Dianne Warren Meets Jim Steinman and Meatloaf!

Review Score: (8/10)
When I first saw this album and saw the words "Songs by Jim Steinman" missing from it, my first thought was, "uh-oh"! But with the help of two Steinman songs (Original Sin and Alone in the Dark) and three Dianne Warren songs (I'd Lie For You, Not A Dry Eye in The House, and If This is The Last Kiss), it has a great deal of talent supporting it.

One reviewer commented that Diane Warren is no Jim Steinman, which is true, but she is still very talented. Meat Loaf does need Steinman, but he does have some life without him!

The best songs are of course the 5 songs by Steinman and Warren I listed above, two of which appeared on his Very Best Of" album in 1998. Sammy Haggar's "Amnesty is Granted" is far from great, but is interesting. This album reminds me much of Meat's 1984 album, "Bad Attitude, which is his only other good album that is not entirely the creation of Steinman.

These two works prove that over the years Meatloaf has grown as an artist and has perhaps even learned from Steinman! ALL IN ALL, A GOOD SOLID ALBUM THAT IS A MUST FOR ALL MEATLOAF, STEINMAN, AND WARREN FANS. One thing overlooked on about this album is the successful teamwork of Steinman and Warren, even though it is indirect since neither produces it.

I would like to see Jim Steinman and Dianne Warren work together on a future Meatloaf album with more titles written by each and produced by Steinman.

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