Hi all ,
I was just reading a review on couldnt have said it better from who magazine in Australia and cant find a link to post so will type out for you its not that good.
There is good photo of him with the captions Could Do Better:Meatloaf is overcooked and half- Baked.
Then the article reads word for word
MeatLoaf
Couldnt have said It better
Polydor\Universal 57 min
Poor old MeatLoaf has been trying to emulate Bat out Of hell ever since it came out in 1977. And as it sold 30 million copies and became the third Best selling album of all time why wouldnt he?
The problem is that Hell writer - producer Jim steinman has been replaced by a decidedly motley crew including Nikki Sixx from Motley Crue , Tunes by the meter workhorse Dianne Warren , and Kevin Griffin from post grunge wannabes Better Than Ezra. They desperately try to emulate the old mix of Hormone-soaked rock bluster and breast-beating balladry, but end up sounding anything from overwrought. ( "Love you out Loud") to over familiar("Did I say That" is a badly retouched "two out of Three aint bad")Only stephen Trask who wrote the music for the film Hedwig and the angry inch, manages a slice off the old loaf with a 1970s rock rumble called "tear me Down". The rest goes to hell....
Sorry its long but I had to share this evil review
Adam