Episode Info
Synopsis
The story of the making of Bat Out Of Hell is told here featuring interviews with Meat Loaf, composer Jim Steinman, producer Todd Rundgren and others associated with the making of the album. Jim Steinman recalls how the Bat Out Of Hell project first came into fruition, and how a teenage obsession of his to write the ultimate ‘car crash song’ led to the creation of one of rocks most recognisable anthems. Record producer Todd Rundgren reveals how Bat Out Of Hell was viewed as damaged goods when it was eventually released, and how the music critics met it with indifference. Meat Loaf remembers the early days spent touring that often left him at the point of collapse due to physical exhaustion, so determined was he that Bat Out of Hell would become a success.
a fun watch