You and I talked about Meatloaf sounding tired and like he's losing his voice on the new CD.
Well, of course Billboard Magazine had to shock the hell out of me by basically giving the album a big thumbs up. Now I gotta give it a third listen and see if I missed something.
But I thought his LAST CD, "I Couldn't Have Said It Better" was AWESOME. This one seems like a letdown to me. None the less, here's the review...
You can pretty much count on Meat Loaf to taste the same. As expected, "Bat Out of Hell III" plays out like a cinematic movie score, with 14 melodramatic, heavily orchestrated tracks that run forever. "Seize the Night" is the most daring, a temerarious crash test of violins, timpani and electric guitar that sounds like the bastard child of Styx and John Williams.
"The Monster Is Loose" is a straight-ahead rock'n'roll tantrum, his cover of Celine Dion's "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is surprisingly poignant, and "What About Love" is so theatrical that you can practically see a Broadway banner beaming overhead.
Amid all the pomp and circumstance, Loaf delivers an album fans are going to love. Best, 29 years after "Bat I," he still sounds like he's having the time of his life. —Chuck Taylor
"Cover of Celine Dion's" ?!!! "COVER" ?! "CELINE DION's"?!
You know this is one of my biggest pet peeves. This jerk obviously doesn't know what he's talking about, so I don't know how seriously I would take his review.
"Celine Dion's" Hmph!
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"Tell me, does it move you, Does it soothe you, Does it fill your heart and soul with the roots of rock & roll? When you can't get through it you can listen to it with a 'na na na na', Well I've been there before" -"Been There Before" by Hanson
"CELINE DION's"?! 
