Massive hair, massive covers and massive driving test errors, it's Chat out of Hell!

We finally get to the pinaccle of Jim's 80s output in Total Eclipse of the Heart, while Peel Out takes us to its exact middle. This time, we solve the big questions like:

- Who came up with all that nonsense in the Total Eclipse video?

- What if Bonnie Tyler ran a husky farm?

- What time does Meat Loaf's mum call him in for his tea?

PLUS an email to swell Sam's ego by proxy, some truly horrifying early lyrics from the Dream Engine (Dream Engine...Dreams...Engines...) and all the usual sundry nonsense.

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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.

Music extracts on this episode:
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler from the album Faster than the Speed of Night (1983)
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Nicki French (1994)
Si Demain...(Turn Around) by Kareen Anton and Bonnie Tyler from the album Simply Believe (2003)
Peel Out by Meat Loaf from the album Dead Ringer (1981)

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Lonely hearts, sexy motorbikes and creeeeeeeepy mirrors! It's Chat out of Hell series 3!

We start this series with a tour of Jim Steinman's weirdest monologues and take on a quadrology of loquacious nonsense. On the way we get to ask the big questions like:

- Did Jim Steinman talk like that ALL the time?

- Can we ever hear the word "please" again without shuddering?

- What is wrong with men?

PLUS a quick chat about Boost bars, various desperate demands for free stuff from big food manufacturers and a horrifying hint about the Christmas yet to come.

Chat out of Hell returns on December 16th where smash straight into Peel Out and Total Eclipse of the Heart.

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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.

Music extracts on this episode:
Love and Death and an American Guitar by Jim Steinman from the album Bad For Good (1981)
Nocturnal Pleasure from the album Nocturnal Pleasure by Meat Loaf (1981)
I've Been Dreaming up a Storm Lately from the album Original Sin by Pandora's Box (1989)
The Want Ad from the album Original Sin by Pandora's Box (1989)

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Chat out of Hell's autumn break is almost over but there's just time to squeeze in a quick round of Film Club.

We dive into Meat Loaf's first big acting role in Fight Club, then just talk mostly about the admin involved in getting men to punch each other, then enjoy 90 minutes of Alec Baldwin pretending to be invisible in the Shadow. How exciting! Probably.

Chat out of Hell returns for series 3 on Monday 2nd December - be there or don't!

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Stage monsters, diva superspies and nicking your granny's apples! It's the end of Chat out of Hell series two!

The questions everyone wants to know this time:

- Has Jim Steinman ever actually been on a motorbike?

- Did the Shadow's catchphrase warrant being awkwardly shoehorned into a Steinman classic?

Who is the bigger villain, Meat Loaf's stage persona or the real Jim Steinman?

PLUS Sam tests out a new game in the quiz slot and realises that not everyone remembers the electronic dancehall smash hits of the 80s as well as him.

Chat out of Hell WILL RETURN on December 2nd. Be there or don't. Up to you.

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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.

Music extracts on this episode:
Bad for Good by Jim Steinman from the album Bad for Good (1981)
Bad for Good by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell 3: The Monster is Loose (2006)
Original Sin (the Natives are Restless) by Pandora's Box from the album Original Sin (1989)
Original Sin by Meat Loaf from the album Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
Original Sin by Taylor Dayne from the album The Shadow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1995)

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Sexy saxophones, stirring songs and pseudo-Steinmans! It's Chat out of Hell!

This episode we answer the key questions:

- Where did Rory Dodd get his moustache ideas?

- Where does Meat Loaf get his coats from?

- What Tripadvisor rating did Beefsteak Charlie's get?

PLUS all the usual blather, Emma gets in on the hashtag game (#pleasegiveemmaamichaelbaybudget), we accidentally create a podcast villain and we continue to plug our show at the Nottingham Comedy Festival (10th November, be there or be in the majority).

Next time! We close out series two with a warmup for the next Film Club, with Original Sin taking to the ring against Bad For Good.

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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.

Music extracts on this episode:
Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through by Jim Steinman from the album Bad for Good (1981)
Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell 2: Back into Hell (1993)
Couldn't Have Said it Better by Meat Loaf from the album Couldn't Have Said it Better (2003)

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Let's get down to it and talk business, ballads and bad 80s numbers inspired by the A-Team.

This episode we'll answer questions like:

- Who robbed Kermit the Frog in 1979?

- Why did Bette Middler cuss out Jim Steinman so?

- What military experience do these rock & roll mercenaries really have?

PLUS a quick anecdote about quoting Steinman and scaring people, a perfectly-justified listener complaint and the next part of the ongoing A1 Sauce saga.

Next time! Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through meets Couldn't Have Said it Better. Who will win? Definitely the first one.

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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.

Music extracts on this episode:
Heaven can Wait by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell (1977)
Heaven can Wait by Karla DeVito from the album Is This a Cool World or What? (1981)
Heaven can Wait by Bette Middler from a demo tape labelled 1972
It Goes Like it Goes by Jennifer Warnes (1979) from the soundtrack to Norma Rae
Rock & Roll Mercenaries by Meat Loaf and John Parr from the album Blind Before I Stop (1986)

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Physical impossibilities, inexplicable bagpipes and Jim Steinman trying to be sexy? Sorry. Two out of three ain't bad.

But we're not here for that! We're here for the big questions like:

Can we have some free A1 Sauce?

What's the plot of the Adam Sandler Film That's My Boy?

Seriously, can we have some free A1 Sauce?

The answers to some, all or none of those are contained within, teeing us up very nicely to go listen to Rock & Roll Mercenaries and Heaven Can Wait next time. Ooof. That's going to be a climb.

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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.

Music extracts on this episode:
Everything Louder than Everything Else by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell 2: Back into Hell (1993)
Dance in My Pants by Jim Steinman from the album Bad for Good (1981)

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A seven-minute catcall, a theme tune dashed off for an ungrateful wrestler and a horny Welsh lady making it her own! What's not to like? This episode we delve into the big questions, like:

What was Jim Steinman's refridgerator-bed really like?

How gross is that ancient hallway?

Why is Hulk Hogan such an awful man?

Once you've chewed those over we'll see you on Monday September 9th to talk about Everything Louder than Everything Else and Dance in my Pants.


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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.

Music extracts on this episode:
Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire) by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell 2: Back into Hell (1993)
Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire) by Jim Steinman from the album Bad for Good (1981)
Hulk Hogan's Theme by the WWF All Stars from the album The Wrestling Album (1984)
Real American by Rick Derringer from the album The Wrestling Album (1984)
Ravishing by Bonnie Tyler from the album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1985)

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Chat out of Hell 2: Chat into Hell kicks off here.

We finally learn who won the cheeky bat mascot contest, Sam gets too involved in learning about A1 Sauce's "Sing For Your Beef" and we do get around to answering a few questions about I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That). Questions like:

Why does nobody know what "that" is when it's explained in the song?

Who directed this ridiculous music video?

Which famous retired Special Forces soldier cites this song as his inspiration for signing up?

CooH is back on its fortnightly release schedule so we'll see you on Monday 26th August to talk about Hulk Hogan's Theme and Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire.

The Meat Loaf ads discussed on this episode are:

Frankie and Benny's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxS0kXUPLDI
A1 Sauce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSAa9FgTBSg
AT&T GoPhone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHCk4mWtqCs

We also discussed his ad for ST1 Petrol Stations but had to cut it for time. It's an incredible visual feast though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVbFS5mYnEw


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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.

Music extracts on this episode:
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell 2: Back into Hell (1993)
Rapping for my Beef by Big White Seth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBvK26ogkwI)

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Chat out of Hell cruises to the end of its summer break with a special FILM CLUB edition.

Emma has been dying to watch the Steinman-soundtracked 80s teen action flick Streets of Fire for months now. And Sam has never seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

But will at least one of them regret wasting two hours on this? Almost certainly.

Chat out of Hell returns for series 2 on Monday 12th August - see you there, Loafers!

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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.

Music extracts on this episode:
Nowhere Fast by Fire Inc from the album Streets of Fire Sountrack (1984)
Hot Patootie (Bless my Soul) by Meat Loaf from the album Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack (1977)

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