonus Track)
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Overview
There is no other album like Bat Out of Hell, unless you want to count the sequel. This is Grand Guignol pop -- epic, gothic, operatic, and silly, and it's appealing because of all of this. Jim Steinman was a composer without peer, simply because nobody else wanted to make mini-epics like this. And there never could have been a singer more suited for his compositions than Meat Loaf, a singer partial to bombast, albeit shaded bombast. The compositions are staggeringly ridiculous, yet Meat Loaf finds the emotional core in each song, bringing true heartbreak to "Two out of Three Ain't Bad" and sly humor to "Paradise by the Dashboard Light." There's no discounting the production of Todd Rundgren, either, who gives Steinman's self-styled grandiosity a production that's staggeringly big but never overwhelming and always alluring. While the sentiments are deliberately adolescent and filled with jokes and exaggerated clichés, there's real (albeit silly) wit behind these compositions, not just in the lyrics but in the music, which is a savvy blend of oldies pastiche, show tunes, prog rock, Springsteen-esque narratives, and blistering hard rock (thereby sounding a bit like an extension of Rocky Horror Picture Show, which brought Meat Loaf to the national stage). It may be easy to dismiss this as ridiculous, but there's real style and craft here and its kitsch is intentional. It may elevate adolescent passion to operatic dimensions, and that's certainly silly, but it's hard not to marvel at the skill behind this grandly silly, irresistible album.
Product Details
Release Date: | 01/30/2001 |
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Label: | Sony |
UPC: | 0074646217122 |
catalogNumber: | 62171 |
Rank: | 4349 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Meat Loaf Primary Artist,VocalsTodd Rundgren Guitar,Percussion,Keyboards,Vocals,Background Vocals
Ellen Foley Vocals,Background Vocals
Roger Powell Synthesizer
Jim Steinman Percussion,Keyboards
Kasim Sulton Bass,Vocals,Background Vocals
New York Philharmonic Performing Ensemble
Roy Bittan Piano,Keyboards
Rory Dodd Vocals,Background Vocals
Edgar Winter Saxophone
Cheryl Hardwick Piano
Jimmy Iovine Recorder
John Jansen Recorder
Steve Margoshes Piano
Gene Orloff Concert Master
Mark Thomas Recorder
Max Weinberg Drums
Marvin Lee Aday Percussion,Vocals,Background Vocals
John Wilcox Drums
Ed Sprague Recorder
Technical Credits
Todd Rundgren Arranger,Producer,EngineerJim Steinman Arranger,Composer,Writer
New York Philharmonic Orchestration
Kenny Ascher String Arrangements
Amy Herot Reissue Producer
Jimmy Iovine Engineer,Remixing
John Jansen Engineer,Remixing
Ed Lee Illustrations
Steve Margoshes Arranger,Orchestral Arrangements
Mark Thomas Engineer
Arthur Levy Liner Notes
Ed Sprague Engineer
Stephen Saper Engineer
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