Meat Loaf is one of a kind rock legend. Teamed up with Jim Steinman, they forever changed the landscape of rock with the greatest rock opera of all time: "Bat out of Hell". Like his character in The Rock Horror Picture Show come to life, Meat Loaf took to the stage like... well, like a bat out of hell. His vocal range was astounding and his energy was much bigger than any frontman at the time. With fluffy shirt and handkerchief in hand, he was not your typical rockstar. "Bat out of Hell" took the world by storm, and he was an overnight sensation. It was truly a one of a kind fusion of a sound, frequently replicated since then, but rarely as good. However, in 1979, Meat Loaf was crushed by the weight of the fame, and wasn't able to get back up to that level of notoriety for over a decade. 

We are continuing our month of Inspector 34 with their bassist, Ben Kaplowitz! Ben tells us about meeting Jim and starting Inspector 34 and the time he drove around Edgar Winter! With Brad, Jon, and Jake to discuss!

Links from ep:

Inspector 34: https://inspector34.bandcamp.com/

Bat out of Hell music video: https://youtu.be/3QGMCSCFoKA

Meat Loaf doc "In Search of Paradise": https://youtu.be/cBS0T9lxeUY

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