Chat out of Hell

Comedians Emma Crossland and Sam Wilkinson know a bit about Meat Loaf but, as they're rapidly learning, not enough to do a review podcast. Still, they'll give it a good old go.

This episode ventures into some lovely territory as we discuss Martha and the merits of Tom Waits's original versus Meat Loaf's swelling orchestral arrangement, then we all feel a bit sick as we talk about Where the Rubber Meets the Road's horrible sexual politics.

Plus there's a bit of chat about the lovely time that Emma's just had / will be about to have going to have had on holiday and we do a plug for our show at Brighton Fringe (https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/crossland-wilkinson-tea-and-coffee-on-arrival/)

Next time we'll dive into what happens when Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman fall out as we discuss It's All Coming Back to Me Now and Modern Girl.

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:
Martha by Meat Loaf from the album Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
Martha by Tom Waits from the album Closing Time (1973)
Where the Rubber Meets the Road by Meat Loaf from the album Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)

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The shallowest deep delve in to the works of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman continues.

Comedians Emma Crossland and Sam Wilkinson know a bit about Meat Loaf but, as they're rapidly learning, not enough to do a review podcast. Still, they'll give it a good old go.

This episode sees the pair dive into Hot Summer Night and its creepy weird opening dialogue, before getting deep into why the smoky dive bar of Midnight at the Lost and Found would never work in Britain.

The video of the man in the strange pub discussed in the opening section can be found at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=392007290481199&rdid=slF5utGyZx866PNu

Check out Mosolele, they're great! This is their Soundcloud. - https://soundcloud.com/moselele

Next time! Prepare yourselves for Meat Loaf's grim and sensitive sides as we dive into Martha and Where the Rubber Meets the Road, both from the Welcome to the Neighbourhood album.

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:
Bat out of Hell by Mosolele 
You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell (1977)
The Eve of the War by Jeff Wayne (monologue by Richard Burton) from the album Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds (1978)
The Muppet Show Theme by the Muppets (featuring Joanna Newsom) from the album The Muppets (Soundtrack) (2011)
Midnight at the Lost and Found by Meat Loaf from the album Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983)

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The shallowest deep delve in to the works of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman begins here.

Comedians Emma Crossland and Sam Wilkinson know a bit about Meat Loaf but, as they're rapidly learning, not enough to do a review podcast. Still, they'll give it a good old go.

In this opening episode our pair cast their critical eyes over the songs Bat out of Hell and Not a Dry Eye in the House and act like they could do better.

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:

Bat out of Hell by Meat Loaf, from the album Bat out of Hell (1977)
Tell Laura I Love Her by Ray Peterson  (1960)
Not a Dry Eye in the House by Meat Loaf, from the album Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)

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