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There are moments on Bat Out of Hell III to convince even die-hard minimalists that behemoth is better.
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That he fails is not the fault of his individual performance; it's the fault of botched execution.
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More a pop orchestral mishmash than a well-defined rock opus, Bat III is dark, seemingly hopeless at times, and über dramatic. Oddly enough, that's also its saving grace.
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Producer Desmond Child trips up the Meatman by valuing metal flash over the altruism of want-you-need-you humanity.
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Q MagazineIf the original Bat Out Of Hell was Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run as scored by Richard Wagner, this is even more theatrical. [Nov 2006, p.140]
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The whole thing is, of course, ridiculous. But Meat's beat manifesto should be treasured as the last chapter of a remarkable rock trilogy.
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BillboardAmid all the pomp and circumstance, Loaf delivers an album fans are going to love. [4 Nov 2006]
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The results are disastrous.
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Rolling StoneFor the most part, the old magical feeling sure ain't coming back. [2 Nov 2006, p.78]
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This is a musical just waiting to be staged.
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The Diane Warren and Desmond Child faux-Steinman stuff is far worse, but the inescapable message of Bat III is that even Meat's former partner hasn't been at peak strength for at least a decade.
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Mojo[It] lacks conceptual cohesion. [Nov 2006, p.112]
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SpinMeat's voice is there, the cover art rules, but something vital is missing. [Nov 2006, p.102]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 24 out of 31
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Mixed: 2 out of 31
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Negative: 5 out of 31
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Jan 5, 2016
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BrutusOJan 30, 2007
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KelleyEJan 16, 2007