by Pa Rock
Music Lover
Alexa and I had Meatloaf for breakfast yesterday, and she served it right on through lunch. And no, that Meatloaf wasn't some blue-plate special from the local diner, it was the Bat-Out-of -Hell variety. When Alexa told me before daylight yesterday that Meatloaf, the singer and actor, had died, I knew what our morning soundtrack was going to be.
I am a member of the generation that matured with the rock opera, "Bat Our of Hell," playing in the background, telling the emotional turmoil that we had gone through in becoming adults. It was great music, a one-of-a-kind road trip through a misspent youth. Every song was - and is - memorable. There were several follow-up albums which were good as well, but nothing came close to the originality and excitement of "Bat Out of Hell."
Meatloaf was also an actor, and while I have seen several of his film offerings, there was only one performance that leaped to mind - that of Eddie in he "Rocky Horror Picture Show" in which he sang and roared around the set on a motorcycle. But Meatloaf was also in many other films - supposedly sixty-five or so. National Public Radio (NPR) played a clip yesterday in which Meatloaf described himself as an actor who acted like he could sing.
Whatever else Meatloaf may have been, he was a truly original performer - and one who will be truly missed by many! Rock on, Eddie!
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