Meat Loaf - The Very Best of Meat Loaf
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Free Music Review: Truly The Best Of Meatloaf
Hit: 4 Stars
The one thing that the music industry isn't lacking for are CD collections and retrospective "BEST OF" discs from Meatloaf. There is everything from "Hits From Hell" to a 2-CD live set "limited edition" not to mention the plethora of import CD compilations.However, with all of that said, "The Very Best of Meatloaf" is the best of the lot, both from a quality and content perspective. This collection has ALL of Meatloaf's hits, near-misses, and "cult" favorites (and you can't beat the discounted pricing for this 2 CD set, either). There are also some cuts from Meatloaf's "non-Steinman" albums from the 80's that were not so successful such as "Modern Girl" and "Midnight From the Lost and Found". One missing recording that I would have liked to have seen in this collection is Meat's rendition of Chuck Berry's "Promised Land".
Also included is "Dead Ringer For Love" from his 1981 album which is another Steinman original with Cher taking the female lead. This was not commercially successful, but still one of my personal favorites.
For the casual fan, this is the only Meatloaf CD that you'll need to have in your collection (this collection has 5 of the 7 tracks from the classic 1977 "Bat Out of Hell" album).
For the connoisseur of Meatloaf, 3 additional Steinman songs ("A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste", "Is Nothing Sacred", and "Home By Now/No Matter What") plus a remixed version of "Life Is A Lemon" (which actually sounds different than the original) justifies the purchase. If "A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste" sounds familiar, you may recall hearing the last portion of this song ("Tire Tracks and Broken Hearts") during Meatloaf's VH1 Storytellers. The problem with VH1 was that they never announced the song and never played in it's entirety. It's worth listening here.
Steinman's collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber ,makes for an interesting combination of musical talent. These tracks seem sub-par at first listen, but they grow on you with multiple plays.
Highly recommended.
Free Music Review: Classics Repackaged with 3 new songs
Hit: 4 Stars
This album is pretty much a career retrospective on Meat Loaf, and the choices of songs are obviously the hits. You get a lot off both BAT OUT OF HELLs, and some selected tracks off the other albums. Interestingly there is an alternative mix of "Life is a Lemon", and it makes that song sound better! Not that anything was wrong with the original, but it's nice to hear it redone and re-vamped a little. There are only three new songs which makes the package a little pricey if you are a fan and own the other CDs. "Home By Now/No Matter What" and "A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste" are both from Jim Steinman's collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Weber -- the ill-fated "WHISTLE DOWN THE ROAD". Meat Loaf proves that he probably could have saved the show with a LOT of emotion put into the tracks. Meat Loaf seems to work the best with Jim, and seems like anytime either of them forgets that you get something like these tracks to remind you. The third new song is "Is Nothing Sacred", and it is a straight-forward song that seems like a nice B-side. It's a catchy tune that fits right in with the rest of the material. There is a text feature on the CD, so anybody with the right CD player should see the titles of the songs pop up on their display (a neat feature). Also if you are a sound freak... this is the best way to get a remastered version of your BAT OUT OF HELL favorites. Those tracks are digitally remastered, so they have never sounded clearer and they record to tape better than previous issues of that album. My only beef is I'm a fan, and I've heard all of this before except the remix and the three new songs. How long do we have to wait for a CD with all-new material? Meat Loaf is a great artist, and I hope he decides to go back in the studio very soon. Until then we can use this CD to recall his glory days -- past and present!Free Music Review: Meat
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a really great compilation of music..all the hits are here, "I Would Do Anything For Love", "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", "Two Out Of Three Aint Bad", "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth"(Steinman paints the perfect picture of first love) "I'd Lie For You And That's The Truth"(surprisingly obscure considering it cracked the top 20), "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through", and "Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are". There is also a minor chart entry included in "Not A Dry Eye In The House", and some classic album tracks, "Bat Out Of Hell", "Heaven Can Wait", "Dead Ringer For Love"(featuring Cher), "Midnight At The Lost And Found", and "Modern Girl". The best thing about buying this compilation is track one of the first disc, a new song penned by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Jim Steinman called "Home By Now/Now Matter What", all I can say is wow..it is simply brilliant. It could easily be one of the best songs I have ever heard. Some other things this collection has going for it are two other new tracks, and a rocking remix of "Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back". This compilation is just about perfect, I could do without the tracks from the period between the two "Bat Out Of Hell" albums, but their inclusion makes it a bit more comprehensive. With Meat's powerful voice and Steinman's witty, yet heartfelt images, how could you go wrong??Free Music Review: a hell of a compilation!
Hit: 4 Stars
I first came across meatloaf in 1993 when I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE BUT I WON'T DO THAT hit the charts...i was blasted away by the rich orchestration and beautiful lyrics...did not know that Jim Steinman was the man behind it all. Since then i took a closer hear to all of the following singles that have been released by meatloaf and was never disappointed. When this compilation was released I finally got the chance to have all of my favourites rolled into one box: the beautiful and haunting OBJECTS IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR MAY BE APPEARING CLOSER THAN THEY ARE, the Diane Warren tune NOT A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE (how powerful was that video, anyway?!!!) and the rock anthem LIFE IS A LEMON. I guess if you do not own any Meatloaf album as I do, this is your best bet if some grand rock is what you are looking for...Free Music Review: A greatest Hits collection for die hards
Hit: 4 Stars
This is the first greatest hits collection that should be purcased only by true fans.The reason 3/4 of the songs come from 2 cds -BOH and BOH2- if ur a casual Meat fan u might just as well by those two cds.The collection leaves out songs like all revved up and crying out loud(From BOH)and wasted youth(from BOH2) and instead u have Midnight at the lost and found. If u ever listed to For crying out loud and Midnight at the Lost and found one after another u would relize they made a terible mistake.The true value of this collection lies in the three new songs especially A Kiss is a Terible Thing to Waste and Is Nothing Sacred. Also notable is Modern Girl from the rare cd Bad attitude(Meat's most under rated work)