Really, the best thing about this song is the title, because “Faster Than the Speed of Night” is a great title, which I’m sure is why it was the title track of the album. It’s also very Steinman: a gothic, fantastic, slightly altered version of something normal that vaguely suggests vampirism. The song opens with…

When I try to tell people about my Jim Steinman obsession, they usually then say that they have no idea who he is. I’ve tried to say, “He wrote Bat out of Hell” or, “He wrote every Meat Loaf song you’ve heard” and they tend to stare blankly. But if I say, “He wrote ‘Total…

Bat out of Hell ended with a musically-soft ballad filled with huge notes that works as Meat Loaf’s personal showcase, so of course that’s also what ends Dead Ringer. (And, yes, I still need to write something about “For Crying out Loud.”) It’s not quite as one-for-one of a copycat as most of the tracks…