Word: albums
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...years later, what exactly is the motivation for “Bat out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose”? The album was originally scheduled to be released without the aid of long-time Meat Loaf partner and composer, Jim Steinman, who also owns the “Bat Out of Hell” trademark. Steinman’s refusal to sell the trademark led to a battle of words and an eventual lawsuit by Meat Loaf, who accused Steinman of attempting to hold up the release through “blackmail and a hold...
...third track on the album is Meat Loaf’s “original” rendition of the Celine Dion hit “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.” Written by Steinman in 1983, the song was shelved in favor of “I Would Do Anything for Love” until Dion made it her own. Meat Loaf adds absolutely nothing to a song we should never have to hear again anyway...
Finally, buried 12 songs into the album, the real Meat Loaf of my childhood reappears. “Seize the Night” features the beautiful choir orchestration, strings, and the kind of spot-on vocals that used to make cleaning my room that much more enjoyable. Sadly, it all ends very quickly, and listeners are left with two more dull tracks...
Deftones, or just tone deaf? True to form, the Deftones toy with disparate musical styles, continuing to reject the established rock archetypes to mixed success on their sixth album, “Saturday Night Wrist...
...track to the next, and even within the tracks themselves, lead singer Chino Moreno and his bandmates switch back and forth between heavily distorted hard rock intensity and near-electronic blissfulness. This being so, no matter what your music tastes are, you will likely enjoy half of this album...