Bat Out Of Hell with a difference, but deserves!

When I heard, Meat Loaf would finally complete his Bat Out Of Hell trilogy, I was torn. On the one hand I was happy because the two previous albums are one of my favorite records. On the other hand, I kept asking myself whether this CD its name could be just about anything, since one has not heard many good things about Meat and not about Jim Steinmann lately: The two are no longer the youngest, Jim suffered several strokes and also the relationship between them was not very bright. BAT III Thus was ill-fated.
Now the CD is finished and I got myself on the first day. After repeated listening I have to say that this album is a completely different style strikes than the previous two, which was already the case with BAT II compared to BAT I. Here one could, however, still get to hear the bombastic production due to the Mitwirkens of Steinmann. This style is in BAT III differently, but still similar.
Furthermore, this time only seven of the 14 songs were written by him. I can hear the other seven songs also very happy. But you can see it clear that they do not come from the "Bat Out Of Hell Master". Yet they fit and are high (almost) equivalent.
So one can say that due to these differences "Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose" is not necessarily a classic Bat Out Of Hell album. But on the other hand I think it's good that Meat Loaf has dared Part 3 times to try different.
The style of this album is in fact much more modern - Heavy Metal meets gentle piano sounds. Of course here again the classic ballads (for example, my personal highlight "Blind As A Bat"). But in contrast, there is a contrast in the form of hard rock boards (such. As the opener "The Monster Is Loose"). Then one encounters Meat Loaf-typical, majestic pompous epics ("Seize The Night" - written by Steinmann) and duets that would smooth fit in a musical ("What About Love"). This variety of styles provides a colorful fireworks and fits very well together.
Therefore, I personally feel that "Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose" is indeed not typical in style to and also the fact that Jim Steinmann was responsible for only half of the songs at all involved and in the production, can again the idea openly, as he probably would have done it and would like it then probably sounded.
On the other hand, however, this also provides a great variety, which I personally like very much.
I love this album and find that it makes its name all honor despite the atypical nature, as it definitely fits in concept, each piece I really like absolutely without exception and the bombast here also, albeit in a different form, available and has been in no way lost. Therefore bears 'Bat Out Of Hell III' takes its name from 100% right! My album 2006 - Perfect!