Hits Out of Hell

Meat Loaf | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 1995)
• Original Release Date: October 3, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000029EM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,262 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You don't need to sleep on this one!, July 27, 2000

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Donald N. Hilton - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hits Out of Hell (Audio CD)

Meat Loaf is the most versatile singer/actor working today and I would feel equally thrilled watching him perform live or going with him to lunch and a football game. This cd differs from "Bat Out Of Hell" in that it is missing two songs from that one (Heaven Can Wait and For Crying out Loud) but it has 5 other songs (Read 'Em and Weep, Dead Ringer For Love, Midnight At The Lost & Found, I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us and Razor's Edge). All are great songs, but of course the ones by J. Steinman are some of the best rock songs of all time.

I guess that is why "Bat out of Hell" has done so well. If it was reissued today with a little publicity, It would go into the top 10 again.

"Paradise By The Dashboard Light" is comparable to Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" both in style and composition and both songs belong in anyone's top 10 all time rock songs.

It is rumored that "Bat Out of Hell III" is in the works and I certainly hope so as I would love to buy a new cd the same time everyone else is buying it instead of 20 years later.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's by Meatloaf. Need i say more?, July 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hits Out of Hell (Audio CD)

this album rocks it has some doubles but overall it is great. Try driving at night in summer with the windows (or even better the roof) down with this blaring out the stereo at full volume. FANTASTIC !!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great compilation for the Meat Loaf beginner, April 13, 2004

By 

Braeden P. Jeffery (Melbourne, VIC Aus) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hits Out of Hell (Audio CD)

Looking for a place to start your Meat Loaf collection? This is it. Though no-one should be without "Bat Out Of Hell", and this omits the best track from that album ("For Crying Out Loud"), it is nevertheless an ideal place to kick off your quest for Meat Loaf greatness. The five "Bat Out Of Hell" tracks that make up the majority of the album are, predominantly, the rock classics, with "Heaven Can Wait" and "For Crying Out Loud" having missed the cut. Regardless, I don't think anyone can turn down an album that contains "Bat", "Hot Summer Night", "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad", "All Revved Up" and "Paradise By The Dashboard Light".
The non-"Bat" tracks, however, are where the album really starts to show Meat's true brilliance. From "Dead Ringer" comes not only the title track but also the hit singles "Read 'em And Weep" and "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us". The latter in particular is a true highlight, a seven-minute spectacular that rips along in a brilliant combination of piano and bass.
Contributions from Meat's third and final album with Epic are also present - "Midnight At The Lost And Found" and "Razor's Edge" are both familiar to Meat Loaf fans, and are in fact two of his best tracks in general. Though "Midnight" is a hugely underrated LP, the songs from it are top notch.

I originally got the vinyl version of this, and other than a slightly different arrangement, it also contained the brilliant "Modern Girl". This track really SHOULD have appeared on the CD as well (if you read the back cover closely, you'll see that it was meant to), but it made way for "Lost Love". This track was the b-side to the 12" version of "If You Really Want To" (First single from "Midnight") and is brilliant. Though not as good as "Modern Girl", it is definitely one of Meat's better efforts and it's criminal that it missed out on an appearance on "Midnight".

All up - if you're looking to start your Meat Loaf collection, this is the ideal album with which to do it. Grab "Rock 'n' Roll Hero" while you're at it for his best stuff with Arista and you've got the ultimate combination.

SONGS OF NOTE: Dead Ringer For Love, Midnight At The Lost And Found, You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth