Meat Loaf Essentials

Editors’ Notes Meat Loaf's grand rock ‘n' roll epics play out like high-budget, hot-blooded theater.. With subject matter ranging from fiery odes to backseat action to the twisted metal of a breakneck highway motorcycle crash, he glides between ballads filled with weeping strings, operatic prog, and ‘50s-inspired malt shop confections. His piano-drive set pieces play with character development and explore the poignant complexities of life's most dramatic moments. Indeed, the Texas native's finest songs suggest what might've happened had Bruce Springsteen been a drama major.