Meat Loaf Live Rockpalast 1978

[@zeppelinrulez2951]

Thought I'd come back and pay my respect to the man RIP Meatloaf a true rockstar

[@jakewaffen7613]

right there with ya bro

[@BRUTUSPLAC]

AMEN..........POSSIBLY THE BEST " PERFORMANCE of Meatloaf " HERE .

[@garycooper3090]

I hope him n steinmen are rocking out in heaven. I loved his song. Heaven Can Wait. He will be remembered forever. 🌹🥀🌺🌷

[@rjz1313]

Same! An absolute beast of rock n roll

[@Mr88spacepants]

Same, inspirational. He is irreplaceable

[@emilycarter3246]

Kids, I am sixty. I saw this show when I was 17. I remember every single word and gesture and I thought Karla DeVito was God. Spent two weeks looking for a white bodysuit. Today hubs put this on, and I sang along to every word. It was more than 40 years ago. Some things are beyond time.

[@thefonzkiss]

Emily Carter Would have paid to see that.

[@KeineHobbysHaber2009]

@@thefonzkiss it's a concert. Everyone paid to see it 😃

[@andre9518]

a king

[@אולדסקול]

I am so jealous. I will probably never see Meat Loaf live and even if I do, it won't be like in his prime. You were lucky :)

[@DutchVai]

@@KeineHobbysHaber2009 I think he meant to see her (Emily) in the white bodysuit singing along ?

[@BUGMAN-22]

R.I.P. JIM THE WORLD LOST ONE OF THE ALL TIME GRREATEST, NO REPLACEMENT POSSIBLE......THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT SONGS OF MY YOUTH.

[@tamparockout17]

F

[@ronhood7773]

Amen

[@danaschappell2779]

You better believe it , Bugman . . . .

[@baileyholmes8985]

I am still but a child. I love his music so much and I’m so saddened by his death. I remember crying on Friday when I found out at school. I hate that I never or never will be able to go see him. 🙌🏻

[@joekauffman9690]

R.I.P Meat Loaf too

[@johncolacchio231]

Paradise by the dashboard lights. I deflowered my 1st girlfriend to that song. In the back of my 1972 Chevy Impala. In a pouring rain storm on a lonely New England dirt road. The entire night was magical listening to Meatloaf on my 8 track player. We made sweet love all night, with 1970's songs playing on the mix track tape. Oh God the good times.

[@webweb9673]

Meat loaf put more energy and heart into this one concert than artists today do in their whole career

[@tammysharonlorettastafford6271]

RIP big man.You made this little girl so much happier while having to cope with an abusive stepfather.The angels are now rocking out to you.Long live rock and roll!

[@smithpm81]

hugs tammy, his spirit rocked the world

[@frankmichael1967]

Many hugs!!!

[@michelelaraia7358]

Hugs also

[@bogus7678]

“You’re never alone cuz you can put on the ‘phones and let the drummer tell your heart what to do..” Jim Steinman Rest easy Legends

[@michelelaraia7358]

@@bogus7678 love the pic

[@dogcowrph]

The summer of 1978 was the summer before I graduated from high school. I saw Springsteen six times and Meatloaf once. Bat Out Of Hell, Darkness On The Edge Of Town and The Stranger were my soundtrack. It was a wonderful time to be alive.

[@jordanross9828]

same summer as me. I worked as an usher at the royal oak music theater. I have talked about that concert ever since.

[@MooseOnTheLoose99]

It was the summer before I was born lol. Rip Meatloaf.

[@drivesideways6550]

Summer of 78 I was 10 years old, going out with Amy Bomber at Emerson Country Club in New Jersey. She was truly beautiful and though I don't think I ever even held her hand it was like Magic that we were "going out" Meatloaf was the Soundtrack of that Summer. Still love him, and now miss him.

[@JonPBixby]

@@jordanross9828 I only got to see Harry Chapin just a few days before he died in a truck collision. I am also a high graduate from the class of 1979 and should have attended upstate NY concerts like this at that formative age. I am amazed at their retention of lyrics, and stage awareness and their endurance. Eclectic people, but truly performers.

[@clete3977]

That's livin' large Drew! '78 was a terrific year for music and being a teenager.

[@joebob4411]

This is for those trying to find timestamps; 0:30 Bolero 4:20 Bat Out Of Hell 15:00 You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth 21:24 All Revved Up With No Place To Go 32:00 Paradise By The Dashboard Light 1:04:15 Johnny B. Goode 1:11:20 River Deep Mountain High 1:16:20 Johnny B. Goode Reprise 1:20:50 2 Out Of 3 Ain't Bad 1:28:20 All Revved Up Reprise 1:31:00 interview

[@aimeekubik8803]

One of a kind. From an alcoholic, abusive father and the loss of his mother at a young age, came forth this force of nature. Instead of perishing in the childhood chaos, he rose up to the heights. Not all do. BRAVO MEAT LOAF.

[@michaels247]

Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman on one stage! Amazing! I love them!

[@scienz]

This is amazing indeed. Live performances and music are so dead and weak now

[@anitanash6780]

This was before their falling out. After Meat became ill and unable to perform, Steinman decided to perform the songs himself. As the writer, I suppose he could do that but it didn't go over well at all. Creative egos got in the way of friendship between the two. Sort of a Simon & Garfunkel thing.

[@searchthenight]

@@anitanash6780 Bad For Good is still a great album, and they've made up since. I don't think there was ever some big disagreement. Meat just wasn't taking care of his voice and couldn't go for another record. Steinman was looking for a chance to be branded on his own in the 70s anyway. I very much like Bad For Good and other things that Steinman put together aside from this, like Pandora's Box. Great albums.

[@borisVspider66]

@@searchthenight I worked on the tours supporting Deadringer and Bad attitude.. as for the fall out with Jim it was about the fact that Meat had destroyed his voice doing the live thing and the ensuing fallout. Bad for good was supposed to be Meats album and he did indeed record some b4g tracks when they eventually reunited in the 90s.. I always Can't help but think about Meat singing some of the steinman/Tyler tracks too.. his songs with Jim are pretty much his best work although there are a few great non Jim and Meat tracks down the years.

[@BRUTUSPLAC]

NOw BOTH REST IN PEACE .............NOT COOL . #FJB #FCHINA

[@gerritvanvugt1509]

Headphone on, eyes closed, feeling 16 again. What a fabulous time. Nothing made like this again.

[@victoraraujo5419]

I, too, had to put headphones to hear carefully this masterpiece. On the "Nothing made like this again" subject ... the way this world is going, I doubt that will have any

[@jessbassett2913]

Amen to that

[@redfogwhitefrost2583]

Im 34. Meatloaf was before my time. But its comments like that that make me love music. The power to transport you back to your teen years is a magic that cant be overstated. Much love from a different time and place.

[@olegdepapa]

"So we gotta make the most of our one night together When it's over, you know, We'll both be so alone" RIP! METALOAF!

[@lanec6756]

Meatloaf is a performer, not just a singer. Ho gave us a show.

[@The_Totes_Adorbs]

This is Bob, Bob has b***h t*ts.

[@WhatsY0UTUB3]

you might like this podcast i just listened to about meatloaf. i had never listened to meatloaf until i heard it and now im a fan! its called The Rejection Podcast, episode is called Bat Out of Hell

[@erstenorn]

right, because hois notes are all wrong here ... sorry

[@rdsjr64]

I was 14, I remember when I got my first car at 16 , listening to , and wearing out "Bat out of Hell" on 8 track...lol

[@justincase2271]

Listen to it, kiddies, THIS is real music. It’s timeless. Thank you Meat Loaf. Deepest respect. ✨🙏✨

[@leethomas255]

@ Justin Case: Yes in the time of no mobile phones, social media, hype, auto tune etc. A simpler time when true talent won out & was appreciated. R.i.p big man with a huge heart

[@69zenos1]

but ya gotta admit....a bit of autotune mighta ....well, you know.

[@tboy4343]

True. As is much of today’s music

[@ZootSuitCooter]

RIP, Meatloaf, another huge loss to the music world. You will be missed.

[@mikelachey824]

No, not really. Biggest douchebag in the music world. Treated everybody like crap, including his fans.

[@musicfanhawk4523]

@@mikelachey824 What!? What planet have you been living on?

[@mikelachey824]

@@musicfanhawk4523 The one where you can watch this psycho go off on people, or read about his obnoxious comments. Real sorry to burst your bubble, this guy didn't have a great deal of people who respected him, and he even embarrassed his own kids with his behavior as well. So, in response to your obscure comment. I live on the planet where you can look that shit up, REAL EASY!! 😂 LOL

[@allisonmarlow184]

@@mikelachey824 Funny how you're the only one who seems to know this. On behalf of the rest of the world, please just let us grieve in peace.

[@musicfanhawk4523]

@@mikelachey824 wow sounds like you were personally offended for some reason. I guess you should look up all the thousands of people that have commented about his passing, not a SINGLE bad word by anyone in the music industry, theater or movies so how does that happen if he was a douchebag as you say? Your comment was out of line, and you can have your opinion .

[@davidbell9815]

Perhaps now that we have lost this unique and dynamic artist, the music world will acknowledge him finally as one of the greatest rock entertainers of all time. He poured his heart and soul into everything that he sang, and the music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf will be with us for all time, like all truly great art. God rest his soul after an incredible life and huge contribution to popular culture.🙏👌🎤🎸🎶

[@allisonmarlow184]

So well put! RIP boys. We'll miss you every day, and cherish the legacy of music and performances that you've left behind for us. ♥️🦇

[@marktroiano1533]

I don't care what the music world does. He's one of the BEST in my book. That's good enough for me.

[@jans724]

Monuments of Rock! They stand like the Argonath in Lord of the Rings.

[@carstenwarnken3956]

I mourn the loss of a great artist who enriched my world with great music

[@jonmcquerter1438]

Great to see Bob Kulick and Bruce Kulick playing together as far as I know they did not play on the album but they did play on the tour together and will miss you Meatloaf. My family had meatloaf in honor of his passing will all miss you and will miss you Bob

[@jonvisser1509]

You must be a Kiss fan bro to know the Kulick Brothers right on they Rocked for RIP. Bat out of Hell Love Gun

[@bertbecker7532]

Album: Todd Rundgren, Guitars

[@olegdepapa]

0:30 Bolero 4:20 Bat Out Of Hell 15:00 You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth 21:24 All Revved Up With No Place To Go 32:00 Paradise By The Dashboard Light leads by all 47:06 Paradise By The Dashboard Light 53:35 Let Me Sleep On It (Paradise pt 2) 1:04:15 Johnny B. Goode 1:11:20 River Deep Mountain High 1:16:20 REPRISE: Johnny B. Goode 1:20:50 2 Out Of 3 Ain't Bad 1:28:20 REPRISE: All Revved Up 1:31:00 interview

[@wardy940]

Can't belive I'm looking for this list, hoping someone has done one and you did it 20 mins ago. Thanks.

[@ronozer]

Only in the 70s could they have a 15 minute intro to a song with solos by everyone.

[@greglecker8013]

Thanks for the time stamps!

[@mymoonams]

Thank you.

[@JoeLink56]

Yep…you are the GOAT in terms of providing this 411 when I needed it most…to me, that has kapital…thank you Oleg!!!

[@Spicolli24]

Begged my mom to buy this album for me. We were at Zayres in Cleveland and she was reluctant mainly due to the price ($5.49). Thank you mom for giving in. The soundtrack of my youth. Thanks for sharing.

[@jfo3000]

Wow, Zayers, forgot about that store. I'm a Clevelander. Do you mean the Zayers in North Olmsted?

[@Spicolli24]

This one happened to be at 73rd and Denison on the west side. I believe it was a relatively small chain in the Midwest. Thanks for sharing!

[@dynodish]

That was such an awesome memory, thanks for sharing.

[@Sean-me4fv]

Was this record more expensive than others at that time?

[@alexrigby7691]

Thank you for sharing. I snagged this along with a cross section of 60s/70s/80s LP’s from my moms record collection in 1989 age 14. Beginning a lifelong trip into music and records. Those early classic albums grew into 400+ which I share with my son and daughter.

[@S86281]

His songs will forever endure as a testament to the GREAT times and great memories of my youth for neither can exist without Meatloaf and Bat out of Hell. God's speed my friend the world lost a legend today.

[@pjones6749]

200 concerts in less than a year. You can hear the damage it did to Meat Loaf's voice. He was never the same singer again. He gave 10,000% of everything he had. RIP.

[@TristanandIsolt]

But he recovered and was sensational on Bat II.

[@erstenorn]

well, here he is at his worst I think... no note is right... in studio he does a better job...

[@chrismoore5649]

Just watched it one more time, 45 years on from the wide-eyed wonder of the first time around. RIP MeatLoaf, you were one of the true greats. There were ups and there were downs, but what a ride. Thank you.

[@xtedmorley8218]

SHOUTOUT TO KARLA DE VITO! Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman on one stage! Amazing! I love them! Truly Epic. Amazing... This is Rock N Roll......Anything goes.

[@christianhoebe3885]

Saw him 1988 in Graz, Vienna. He was nearly forgotten, Bat out of hell 2 was not out yet. About a couple of hundred people in a small venue. I‘ve seen the Stones, U2, Pearl Jam, etc. But: this was the greatest experience of my concert life!

[@lukasfast6553]

Freut mich von einem Österreicher zu hören :)

[@crystalhulse291]

R.I.P. MEAT LOAF!!! YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART and SOUL!!! YOU GOT ME THROUGH SO MUCH! THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MEMORIES!!! ♡♡♡L.A ♡

[@crystalhulse291]

I KNOW HEAVEN'S JAMMIN' NOW..... the VERY BEST MUSICIANS ARE THERE...I CAN'T WAIT ♡♡♡L.A ♡♡

[@davidstruckl6344]

Habe in mehr als 4 Jahrzehnten auch schon mehrere tausend live Konzerte + Events gesehen und gehört - für mich auch definitiv sehr weit vorne. Grüße aus dem Ennstal!

[@TristanandIsolt]

Yep. He totally disappeared, but what a triumphant comeback with Bat II.

[@Glendatheagoodwitch]

Meatloaf is a classical performer mixed with Rock. He’s the real deal RIP

[@jes3013]

RIP Meat Loaf. What a great artist and performer you were. You gave us one of the top five best albums of all time, Bat Out Of Hell.

[@TristanandIsolt]

After giving it much thought and agonizing over it I declare Bat out of Hell the best album of all time.

[@markmtbrider]

We lost a generational talent. RIP MEATLOAF, gone but not forgotten.

[@tommybass40]

Bat Out of Hell brings me right back to ‘77-‘78, playing this masterpiece record over and over again in my room. Greatest record in rock history. RIP Meatloaf 👊🏻

[@DutchVai]

The Kulick Brothers rocked...... you're stardust again Bob.

[@jvsloan]

Our man was prepared to die to give everything he had into this performance. Absolute legend. Thanks Meat for your energy and music. Thanks Jim for your songs. Thanks Karla, Bob, Bruce, and all the rest. This was an incredibly ambitious concert and the world is indebted to you.

[@ulik2709]

One of the first LPs I bought in the late 70's. Bombastic at the time. Even today... in my eyes. RIP (Marvin) Michael Lee. Hope you see paradise.

[@ajgardiner77]

He will see paradise; it will be by the dashboard light

[@PeterParisius]

When I first watched this show, on German TV, I was struck. Es lebe der Rock 'n' Roll!

[@hawkspeak8592]

Karla is really the secret weapon here, masterful performer, perfect pitch, great straightwoman, she is almost the Dean Martin to his Jerry Lewis

[@The_Totes_Adorbs]

This is Bob, Bob has b***h t*ts.

[@judithmagill1449]

@@The_Totes_Adorbs huh??

[@The_Totes_Adorbs]

@@judithmagill1449 Never watched Fight Club? Meat Loaf played Bob.

[@df5295]

"His name was Bob Paulson!" 🤣

[@The_Totes_Adorbs]

@@df5295

[@meganivy5795]

I hope you and Jim are shooting with the stars and flying with the angels. I'll miss you Meat. You have been my favorite since I was 9 years old, 26 years ago. When I first heard "I'd do anything for love", it was love at first listen.

[@davidwags5703]

Still the most underrated rock singer of all time !!!!

[@louisemurray6765]

He always gave 150 per cent in each performance .outstanding vocals.

[@timothyblackburn6801]

The World lost a true performing legend, and great human being. RIP Meat Loaf. Thank you for the honor of being a fan of your craft.

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

We were so lucky to grow up, when this fantastic music was new as the soundtrack of our lives.

[@neilkilburn2615]

Jim and ML produced some of the most timeless anthems of all time. Can’t say we will still be listening to some current artists in a years time never mind in Forty plus years time. RIP both of you. You will live on forever in your music❤️

[@ogrebattle22763]

Vintage classic Meatloaf.... they don't do music like this anymore...

[@kyleknight6027]

Thank goodness.

[@ogrebattle22763]

@@kyleknight6027 Troll.....

[@GGGritzer]

@@ogrebattle22763, totally. You can't fix stupid.

[@paulgeorge8968]

Seen this group around about the same time as this gig - but in Manchester, I was so thrilled to be there, I jumped on the stage. RIP big fella.

[@SADDLTRAMPKeith]

The amount of energy Meatloaf put into his music was amazing. They used to keep oxygen backstage.

[@deplorablepatriot8605]

It takes a lot of oxygen to run a machine that size for that hard and that long ...

[@julieivory54]

We' lost one of the best, a monster of rock and a legend . Rest in Paradise Meat Loaf , and thank you for all years of Rock & Roll Xxx

[@BigRed-1970]

It cant be said about many, but Meat Loaf was truly a one off, damn near his own genre. Will be sadly missed, thank you for all the memories R.I.P. Sir 💐

[@chavlad02]

Heartbroken that you've gone. You can never ever be replaced, one of a kind. We wanted you, we needed you and we loved you, three out three after all.. Rest in paradise legend 😭

[@commonsense31]

Jim Steinman the most successful sing and song writer this century!

[@martinreading9908]

Another True Genius Passes. This one hurts me because his music I grew up on was in my memories and my Heart. RIP and enjoy Paradise

[@jacquesdehue2290]

Meat Loaf had three huge hit singles in the Netherlands, but he is mostly remembered by his first one: Paradise by the dashboard light. The song was a number one hit in the Netherlands in the winter of 1978-79. I was 12 years old them. I still remember that our whole school class sang the song spontaneously on our way to the sports hall (Hengstdal, Nijmegen), where we used to have our gym classes. Nobody really knew the words (not to mention the meaning) then, but that didn’t matter. Later I learned that it was in fact Ellen Foley who did the female part of this duet, so I thought that the girl we saw on “Top Pop”, Karla de Vito, was merely a lip synching stand in. After seeing the Rock Palast concert now I have to say: hats off to her, she has a strong voice and she certainly stole the show on this concert! My six guilders pocket money a week would have been sufficient to buy the single in 1978 (or a month of savings to buy the longplay) but I also had other expenses… So the album Bat out of hall I eventually bought much later, second hand, at a lesser price. Rock Palast Concert (or especially Rock Palast Nights) emitted by German WDR television were the cream of the crop, if you were in to live performances of popular rock acts in the 1970-80s. Living close to the German border, we were lucky to receive German television on our antenna when I was a kid and I still remember the great concerts by the Who, Kid Creole, Van Morrison, Grateful Dead, ZZ top. Missed Meatloaf in 1978 though. Great to have the occasion to see and hear his concert here after all those years!

[@allisonmarlow184]

Jacques, she had to lip synch in the video because the recording had already been made using Ellen Foley's voice. Also, music videos were still in their infancy at the time. No MTV yet.

[@johnringoo756]

Goosebumps..was 13 when it was released..had it on 8 track..wild hot summer nights..the 70s were magic

[@aimeekubik8803]

Yes the seventies were magical. So were the fifties and sixties. Look at the crap the kids inherited from us. Nuclear war is a real possibility. Our leaders (all if them Regan, Clinton, Nixon, Carter, all if them sold out for the $$$$. Our OLIGARCHS (rich) are going to run to their Bunkers, while we are reduced to radioactive ash. MEAT LOAF is among the Lucky one's, no longer on this EARTH to face the consequences of the final count down. You and I and millions more were the lucky ones to have been born in a time frame that allowed us to have a "pursuit of happiness, as outlined in the Constitution. No more.

[@priestfan81]

RIP legend. Phenomenal performer.

[@johnunderwood3132]

I was 9 or 10 when I found this record in my moms collection 1978 or 79. I used to sing the lyrics around the house. My older sisters didn’t even get but I did. I was a mini meat loaf!!!! Love it

[@Vibeagain]

Lol. I've tried to be a minimeat myself

[@runsontrails3091]

Back when music really had stories to tell. Back when the music was really in auto tuned and straight up fun. I justvlove this band to this day. I’m a decade younger than the originals. He is amazing and the woman whose voice is just so perfect.

[@wclark3196]

This is rock and roll. With all its glitches and imperfections and giving it 100%. Mad skillz all around. RIP Jim and Meat.

[@borislavpantev4222]

One of the best rock vocalists of all time! RIP Legend!

[@poserapp8739]

Such a brutal, brutal song for one man to carry. Bat out of hell. Vicious. And thats just the first 14 minutes. I'm certain no other man in history could have delivered this insane album live like Meat Loaf did. Jim Steinman created a timeless masterpiece which only Meat Loaf could have ever bought to life. Remarkable. Meant to be. Rest well big man, you've earned it.

[@matthiasschulz203]

Dein Werk wird in die Musikgeschichte eingehen. Thank you, thank you MEAT LOAF

[@bobstrauss9413]

It took a hell of a lot for a 330 lb guy to run all over the stage during a concert. He always gave 110% of what he had ,even when he didn't have as much to give in later years. What a true performer !

[@user-ul3zg4ek8z]

I loved it waching him xx

[@tomwardrop8996]

He was, and its called cocaine

[@coops1964]

@@tomwardrop8996 and you know this because?

[@larmondoflairallen4705]

You're goddamn right

[@kevinkram9260]

Amen to your statement!!!

[@simmsamma1348]

God i wish my youth was made out of this....what a great era of music

[@allisonmarlow184]

It truly was!

[@simmsamma1348]

@@allisonmarlow184 i really don't doubt that😉🔥

[@Deutekommer]

Love it! My first album, written in memory like carved in stone. R.I.P.

[@WeyYu_Grunt]

Truly timeless and utterly magnificent. May Meatloaf Rest In Peace.

[@airielpearlman507]

I may only be 21 but my dad and mom grew up and fell in love to meatloaf and passed that love onto myself and my siblings from the iconic BOOH musical and his songs, forever rocking to this legend RIP

[@spooksie24]

I was 14, must have been 1985, when I saw this show in Stuttgart. I remember feeling lost there between all the adults, but they let me stand in 1st row without being squeezed. It was incredibly awesome.

[@LAVAASIAPACIFIC]

Benztown forever

[@sine-nomine]

Jim Steinman: Piano, vocals Paul Glanz: Keyboards, vocals Bob Kulick: Lead guitar Bruce Kulick: Guitar Steve Buslowe: Bass, vocals Joe Stefko: Drums Rory Dodd: Vocals Karla DeVito: Female lead vocals

[@marguskiis7711]

Rory Dodd could double Aday`s every note and replace his vocals if needed.

[@cadeoadrian7281]

There's some lead guitar from Bruce too.

[@waynecassels3607]

This is a magnificent performance with wonderful musicians and some of the most powerful Rock and Roll sounds and lyrics ever. Meat Loaf is and was a Master performer and Rock and Roll singer and virtually invented American Rock and Roll opera. I miss him already.

[@johnwilliamson2707]

Thanks for being a big part of the soundtrack of my youth, Meat. Rest in glory, fella.

[@10maao]

RIP Meat, can't believe the news, our son is 16 and a competitive swimmer he listens to your full length tracks when training gets him in the zone he like many others is heartbroken your music your memory will live on God bless you and condolences to family and friends xxxx

[@martinobrien7110]

Meatloaf starts with the Greatest Hit . Unique by today's standards . A true showman .

[@patriciawatkins9539]

One of my all time favorite albums. Ran out and bought it then locked myself in my room for days and listened to it. Rest in peace Meatloaf. On to Rock & Roll heaven.

[@craigpoer]

Amazing how many years have gone by and how fast I'm back in 81' with all the feelings I felt listening to meat loaf the first time. Damn his passion makes hair on the back of neck stand up.

[@JasonX00]

Meat is so theatrical....I love it😁😎😍

[@reesedickerson9705]

It seems to me that the older I get I'll discover another musician that's always been around for me to listen to and meat loaf is one that I now enjoy greatly, that guy is so brilliant that it is to imagine someone else coming along to fit in his shoes ,I get the feeling that he's Howling in heaven now.

[@graymouser64]

Both Karla de Vito in this live recording and Ellen Foley on the album are technically infinitely better... but still, somehow he keeps up with them... some special kind of magic. Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf will be missed. Thank you, guys.

[@Xardox17]

Great show! Of course he'd have the best behind him. Guitar-man, keyboard, chick singer, and drummer are damn good. Bass-man works with drummer flawlessly.

[@LynxSouth]

I was working at an outdoor arena and amphitheater in 1980, where I got to hear Meat Loaf perform a similar show to this one live, and to see parts of it. I'd heard lots of performers that year and previously, dozens of the biggest headliners of the time. Meat Loaf was a bit different. His music was at the crux of my breaking out of my over-parented schooldays and becoming a young adult, so I was already a fan. His show that night was more powerful than anyone else I'd heard that summer, and much stronger than it is here. The arena I worked in was known for its superb sound system. The music and his voice, his incredible powerful voice, reverberated everywhere, deep within all of us there. We not only heard him, we felt him in our cores. Dressed in a ruffle-fronted shirt as he is here, he strode around the stage like a mountain on the move, so different from the many skinny little singers that the 1970s were full of. He owned the stage, possessed the arena. Meat Loaf ran from one side of the pavilion to the other over and over, weaving everyone into the performance, pulling everyone into the magnificent energy of his music. The rafters literally hummed along with him, the very ground sang harmony. No one living could watch aloofly, it was not possible. A watcher may have hated him, but his face, his voice, his movements grabbed you by the throat just the same. As night descended, the lights and music on the stage seemed to emanate from him, as though he were powering it all. Cliché as it may sound, everyone was drawn along, sucked in, and played just like one of the instruments. His voice poured into us as the sweat poured off him. He bound us together into one beating, pulsing, musical encounter that left us simultaneously elated but drained and wanting a cigarette. He sauntered on stage, reached into our guts, and took us someplace unique that night. I don't want him to rest in peace; I want him to rip through the afterlife with a never-ending supply of the energy and creativity and magick that he personified that night. With my gratitude and blessings. Hallelujah!

[@angelamullins4697]

Do you think there were any videos of that concert?

[@brendamartin9362]

What a write up. Thanks very much. You described so well how he made us feel. Made my heart pound imagining it just reading.

[@maryloufrisch54]

You must be a writer now. Your description was electric. In addition, you perfectly described what it is like to be at one of his performances. Top notch. You should do an essay and have it published. Excellent! I am also a person who wishes everything was different. He needed to have better care for his voice, needed to come back to the east to have surgeries, (I am such an “eastist’). Because of being a social worker, I can assure you, he needed his own life but he needed someone to look after him. Not even a wife or girlfriend but just someone who he trusted and was looking out for him and not themselves.

[@carolstubley3925]

I was 8 yrs old when this album came out, I’m 53 now and I still know all the words. Classic rock and roll, what a awesome concert. Nothing like now or ever again. BRILLIANT LOVED EVERY MINUTE. ❤️❤️. Perth West Australia 🇦🇺

[@angelamullins4697]

I was 13, he was awesome. Everyone in the band was terrific

[@allisonmarlow184]

I was 17, and he changed my life. The partnership of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf was magical! Much more than the sum of their parts. Been loving them for over 40 years now. RIP boys. We'll catch your act on the other side. ♥️🦇🎼. Florida, USA 🌴🦩🇺🇸

[@stevemcq.9911]

The piano intro of "Two outta three ain`t bad" is beautiful. What a man he was and always will be!

[@wolfgangritter9277]

RIP Meat Loaf! I remember watching this as a 10 year old and being awestruck. Great performer. There may have been better singers, but he sure did put a hell of a show on!

[@TristanandIsolt]

Depends on what you want in a singer. There may not have been better singers.

[@neveralonebytimhedges1840]

Meatloaf brought class to rock music 43 million sold from bat out of hell alone the drama the many different arrangements made this show last forever Rest in peace and thanks for your great work ✨🙏

[@allisonmarlow184]

Pssst. I think it's 50 million now.

[@mandrakeblackstone5838]

RIP MeatLaof your music will live on forever

[@charissayoung7959]

My hubby met Meatloaf in the 80's.... because his adoptive Dad was in a bluesy band in Indiana. The guitar player, whose name escapes me now... knew Meatloaf before he got famous. So when Marvin was in Indiana one time... he jammed with the band at their house! My husband said it was electrifying and he was about 10 yrs old. Nicest, most humble man ever he said ❤

[@faithlehane7459]

Meat Loaf was a great showman, he was the master of the opera rock genre, there will never be anyone like him, he is one in a million... Rest in peace dear Meat

[@drophatinc]

what a great show. Bruce Kulick in the 70;s looks a little like Howard Stern from the early 80's. Just read To Hell And Back ML autobiography. What a legend. He's worked with a lot of musicians over the years. RIP to Meatloaf and Mr. Jim Steinman

[@gerdhillmann-ulrich376]

RIP Meat Loaf. I will always listen to your music! Thanks for your songs!😪

[@savyman2376]

Once in traning for a cross country run I would walk to two tracks on the ipod and then run for one, after two brisk walks I got a live version of this! I ran to all of it and enjoyed every minute of it! That was 14 years ago, I still love the tracks but my running days are over, how Meatloaf performed like he did for as long as he dis was amazing

[@ozanareyiz7773]

Absolute legend! He was a brilliant artist. R.I.P.

[@phsycopiano]

I wish there were more videos of Stienman at the piano. This is just pure gold

[@scottmartin1901]

A true legend. He was truly amazing in my era. What a talent and history maker. The band fazed out disco. "Bat out of hell" was my sons first CD as well. Long live ROCK AND ROLL !! We will miss you...

[@LouisRobert-z1i]

Saw this show and became a fan. Instantly. What a showman and talented guy. You rock Sir. RIP.

[@danielrogers1539]

Him doing what he did until his last breath and he was pure Rock n Roll and a unique frontman that no one could match when he was on top of his game. RIP to a legendary guy😉🙏

[@joeshmoe1726]

R.I.P Jim Steinman... Thank you Jim 🤘🏻 🦇 🎸

[@bjtgaming]

This comment is how I 1st learned he died, I went on Google immediately after I saw this the check and yeah, rip.

[@dianebroude8321]

First Jim now Mike. The world keeps losing some AWESOME MUSICAL LEGENDS. Thanks for the EPIC CRAFT you both had. R.I.P. MEATLOAF. KEEP ON ROCKIN

[@MichelleUrban-w1u]

😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤miss him deeply he was the first album i bought an was hooked ever since sadly missed but never forgotten ❤❤

[@matto9734]

He celebrated the Rock And Roll Church in the best way possible. Everything was bigger than life, but always linked to pure emotion and PASSION. And yes, Roy Orbisons´ legacy is so strong with his music. The 70s were the richest and most creative era musically in every musical field imho . It was great to be a young boy in these times. Thank you for sharing Basil. WHAT A SHOW!!! And it was so interesting and insightful to see the interview and the mastermind of all this, Jim Steinman.

[@jamesdavison2927]

SUCH AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMER!!!!! RIP MEATLOAF THANK YOU FOR YOUR 110% EVERY DAMN TIME Great bands supporting Genius of steinman too RIP JIM AND MEAT

[@tesla3695]

fuck yea. heroes get remembered, but legends never die. rip Meat.

[@allendean9807]

His 77-79 band was phenomenal…..

[@beletrixlastrange6245]

I wish I was around when these guys toured.

[@Helo1able]

Not really.... You'd be old now and pissed cause the album was better than the live show. Trust me.

[@robertkallfelz3578]

Really such Freaks never get a chance today

[@danielpepin2665]

@@Helo1able I dunno, I saw Meat Loaf at a bar/venue in Northampton Mass called Bridges Cafe. While you're absolutely right that the album was better than Loaf live, I wasn't disappointed with the show. On the other subject, about being old now, yeah, kinda pissed off... Still, I wouldn't trade the music of our day for nearly anything that's come out in the last 3 decades or so. (i'd freely give away Huey Lewis though).

[@donaldbollinger2407]

I agree that the CD sounds better but the way he shredded that fucking guitar solo was Way Beyond what the album had

[@ala2121]

@@danielpepin2665 Not a big Huey Lewis fan? I agree with the majority of your comment, including Lewis, BUT although a lot were one hit wonders, the 80s had some great music! I'm just 32 and do prefer all the "older" stuff!! HUGE Seger fan!!

[@magirusdeutzjupiter2234]

An amazing talent, amazing stage presence, so blessed I grew up with the likes of Meat Loaf. R. I. P. Music like this will live for ever more.