"Bat Out of Hell" -- Meat Loaf's Premier Album and It's Implications in Rock n Roll

Click HERE to Take the Quiz As another way for my audience to interact with the album, "Bat Out of Hell", I have generated a published "Personality Quiz" called "Which "Bat Out of Hell" Song Are You?". The "personality types" are assigned based on how I view the aesthetic of the song in comparison to the questions designed to lead to one "personality" or another. The questions/answers/outcomes are more or less arbitrary, only holding value in my own aesthetic placement. The "outcomes" are intentionally sarcastic, young-spirited, etc. because I wanted to take advantage of the form "Personality Quiz" and make it young-spirited, such as ones you may find on facebook. I hope you enjoy my quiz, feel free to comment below your outcome.

1.  Bat Out of Hell 2.  You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth 3.  Heaven Can Wait 4.  All Revved Up With No Place to Go 5.  Two Outta Three Aint Bad 6.  Paradise By The Dashboard Light 7.  For Crying Out Loud

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I preface the rest of the material on the blog by saying that I have a personal attachment to the album at hand: "Bat Out of Hell" by Meat Loaf holds great nostalgic importance to me. As a kid, my mother and I would listen to this album quite often, and so at an early age (earlier than to really know what I was singing about) I learned the lyrics to the majority of the album. When I listen to the album, I long to be with my mother. My mother was also introduced to the album by hers, meaning that the album has been a long time favorite in my family, and thus is packed with meaning for me personally. The phenomena occurring here is what drew me into this album for critical analysis. There is more going on here, for me, than just the music: I am experiencing generational nostalgia for an album that, without the nostalgia making its way down to me, I might not have ever heard of or paid attention to. After reading some critical context for the album, I was sold. I was officially ...