Meat Loaf's album Bat Out of Hell sold a billion copies, or less, when it hit in 1977.
His follow-up Bat Out of Hell II (Back Into Hell) took about 16 years to hit, and although it hit #1 on the charts, the total sales were about a third of the original album.
Third song on the "II" album is Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through. At 5:51 long, it's a bit short by Meat Loaf standards. If you are listening to it during a workout, you might find it to be as great as I have. The beat is perfect for me on the elliptical machine; keeping time to the beat registers 112 steps/minute on the machine's panel, and that gets my heart rate up to ~128.
That's perfect enough, but that isn't all.....the lyrics are upbeat, Meat's voice is (as I have written elsewhere*) glorious, and the saxophone solo halfway through is Clarence Clemons-worthy.
Having to tape-loop it to get me through 20 minutes on the elliptical is a small price to pay.
*See June 1, 2020 blog post "Meat Loaf"
Waiting to see a post from you about his untimely death. Can't believe I'd never heard of Meatloaf. Guess I'm a disco girl. Even Mike heard of Meatloaf (sigh). RIP Meatloaf.
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