Bat out of Hell III

This is not a bad album, but I question its worthiness of a "Bat out of Hell" title.

Firstly, the good: An excellent rendition of "Its all coming back to me now" - which is performed very powerfully. The Steinman songs on Bat III are not too bad either, with Meat Loaf finally doing "Bad for Good" - originally written for him in 1981. Brian May from Queen provides the guitar genius behind this one. "Seize the Night" is an unmistakeable Steinman set piece - and Meat does it justice. This song dramatically weaves in various themes from other Bat Albums, and is a very worthy 9:46 .

Unfortunately, most of the non-Steinman tracks are disappointing, starting with the title track: "The Monster is Loose". This song is heavy on guitar but light on soul and depth - it lacks the narrative and melodrama that we have come to expect. Other songs written by Motley Crue's Nikki Stixx, are also lightweight. Although a Steinman song, written for the Batman Musical, I found "In the land of the Pigs, the Butcher is King" to be particularly uninspiring, both lyrically and melodically.

So all in all, I'm a little disappointed with the Album - I think Bat out of Hell albums really should be purely Steinman's work. The sanctity of the holy Meat-Steinman pair should not be tainted.

See the Wikipedia Article here: http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_out_of_Hell_III:_The_Monster_Is_Loose