Overall, I am liking what I am hearing from the extremely short clippets we are being teased with on Twitter. Further, I am more than thrilled that Meat Loaf has chosen to actually invite us on the journey with him.
As for what the album may or may not sound like, and coming from the angle of a person who believes that Couldn't Have Said It Better and Welcome To The Neighborhood are two of Meat Loaf's strongest albums...this seems to be shaping up to be quite a remarkable piece of work.
I will fully admit that I blocked out most of Bat Out Of Hell III. I just could not get into the project. It seemed far to "pressured" for my taste on a lot of counts. However, the stand out songs on the album (Blind As A Bat and Alive) were surprisingly not Jim Steinman tunes.
I am only speaking for myself when I say this, but I am quite glad that Meat Loaf is finally working and making another Meat Loaf album for people who appreciate Meat Loaf.
To me, the "Meat Loaf Sound" is very diverse and unique from song to song-album to album-show to show. As an artist, he is about more than just over the top theatrical rock and roll. We have seen his style change with the years. Take his live shows as a prime example, and I am going to skip around a bit, the Born to Rock Tour was very melodic and theatrical, as was the Couldn't Have Said It Better and Three Bats/Seize The Night Tours; however, tours like Just Havin' Fun, Hair of the Dog, and Casa de Carne were all about rock and roll. I am glad he is able to switch it up from time to time.
I would like to thank Meat for taking the time to let us in on the creation process of what is sure to be one amazing rock album!!!
Dave
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