Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell

Track Listings

1. I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

2. Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back

3. Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through

4. It Just Won't Quit

5. Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire)

6. Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are

7. Wasted Youth

8. Everything Louder Than Everything Eles

9. Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)

10. Back into Hell

11. Lost Boys and Golden Girls

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
At a certain point, bad taste and bombast becomes so excessive and so grandiose that they're no longer an easily dismissed irritation but an astonishing monument to the warped imagination. Such a monument is Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, the long-delayed sequel to 1977's Bat Out of Hell. Once again songwriter/producer Jim Steinman has isolated high-school parking-lot aphorisms and inflated them to Wagner-on-Broadway proportions, casting Mr. Loaf as a heavy-metal Ezio Pinza. Typical of the album's strategy is its big hit single, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)." Steinman piles on the guitars, drums, synthesizers, and choral voices as if he were Phil Spector producing Kiss playing the Who songbook. The rest of the album tackles the themes of teenage lust, frustration, and rock & roll fantasies in similar fashion. It's somehow beside the point to complain about the puerile lyrics, the leaden rhythms, the derivative melodies, the histrionic vocals, or the overblown arrangements. Steinman knows how to push his audience's buttons, and with Meat Loaf's help, he hits those buttons with a sledgehammer. --Geoffrey Himes --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back
Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through
It Just Won't Quit
Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire)
Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
Wasted Youth
Everything Louder Than Everything Else
Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)
Back Into Hell
Lost Boys And Golden Girls

Amazon.com

At a certain point, bad taste and bombast becomes so excessive and so grandiose that they're no longer an easily dismissed irritation but an astonishing monument to the warped imagination. Such a monument is Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, the long-delayed sequel to 1977's Bat Out of Hell. Once again songwriter/producer Jim Steinman has isolated high-school parking-lot aphorisms and inflated them to Wagner-on-Broadway proportions, casting Mr. Loaf as a heavy-metal Ezio Pinza. Typical of the album's strategy is its big hit single, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)." Steinman piles on the guitars, drums, synthesizers, and choral voices as if he were Phil Spector producing Kiss playing the Who songbook. The rest of the album tackles the themes of teenage lust, frustration, and rock & roll fantasies in similar fashion. It's somehow beside the point to complain about the puerile lyrics, the leaden rhythms, the derivative melodies, the histrionic vocals, or the overblown arrangements. Steinman knows how to push his audience's buttons, and with Meat Loaf's help, he hits those buttons with a sledgehammer. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Good music but..........2006-12-04

The music on the CD is defiantly a A Bat Out Of Hell Series Classic but the overall quality of the sound is sad; I felt as if my Bose 501 speakers had a bowl of Rice Krispies inside and as soon as I played the Bat Out Of Hell 3 their was a noticeably pleasant sound coming from the speakers;Quality!each Cd was purchased from Amazon,NEW...

For love.......2006-11-29

For some reason, people ask me - and I'm not kidding - "What is it that Meat Loaf won't do for love?"

So here's the list:

HE WON'T:

* Lie to you (and that's a fact)
* Never forget the way you feel right now, oh no, no way
* Forgive himself if you don't go all the way tonight
* Ever do it better than he does it with you (so long, so long)
* Ever stop dreaming of you every night of his life (no way)
* Forget everything and "see that it's time to move on"
* Let it all turn to dust so we'll all fall down
* Be screwing around

For those of you really curious about the inner workings of his heart and level of commitment, here's what he will, in fact, do for love...

HE WILL:

* Run right into Hell and back
* take a vow and seal a pact
* be there til the final act
* do anything you've been dreaming of
* Raise you up and help you down
* Get you right out of this Godforsaken town
* Make it all a little less cold
* Hold you sacred and hold you tight
* Colorize your life because you're so sick of black and white
* make it all a little less old
* make you some magic with his own two hands
* build you an emerald city from grains of sand
* give you something you can take home
* cater to every fantasy you got
* hose you down with holy water if you get too hot
* take you places you've never known

*all items listed are from the Meat Loaf song "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" from the album Bat Out of Hell 2

Bat 2 is great not as good as ba1 or bat 2 though.but still 5 star cd........2006-11-09

To me the first 6 songs are what make the album.After that the album gets sloppy.But the first 6 songs are an 50 minutes and something of music.And they are great songs.

Amazon rose its price.......2006-11-04

I just bought it here 1 week ago and its price was $ 6.99

"Bat Out Of Hell II" is excellent!.......2006-11-03

"Bat Out Of Hell II" is excellent! This is an excellent sequel to "Bat Out Of Hell".

Track Listing
1. I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
2. Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back
3. Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through
4. It Just Won't Quit
5. Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire)
6. Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
7. Wasted Youth
8. Everything Louder Than Everything Else
9. Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)
10. Back Into Hell
11. Lost Boys And Golden Girls

Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell (Deluxe Edition)

Average customer rating:

Worth getting just for the remastered sound.
You will love it
I'm in the Room at the Top, You're at the End of the Line
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!!!
Amazing

Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell (Deluxe Edition)
Meat Loaf
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back
Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through
It Just Won't Quit
Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire)
Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
Wasted Youth
Everything Louder Than Everything Else
Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)
Back Into Hell
Lost Boys And Golden Girls

Tracks:

Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) (single edit)
Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through (radio edit)
Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back (radio edit)
Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are (Wild
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) (longer edit)
Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back (Ty Cobb edit)
Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are (Wild
Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through (Knute Rockne edit)
Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back (1998 remix)

Amazon.com

At a certain point, bad taste and bombast become so excessive and so grandiose that they're no longer an easily dismissed irritation but an astonishing monument to warped imagination. Such a monument is Meat Loaf's Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell, the long-delayed sequel to 1977's Bat out of Hell. Once again songwriter-producer Jim Steinman has isolated high-school parking-lot aphorisms and inflated them to Wagner-on-Broadway proportions, casting Mr. Loaf as a heavy-metal Ezio Pinza. Typical of the album's strategy is its big hit single, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)." Steinman piles on the guitars, drums, synthesizers, and choral voices as if he were Phil Spector producing Kiss playing the Who songbook. The rest of the album tackles the themes of teenage lust, frustration, and rock & roll fantasies in similar fashion. It's somehow beside the point to complain about the puerile lyrics, the leaden rhythms, the derivative melodies, the histrionic vocals, or the overblown arrangements. Steinman knows how to push his audience's buttons, and with Meat Loaf's help, he hits those buttons with a sledgehammer. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Worth getting just for the remastered sound........2007-05-15

While I realize that the 1st Bat out of Hell album is regarded more highly than the 2nd album, Bat out of Hell 2: Back into Hell will always be my personal favorite of the 2 as well as my favorite Meat Loaf album of all time.

Origianlly released in 1993, this release put Meat Loaf back on top of the music world after a massive slump (especially here in the states) during the 80's in which most people had forgotten about him and written him off as a has been or a one album wonder.

Composer Jim Steinman (who also arranged everything) took over production duties on this album and it is just pure unadulterated Steinman. This is what Steinman's 1980 solo album Bad to be Good (which was supposed to be the true followup to Bat out of Hell) might have been like in terms of quality if Meat Loaf hadn't gotten strung out on drugs and lost his singing voice for a short time.

I can't really say much more positive about this album that people haven't already done on the multitude of reviews for the regular CD. Truly great music and it never fails to get me in a good mood when listening to it as well, which I can't say that about a lot of music. While the songs are very long at times, they never outstay their welcome.

Anyway, the main purpose of my review is to review the 2002 reissue (or deluxe edition) of the 1993 album.

While I had had the original 1993 CD since it came out, I was always a bit let down by the mastering job on the CD. The overall volume could have been done a bit higher and the album just lacked a certain punch in terms of the overall audio at times. This is especially surprising since by 1993 pretty much CD had completely taken over by that point and people had figured out how to properly master stuff for CD audio as well. The CD didn't sound bad per se, but it could've been done better at the same time.

This 2002 deluxe edition fixes all of the mastering issues I had by doing a 24 bit digital remastering of the album. All I can say is that my jaw was on the floor as to how much better the album sounds now. In fact, it finally sounds perfect!

the overall volume level now maxes out without having any digital clipping issues and the overall sound just sounds more vibrant with more clarity between all of the instruments/vocal parts. There is more punch to the low end as well without the mix being altered. Basically, this album now sounds absolutely perfect and this is the way the CD should have been mastered in the first place.

The 2nd CD is pretty much pointless and redundant as it just feautres edited single versions of album tracks along with some remixes. No live cuts are present which should have been included as well. I guess this is cool from a historical/completist viewpoint, but no one will ever listen to Disc 2 for the most part.

But I bought this mainly due to the remastered sound and in that respect I wasn't disappoitned. If you are an audiophile and like to have the absolute best sounding version of your favorite albums (or classic releases like this), then you owe it to yourself to upgrade to this deluxe edition if you are as big of a fan of Bat out of Hell 2 as I am.

Highly recommended!

You will love it.......2003-10-04

Mr. Himes is a great wordsmith but he knows nothing about good music. If you like Meatloaf you'll love this collection.

I'm in the Room at the Top, You're at the End of the Line.......2003-07-09

I had owned the 1993 Bat out of Hell 2 album for many years, since high school, and to this this day I can never get tired of any of the songs! Jim Steinman is a genius when it comes to grand rock bombast, and in this remastered release, the sound quality is better than ever. As far as the 2nd CD goes, I like the first couple of edited songs, especially the Radio Edited "I'd Do Anything for Love," since that was the one that hooked me to Meatloaf in the first place. Still, I'll always enjoy listening to the full 12-minute version more.

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!!!.......2003-05-03

There is nothing else in popular music that comes close to equalling this masterpiece!!!! If nothing else, BAT OUT OF HELL II: BACK INTO HELL is worth buying for the first two tracks, "I'd Do Anything Fo Love (But I Won't Do That)" and "Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back" and for "Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are". Everything about the songs is overblown but that's the point about it; the first BAT OUT OF HELL notwithstanding, there has never been anything like this in popular music before or since!!!! The songs and the sound quality are excellent, and despite being 10-12 minutes in length, "I'd Do Anything For Love..." and "Objects In The Rear View Mirror..." are worth listening to all the way through!!!! The Deluxe Edition remasters the original album while adding a bonus disc with multiple single edits and remixes of four tracks ("I'd Do Anything...", "Life Is A Lemon...", "Objects In The Rear View..." and "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through"). Go back into hell with BAT OUT OF HELL II!!!!!

Amazing.......2003-02-26

This album is one I've enjoyed for years. The soaring vocals, the different depths of music, its really an enjoyable experience. The songs stay with you long after you stop listening. There's a lot more going on musically in this one cd than any of the new artists that are out there. A must for everyone.

Average customer rating:

Good music but...
For love
Bat 2 is great not as good as ba1 or bat 2 though.but still 5 star cd.
Amazon rose its price
"Bat Out Of Hell II" is excellent!

Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell
Meat Loaf
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1993-10-26

Tracks:

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back
Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through
It Just Won't Quit
Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire)
Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
Wasted Youth
Everything Louder Than Everything Eles
Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)
Back into Hell
Lost Boys and Golden Girls

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Customer Reviews:

Good music but..........2006-12-04

For love.......2006-11-29

Bat 2 is great not as good as ba1 or bat 2 though.but still 5 star cd........2006-11-09

To me the first 6 songs are what make the album.After that the album gets sloppy.But the first 6 songs are an 50 minutes and something of music.And they are great songs.

Amazon rose its price.......2006-11-04

I just bought it here 1 week ago and its price was $ 6.99

"Bat Out Of Hell II" is excellent!.......2006-11-03

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Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell
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Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2006-12-04

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I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back
Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through
It Just Won't Quit
Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire)
Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
Wasted Youth
Everything Louder Than Everything Else
Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)
Back Into Hell
Lost Boys And Golden Girls

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For Crying Out Loud (Live)
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) (Live)

Album Description

Special deluxe three disc (two CD + PAL/Region 0 DVD) edition of Meat's 1993 sequel to the original Bat Out Of Hell. Features the digitally remastered album on Disc One, eight live tracks on Disc Two including spirited versions of all seven of the original BOOH tracks plus a bonus DVD that includes three videos plus an interview with Mr. Loaf. Universal. 2006

Album Details

The First "Bat Out of Hell" Album in 1977 was Groundbreaking in the Field of Rock. The Sequel, Arriving after 16 Years' Gestation, was Composed Again by Jim Steinman and was More Than a Match to the Original. This Specially-packaged Edition features the Complete Original Album on Cd1, Live Songs from the First "Bat Out of Hell" on Cd2 and a Dvd (Pal/Region 0) with the Promotional Videos of the Released Singles and Epk Footage, Previously Unavailable Since the Vhs Release.

Bat Out Of Hell II Back Into Hell [Japan Import]

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Bat Out Of Hell II Back Into Hell [Japan Import]
Meat Loaf
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000TC7W78

Product Description

1993, Virgin records Japan. Out of print since 1995. Original first pressing from Japan. Catalog: VJCP 28167. Total of 11 tracks.

Music Review:

Music Review

Music Review

1. I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
2. Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back
3. Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through
4. It Just Won't Quit
5. Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire)
6. Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
7. Wasted Youth
8. Everything Louder Than Everything Eles
9. Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)
10. Back into Hell
11. Lost Boys and Golden Girls