<description>&lt;p&gt;Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Meat Loaf met his soulmate Jim Steinman on stage in New York and the two set about crafting the most over-the-top theatrical rock opera of an album ever produced. The only problem? No one wanted it....until everyone did. The boys get together to discuss piano prodigies, excessively long songs, and ripping 70s guitar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Patreon to continue the conversation and access 45+ bonus shows!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join our Mailing List here:&lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at &lt;a href="mailto:1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5x2yolKSBZTAz29dwY6NEf?si=ae01d3d9c6b24f99" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5x2yolKSBZTAz29dwY6NEf?si=ae01d3d9c6b24f99&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to &lt;em&gt;Bat Out of Hell&lt;/em&gt; here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6mvI80w5r78niBmwtu7RF9?si=Cn9FBvnxTMKlVenbrFw3wg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://open.spotify.com/album/6mvI80w5r78niBmwtu7RF9?si=Cn9FBvnxTMKlVenbrFw3wg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And, as promised - here's our listener supplied international playlists for you to follow: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5OLDNSruXgWeywdxmTwXJD?si=a0ab8f07c3564718" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Italy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1msEcn5zLLRmeYFCVW3ddq?si=b5435e2e13584d11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Belgium 1,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AMCATuOWY7XRqybNf9izt?si=533d4ba97d524bf4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Belgium 2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3XPAhw47fnJ5ykTGrnKPcY?si=c5b53f1dad7646fc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Thailand&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0feGQ2WIhF98dw0BvAQIFR?si=016aee36120a4d1a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sweden 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2gtsoD1nawlSgC79EPwsB0?si=a6a7aceb44d64086" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sweden 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intro music: When the Walls Fell by&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6iUot3X4FwzuZVHMQ4xh4P?si=TOpyXme9QU-Hf71jjj7_DQ&amp;amp;dl_branch=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1.125rem;"&gt; The Beverly Crushers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Outro music: After the Afterlife by&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ehOaXsBSc6eMO2fnveJU2?si=UrpyPkbrQh2AB9wQBLVbOg&amp;amp;dl_branch=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; MEGA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow our&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0M8Zb9Njt4NlJlOHjoYqFw?si=16266c89968b4b05" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; Spotify Playlist&lt;/a&gt; of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on instagram&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/thechopunlimited/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; @thechopunlimited&lt;/a&gt; AND&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/1001albumcomplaints/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; @1001AlbumComplaints&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3AThe+Chop+Unlimited&amp;amp;ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;US Merch Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLB99Y6L?customId=B075382VY7&amp;amp;customizationToken=MC_Assembly_1#B075382VY7&amp;amp;th=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;UK Merch Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next week's...</description>

1001 Album Complaints

The Chop Unlimited

The Story Behind: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell, Ep. 238

DEC 8, 202590 MIN
1001 Album Complaints

The Story Behind: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell, Ep. 238

DEC 8, 202590 MIN

Description

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Meat Loaf met his soulmate Jim Steinman on stage in New York and the two set about crafting the most over-the-top theatrical rock opera of an album ever produced. The only problem? No one wanted it....until everyone did. The boys get together to discuss piano prodigies, excessively long songs, and ripping 70s guitar.

Join us on Patreon to continue the conversation and access 45+ bonus shows!

https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints

Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints

Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at [email protected]

Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5x2yolKSBZTAz29dwY6NEf?si=ae01d3d9c6b24f99

Listen to Bat Out of Hell here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/6mvI80w5r78niBmwtu7RF9?si=Cn9FBvnxTMKlVenbrFw3wg

And, as promised - here's our listener supplied international playlists for you to follow:

Italy, Belgium 1, Belgium 2, Thailand, Sweden 1, Sweden 2

Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home

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