Overrated Albums IV: Bat Out of Hell - Comments Page 2

On a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? Hell, no.

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  • 26 - Eric Olsen

    Apr 29, 2005 at 10:41 pm

    and he has a great gospel/pop-rock voice - he just hasn't done much with it other than this

  • 27 - mfj

    Apr 30, 2005 at 2:57 pm

    Forget Meatloaf. I knew he was wack even back in the 70's. Back then I was listening to Earth, Wind & Fire, Santana, Elton John, the Eagles, Al Green (and still am, incidentally). Then again, I wasn't sniffing glue so..

  • 28 - Mark Sahm

    Apr 30, 2005 at 3:48 pm

    His name is Robert Paulson. His name is Robert Paulson. :o)

  • 29 - Victor Plenty

    Apr 30, 2005 at 10:32 pm

    Holy Young Goodman Brown, Batman!* Rockin' post, Michele. Guess I'm fortunate to spend almost zero time at bars or weddings these days. Not sure I could cope with such bizarre scenes as you describe.

    (*Note for those who don't read as voraciously as I sometimes do: "Young Goodman Brown" is a classic short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Michele's account of the wedding re-enactment of "Paradise..." is eerily reminiscent of Hawthorne's frightening tale. And yes, I had to Google before I could remember the title.)

  • 30 - Yvonne Capel

    Aug 03, 2005 at 1:12 pm

    I think meatloaf is the greatest man alive he rocks my world. I would love to meet him one day as if that will ever happen I guess Im gonna have to keep dreaming on I guess. If anybody gets this message I want meatloaf to reply to my email address [edited]
    See ya around love Yvonne Capel(Angel)

  • 31 - Yvonne Capel

    Aug 03, 2005 at 1:31 pm

    Here I am again this a real bad habit Ive got on the the go now but anyway my friends call me "Angel" so u can call me that if u like but I am so imspired by meatloaf and Jim Steinman man they are like chalk and cheese. They blend well together not the chalk and cheese cos that would just be disgusting. Sometimes I wonder what the hell is he singin about. He is just the coolest guy in town!!!

  • 32 - m00

    Aug 09, 2005 at 11:58 am

    The album sold 26 million copies

    [edited]

  • 33 - m00

    Dec 27, 2005 at 7:27 am

    Don't edit my post [Deleted. Er, welcome m00. I'm the Comments Editor around here, which means I get to decide what gets edited. You may care to check out the BlogCritics' Official Comments Policy. Comments Editor.]

    Like I said the album sold 26 million copies and paradise by the dashboard light earned its place in the hall of fame for music

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  • 34 - uao

    Dec 27, 2005 at 7:29 am

    Hi, Meat.

  • 35 - ffffyf

    Dec 30, 2005 at 4:25 am

    urrrgh, i hate meatloaf. His music sucks and hes fugly

  • 36 - m00

    Jan 02, 2006 at 1:39 pm

    Lol deleted
    You're such a fucker.
    The fact still remains, the autor of this article has a big cock up his ass and really needs to remove it before trying to use the internet again and writing shit like this

  • 37 - Cromely

    Jul 22, 2006 at 3:04 am

    I love this album. It's over the top and proud of it.

    Every time I go on a road trip, this is the first album in the CD player. In a previous life, I manager to wear out two tapes of it.

    Paradise has shown up at a wedding I've been to, and I'm not afraid to admit I took center stage with the microphone before my voice finally disappeared from too much wacky dnacing and Jack&Coke.

    But the best song on the album is still 2 out of 3 Ain't Bad

    "You've been cold to me so long
    I'm cryin' icicles instead of tears"

    And...

    "You're lookin' for a ruby in a mountain of rocks
    But there ain't no Coup De'ville
    hidin' at the bottom
    of a Cracker Jack box"

    Classic.

  • 38 - m00

    Dec 19, 2006 at 12:34 pm

    Finally someone with some common sense

  • 39 - Frank

    Aug 20, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    Don't be jealous Michele, it's not Meat's fault you failed at life

  • 40 - Colton Cerny

    Oct 05, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    Why does everyone compare Meatloaf to Springsteen? Meatloaf's Bat Out Of Hell is NOTHING like Bruce Springsteen other than the fact that much of it is piano and sax driven. Yes, the album uses the "wall of sound" approach just like Born To Run but come on guys.. this is the sound track to a musical. It's absolutely packed full of cliches, in both the compositional and lyrical sense. I feel like the songs on Bat Out of Hell are not even meant to be taken seriously. They are just toe tappers glamorizing/satorizing the life of a typical "rebellious teenager"

  • 41 - Jos

    Nov 04, 2009 at 3:44 am

    Your face isn't meant to be taken seriously

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