Ep #2: Meatloaf’s “Bat Out Of Hell”

The cult classic that defied all odds to become a beloved piece of American music history.

If I told you a 300+ pound opera singer lookalike with a background in musical theatre would go on to make history, you might laugh. During the time of Mick Jaggers, ABBA, and Stevie Wonders, Meat Loaf certainly cut an unlikely figure as he burst through the doors of music stardom. Yet burst through he did, with Bat Out Of Hell going on to be one of the best selling albums of all time, carving out its niche in history as a record for the outcasts, the rebels, and the people who wanted something new. That was what Meat Loaf sought to do in collaboration with friend and songwriter Jim Steinman, and together they made an album full of not only unforgettable songs, but gripping stories that still pull at you years later. So saddle up your motorbike, and get ready to be carried away on the wings of a bat outta hell!