Welcome To The Neighborhood Music Cd

Meat Loaf - Welcome To The Neighborhood

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Welcome to the Neighborhood      Artist : Meat Loaf      List Price : $7.98 USD        Your Price : $7.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2002-11-19      Studio : Mca Special Products      Label : Mca Special Products      Avg. Customer Rating : (27 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Welcome To The Neighborhood      Meatloaf - Dianne Warren Unleashes Her Hit Making Wrath Upon Meat      Rating:      After the surprising success of the Bat II album, Meatloaf was back on top playing to huge crowds around the world. For his follow-up album Meat would move away from the Bat concept and also sever most his ties to Jim Steinman (who only writes two songs on this disc). In Steinman's place are several collaborators including cliché ridden hit maker Diane Warren and Sammy Hagar among others. The result is a very average Meatloaf album. Nothing here is horrible, but there is not a lot that stands out either. The albums single I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth) is almost a remake of I Would Do Anything For Love from the Bat II album. It is ok, but we have been down this road before with Meat. Other tracks seem to go over equally uneven ground. I like the song Amnesty Is Granted which is presented as a duet with Sammy Hager. Hager would go on to record this song himself as well, but I like the version here better. If This Is The Last Kiss is typical Dianne Warren mush, but the vocal duet between Meat and Patti Russo brings this one to a much higher level than it would normally be. Where The Rubber Meets The Road is a decent rocker too as is the ballad Not A Dry Eye In The House. One thing that becomes apparent on this disc are the first hints of deterioration in Meatloaf's voice. There are songs on here (especially Martha) that sound like he is completely off key and this somewhat detracts from what is kind of a cool song. Meat's voice is not what it used to be unfortunately. In the end this album is an ok slice of Meatloaf, but does not rank up with his best.     Customer Reviews for Welcome To The Neighborhood Cd      Meat Loaf Leftovers You'll Savor!      Rating:      Welcome to the Neighborhood sounds more like Bat Out of Hell than Bat Out of Hell II or III. This is simply a great album. Give it one listen and you'll be hooked on nearly every song. I don't think I've ever felt that way about any other album before. It usually takes repeated listens to fall in love with an album's lesser-known cuts. Not this time. This is vintage Meat Loaf. If you haven't bought Bat Out of Hell III yet, do yourself a favor and skip it... and buy Welcome to the Neighborhood instead.