Hell in a Handbasket - Meat Loaf
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  • Summary: The 12th album for rock singer/actor Meat Loaf was produced by Paul Crook and features guest appearances by Chuck D, Lil John, Mark McGrath, John Rich, and Patti Russo.

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  1. The Guardian
    Feb 24, 2012
    60
    Everything's as big, ludicrous and bombastic as ever, but with a vulnerability that is strangely touching.
  2. All Music Guide
    Mar 22, 2012
    60
    If the songs don't quite deliver upon their promise, at least Crook's production and Meat Loaf's performance keep things interesting.
  3. Uncut
    Mar 12, 2012
    50
    This painful exercise in manufactured soul-baring Is a genuinely grim proposition. [Apr 2012, p.82]
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  4. PopMatters
    Jun 8, 2012
    30
    Ultimately scuppered by too many leaden ballads and self-indulgent guest spots, this outing leaves the future looking very unclear once more for Meat Loaf and offers little to those who aren't already die-hard fans.

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  1. AlexxTrusc
    4
    Latest Meat Loaf's album is simply overdone. Although the songs have their potential, it has been just wasted by for ex. too experimental vocal modulation. While the first, pathetic song "All Of Me" can tune positively, the rest of the material is just weak. And I'll not mention collaborations with rappers.… Expand

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