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Rock 'N' Roll Hero is a compilation drawn from Meat Loaf's 1984-1987 stint at Arista Records, during which he recorded two studio albums, Bad Attitude (1984) and Blind Before I Stop (1986), as well as the concert album Live at Wembley (aka Live, 1987). The 77-minute disc mixes up seven of the nine tracks from Bad Attitude (including the British hits "Modern Girl" and "Piece of the Action") with six of the 11 tracks from Blind Before I Stop (including the British hit "Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries"), then concludes with two songs from Live at Wembley, versions of the Bat Out of Hell numbers "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "Bat Out of Hell." This period in Meat Loaf's recording career stands as a valley in between the massive success of Bat Out of Hell (1977) and the massive comeback of Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell (1993), and it finds him working without his songwriting partner Jim Steinman. (Actually, he did record two Steinman songs on Bad Attitude, but they are the two songs from that album not included here.) On his own, sometimes contributing to the songwriting himself, he makes conventional hard rock with synth pop and Euro-disco elements, still singing in his passionate tenor. This is not the best of Meat Loaf, but it is worth hearing for fans.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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John Siegler, Acoustic Bass - Stephanie de Sykes, Background Vocal - Sarah Durkee, Composer - Sarah Durkee, Lyricist - Bob Kulick, Guitar - Steve Rance, Synthesizer - Clare Torry, Background Vocal - Alan Shacklock, Producer - Meat Loaf, Producer - Paul Buckmaster, Arranger - Mack, Producer - Mack, Mixing Engineer - Wells Kelly, Drums - Wells Kelly, Percussion - Wells Kelly, Background Vocal - Paul Jacobs, Composer - Paul Jacobs, Producer - Paul Jacobs, Lyricist - Paul Jacobs, Keyboards - Paul Jacobs, Piano - Paul Jacobs, Background Vocal - Paul Jacobs, Arranger - Femi Jiya, Engineer - Meat Loaf feat. Roger Daltrey, Vocal
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
John Siegler, Acoustic Bass - Stephanie de Sykes, Background Vocal - Sarah Durkee, Composer - Sarah Durkee, Lyricist - Bob Kulick, Guitar - Steve Rance, Synthesizer - Clare Torry, Background Vocal - Alan Shacklock, Producer - Meat Loaf, Producer - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Paul Buckmaster, Strings - Mack, Producer - Wells Kelly, Percussion - Paul Jacobs, Composer - Paul Jacobs, Producer - Paul Jacobs, Keyboards - Paul Jacobs, Piano - Paul Jacobs, Lyricist - Femi Jiya, Engineer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
John Golden, Composer - John Golden, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Meat Loaf, Composer - Meat Loaf, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Vocal
(P) 1986 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
John Siegler, Acoustic Bass - John Parr, Composer - John Parr, Lyricist - Stephanie de Sykes, Background Vocal - Sarah Durkee, Composer - Sarah Durkee, Lyricist - Bob Kulick, Guitar - Paul Vincent, Guitar - Steve Rance, Synthesizer - Clare Torry, Background Vocal - Alan Shacklock, Producer - Meat Loaf, Producer - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Paul Buckmaster, Strings - Paul Buckmaster, Arranger - Frank Ricotti, Percussion - Mack, Producer - Mack, Mixing Engineer - Wells Kelly, Drums - Femi Jiya, Engineer - Paul Jacobs, Piano - Paul Jacobs, Composer - Paul Jacobs, Keyboards - Paul Jacobs, Lyricist - Paul Jacobs, Arranger - Paul Jacobs, Producer - Zee Carling, Vocal
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Johan Daansen, Guitar - Bertl Gebhard, Background Vocal - Peter Bischof, Background Vocal - Frank Farian, Producer - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - Peter Weihe, Guitar - John Golden, Acoustic Bass - Bimey Oberreit, Background Vocal - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Eddie Schwartz, Composer - Eddie Schwartz, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Curt Cress, Drums - David Tyson, Composer - David Tyson, Lyricist - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
John Siegler, Acoustic Bass - Sarah Durkee, Composer - Sarah Durkee, Lyricist - Bob Kulick, Guitar - Steve Rance, Synthesizer - Clare Torry, Vocal - Alan Shacklock, Producer - Meat Loaf, Producer - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Paul Buckmaster, Arranger - Wells Kelly, Drums - Wells Kelly, Percussion - Mack, Producer - Mack, Mixing Engineer - Paul Jacobs, Composer - Paul Jacobs, Lyricist - Paul Jacobs, Arranger - Paul Jacobs, Producer - Paul Jacobs, Piano - Paul Jacobs, Keyboards - Femi Jiya, Engineer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Rick Derringer, Lyricist - Rick Derringer, Composer - Harry Baierl, Piano - Bertl Gebhard, Background Vocal - Peter Bischof, Background Vocal - Frank Farian, Producer - Mats Björklynd, Guitar - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - Mats Björklynd, Acoustic Bass - Peter Weihe, Guitar - Bimey Oberreit, Background Vocal - Dieter Petereit, Acoustic Bass - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Curt Cress, Drums - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
John Siegler, Acoustic Bass - John Parr, Composer - John Parr, Lyricist - Stephanie de Sykes, Background Vocal - Bob Kulick, Guitar - Steve Rance, Synthesizer - Clare Torry, Background Vocal - Alan Shacklock, Producer - Meat Loaf, Producer - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Paul Buckmaster, Arranger - Downes, Composer - Downes, Lyricist - Mack, Producer - Mack, Mixing Engineer - Wells Kelly, Background Vocal - Wells Kelly, Drums - Wells Kelly, Percussion - Paul Jacobs, Arranger - Paul Jacobs, Producer - Paul Jacobs, Background Vocal - Paul Jacobs, Piano - Paul Jacobs, Keyboards - Femi Jiya, Engineer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Johan Daansen, Guitar - John Parr, Vocal - John Parr, Background Vocal - Michael Emmig, Composer - Michael Emmig, Lyricist - Harry Baierl, Keyboards - Frank Farian, Vocal - Frank Farian, Producer - Peter Weihe, Guitar - John Golden, Acoustic Bass - Dieter Petereit, Acoustic Bass - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Mats Björklund, Keyboards - Mats Björklund, Guitar - Alan Hodge, Composer - Alan Hodge, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Guitar - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Curt Cress, Drums - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
John Siegler, Acoustic Bass - John Parr, Composer - John Parr, Lyricist - Stephanie de Sykes, Background Vocal - Bob Kulick, Guitar - Steve Rance, Synthesizer - Clare Torry, Background Vocal - Alan Shacklock, Producer - Meat Loaf, Producer - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Paul Buckmaster, Arranger - Ronnie Asprey, Saxophone - Mack, Producer - Mack, Mixing Engineer - Wells Kelly, Background Vocal - Wells Kelly, Drums - Wells Kelly, Percussion - Paul Jacobs, Arranger - Paul Jacobs, Producer - Paul Jacobs, Background Vocal - Paul Jacobs, Piano - Paul Jacobs, Keyboards - Femi Jiya, Engineer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Frank Farian, Producer - Peter Weihe, Guitar - Mats Björklynd, Drums - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - John Golden, Composer - John Golden, Lyricist - John Golden, Acoustic Bass - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Paul Christie, Composer - Paul Christie, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Composer - Meat Loaf, Guitar - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Curt Cress, Drums - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards
(P) 1986 Arista Records Ltd
Stephanie de Sykes, Background Vocal - Sarah Durkee, Composer - Sarah Durkee, Lyricist - Bob Kulick, Guitar - Steve Rance, Synthesizer - Clare Torry, Background Vocal - Alan Shacklock, Producer - Meat Loaf, Producer - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Paul Buckmaster, Arranger - Mo Foster, Acoustic Bass - Mack, Producer - Mack, Mixing Engineer - Wells Kelly, Percussion - Wells Kelly, Drums - Paul Jacobs, Composer - Paul Jacobs, Keyboards - Paul Jacobs, Producer - Paul Jacobs, Piano - Paul Jacobs, Lyricist - Paul Jacobs, Arranger - Femi Jiya, Engineer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Bertl Gebhard, Background Vocal - Peter Bischof, Background Vocal - Frank Farian, Producer - Mats Björklynd, Keyboards - Peter Weihe, Guitar - Bimey Oberreit, Background Vocal - Dieter Petereit, Acoustic Bass - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Curt Cress, Drums - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal - Pit Löw, Keyboards - John Wilcox, Composer - John Wilcox, Lyricist
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
James Richard Steinman, Composer - James Richard Steinman, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Meat Loaf, Vocal
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Bob Kulick, Guitar - Bob Kulick, Arranger - Steve Buslowe, Background Vocal - Steve Buslowe, Arranger - James Richard Steinman, Composer - James Richard Steinman, Lyricist - Amy Goff, Background Vocal - Meat Loaf, Arranger - Meat Loaf, Producer - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Alan Merrill, Guitar - Tom Edmonds, Producer - Paul Jacobs, Piano - Elaine Goff, Background Vocal
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
Rock 'N' Roll Hero is a compilation drawn from Meat Loaf's 1984-1987 stint at Arista Records, during which he recorded two studio albums, Bad Attitude (1984) and Blind Before I Stop (1986), as well as the concert album Live at Wembley (aka Live, 1987). The 77-minute disc mixes up seven of the nine tracks from Bad Attitude (including the British hits "Modern Girl" and "Piece of the Action") with six of the 11 tracks from Blind Before I Stop (including the British hit "Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries"), then concludes with two songs from Live at Wembley, versions of the Bat Out of Hell numbers "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "Bat Out of Hell." This period in Meat Loaf's recording career stands as a valley in between the massive success of Bat Out of Hell (1977) and the massive comeback of Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell (1993), and it finds him working without his songwriting partner Jim Steinman. (Actually, he did record two Steinman songs on Bad Attitude, but they are the two songs from that album not included here.) On his own, sometimes contributing to the songwriting himself, he makes conventional hard rock with synth pop and Euro-disco elements, still singing in his passionate tenor. This is not the best of Meat Loaf, but it is worth hearing for fans.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:52
- Main artists: Meat Loaf
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Camden
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) This compilation 1996 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
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