Meat Loaf's New Nickname | Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell | Reaction 

The piano player is Jim Steinman, he's the man who wrote all of the songs. The two of them came together to form one of the greatest singer-songwriter teams ever.

I remember learning about Meat Loaf's death in the wee hours of the night, like way after midnight. And then I couldn't help it, I had to listen to this song. The lyrics were just too perfect for the moment. When morning came...he was gone. Like a bat out of hell, I'll be gone when the morning comes Oh, when the night is over, like a bat out of hell I'll be gone, gone, gone Like a bat out of hell, I'll be gone when the morning comes But when the day is done and the sun goes down And the moonlight's shinin' through Then like a sinner before the gates of Heaven I'll come crawlin' on back to you...

And for what it’s worth… An extraordinarily kind human being. He’s missed by so many in so very many ways for so very many reasons. Rest peacefully in that dashboard light, Meat❤️❤️❤️

This album is hugely popular in the UK and spent 530 weeks in the top 100 album charts here.

The “Bat Out of Hell” album is a story. It would be fun if you did a reaction to the whole album.

From the Google: "As a singer, he had astonishing capacity. In his songs, he can be heard singing from a bass F2 to a stratospheric falsetto E♭6, and everything in between. Vocally, he is a heldentenor, with a powerful, dramatic voice in a tenor register, with huge bodily resonance."

Jim Stienman writes the music and plays the piano!

It’s one of the best vocal and dramatic performances in a rock opera song

Best way to describe Meatloafs videos and music is "Strap in you're going for a ride"

I believe tomorrow is the anniversary of his passing. I think somebody, somewhere must be tollin a bell...

You might get a kick out of his songs “All Revved Up With No Place To Go” from the Bat Out of Hell album and the song “Dead Ringer For Love”

Bat out of Hell comes before Paradise by the dashboard light comes next. You have to hear 2 out of 3 ain't bad. If you want check him out on Ghost Hunters. He had a ball He's so chill. You get to see his personality. His 1st guest appearance is the best

The motorcycle sound efect was also done on the guitar...

After touring with this album (Bat out of hell) his voice did in fact not recover properly in time for the next recording sessions. As you say it took it's toll to sing like that.

A year ago today (20th Jan 2022) He sadly passed away, The music industry lost a unique vocalist. RIP Meat keep on rocking in heaven. With new and young reactors hearing your records you will never be forgotten. For crying out loud should be your next reaction MMBxMOB

I'd do anything for love is the continuation of bat out of hell song the bike and how he changed

All that meat and no potatoes 😂. .. gotta have mashed potatoes with Meatloaf! 😆

Close, but no cigar. Rock opera.

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This song tells the story of a motorcycle crash.

There is bio movie about Meatloaf (Big Sexy) called "To Hell and Back" if you want to see it. ♥️ There was only one like Meatloaf...RIP..😇❤️❤️

Yes his songs roller-coaster a lot like Pink Floyd's. He gave you everything, he said in his head he lived his songs everytime because to him if he could not use his emotions to tell the story then he shouldn't sing . In my opinion that is what separates the good from the great . Aretha,SRV,Tina Turner,ect...just my opinion.

he was racing back to his one true "fling", but missed that final curve. tragic.... just sayin'.

Nothing to do with "Paradise". Not even close.

"For crying out loud" you know I love you! Goosebumps

The definition of Rock Opera. Meatloaf was the best! Theatrical! Although I was around during this era I was into other music. Just discovered his emense talent since he died. Thank you!

Lots of suggestions. The album is GREAT. Not a bad track on the album. You want a hard rocker, check out "All Revved Up with No Place to Go". You want something soft, listen to "Heaven Can Wait"

I saw him live in New York 3 or 4 years ago. I believe he was having issues with his back and needed surgery. But he came out and performed as if it was going to be the last concert of his life. It was 110% energy. Amazing.

The piano is Jim Steinman the songwriter for these songs. It was a great partnership between Jim and Meatloaf.

Now *THIS* is how you react to Meat Loaf! All other reactors, take note. I legitimately cheered when you said: "We're having that part, again", laughed when you gave up and walked away while at the same time I was blinking back tears. Just a brilliant reaction, thank you so much. As for the piano player, the person you *see* in the video is Jim Steinman, who wrote all the songs. But the person you *hear* playing is Roy Bittan of Bruce Springsteen's E Street band. Jim played piano on the first live tour with Meat to promote the album, and is an accomplished pianist himself, but Jim wanted Bittan to play on the record. The drummer is Max Weinberg, also of the E Street band. The lead guitar is Todd Rundgren, who only agreed to produce the album because he thought it was a hilarious spoof of Springsteen. I never got that myself, and I think it was coincidence that Springsteen and Steinman just happened to be writing their songs at around the same time, but neither set out to "copy" or "spoof" the other. To give a literary analogy, I think of Springsteen as John Grisham, and Steinman as JRR Tolkien. The motorbike sound halfway through the song is Rundgren doing it on his guitar, and he left both Meat and Jim sitting there open-mouthed when he did the whole thing in one take, leading straight into the solo. Meat has called both Jim and Todd "a genius", and Jim has called Todd "a genius", so that gives you an idea of the hierarchy when they were all in the recording studio! Finally, that ending...it's only Meat holding a C6 note for seven seconds, no big deal... ;) There's a radio station here in the UK that plays nothing but classical music (Mozart, Bach, Brahms, Haydyn, opera, arias, movie scores etc). When Meat died last year, they put a post on their social media pages about his passing, paying tribute to his powerful, astonishing, iconic voice and nigh-on four-octave vocal range. If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about his talent, I don't know what will. Once again, thank you for a wonderful reaction. I genuinely still have chills from watching it. Edit: oh, yes; and Meat would definitely love that nickname! ;)

That last scene with him screaming at the heavens hits harder given his real-life death.

I think meat loaf would love that nickname. Have you seen him in the rocky horror picture show? It's worth seeing. Golden reaction and fun to watch!

The "band" Some of the best musicians in the world... Meat Loaf - lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion Todd Rundgren - guitar, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals (Also produced the album) Kasim Sulton Roy Bittan - piano, keyboards (Bruce Springseen's keyboard player!!!!!) Steve Margoshes - piano Cheryl Hardwick - piano Jim Steinman - keyboards, percussion, Roger Powell - synthesizer Edgar Winter - saxophone (You definitely need to check out Edgar Winter!! Phenomenal musician!!!!!) Max Weinberg - drums (He was only Bruce Spingsteen's drummer and did Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show!!) John "Willie" Wilcox - drums Ellen Foley - lead & backing vocals (Remember, it was Ellen Foley who sang on the album. Karla De Vito sang on the tour) Rory Dodd - backing vocals

"Bat Out of Hell" is a concept album, sometimes known as rock opera. A concept album centers around one theme or idea and should be listened to as a unit and not by individual songs. Other concept albums are Sgt. Peppers (Beatles), Tommy (Who), Queen II (Queen), Paradise Theater (Styx). There are many, usually in the late 60's through the 70's. They were very ambitious projects from very ambitious creative teams. They were hardly, if ever, the first album from the team like "Bat Out of Hell" was.

Magnificent! Us boomers surely had the best music EVER!!! So blessed to have been 15 when this came out! You took the words right out of my mouth.... please??? The above was my first introduction to Meatloaf. Miss you Meatloaf. I'm sure he's rocking up in heaven with so many new mates ♥️

This is The Meatloaf album to be reacting to. check out Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad, a big hit single for him.

I saw him live in the late 2000s or early 2010s. He was long past his prime at that point, but you would never have guessed it by the way he performed. He poured it all out on stage even then, and it was amazing!

I had forgotten how much I liked this album. I'm going to listen to it tonight.

He was a gentle giant but his voice was powerful, there'll never be another like him.. R.I.P Meat Loaf..

He was doing football in college and he got a bad injury! To watch him sing was magical! When he was interviewed! Listen to the songs on Bat out of he'll album! You will be amazed!

The amazing guitar work on this song is by Todd Rundgren who, according to Meat Loaf, played all guitar parts on the song, did it in one take, and took about 15 minutes to do it.

I feel as if a part of my youth died with the passing of this wonderful entertainer and genuine human being. Marvin Lee Aday (Michael) AKA Meatloaf your musical performances will live on! Thanks for the decades of memories.

LOL!! I loved your intro to this. "Big Sexy". You nailed it right on the head. He was a 300lb sex symbol, and he never knew it. He was the most beautiful man in my eyes. His allure and his charisma were like no other. You mentioned that this sounds like I Won't do That. That song was off on his Bat into Hell album. This one is on his Bat Outta Hell album. Lol. The visual similarity is fantastic. The best way to define Meatloaf is rock opera. Jim Steinman was the musical genius of their collaboration, but Meatloaf was the absolute life and soul with his amazing vocals and performances. RIP, Meat. ❤❤

Remember, the name of the whole album is also the name of this song. It's like the overture in a classical piece, and that means you'll hear bits of themes from the whole thing. That's why you heard a riff from Two Out of Three at the beginning and Paradise is paralleled here.

I love Big Sexy, too! Love your comparisons, the algorithm brought me. I think I’ll sub and stick around if you don’t mind! There are only a couple hands full of artists like him, that just had bigger possibilities than existed at the time. Another example of theatrical rock is Queen and the genius of Freddy Mercury. Pink Floyd and Roger Waters. Prince and his Revolution. But I am a lyrics person. When they break through and have just nothing else like them, that innovation and passion and their heads in the sky with the possibilities, it is life changing. Michael Jackson, Jeff Lynne and ELO. The entire album and live concerts is a story. It is greatest listened to in order.

Absolutely fantastic reaction to the Legend that will forever be Meat Loaf....well done, 👏 thanks 👍!

I've listened so many times to this song. Everytime I'm exhausted (in a positive way) when it's over. Meat Loaf manages to take me on a rollercoaster journey of my emotions, with every single song. Although they're not very often requested my favourite songs at the moment are his versions of "Martha", "Original sin", "No matter what/Home by now" and "A kiss is a terrible thing to waste".

got this album when it first came out. getting ready to go out and hang with friends on a friday night, this was what I listened to. If you want to blow away the cobwebs from a work week, this is it

Objects In the rear view mirror(may appear closer than they are) You want music lyrical and visual play this masterpiece is another level. It's a must listen

I was lucky enough to see him live a few times, his concerts were outstanding !! Everyone in the crowd were all ages and knew the lyrics to every one of The Bat Out of Hell songs and were belting out with him x x

Compare and Contrast with "Tonight at the London Palladium | Bat Out of Hell (Musical)": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zH0dygy_dxA.html (Jim and Meat put many of Jim's songs into a Musical (telling the story you keep asking about) and, much to everyone's surprise Andrew Polec and Christina Barrington did a version of this song that's as good as the original. (not a "replacement for", it's just another version that's worthy of watching along with this video (and Meat Loaf Live with the MSO version))

Love Meatloaf .. Just saw a video of Meat singing the U.S. National Anthem!! I put him up there next Whitney’s version. Omg! Love Bat Out Of Hell 🦇🦇 You gotta watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Meatloaf is featured in it ❤👄

Meat usually had oxygen or even passed out after each performance. This is before the days of synchronisation and mix n masterd you see today. This album spent over 522 weeks in the UK charts...and sold over 43 million copies R. I. P. Sir ...ill never forget your concerts ❤🎉❤

I have listened to the ending 100’s of times, saw him in concert in 96. That’s why I like watching those that never had the pleasure, discovering music I/we have known for 40 odd years. Not just Meatloaf, but he does get some of the best reactions!

When I was 16 I bought the album in 1981. I took the bus home and put the pickup on. I lay down on the sofa with the cover and lyrics on the innersleeve and started listening. It was amazing. And now, 40 years later, it is t´still amazing.

Ok. Just for record. I like watching you because you do your research. Love how you do it at end of song. If you had done your research this time. You would realize that he’s talking about a motorcycle crash and death at the very end. “The last thing I see. Is my heart still beating. BreaKing 18:54 out of my body and flying away. Like a bat out of hell”. Please do “Two out of Three” as well as “Hot summer nights”. I believe Jim does vocals in “H.S.N.”

Watch the official video for "Objects in the Rearview Mirror (May appear closer than they are)", and try holding back a tear. You can't do it unless you never lost someone.

Yes ! Love this reaction. But today is a special and very sad day. David Crosby has died. Please... Crosby ,Stills and Nash. Maybe "Guinevere" ? A whole different mood to this. They, as a group, were masters of vocal harmony. Each one of them in their own right was a master songwriter, and David Crosby wrote many great songs with them. Guinevere was one of his.

Stop apologizing. Either be aware of what you do and don't do apologizable things or man-up and just do your show...unapologetically!

This album came out in 1977 so it predates the song Anything For Love by 16 years.

Meatloaf is an amazing performer but don't forget Jim Steinman, the genius who wrote every hit he ever had. The man also wrote the soundtrack to a brilliant rock and roll movie. Check out Nowhere fast from Streets of fire

This Live performance by Peter Gabriel is awesome and a lot of fun. I would love if you could check it out. Ty "peter gabriel - in your eyes (secret world live)"

Please do his For Crying Out Loud. There's no video but you MUST listen to it. The motorcycle sound is Todd on his guitar.

I'm with you, mate. The whole song is a masterpiece, but that final section is like a religious experience.

By the way 20,000,000 records sold of Bat out of Hell in the late 70s, when that really was something!!!

Love your reaction to this. Meat Loaf was one on his own. He was the consummate live performer, and never failed to blow me away when I saw him live back in the 80's. His death was one of those that really shook me. Just a great rock and roll man, with one of the greatest tracks of all time.

You just witnessed greatness ❤❤ This man is the epitome of passion !!! RIP Meat😢

Meatloaf was an Asthmatic, the kept oxygen backstage for him between songs

I'm sure someone else had mentioned it but as impressed as your are with the instrumentation, you should know there's no sampling of any motorcycle engine in this song. It's all played on the guitar. 🎸

Why doesn’t this song get more love? 😂 I love this song. Thanks for this one

Todd Rundgren on guitar. He made all the bike sounds with just his guitar.

You need to react to "Dead Ringer for Love" it's a duet with Cher. Both of them are fantastic.

A good way to end your listening experience tonight, just listen to his wonderful voice. Tomorrow is the one year of his passing and I will be listening to him all day and crying.

The motorcycle noise was made with the guitar!

It seems you may have missed the fact that at the end of the Paradise by the Dashboard Light BOTH of them were singing. Not just him. They both wanted it over.

Meatloaf was an amazing singer and performer . there is no one else can do it like him !!

RIP Jim Steinman RIP Meatloaf Heaven certainly is rocking!

Janis and Meatloaf up in Rock and roll heaven...can you imagine it? Freaking powerhouse performers. Happy 80th Birthday Janis. Miss both so much ♥️

One of the best reactions i've ever seen

The whole album you have to listen to the other songs on this album! EPIC!

At least part of the Meatloaf mystique' is Jim Stineman. He wrote and arranged both "bat Out of Hell" and BOH2, found Meatloaf and directed him to be Meatloaf. Saying that, the man can sing, act and put on a helluva show.

They made these songs into a musical. The cast did an amazing job with the songs, but the show is (and I’m not joking) suss Peter Pan. Some of these songs were written with that in mind, but Jim Steinman didn’t get it all together until the end of his life. He REALLY liked Peter Pan. I love that cast recording, but I don’t need suss Peter Pan in my life.

The revving bike was Tod Rungen on guitar!! The whole album is a story - it's a work of genius.

This reactor does what you should do as a reactor. He listens to the song, allows himself to feel it, and gives a professional analysis of how it affected him. Thank you for your work.

The song writer, Jim Steinman plays keyboards in the video. He can best be seen at 7:41 and 9:23 . He passed away in 2021, less than a year before Meat Loaf, in 2022. It's so poignant to see both of them together in this video. They were pure greatness. RIP Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf.

Bat out of Hell was a trilogy album there is Bat out of Hell, Bat out of Hell 2 The return to Hell and Bat out of Hell 3 Monster on the loose! My opinion Bat out of Hell and Bat of Hell 2 are the best by time 3 was done meatloaf was older just anit like the 1st Bat out of Hell or the 2th Bat of Hell! check out him doing for crying out load Live with MSO!

"Bat Out Of Hell" is NOT part 2 of "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". "Bat Out Of Hell" if the 1st track on the album The songs "Bat Out of Hell"; "Heaven Can Wait"; and "All Revved Up with No Place To Go", were originally featured in Steinman's Peter Pan-inspired 1977 un-finished musical "Neverland", which was finally completed in 2018 and renamed Bat Out of Hell. Thus while "Bat Out of Hell" is part of a theme - it is completely unrelated to "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"

Good reaction my friend, but lose the "soap" when you describe these compositions. It can be called "rock opera", but calling it soap opera is inappropriate. ✌️🕊️ One of his last GREAT sessions was a duet with a younger lady named Marion Raven, called, "It's All Coming Back To Me Now". Prepare to have your mind blown again! 😊😁✌️🕊️

Meat Loaf has sung with Pavarotti. After singing in a Central Park production of Shakespeare's As You Like It in 1972, wealthy art patrons offered the 25-year-old $60,000 to train his voice and make his debut at the MET. "I went, 'No, I can't do that, because I'll wind up in prison for murder of the conductor.' I may be an opera singer, but I have the rebellious nature of a true rock and roller."

I understand Meat Loaf was great in concert. You might try John Prine, I'd suggest Bonnie Rait "Angel from Montgomery" as an introduction. He can really paint a picture with words,

When I was a kid in the '70s, my family lived uphill and through the woods from an outdoor concert venue. We could sit out on our patio and listen for free. I got to hear so many: The Allman Brothers, Blondie, Journey, Tom Petty, The Ramone, and many more, including this: Meat Loaf on the Bat Out of Hell Tour.

This is 26 years before "I won't do that" so no it's not part 2. LOL. As I mentioned before in the other vid, the girl in the video is not the actual singer. Foley gained public recognition through singing a duet with Meat Loaf on the hit single "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" from the 1977 album Bat Out of Hell.[5][6] Foley's part was recorded individually and in one take with Meat Loaf present in the room so she could sing in character.[7] Although Karla DeVito (who toured with Meat Loaf in support of the album) is featured in the music video, DeVito is lip synching to Foley's vocals.[8]

Imagine you're back in the 70's and this team shows up. Meat Loaf, Jim Steinman, and Todd Rundgren. And you've never heard anything like this before. Everything was done by order of Jim Steinman. He was the boss. BTW-Tudd Rundgren was previously producer at Apple Records (no relation to Apple Computers but they do like to sue them). At Apple Records Todd Rundgren was producer for a band called Badfinger who were probably the biggest act that Apple Records ever "discovered." Read the story of Badfinger some time. Biggest tragedy in the history of the music industry, but they were truly a great band. Jim Steinman (songwriter) plays keyboards. Todd Rundgren plays guitar motorcycle revving (on orders of Jim Steinman). Singers are Rory Dodd and Ellen Foley (although the female singer you are seeing is Karla De Vito. It's complicated). "Bat Out of Hell" was a concept album. You really need to listen to the entire story to know what they were doing.

That ending totally shows his opera training! It is absolutely appropriate to just react with "F* me!" He is just awesome. R.I.P. Jim Steinman and Meatloaf. Both of them worked with others but tbh Meatloaf wasn't as successful without Jim.

Elton and Bernie.. Meatloaf and Jim.. sometimes you just need that perfect partner to make history.. we wouldn't be talking about ANY of thg these guys by themselves

Not that anyone expects anyone to read comments on old videos, but in this case I'm going back to my youth when this album was released. We bought records on vinyl, and this song is side one song one. Paradise at the Dashboard Light is side two song one. As this song ends, those of us with the album would expect to hear the spoken word opening of the second song, "On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf...." You Took the Words Right Out of my Mouth. If you haven't done any of the others, I would ask you to react to each song in order on the album. The last song on side two was too long to be played on radio and could not be shortened. Meatloaf once said he thought it was the perfect love song, For Crying Out Loud.

This is probably the most well produced album ever. It was made when Bruce Springsteen was on hiatus from making records so they had the two best players from E. Street band, both among the top five in rock history on their respective instrument, Roy Bittan on piano and Max Weinberg on drums join them. Kasim Sulton, Roger Powell and producer Todd Rundgren from Utopia handles bass, synths and guitar respectively. Some tracks had Edgar Winter playing saxophone. Meat Loaf on lead vocals with Rory Dodd and Ellen Foley on backing vocals.

Talk about instrumentation, the motor cycle sounds were done by Todd Rundgren on the guitar

Todd Rundgren, who was crucial to this whole album even existing, on motorcycle guitar (whatever that is) for this song. Anyway, vintage rock opera from the '70s and one of my desert island albums. Thanks for playing it.

Unfortunately (but not unsurprisingly) he needed surgery on his throat after the Bat Out of Hell tour and missed the next planned album "Bad for Good" (Jim Steinman did the vocals on it instead). Meatloaf came back for the third Album but In my opinion, his voice never fully recovered. You won't hear anything quite as impressive as the ending we just heard on any later albums. However, as suggested by several other people, For Crying Out Loud, the last song on the the Bad Out of Hell album, will have you walking in and out of your room, if you can bring yourself to move at all. After listening to that (preferably after the whole album) I'm still left emotionally drained, 45 years or so since I first bought it.