Bat Out of Hell

Ahh man….love this album. Have done since I was a kid.

Just takes you on a journey through the songs. And as I’ve grown older so the songs have spoken to me in new ways - different songs become favourites at different times, depending on where I’m at in life.

My only complaint is it’s such a crappy recording…but it’s a minor point.

As a rule I absolutely loathe musicals, but this is effectively the exception to prove the rule. It’s the songs to a rock opera / musical that never existed except in the listener’s head. Probably why I like it…none of the sudden, jarring breaking into song from the linking dialogue.

edit - I'm depressed to see a musical has now actually been created - I'll skip that!

Easy 5 for the album.

It's pretty OK, I suppose. It's pretty funny that he seems to have made a whole "opera" about a one night stand.

That cover looks like it's straight out of a metal album. Suffice to say, my expectations were wrong.

Epic rock opera jams are fun and dandy on their own, but with a full album, it can get exhausting. Meatloaf has some good vocals and good tunes, but, nothing that really stands out to me that Queen doesn't do way better. It's fun to listen to, at least.

Me gustó ese carácter barroco, es como un barrocko. Muy teatrero, pero muy extenso. A pesar de que son solo 46 minutos lo tuve que escuchar en varios momentos porque se me hizo un poco largo.
Si bien no me gustaron canciones en particular (solo una), sí me gusta como álbum.

This is pretty much exactly what I was expecting; a dramatic, maximalist, theatrical album. Honestly, while it’s not my style at all, I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would. That said, I won’t be adding it to my regular listening rotation.

I always admired the theatrical flair of this. People like to use the term "rock opera", well this is the quintessential rock musical theater. Despite all of that, I don't find most songs to be super memorable, but it still is legendary and great album, 4 stars

It’s hard to hate on any part of this album. It just rocks out with impassioned vocals and the instrumental side is interesting and keeps your attention. Yes, it’s over the top, but in an engaging way and no more so than “I love darkness” heavy metal or “ I love my baby” Pop and R&B jams. Plus, it’s meatloaf … it ain’t fine dining, but everyone loves meatloaf.

My parents had this on vinyl, 8-track and CD. I have listened to this album more times than I can count so I might be biased. It's a 5 star for me although I'm not quite so sure it's an actual 5 star. But I don't care, I have too many memories wrapped up in it.

It's a musical theater pastiche of Born to Run, as if Born to Run wasn't already plenty theatrical. This record has been deep in my bones since I was a kid, but I haven't really spent any significant time with it as an adult. I respect the hell out of Jim Steinman (dude's track record on the charts is incredibly impressive). On this album, he takes a million big swings, and just keeps Socking. Fucking. Dingers. Every time. I am definitely not too cool to give this five stars.

First off, shoutout Todd Rundgren. I feel like his production and insight to this album is what makes it sound so good. This is a very polished album. Music wise, it was not bad either. Meatloaf can definitely sing and it’s interesting to hear him on the non balled like songs. Think this album would be better if the first and last songs were trimmed down.

Did think meatloaf was a metal band so this was a bit of a surprise. This is quite theatrical, and I do recognise some of the songs already from my mum singing single lines from them lol

3

Thought it was going to be more interesting than it was but out of songwriting, production and intrigue... two out of three ain't bad.

Not bad. I liked the piano rock elements, but I don’t think this was amazing as sales numbers would imply. 3.5/5

Really fun, enjoyed the dramatic, almost operatic vibe.

this was surprisingly decent but a bit overly theatrical especially the last couple of tracks

I like it for its sheer over-the-topness. Three Out of Five Aint Bad.

6.6

Fav track: Bat Out of Hell

Least fav: For Crying Out Loud

Is this the corniest album of all time? Surprisingly that this is the best selling album of all time in Australia. Sometimes the cheese really works and sometimes it can just be a little excessive. Like it’s stupid but I think I like it. Favorite songs were Bat Out Of Hell, You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth, and Paradise By The Dashboard Lights.

I understand the rock opera nature of it, but it isn't really something I'd want to regularly listen to.

Ridiculous and slightly ashamed that I actually like it this much.

Crap from start to finish.