Where did Meat Loaf's career begin? Not here, but it's quite close. Time for another break from Jim Steinman's zany antics as we dive into Meat Loaf's Motown past and his angry... well, not future. More recent past.

This episode we dive into Meat's first recorded album and then some shouty angry MAN ROCK from one of his later ones. And on the way, we'll answer some of the questions like:

- What does a Jesus weigh?

- How wrong is Louder Sounds's ranking of Meat Loaf albums?

- How do you make an angry young man song when you're an old man with nothing to be angry about?

PLUS a lengthy discussion on American v British reality shows and 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:

(I'd Love to Be) As Heavy As Jesus by Stoney and Meatloaf from the album Stoney and Meatloaf (1971)

Stand in the Storm by Meat Loaf from the album Hell in a Handbasket (2011)

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