Couldn't walk down the hall without hearing this freshman year of college....a classic.

Jim Steinman died less than a year ago also, who wrote most of his memorable songs.

RIP.

To this day I still have not heard BAT OUT OF HELL in its entirety. I didn't realize he released 12 albums in his career (three of them BAT OUT OF HELL related). I will always remember him fondly for his role in FIGHT CLUB.

I was into his 90s revival myself...Bat II plus Welcome to the Nieghborhood which also came out when I was in college.

These two songs from his follow up album to Bat II included a couple of solidly memorable Diane Warren power ballads written in the Steinman mold (along with Indiana Jones music video antics Patti Russo's vocal support certainly helps both of these (along with her involvement in the previous album)

A friend of my mom's had a relative who once met Meatloaf, but wasn't sure how to address him, so he just said "Pleased to meet you, Mr. Loaf!"

I also learned today that K.D. Lang refused to speak to Meatloaf -- because she was a vegan and was triggered by his moniker. (That's a true story.)

Sounds like something k.d. (lower case!) would do Paul!

Here's a really nice story --