Bat is my favourite album too and it's deffinately the most personal and I'm not surprised that it sounds the best because if u think about it Meat and Jim had been performing the songs for a few years before they eventually got the album released so they knew them inside out and exactly what worked and what didn't plus the songs had a lot of meaning. I still feel in awe today how those two men had the determination and drive to make it big when the odds were entirely against them. In the midst of the punk and disco era, in an image centred industry Jim and Meat refused to accept no as an answer. Even when record producers were telling them people won't buy this, it'll never work they didn't give in on their dream and I thank God they didn't because we wouldn't have Bat Out of Hell if they did. Even if people aren't a Meat Loaf or Steinman fan they're story of success is still an inspiration to everyone and it makes me feel like I can achieve anything. Rock and Roll dreams really do come through.
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