“I remember everything! I remember every little thing as if it happened only yesterday.” So begins Steinman’s first (but not last) solo speech on record, his tale of fantastical guitar smashing. There are background sounds from synth player Larry Fast, but those frankly do not matter much. This is a dramatic monologue, and this is…

The Bad for Good equivalent of “Heaven Can Wait,” “Lost Boys and Golden Girls” is a gentle, sweeping, piano-led ballad with an almost lullaby feel. A choir and some doubled (if not more) lead guitars join in later, but even then the atmosphere remains subdued and quiet, terms that don’t typically fit Jim Steinman. One…

In the wake of Steinman’s death, articles across the web paid tribute to the Lord of Excess beyond the Bat albums and “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by mentioning his solo album, and somehow they came to a consensus in suggesting that the title track was the cream of the crop. There are probably reasons…