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…

Jim Steinman described the track “The Storm” as the prologue to his solo album, so we will begin there, even though it was not originally released on the album proper. “The Storm” is really a classical piece that sounds more like a film score than anything else. Steinman had scored the film A Small Circle…

I’m skipping writing about “For Crying out Loud” for now. Honestly, I find the lyrics confounding–there are threads I can follow but I find it difficult to add them up into something coherent. I love the song and I think it’s valuable as a showcase for Meat Loaf, but I just can’t put enough thoughts…