Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell 25 years old
Classic Albums
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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Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ellen Foley She was 47, now 73 years old | |
| Meat Loaf He was 51, now 77 years old | |
| Todd Rundgren He was 50, now 76 years old | |
| Karla DeVito She was 45, now 71 years old | |
| Jim Steinman He was 51, now 77 years old |
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Bob Smeaton as Director. | Directing |
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (25 years)
Classic Albums
- Release day: Friday, January 01, 1999
- Runtime: 60 minutes