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Even as he edges gingerly into his late 50s, Meat Loaf seems doggedly determined not to go gently into that good night of tastefully tamed-down middle-aged rockers. He's always been about the larger-than-life musical gesture, and COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER finds the former Marvin Aday investing his arena-size power ballads with even more drama than in his BAT OUT OF HELL salad days.
The Loaf's famed BAT songwriting cohort Jim Steinman may not be on board, but the singer delivers an album's worth of pathos-drenched, Springsteen-meets-Queen rock opera that seems to hark back to that 1977 smash more than even its '90s sequel. There's a brief nod to nu-metal on "Do It!," one of the few Meat Loaf songs to clock in under three minutes, but things close out on an appropriately epic note with a stately, pomp-and-circumstance version of Bob Dylan's "Forever Young." That said, in an agreeably left-field touch, there's a hidden track at the end wherein our hero takes a roadhouse-rock approach to country star Alan Jackson's hit "Mercury Blues."
Live Recording
Recorded at Conway Studios, Hollywood, California; Avatar Studios, New York, New York; Solar Audio, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Personnel includes: Meat Loaf (vocals); Pearl Aday, Patti Russo (vocals); Tanja Reichert, Tony Flores, Giselda Vatcky (spoken vocals); Peter Mokran (guitar, synthesizer, programming); Michael Thompson (guitar); Stephen Erdody (cello); Tom Brislin (piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Mark Alexander, Aaron Zigman (piano); Kasim Sulton (bass, background vocals); John Miceli, Kenny Aronoff (drums); Luis Conte (percussion); James Michael, Rose Stone, Lynn Davis, Alexandra Brown, Eric Troyer, Todd Rundgren (background vocals).
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Enhancements include the two videos "Couldn't Have Said It Better," and "Did I Say That."
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Couldn't Have Said It Better Music Meat Loaf Couldn't Have Said It Better Songs Couldn't Have Said It Better Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)  the best
there is no greater vocalist than meatloaf.this cd proves it.i don't know why man of steeel didn't go to top of the charts or did i say that.love it
Submitted by evansarahmeeks (west green,georgia) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Awesome Album
Love this album.
Submitted by sherri (Margate, NJ)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Great album
The title track is my favorite followed by Forever Young. Meat and Patti sound great. I wish Patti sang more duets on this album. Then it would be 5 stars.
Submitted by Judy (Rochester)
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Absolutely Brilliant --- Meat Loaf At His Very Best
I read in an interview that Meat Loaf originally thought this was going to be his last CD. Well, if that was true, he clearly saved the best for last !!
To me every song on the CD is perfect in it's own special way ... from the amazing duet Couldn't Have Said It Better (which clearly showcases the strong talents of Patti Russo as well as Meat), to the fun hard rocking tracks that you can't help singing along to : Do It, Testify, Tear Me Down & Love You Out Loud, to the slower, superb ballads Why Isn't That Enough and Forever Young. There's definitely something for everybody's taste ....
But if I have to choose my favorite song, it would be Did I Say That. Meat brings such a level of emotion to the song that I still get goosebumps every time I listen to it ... yes, it's sad, but powerful and truly overwhelming at the same time. It's one of the most beautiful and heart wrenching songs I've ever heard .. a true Meat Loaf classic :))
And Meat ... you said this CD is the best work you've done since Bat ..... well sir, I Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself :))) Well done and congratulations !!! Trust me - I don't think we'll see you becoming a decorator :))
Vicki Pearson
Submitted by vlp0107 (Newark, DE USA)
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