Some of the songs become enjoyable mainly because of this (something that often makes ''Dead Ringer'' sound even more melodically consistent than ''Bat Out of Hell''). The solos are also accompanied by keyboard/piano harmonies that work pretty well. The musical compositions are obviously more mature than the general songwriting. There are some melodic and beautiful pop-rockish guitar solos that will surely draw some people's attention. The only thing that can partially adjust someone's point of interest over the record is the music that "colourizes" the songs. Nevertheless, ''Dead Ringer'' is actually the best album to come out of the artist in his commercial and critical decline throughout the 1980s. The recordings presented on this work is the vocalist's faulty attempt to perform with passion. His "rehabilation" was probably achieved through medication which unfortunately, led him to lose his voice. It had been widely rumoured (and eventually confirmed) that the singer had undergone a dramatic and drastic change in his lifestyle, after becoming addicted to drugs because of exhaustion and depression. However, the most prominent issue with the creation in its entirety, is Meat Loaf's voice which becomes extremelly painful to listen to. The lenghty pieces are filled with intensively large and "hyperbolic" lyrics that tire the listener a lot. This usually appears common in a Meat Loaf record, but it is just not suitable into this one, particularly. There is also some kind of a poetic recitation performed by the songwriter, lasting only forty seconds. Five of them are over six minutes long and two of them are between four and five minutes. However, there are many false moments on this record, in order to be considered "pretty".
This may seem slightly odd as the songwriting is once again provided by Steinman. Even though ''Dead Ringer'' holds a similar symphonic/operatic pop/rock style like its predecessor, it essentially fails to capture the magic that came out of ''Bat Out of Hell''. ''Dead Ringer'' was meant to be the long-awaited follow up to the 1977 masterpiece that contained songs written by Jim Steinman and production done by Todd Rundgren. Review Summary: Oddly attractive but disappointing.
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