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By DOROTHY GRAY
Staff Writer
After four years, Meatloaf
is finally back; unfortunately
their much
anticipated second album
leaves much to be desired.
The new album, entitled
Dead Ringer, is almost too
similar to their 1977 Bat Out
of Hell album. Since the two
are so alike, one can't help
but continually compare the
two and Dead Ringer just
;> doesn't quite match up.
Once again, the songs on
Dead Ringer are all written
by Jim Steinman, and all
vocals are done by Meatloaf.
However, the last album was
produced by Todd Run
dgren. The new album is
produced by Meatloaf
? himself.
The best cut on the LP is
the title track, "Dead Ringer
for Love." This soncr is
; comparable to Meatloaf's
1977 smash hit, "Paradise by
The Dashboard Light." It
opens with a prelude called
"Nocturnal Pleasure"
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'? the concept of the song in a
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bursts into "Dead Ringer for
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"Dead Ringer for Love" is
full of energy and is a fast,
upbeat rock 4n' roll type
sons. It has the catchv an
peal of songs popular back in
the 1950s.
"Dead Ringer for Love" is
set up in the same way
"Paradise by the Dashboard
Light" was: a guy and girl
sing back and forth to each
other. In this song, the
conflict presented is a
common one ? the guy is
coming on to the girl and the
girl gives him a hard time:
Boy: "You got the kind of
legs that do more than walk.
Girl: I don't have to listen
to your whimpering talk.
Boy: Listen, you got the
kind of eyes that do more
than see.
Girl: You eotta lot of nprup
coming on to me.
Boy: You got the kind of
lips that do more than drink.
Girl: You got the kind of
mind that does less than
think."
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By the end of the song, the
girl finally does give in.
Cher is the featured
female vocalist on "Dead
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this song is, by far, the best
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voice and Meatloaf's voice
do not contrast enough.
Incidentally, Ellen Foley
was the featured female
vocalist on "Paradise by the
Dashboard Light." Her
absence on "Dead Ringer"
is heavily felt. Foley's voice
-is much harsher and
stronger than Cher's and
provides a more effective
contrast singing opposite
Meatloaf.
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album is called, "Read 'Em
and Weep." This is a slower,
more mellow tune with
poetic lyrics and a good,
strong chorus:
"If I could only find the
words then I would write it
all down.
If I could only find a voice I
would speak.
But it's there in my eyes so
can't you see me tonight.
C'mon and look at me and
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Two other songs that may
be worth listening to for true
Meatloaf fans are "Peel
Out" and "I'm Gonna Love
Her for Both of Us."
The first, "Peel Out" is all
about a car. It has an
energizing start and a
catchy chorus, although the
verses are weak. The
second, "I'm Gonna Love
Her for Both of Us" opens
with just a piano and bass. It
catches your attention
because it sounds like it's
going to be different.
However, once Meatloaf
starts singing it becor?< *;
boring. The message of the
song could have been
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Dead Ringer generally
lacks the originality and
creativity exhibited on that
first album. One would
expect a more committed
effort from a band that kept
fans waiting for four long
years.
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Movies and television frequently aid one another in the big
business of making money. Advertising through television is
often used to promote the recently released film. Movies that
have run their course at the box-office are sold to the networks
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through the use of movies. Movie critics Gene Siskel and
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including a "Dog of the Week." Now in its fourth season, this
week's show includes film clips of "True Confessions,"
"Gallipoli," and "Rich and Famous."
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Meredith Baxter Birney in "The Two Lives of Carol Letner,"
and if you can sit for three hours, Jaclyn Smith portrays the
former first lady in "Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy."
RUMOR ROOM: "Barney Miller's" new season will be
delayed due to production problems. "Bosom Buddies,"
which was replaced by "Best of the West," fills the space.
Maria Gibbs will return to "The Jeffersons" since her unsuccessful
pilot series, "Checking In," checked out.
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