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1999-01-011h 0m

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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."

Directors
Bob Smeaton

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Meat Loaf

    Meat Loaf

    Self

  2. Karla DeVito

    Karla DeVito

    Self - Backing Vocalist

  3. Ellen Foley

    Ellen Foley

    Self - Backing Vocalist

  4. Jim Steinman

    Jim Steinman

    Self

  5. Todd Rundgren

    Todd Rundgren

    Self - Record Producer and Musician

  6. Max Weinberg

    Max Weinberg

    Self - Drummer

  7. Rory Dodd

    Rory Dodd

    Self - Backing Vocalist

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Original Language
English
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Keywords
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