Meat Loaf

Bat Out Of Hell

Sounds Like Poop

Review Score:

(2/10)
Buyer beware!

This is without question a "must have" album for every serious rock-and-roll CD library but - omg - do *not* spend even one penny buying the old, original version of this CD unless (1) you already have the 2001 digitally remastered edition and (2) have somehow cultivated a need to know the difference between the two.

The sonics of the original "Bat Out Of Hell" CD is unlistenably pathetic, brittle, and harsh - most likely due to the use of p**s poor source tapes and equalization intended for producing vinyl LPs - not CDs - a common practice in the 1980s when CDs were rushed to market in order to meet the public's demand for digital versions of its favourite recordings - after all, digital is better, right? Not necessarily - and *definitely* not in the case of this classic album.

I was *so* glad to finally see this album reissued in digitally remastered form (with 2 bonus tracks) in 2001. I keep my old, original CD around though as a prime reminder of how far the music industry will go to sell utter (...) at full price to blindly faithful, unsuspecting people every time a new audio technology appears with a reputation of being the best that's ever been.

As for the *music* contained herein, you'll be hard-pressed to find anything better. ***** (5 stars easy)

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