Meat Loaf : Bat Out Of Hell

Michael Lee Aday

(born Marvin Lee Aday;)

 (September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), 

known professionally as 

Meat Loaf

was an American

 singer and actor. 

He was known for his 

powerful, 

wide-ranging voice

 and

 theatrical live shows. 

His Bat Out of Hell 

album trilogy

Bat Out of Hell

(1977), 

Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell 

(1993), 

and 

Bat Out of Hell III: 

The Monster Is Loose

(2006) 

has sold more than

 100 million records worldwide, 

making him one

 of the best-selling

 music artists of all time.

The first album

 stayed on the charts 

for over nine years 

and is one of the

best-selling albums

 in history, 

still selling an

 estimated

 200,000 copies

 annually

Despite the commercial success of 

Bat Out of Hell 

and

Bat Out of Hell II: 

Back Into Hell,

 and earning a 

Grammy Award

 for Best Solo

 Rock Vocal Performance 

for the song

 "I'd Do Anything for Love", 

Meat Loaf 

experienced some difficulty

 establishing a

 steady career

 within the United States. 

However,

 his career still saw 

success due to his 

popularity in Europe,

 especially in 

the United Kingdom

 and Ireland. 

He received the 

1994 Brit Award

in the United Kingdom

 for best-selling album

 and single, 

and was ranked 23rd

 for the number of weeks

 spent on the

 UK charts in 2006.

 He ranks 96th 

on VH1's 

"100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".

Meat Loaf 

also acted in over 

50 films and television shows, 

sometimes as himself 

or as characters

 resembling his stage persona. 

His notable film roles 

include Eddie

 in 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

(1975), 

Dennis the bus driver

 in Spice World

(1997), 

and

 Robert "Bob" Paulsen, 

a cancer patient,

 in Fight Club

(1999).

he also appeared

 in the musical 

Hair, 

both on 

and Off-Broadway.

David Bowie : Santiago, Chile, Estadio Nacional, 09/27/90

WE ALL KNOW
MAJOR TOM'S A JUNKIE
STRUNG OUT IN HEAVEN'S HIGH
HITTING AN ALL TIME LOW

The Eagles : The Long Run

SOMEBODY'S GONNA 

HURT SOMEONE

BEFORE THE NIGHT

 IS THROUGH

Boston : Third Stage

I'M GONNA TAKE YOU

BY SUPRISE 

AND MAKE YOU

REALIZE

Styx : Grand Illusion Tour Auditorium Theatre, Chicago IL 09/23/77

I LOOK TO THE SEA 

REFLECTIONS IN THE WAVES 

SPARK MY MEMORY

SOME HAPPY 

SOME SAD

I THINK OF CHILDHOOD FRIENDS

AND THE DREAMS WE HAD

Granicus : Granicus (Expanded Edition)

THE ONLY REASON

I SING MY SONG AT ALL

TO FIND SOME SPIRIT

 WITHIN ME

THAT'S BEEN LONG GONE..

Joan Jett : The Hit List ...and More

 Joan Jett

 (born Joan Marie Larkin)

 (September 22, 1958)

 is an 

American singer, 

songwriter, 

guitarist, 

businesswoman, 

and actress. 

Often referred to as the

 "Godmother of Punk", 

she is regarded as a

 rock icon

 and an 

influential figure

 in popular rock music.

Jett 

co-founded

 and performed with 

The Runaways

 from 1975 to 1979, 

with whom she

 released four albums. 

After their dissolution, 

she recorded 

her debut album 

and brought it to 

several record labels 

with producer 

Kenny Laguna, 

all of whom

 rejected her. 

As a result, 

she formed her own

 independent record label

 Blackheart Records 

with Laguna. 

Pink Floyd : Hollywood Bowl 09/22/72

MONEY

SO THEY SAY

IS THE ROOT

OF ALL EVIL TODAY

Cheap Trick : Dream Police (Expanded Edition)

YOU KNOW THAT

TALK IS CHEAP

AND THOSE

RUMORS AIN'T NICE

AND WHEN I FALL ASLEEP

I DON'T THINK 

I'LL SURVIVE THE NIGHT

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers : Gainesville, FL, 30th Anniversary Concert, 9/21/06

BABY, YOU COME KNOCKIN'

ON MY FRONT DOOR

SAME OLD LINE 

YOU USE BEFORE

AC/DC : Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Australian Version ..and More)

JUST RING

36-24-36,

I LEAD A LIFE 

OF CRIME..

The Doors : EUROPEAN SON 1968 (Stockholm 09/20/68)

WHEN THE MUSIC'S OVER

TURN OUT THE LIGHTS

TURN OUT THE LIGHTS