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Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (1999)

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."
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Bob Smeaton profile
Bob Smeaton

Director

Cast

Meat Loaf profile
Meat Loaf

Self

Karla DeVito profile
Karla DeVito

Self - Backing Vocalist

Ellen Foley profile
Ellen Foley

Self - Backing Vocalist

Jim Steinman profile
Jim Steinman

Self

Todd Rundgren profile
Todd Rundgren

Self - Record Producer and Musician

Max Weinberg profile
Max Weinberg

Self - Drummer

Rory Dodd profile
Rory Dodd

Self - Backing Vocalist

Meat Loaf profile
Meat Loaf

Self

Karla DeVito profile
Karla DeVito

Self - Backing Vocalist

Ellen Foley profile
Ellen Foley

Self - Backing Vocalist

Jim Steinman profile
Jim Steinman

Self

Todd Rundgren profile
Todd Rundgren

Self - Record Producer and Musician

Max Weinberg profile
Max Weinberg

Self - Drummer

Rory Dodd profile
Rory Dodd

Self - Backing Vocalist

Extra

Release Date

January 1, 1999

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Isis Production logoEagle Vision logo

Available On

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Videos

Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (Sneak Peek) | September 27th on AXS TV thumbnail
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (Sneak Peek) | September 27th on AXS TV

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