

Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Genres
Overview
Never one for understatement, the aptly named singer known as Meat Loaf (aka Marvin Lee Aday) teamed with operatically-minded pianist-composer Jim Steinman to produce a bombastic slab of 1970s classic rock that has become one of the biggest selling albums of all time. Fueled by Steinman's epic compositions, Todd Rundgren's grandiose production, and Meat Loaf's own soaring vocals, the singer's 1977 debut BAT OUT OF HELL elevated the rock-opera genre to appropriately theatrical heights with its extravagant orchestration and a melodramatic narrative celebrating teenage rebellion. This episode of the CLASSIC ALBUMS series recounts the making of this monumental work through interviews, archival footage, and live performances of album tracks such as "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth," "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," and, of course, the adolescent opus "Paradise by the Dashboard Light."
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
60 min
Release Date
1999-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
7.3
Meat Loaf
Self
Karla DeVito
Self - Backing Vocalist
Ellen Foley
Self - Backing Vocalist
Jim Steinman
Self
Todd Rundgren
Self - Record Producer and Musician
Max Weinberg
Self - Drummer
Rory Dodd
Self - Backing Vocalist
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