We open every episode of Chat out of Hell by asking "what is this" and it's never been more apt. Two baffling track choices hit the table today as we interrogate some of the shortest and least interesting songs in the Loaf / Steinman catalogue. We do learn a few things on the way, though. Things like:

- What do Jim Steinman and Giuseppe Verdi have in common?

- How long is 45 seconds? Is it 66 seconds?

- What's cooler than Gene Pitney?

PLUS a conversation about merch, a listener isn't sure how young we sound and assorted sundry nonsense. The live video of 45 Seconds Emma mentions is here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8VML3nVXgs.

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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:

45 Seconds of Ecstasy by Meat Loaf from the album Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1996)

Requiem Metal by Pandora's Box from the album Original Sin (1989)

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