Episodes
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Stage monsters, diva superspies and nicking your granny's apples! It's the end of Chat out of Hell series two!
The questions everyone wants to know this time:
- Has Jim Steinman ever actually been on a motorbike?
- Did the Shadow's catchphrase warrant being awkwardly shoehorned into a Steinman classic?
Who is the bigger villain, Meat Loaf's stage persona or the real Jim Steinman?
PLUS Sam tests out a new game in the quiz slot and realises that not everyone remembers the electronic dancehall smash hits of the 80s as well as him.
Chat out of Hell WILL RETURN on December 2nd. Be there or don't. Up to you.
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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
Bad for Good by Jim Steinman from the album Bad for Good (1981)
Bad for Good by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell 3: The Monster is Loose (2006)
Original Sin (the Natives are Restless) by Pandora's Box from the album Original Sin (1989)
Original Sin by Meat Loaf from the album Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
Original Sin by Taylor Dayne from the album The Shadow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1995) -
Sexy saxophones, stirring songs and pseudo-Steinmans! It's Chat out of Hell!
This episode we answer the key questions:
- Where did Rory Dodd get his moustache ideas?
- Where does Meat Loaf get his coats from?
- What Tripadvisor rating did Beefsteak Charlie's get?
PLUS all the usual blather, Emma gets in on the hashtag game (#pleasegiveemmaamichaelbaybudget), we accidentally create a podcast villain and we continue to plug our show at the Nottingham Comedy Festival (10th November, be there or be in the majority).
Next time! We close out series two with a warmup for the next Film Club, with Original Sin taking to the ring against Bad For Good.
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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through by Jim Steinman from the album Bad for Good (1981)
Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell 2: Back into Hell (1993)
Couldn't Have Said it Better by Meat Loaf from the album Couldn't Have Said it Better (2003) -
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Let's get down to it and talk business, ballads and bad 80s numbers inspired by the A-Team.
This episode we'll answer questions like:
- Who robbed Kermit the Frog in 1979?
- Why did Bette Middler cuss out Jim Steinman so?
- What military experience do these rock & roll mercenaries really have?
PLUS a quick anecdote about quoting Steinman and scaring people, a perfectly-justified listener complaint and the next part of the ongoing A1 Sauce saga.
Next time! Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through meets Couldn't Have Said it Better. Who will win? Definitely the first one.
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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
Heaven can Wait by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell (1977)
Heaven can Wait by Karla DeVito from the album Is This a Cool World or What? (1981)
Heaven can Wait by Bette Middler from a demo tape labelled 1972
It Goes Like it Goes by Jennifer Warnes (1979) from the soundtrack to Norma Rae
Rock & Roll Mercenaries by Meat Loaf and John Parr from the album Blind Before I Stop (1986) -
Physical impossibilities, inexplicable bagpipes and Jim Steinman trying to be sexy? Sorry. Two out of three ain't bad.
But we're not here for that! We're here for the big questions like:
Can we have some free A1 Sauce?
What's the plot of the Adam Sandler Film That's My Boy?
Seriously, can we have some free A1 Sauce?
The answers to some, all or none of those are contained within, teeing us up very nicely to go listen to Rock & Roll Mercenaries and Heaven Can Wait next time. Ooof. That's going to be a climb.
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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
Everything Louder than Everything Else by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell 2: Back into Hell (1993)
Dance in My Pants by Jim Steinman from the album Bad for Good (1981) -
A seven-minute catcall, a theme tune dashed off for an ungrateful wrestler and a horny Welsh lady making it her own! What's not to like? This episode we delve into the big questions, like:
What was Jim Steinman's refridgerator-bed really like?
How gross is that ancient hallway?
Why is Hulk Hogan such an awful man?
Once you've chewed those over we'll see you on Monday September 9th to talk about Everything Louder than Everything Else and Dance in my Pants.
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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire) by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell 2: Back into Hell (1993)
Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire) by Jim Steinman from the album Bad for Good (1981)
Hulk Hogan's Theme by the WWF All Stars from the album The Wrestling Album (1984)
Real American by Rick Derringer from the album The Wrestling Album (1984)
Ravishing by Bonnie Tyler from the album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1985) -
Chat out of Hell 2: Chat into Hell kicks off here.
We finally learn who won the cheeky bat mascot contest, Sam gets too involved in learning about A1 Sauce's "Sing For Your Beef" and we do get around to answering a few questions about I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That). Questions like:
Why does nobody know what "that" is when it's explained in the song?
Who directed this ridiculous music video?
Which famous retired Special Forces soldier cites this song as his inspiration for signing up?
CooH is back on its fortnightly release schedule so we'll see you on Monday 26th August to talk about Hulk Hogan's Theme and Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire.
The Meat Loaf ads discussed on this episode are:
Frankie and Benny's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxS0kXUPLDI
A1 Sauce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSAa9FgTBSg
AT&T GoPhone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHCk4mWtqCs
We also discussed his ad for ST1 Petrol Stations but had to cut it for time. It's an incredible visual feast though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVbFS5mYnEw
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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell 2: Back into Hell (1993)
Rapping for my Beef by Big White Seth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBvK26ogkwI) -
Chat out of Hell cruises to the end of its summer break with a special FILM CLUB edition.
Emma has been dying to watch the Steinman-soundtracked 80s teen action flick Streets of Fire for months now. And Sam has never seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
But will at least one of them regret wasting two hours on this? Almost certainly.
Chat out of Hell returns for series 2 on Monday 12th August - see you there, Loafers!
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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
Nowhere Fast by Fire Inc from the album Streets of Fire Sountrack (1984)
Hot Patootie (Bless my Soul) by Meat Loaf from the album Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack (1977) -
The Train of Love chugs us along to the end of the line. By which we mean, series one of Chat out of Hell. But there's a few more questions to answer first. Questions like:
Who knew Meat Loaf was so big into Indiana Jones fan fiction?
What do Meat Loaf and Johnny Cash not have in common?
Which major stage show based on music by Jim Steinman is touring the UK in 2025, and how excited does this make Emma?
CooH is taking a short break after this ep but will be back on the 12th August, giving a whole episode to I'd Do Anything For Love. Perhaps we'll do a little cheeky bonus something in the meantime. While you're waiting, why not tell a friend about us?
Keep your comments, reviews and arguments flying in to [email protected]
Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
I'd Lie For You (And That's the Truth) by Meat Loaf from the album Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
Train of Love by Meat Loaf from the album Braver than We Are (2016)
Hurt by Johnny Cash from the album American IV: The Man Comes Around (2003)
Big Iron by Johnny Cash from the album American IV: The Man Comes Around (2003)
Train of Love by Jim Steinman from a demo tape labelled "The Dream Engine 1972" -
Meat Loaf's sexiest song makes it to the table. Join Sam and Emma as they delive into Paradise by the Dashboard Light then Nowhere Fast, and have a stab at the real questions in life :
Which is sexier, a woman on a motorbike or a girl band?
What's the best lascivious sound you can make?
What IS a huckleberry?
Next time: We'll wind up series on in style with Loaf/Steinman's last song Train of Love and watch the dumbest music video Meat Loaf has ever made, with I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)
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Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
Paradise by the Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf from the album Bat Out of Hell (1977)
Nowhere Fast by Meat Loaf from the album Bat Attitude (1984)
Nowhere Fast by Fire Inc from the album Streets of Fire Sountrack (1984) -
In the wake of Brighton Fringe we needed some slammin' music to stir us from our lethargy. And this episode provided it in spades. It's All Coming Back to Me Now and Modern Girl gave us all sorts of nonsense to chew over:
Three different versions of one bangin' power ballad? Got it.
Two music videos about ghosts and one about filth? Sorted.
A visit with Captain Kirk to the planet where the only surviving adult is Meat Loaf? Regrettably that too.
Next time: Emma sticks with her copy of Bad Attitude as she invites us to listen to Nowhere Fast, while Sam sticks with the classics and treats everyone to a Paradise By the Dashboard Light.
Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
It's All Coming Back to Me Now by Celine Dion from the album Falling into You (1996)
It's All Coming Back to Me Now by Meat Loaf from the album Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose (2006)
It's All Coming Back to Me Now by Pandora's Box from the Album Original Sin (1989)
Modern Girl by Meat Loaf from the album Bad Attitude (1984) -
Comedians Emma Crossland and Sam Wilkinson know a bit about Meat Loaf but, as they're rapidly learning, not enough to do a review podcast. Still, they'll give it a good old go.
This episode ventures into some lovely territory as we discuss Martha and the merits of Tom Waits's original versus Meat Loaf's swelling orchestral arrangement, then we all feel a bit sick as we talk about Where the Rubber Meets the Road's horrible sexual politics.
Plus there's a bit of chat about the lovely time that Emma's just had / will be about to have going to have had on holiday and we do a plug for our show at Brighton Fringe (https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/crossland-wilkinson-tea-and-coffee-on-arrival/)
Next time we'll dive into what happens when Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman fall out as we discuss It's All Coming Back to Me Now and Modern Girl.
Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
Martha by Meat Loaf from the album Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
Martha by Tom Waits from the album Closing Time (1973)
Where the Rubber Meets the Road by Meat Loaf from the album Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995) -
The shallowest deep delve in to the works of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman continues.
Comedians Emma Crossland and Sam Wilkinson know a bit about Meat Loaf but, as they're rapidly learning, not enough to do a review podcast. Still, they'll give it a good old go.
This episode sees the pair dive into Hot Summer Night and its creepy weird opening dialogue, before getting deep into why the smoky dive bar of Midnight at the Lost and Found would never work in Britain.
The video of the man in the strange pub discussed in the opening section can be found at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=392007290481199&rdid=slF5utGyZx866PNu
Check out Mosolele, they're great! This is their Soundcloud. - https://soundcloud.com/moselele
Next time! Prepare yourselves for Meat Loaf's grim and sensitive sides as we dive into Martha and Where the Rubber Meets the Road, both from the Welcome to the Neighbourhood album.
Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
Bat out of Hell by Mosolele
You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) by Meat Loaf from the album Bat out of Hell (1977)
The Eve of the War by Jeff Wayne (monologue by Richard Burton) from the album Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds (1978)
The Muppet Show Theme by the Muppets (featuring Joanna Newsom) from the album The Muppets (Soundtrack) (2011)
Midnight at the Lost and Found by Meat Loaf from the album Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) -
The shallowest deep delve in to the works of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman begins here.
Comedians Emma Crossland and Sam Wilkinson know a bit about Meat Loaf but, as they're rapidly learning, not enough to do a review podcast. Still, they'll give it a good old go.
In this opening episode our pair cast their critical eyes over the songs Bat out of Hell and Not a Dry Eye in the House and act like they could do better.
Chat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy.
Music extracts on this episode:
Bat out of Hell by Meat Loaf, from the album Bat out of Hell (1977)
Tell Laura I Love Her by Ray Peterson (1960)
Not a Dry Eye in the House by Meat Loaf, from the album Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995)
