The three hundred and ninetieth album: #390 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
A big, showy rock opera base album works perfectly for me - longer, deeper tracks trying to actually tell a story through them while also having the connections between them. Bat Out Of Hell pulls it off so well - the songs feel linked, but have their own identity and stand on their own. The build and resolution in the title track works well - a great example of how it works well and could do so on stage as easily as when you're listening on headphones during work.
The other, more sensitive side gets to work as well - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad standing as a good, sensitive ballad showing off Meat Loaf's abilities as well, layering in a sensitive side without losing his power in it. It comes, of course, before the powerful Paradise by the Dashboard Light. In my mind, it's still a master piece - written so well, but also performed to perfection by two performers who gel and knowing their sketch background, making sense in the way they build the story through. It's an amazing track, but also one that's reflected through the album, and even the lesser known tracks blend it all so well.