If your Dad was my age, the Bat out of Hell album was the soundtrack to his senior year of high school.
My dad was probably about 50 then. He played many instruments and sang solos at church, so I just always guessed that Meat Loaf must be a great musician as the reason why my father liked him, especially considering the name of that album. Hopefully Meat Loaf found The Lord himself, and prayers to his family.