Meat Loaf, Bat Out Of Hell - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction

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Well, for such a hilarious title and name, what a great piece of music! I truly enjoyed Jim Steinman’s “hand” in this piece of music!
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[@LeeKennison]

Meat Loaf is a great performer, I'm happy he is now a part of your journey. So glad you really enjoyed (even loved) and appreciated the qualities of both Meat Loaf's voice and performance, along with Jim Steinman's compositional skills, which is illustrative of a great partnership. Meat Loaf gets all the attention, but Steinman is key to much of his success, providing the substance behind the performance. I'm so glad you dug into the lyrics and the story, which are key strengths of their collaborations together. Great synopsis by you on the three great things stand out: 1 - incredible energy; 2 - the voice; 3 - a good composer. Loved your reaction and analysis.

[@TheOneTrueChris]

You're so right. Meat was at his best when he was singing Jim's songs, and Jim's songs were at their best when sung by Meat. They both did plenty of great work separately, with other singers and songwriters, but when they were together their whole was greater than the sum of its parts.

[@bighenry6633]

I REALLY can't wait to watch your first listen to Meat Loaf's "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"!

[@iciervasotomayor]

Live

[@joyceharkin3641]

It would have to be the live version!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@WorkingName-rp7wi]

I can already see the red cheeks ☺️

[@loveandabcs]

That song never made a great deal of sense to me.

[@bighenry6633]

​@@loveandabcswhy? It's not exactly hard to understand.

[@ziggystardog]

“And now ladies and gentlemen, I would like you to meet: Loaf.” Christopher Lee introducing Meat Loaf on Saturday Night Live, 1978.

[@fingal113]

ya and meat loaf was PISSED about that butchering of his name. it was a funny jab from mister lee, but for meatloaf it was being presented on the world stage for pretty much the first time . here comes the legend Mr. lee belittling him and making a joke out of that first impression.

[@therealpbristow]

@@fingal113 =:oo

[@internetguy8075]

@@fingal113 Sounds like he didn't have much of a sense of humour, or maybe he was just having a bad day. I think most artists would've appreciated that kind of silly humour.

[@fingal113]

@@internetguy8075 you may feel differently if you had one shot to show the world you were a serious artist and the well respected person that introduced you, made your name into a joke. yes it all turned out well in the end but the pressure of that night had to be measured by the ton.

[@themadmallard]

@@fingal113 skeptical Mr Lee did it on his own or maliciously. A writer probably thinking they were being cute (90% of writers on that show were not funny, or responsible for the funny stuff), and handed a scripted intro to Mr Lee is far more likely

[@reverendkilljoy972]

"I Would Do Anything for Love" showcases his voice like few other songs.

[@fnjesusfreak]

The video's good, but it's only about half the song.

[@staffanemren]

I agree, you should listen to Anything for love.

[@llaeeZ]

Gotta be the full 12 minute version then.

[@SH1974]

I've heard that so often in the 90's, still can't stand it (although it's a brilliant song). That's why my suggestion would be "I'm gonna love her for both of us" - the 7min19 original version on his chanel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp-roJ2nppVpgM0

[@niklaslundh8944]

​@@SH1974 Great suggestion for a very underrated song these days 👍 I throw in a suggestion too "Heaven Can Wait" beautiful music these two men made.

[@ragnarkisten]

Jim Steinman was a musical genius! And an underrated one!

[@Michael-mm3fm]

Hear, hear

[@mikesteinkrauss9773]

He is. The thing with a Steinman song is they are instantly recognizable. No one else composed popular rock music like him

[@havenhobby3729]

Let's not Forget Todd Rundgren as Producer and Guitarist!

[@bighenry6633]

One of my favourite things about your videos is the way your face lights up when you really like and appreciate a new song to you! Your enthusiasm just bursts out.

[@Salta0monte]

Jim Steinman also wrote Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart, which is another rock classic.

[@SH1974]

Epig song(s) he wrote. People who are familiar with classic music can massively hear he loved Wagner.... ;)

[@nwredneckturner1508]

"I REMEMBER EVERYTHING! I remember every little thing as if it happened only yesterday." Thanks for all the great memories Meat! RIP.

[@Fang70]

"If this is a driving song then I hope people have their cruise control on when it is playing." But your honor, Meat Loaf's "Bat Out Of Hell" was playing

[@steeleye2112]

I had images of me in that position but pleading that Cygnus -X1 was on and I still feel that is a valid defence.

[@GigiPerla]

I was seventeen when paradise by the dashboardlight came out. Can you imagine? We were barely 17 and we were barely dressed... ;) This album has so many great songs on it! And I still got the original album. :) Thank you for comming to the same conclusion that this is a great song! Greetings from Belgium. :)

[@41Forethought]

Even though it was almost 50 years ago, I vividly recall dropping the needle on the first track of "Bat Out of Hell" and being gobsmacked by the intro! My roommate had dual Macintosh amps feeding 2 5 foot tall speaker cabinets with 6 speakers and 2 bass ports in each, topped by Altec-Lansing wide dispersion horns. I'm pretty sure we drove the entire neighborhood nuts as we played the album over and over again! Thanks once again for your delightfully insightful review, Amy... you're the best!

[@robyoung6392]

I really miss old school speakers and systems.

[@orcaflotta7867]

You don't always listen to Meat Loaf - but when you do so do your neighbours.

[@llaeeZ]

@@robyoung6392 They still exist and are better then ever.

[@Marnee4191]

Please don't say "almost 50 years ago". I was feeling young today for a little while after playing drums for an hour and taking an hour long bike ride ;-) The age kicked in when I tried to walk after that, and now your comment... ;-D My first two albums when I was kid that I purchased were Bat out of Hell and Billy Joel's 52nd Street. I can never remember which one was first. I heard this album down on my cousin's farm. They were super secretive about Paradise and so when I bought the album I was smart enough to only play it when my parents were out of the house, which happened rarely. Such a great album. I love it to this day.

[@41Forethought]

@@orcaflotta7867 Yeah, same with Gary Wright's "Dreamweaver" and ELP's "Lucky Man."

[@timoraymo]

Here’s a fun fact, the producer is Todd Rundgren - famous for his songs, most popular being “Hello It’s Me”. BUT the best part is it’s Todd playing guitar on this track (and most of the others). Jim Steinman mentioned he wanted a motorcycle effect in this song. Todd grabbed his guitar and bam!! There you have it.

[@Bassman2353]

Todd has said that he thought "Bat Out of Hell" was a comedy album - a parody of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. And let's face it - it's over the top. But Meatloaf is such an incredible performer and singer, imbuing the songs with so much passion, that he makes you believe his total, sincere commitment to the emotions of the songs. A bravura performance.

[@charleshill9546]

and all the Utopians got work from this project

[@bobbennett2075]

Really many of her comments are about Todd’s production

[@MTCason]

He also did it in a SINGLE TAKE!

[@peterwaterford9482]

Rundgren actually asked Steinman if he wanted a Harley or a Yamaha or an Indian!!! And yeah it is a SINGLE TAKE from the motorcycle growl into the proper guitar solo that you can tell by listening on headphones which is INSANE.

[@jor1092]

You need to watch one of his live videos, his performance and the quality of the musicians are all Amazing.

[@lynnbowers4722]

I'm thrilled to watch your appreciation of the incomparable Jim Steinman. As a fan of theatrical rock, no one did it better than Steinman. Meatloaf was a powerful performer who did his composer justice.

[@paulonius42]

"You hear a composer who knows what he's doing." I love the simple accuracy of her description of Steinman. He absolutely knew what he was doing!

[@jollyjakelovell6822]

His High School Football Coach Gave Him That Sobriquet After Aday Stepped On the Coache's Foot During A team Practice and Drill.

[@Duncan_Idaho_Potato]

Meat Loaf gave numerous different accounts of how he got his nickname over the years. Who knows which one is true, if any.

[@jollyjakelovell6822]

@@Duncan_Idaho_Potato I didn't know he gave different accounts. I can't remember the name of the show or documentary where he said it came from the coach. But your post prompted me to look around and from People Magazine online. There is an article with this head and byline. "Meat Loaf: The Many Origin Stories Behind the Late Singer's Name Was it a gruesome car incident or an adorable newborn anecdote? The rocker (born Marvin Lee Aday) spun several yarns about how he adopted his iconic stage moniker By Greta Bjornson Published on January 21, 2022 11:19AM EST"

[@kentgreer1079]

Those last three times that Meatloaf sings Bat out of Hell, he hits the high C that Luciano Pavarotti was so fond of.

[@StarlightedWanderer]

Didn't they used to call Pavarotti "the Admiral of the High C's" or something like that?

[@dusty3913]

“Objects in the Rear View Mirror” is another terrific song with a more melancholy feel. But, there is, of course, “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” and “I Would Do Anything for Love…” and many more amazing songs that managed to capture this lightning in a bottle type performance.

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction, Amy! I remember 1977. No one had ever heard of Meatloaf...the next day, Bat Out of Hell was playing everywhere. Such a fantastic song and LP.

[@41Forethought]

Jim Steinman said that he and Meat Loaf demo'ed "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" for numerous record executives over 3 years before they finally got a record contract.

[@simonwatkins3236]

I knew him from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. which preceded it, but which order iI am no longer sure they were pretty simultaneous. I just recall putting two and two together and thinking Oh he is Eddy,

[@SH1974]

​@@simonwatkins3236 I was too Young then, but I was still very young when I watched the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" with my elder siblings. That was around 1980, a the time when no one could google or check Wikipedia or IMDB to see who he is... ;)

[@katsee8699]

Great reaction! More Meat Loaf! 🤩

[@Peter-oh3hc]

Heaven can wait is my favorite meatloaf song.

[@lynby6231]

Yeah that’s the Meatloaf song that I listen to most, not sure what the link is between Bat out of hell and when the tigers broke free though lol

[@nmt2k2]

ABSOLUTELY!!!

[@darkiee69]

Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are.

[@ChristianRThomas]

It was fun watching you enjoy that neat little guitar solo in the middle and breaking a smile. It's a great album (and you haven't even got to the fun Paradise By The Dashboard Light yet) and his drive to showcase it on the road was unlimited. It's a tour de force. And you... are a perfect music processing module. Press "Play" for pleasure ! 😂🤣😂

[@GaryYeakle-qk9so]

You are a genius. Goodness. The comment about moment of “Tigers” revelation shook me. Two of my favorite moments in music. You married these for me. So insightful.

[@grabtharshammer]

Something to remember is that Meatloaf really came to prominence in 1968 when he was in the cast of the Rock Musical "Hair" (played in it twice over the years), when it opened in Los Angeles. Then in 1971 he met Steinman when he appeared in Steinmans Musical "More Than You Deserve". In 1973 he appeared in the "Rocky Horror Show" (Musical) and then in the Film "Rocky Horror Picture Show" - So you can see his background is very much Rock Musicals. His stage shows being very much influenced by the acting. A one off and excellent guy, so lucky to have met Steinman though, you have to wonder how big he would have been without him.

[@therealpbristow]

Yeah. The way a Certain Manager/Agent(TM) tried to split them up was criminal. Who knows what we could have had if that a-hole hadn't blocked communications between Jim and Meat during production of that 2nd album. Then again, I wouldn't want to lose what Jim and Bonnie Tyler did together during that "year of obstruction"... What would "Vampires in Love" (which became "Total Eclipse of the Heart") have turned out like, if Jim had developed it with Meatloaf, rather than with Bonnie? Would it have been even *more* of a classic, or slightly less of one? That's the double-edged sword of "what if"... =:o/

[@ashfordwyrd7458]

he was also in Jesus Christ Superstar

[@meindepp1938]

And the Rocky Horror Picture Show

[@Nightdare]

Young and rebellious Like fireworks, violent and quick, but amazing that is what this song gives off in feeling

[@silgen]

Jim Steinman's mythic rock n' roll has everything turned up to eleven and is great fun. Try Paradise By The Dashboard Light sometime, I think you'll enjoy it and find it amusing.

[@raphaellopes4396]

This song is truly full of a complex mix of emotions, desire, wilderness, reckneless, devotion, pain, fear, love, and the joy of finding a kind of a last redention. I Love this piece so much

[@dougburright7275]

Congratulations, Amy! You are more important for rock music, than Siskel and Ebert were for the movies. Your interpretation and dissection of our music is exactly what rock music needs to be certified as important, unique and necessary. Thank you; keep up the good work!

[@benttimely]

Having been fortunate enough to see him, and in a small venue I will say this; I have NEVER seen an artist put more into a production than he did.

[@altair8598]

"Riding a ball of energy" sums up the experience brilliantly, Amy!

[@mightyV444]

Yes! That stuck out also to me! 😃👍

[@kevinmuzerMetalMind64]

1978 Huge Music Year For Meatloaff...He was also in Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975

[@VikingGruntpa]

You just opened the box, Panorama. Steinman had a sizeable contribution to Rock and Pop music and no one sang his songs better than Meatloaf did. I'm 55 and I've seen some concerts over the years but I was never as emotionally exhausted as I was after a Meatloaf concert. Happy eargasms! 😊

[@therealpbristow]

Did you mean Pandora...? =:o}

[@wmsheep]

@@therealpbristow what, the album "Original Sin" by Steinman's band Pandora's Box - bloody fantastic album!!

[@PeterMoore66]

@@therealpbristow Nah, Pandora's box was quite small. Panorama's box is extremely wide!

[@elgenetiamzon1062]

Back in 1983, two of Jim Steinman's compositions were #1 & #2 on the Billboard hot 100 charts. Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" at #1 and Air Supply's "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" at #2.

[@TimAllen42]

I've loved this song for decades and it's wonderful to hear your examination of how the song works, it just makes me enjoy it even more!

[@TheNeonRabbit]

I'd love to see "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", same album

[@popsmcgee9775]

Love that you reacted/analyzed this song, Amy. Since you started with the title track, it would make an excellent candidate for a song-by-song album reaction ;) Great example of rock opera. As a side note, one of the absolute best "driving songs" in this same vein is Flirtin' with Disaster by Molly Hatchett.

[@ungainlytitan1460]

This song make a motorcycle crash sound like the last battles of some ancient hero.

[@davidgore3261]

I am thrilled you have discovered Meatloaf and Jim Steinman's song writing, a lot of classical influences as you can see. Your description of the energy and polished nature of the production and song writing is spot on. I would strongly recommend For Crying Out Loud to follow up as a demonstration of Meatloaf's voice at its finest. Another Steinman composition that is a must listen is Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of The Heart.

[@billboth6572]

Meat Loaf was also a top tier musical theatre actor.He was in the original stage production of the Rocky Horror Show

[@dottore3870]

If Bat Out of Hell is a driving song, certainly Paradise by the Dashboard Light is a "parking" one.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

🤣🤣🤣

[@shuggiemcg1]

;-) ;-)

[@juliejohnston3431]

😅

[@camiro66]

It's also OK for a traffic jam.. when you are quick😂

[@dottore3870]

@@camiro66 Too many onlookers for my taste.

[@TheOneTrueChris]

I'm VERY glad that you listened to the full studio version -- most reactors use the music video, which in my opinion guts the whole song in order to get it down to a tv-friendly length.

[@jimsteinmanfan80]

The solo album of the songwriter Jim Steinman is what made me start listening to orchestral music. As an EP prequel to the album was an orchestral piece played by the full New York philharmonic orchestra conducted by Steven Margoshes.When I turned to my friends who was into classical music about what could possibly compare they pointed me not to Wagner but rather Stravinskij who is now my favorite composer. I don't know if you do reactions to that kind of music but it is called The Storm.

[@Gira21Gramos]

This is one that you really need to experience with the video. It's pure energy.

[@tickmann]

I first heard this on a long trip through the Austrian alps on an 8 track cassette.. I loved it! Todd Rundgren produced this. His Utopia band played the rhythm track.. Todd is on guitar. Brilliant!

[@bradleybeeson6932]

yeah, Todds fingerprints are all over this album, epic.

[@legobrick3115]

Yes! That opening guitar sound is straight outta "Overture/Communion With The Sun". Fun Fact: Jim Steinman only considered 2 people in this world to be actual geniuses. Todd was one of them.

[@henningkallerhoff3967]

I can't express how I enjoyed your great reaction to a great song opening one of the best albums I know (and one of my "alltime" favorites). I loved the album since my first listening as a teen in the late 70's and have it still on my playlist since. The mixture between fast R'n'Roll songs like this one and great ballads (e.g. "Heaven can wait" or "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad") is simply fantastic. Have a listen to it, it's really worth it.

[@nd7]

This is one of the greatest musical compositions in rock history

[@elgenetiamzon1062]

Pretty much all of Jim Steinman's compositions were masterpieces.

[@joedirt688]

I feel as if a part of my youth died with the passing of this wonderful entertainer and genuine human being. Marvin Lee Aday (Michael) AKA Meatloaf your musical performances will live on! Thanks for the decades of memories.

[@andymccabe6712]

I recommend 'You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth' - full intro version.... .....it's so wonderful, you'll wet your pants.....!!!

[@davidrodenkirk5561]

My goodness,did you ever nail what was to come. For an early take ,not hearing this before,wow you nailed it.

[@chrisofnottingham]

In the early 1980's everyone in the UK had access to a vinyl copy of the BOOH album either by frends, relations or their own

[@markhellman-pn3hn]

once "rock & roll" gets into your soul - it never leaves !!

[@keymack2477]

Thank you Amy, your reaction was fantastic!! I have loved this song and album since I had the pleasure of seeing Meatloaf and the band perform the album during their 1978 Bat Out Of Hell tour, featuring the amazing Jim Steinman on piano!! Still one of the greatest concerts I have ever seen, including a somersault on stage from Meatloaf, who must have weighed 275 at the time!! Maybe not all three albums, but you should definitely react to all seven songs from this LP!!

[@OMGitsmercer]

This is the first album I remember as a kid. It was around 1980-1981. I was in the back seat of an AMC Gremlin and I was blown away by this whole album. I will never forget that road trip.

[@jurgenp8764]

imho this is one of the best rock somgs ever! thanks for reacting to it, your explanations made me appreciate this song even more! :) I'm always wonerding WHY is this song so good and you gave a wonderful explanaition! I think the combination of Meatloafs voice, the songwriter and the producer was just such an ircredible incidence that ended up giving us one of the best and most iconic rock songs ever!

[@dallassukerkin6878]

I may have said this before on your channel, dear lady but one of the things I love about watching you encountering songs for the first time is that you bring to them to *my* table anew as well. EDIT: Oh and at the end I see an in=picture card that tells me you have interacted with Doug! :) I love it when my worlds collide :D

[@VainEldritch]

Jim Steinman was a genius.

[@IcarusDrowning-gz8se]

This song always reminds me of Bruce Springsteen's, "Jungleland", which is strange because Jungleland doesn't remind me of this song. Jungleland is a great song, too, with lovely piano and sax. I have to go listen to that now lol

[@melrupinski88]

Perhaps the greatest rock n roll sax solo ever. Not a huge Springsteen fan, but that album and song are amazing.

[@trfatman]

I think you did a fabulous job in capturing the essence of the music and drama that is Meatloaf and Jim Steinman. That last note Meatloaf sings is the tenor high C and he carries that note like the ending of an aria. One of the greatest voices in the history of rock.

[@SteveGlusica]

I remember my brothers and I riding around in a Plymouth duster with a newly installed 8 track and new speakers blasting this song at top volume, knowing and singing every word

[@wereleopard58yepihavetwo2]

He was amazing in concert. So talented.

[@roblaw4554]

The trilogy..? Yes, please. Another really fine reaction/analysis. Looking forward to more! Cheers rl 🤘👹🤘

[@kawakarma]

Great review! When I was kid, when this came out, I desperately wanted the album cover painted on the wall of my bedroom! The energy in this song and that image embodied perfectly for me at the time of wanting to seize the throttle and blast down the highway of life. Corny hey, but given the number of motorcycles and the supercharged Kwacka I have there’s some proof of its influence!😁🤙

[@xXojiXx]

I think one of the person that made this song so great is Todd Rundgren who played guitar, did backing vocals some keyboards for the track and most importantly produced it hence why the recording sounds so great. Todd also has music of his own both as a solo artist and in various bands most notably Utopia which showcases his incredible skill as a musician, producer and composer

[@gnomadD_]

Meatloaf was an amazing vocalist who was always at his best when collaborating with Jim Steinman. REALLY hope you do more Meat Loaf/Steinman songs. I'd recommend "Paradise by the dashboard light" and "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth".

[@thekaratekidpartii2169]

This is an excellent analysis. You should listen to Paradise by the Dashboard Light.

[@kendallneason3645]

Love listening to Meatloaf- his nickname. His music was so full of energy and had a theatrical flair and was so fun to jam to on the Bat Out Of Hell album. He was a big, chubby guy with sex appeal which was surprising but worked somehow. Love the song: I Would Do Anything For Love But I Won’t Do That. Drama is exactly right. Perfect description Amy. Thanks for your insights.

[@Lamm139]

If you want to get the whole Meat Loaf package you should watch him live singing AND playing the character. You'll experience some fantastic rock opera or dramatic rock as Meat himself called his style of performance. You can listen to an opera/musical - which is fine - or you can see it live on stage with all the expressions of the singers/actors. Meat Loaf is an actor. In every song he plays a different character. When you said that you first didn't expect a serious singer/actor when you heard his name Meat Loaf I thought you should know that this isn't just a stage name. His father who was an alcoholic called him Meat when he was a baby, still lying in the hospital. Nobody - except his mother - called him by his real name. He was very big and fat even when he was a child and was bullied by the other children. At an incident with his football coach in High School the coach got angry at Meat and called him Meatloaf. Meat's classmates thought this was funny and so they wrote Meat Loaf (two words) on his locker. From this time on everybody started to call him Meat Loaf. He never got rid of that name so he kept it. Even when he worked at a theatre the other actors didn't know his real name. Btw. Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf met when they both were working at the theatre. Jim Steinman loved Meat's voice so that he immediately asked him to play a role in one of his musicals. They became lifelong friends.

[@howiewarren243]

Thank You so very much for your Spectacular reaction..My nickname after high school was Meatloaf as well because I was singing all of these songs so much ..and I looked like him as well hehe..

[@ericwilliams1031]

My mom had this album. I remember hearing the songs back then. Meatloaf was in the Stage play and movie versions of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in the 70s before he did this album.

[@davesonofdave8612]

I love hearing you break down and putting into words why these songs I love work in a way that I never understood before, but can now thanks to your teaching. Love this channel and your work.

[@norair1010]

RIP Meatloaf. He succumbed to COVID a couple years ago. One of my all time favorite albums. I wore out a couple of cassette tapes in the 70's. Can't wait to see you doing "Paradise by the Dashboatd Light".

[@bence42]

The Pink Floyd sound quality which you can hear at the begining of the song is came from more similarities than you can name now. It's not just the intervals, but more/less similar structure of guitar tone build by the "tools" (electric gears - amount of gain "distortion of the sound" etc.) and same type of electric guitar - Fender Stratocaster in this case (one of the "ancient" archetype of electric guitars or way of building an electric guitar) which was/is the favorite of David Gilmore of Pink Floyd. And at last more/less ~similar left and right hand technique of the guitar player. You have good ears for that and noticed the same sound-tone of electric guitar.

[@juliusheart2667]

So wonderful to have a favourite appreciated so insightfully...

[@johnpatten4055]

It took you long enough to get here! My favorite part of this video is how you keep describing the energy of the song with a tight hand gesture in front of your heart, all the while I know that the lyrics will end with the heart racing away Like A Bat Out Of Hell! Now that you've been introduced to Meat Loaf, keep going! Everyone will suggest Paradise By the Dashboard Light, but it's been overdone on YT. I would suggest "Wasted Youth" and "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad".

[@andymccabe6712]

Just remember.....there's MASSES of wonderful pop/rock etc out there she'll NEVER get to ......!!!

[@CousinCreepy]

My favorite reaction of yours! Thanks for the honest and genuine expression of release at the first crescendo - a wonderful moment of human expression! Very eloquent reaction, well done!

[@SH1974]

Some know Meat Loaf since 1975, as Eddie in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". Some know him since 1993, when he released "I would do anything for Love (but I won't do that)". And some know him since 1999, as Robert in Fight Club. I know him since 1981, the Album "Dead Ringer". His compositions are momumeltal teatralic storytelling mixed with some glamrock, I love it. Especially love the Song "I'm gonna love her for both of us" - so epic! I'd suggest that one as the next Meat Loaf song.

[@edmonguy]

Please do more Meat Loaf!!!! 🧡

[@timcliffsmith]

Masterpiece. Will never tire of hearing this song, nor the entire album for that matter. However, this first album is by some distance the best. There are other great songs, but this album is just out on its own. And yes, another vote for 'Paradise By The Dashboard Light'.

[@ajaxfernsby4078]

I did see him perform this back in 1977 and was quite amazed how similar the live performance was to the album.

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Meatloaf and Steinman was gold.

[@KThrace-sg9up]

To me, the playfulness is the common thread that runs through both Queen and Meatloaf's music. They almost never take themselves or the subjects of their music overly seriously, but the composition and execution of the music they approach with total seriousness and focus.

[@gadgetheartist3970]

Thank you for this. This was my childhood. My parents were Hell’s Angels. Watching this I can still smell the nicotine stained Vinyl and my Dad’s leather jacket. It was great to see you discuss the musicality.

[@keishti]

Loved the reaction to the video, I've been a huge fan of Jim Steinman since I watched the video of Bat Out of hell when I was little, as I had never heard or seen anything like the video before. I love the Pandora's Box album but perhaps my favourite thing was when they took Jim's music and reworked it into the musical Tanz Der Vampire. Hearing Jim's music orchestrated even though I couldn't speak German just made me fall in love with his music even more.

[@ahteijo]

Bombastic is the word you were seeking!

[@nigeldepledge3790]

Possibly the greatest 9 minutes 48 seconds in rock. Also, BTW, the longest song to have hit no. 1 in the UK charts.

[@simonwatkins3236]

I am very impressed with how you have learned to apply your music theory to this field. When you first started we would watch you figuring out how to apply the theory. You have gone from asking what is going on here and having to work it out to having the tools to reveal its depth at your finger tips.

[@jspettifer]

I was in my late teens for the second coming of Meatloaf with BooH. Was lucky to see him with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

[@TheTinMan3D]

Listen to the entire album!!!

[@tim10243]

Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman were a perfect match! I think none of them would have made it to the top without the other.

[@MusicandCatLover-vc6jb]

Todd Rundgren did such a great guitar and sound work on this track. You can't do it better!

[@Michael-mm3fm]

When his lead comes in, at about a minute or so - BAM! - few if any guitars have made their presence felt like this. Brilliant production / engineering / guitar sound / the lot.

[@Devoid_Freud]

Todd Rundgren played that guitar part that imitates the motorcycle that then slides into that guitar solo. He did that whole thing in one take, ater Steinman kept pressing him, "When are we gonna get the motorcycle sound in there?" Rundgren said, "You want a motorcycle? How about this?" And did it.

[@binxbolling]

Lundgren?

[@itsshrike1237]

Rundgren

[@Devoid_Freud]

Sorry. Bad typing. I got it the second time though!

[@thegorn68]

You should both listen to the entire album but also watch the performance videos of the songs on this album. So much about the EXPERIENCE of Meatloaf and Stenman's music was about the onstage rock opera performance. The sight of a 300+ lb. man wearing a 70's ruffle tuxedo and red scarf in his microphone hand like an opera leading man. LOL! His interaction with the back up singers, facial gestures, etc. He was Chris Farley or Jack Black long before they were on the scene.

[@garyhillman4993]

It’s a classic LP in the late 70 s early 80 s almost everybody had Bat out of Hell LP !

[@tdratt]

I really enjoyed this meatloaf experience. And great comments. Heck, everybody like Meatloaf

[@jhamptonjr]

Yes Jim steinman was the genius beyond these songs. And plenty of songs for many others.

[@gerardglass3717]

for crying our loud you know i love you

[@jimsteinmanfan80]

The choir is one of the writer Jim Steinman's notable characteristics and is featured more prominently than here in many of his songs.

[@neilgraham8430]

Great review Amy of a great song. Such a classic, thank you ❤. Still waiting for you to listen to some Muse 😊👍

[@dabarnhoorn]

I always loved the contrast between the two 'down at the bottom of a pit' verses where the first time the third line is the loud(est) one whereas the second time around everything except the third line is loud

[@seansersmylie]

It's a callback to 1950's/60's teenage tragedy rock n roll genre like Leader of the pack by the Shangri-Las.

[@seansersmylie]

Also, Meatloaf is best experienced with his highly energetic live performances.

[@anthonyprezioso8115]

Beautiful reaction , never noticed the bell tolling sounds at the end. Saw him live in a little club in NJ just about when the album first came out ,meatloaf was the best. You should watch his live performance of this song, total rock opera . take care

[@henny1356]

I miss him/his music so much😢