Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell 3: The Monster is Loose CD Review

It’s hard to believe that one of rock’s original masterpieces was released in 1977. The master of the microphone was an overweight talented musician/actor from Texas with a very unlikely name: Meat Loaf. The groundbreaking album was titled, “Bat Out Of Hell.” The release composed by master wordsmith Jim Steinman contained the staple jukebox favorite, “Paradise By The Dashboard Light,” as well as the tear jerking “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad,” and in my estimation one of the best rock songs ever “For Crying Out Loud.” It didn’t matter where you were from or where you were going, if you happened into a bar in the late 1970’s (and still today) or karaoke (help us) you were bound to hear Meat’s voice loud and clear ringing the bridge of “Paradise.” 

What many people may not realize is, “Bat,” has become the third largest selling album of all time, behind Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” and The Eagles “Greatest Hits.” To this day, it continues to sell a million cd’s a month. Though Meat Loaf had released many cd’s after the original “Bat,” it wasn’t until 1993, and his re-teaming with Steinman, that together they made history again. The release: “Bat Out Of Hell 2: Back Into Hell.” 

This was the first time in Meat illustrious career that he released a number 1 song “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), that subsequently hit the coveted number one position in 28 countries around the world. Also for his passionate heartfelt effort, he won a Grammy Award for “Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance” for the song. Combined record sales for “Bat,” and “Bat 2” has exceeded 52 million copies to date.