The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Plays the Music of Meatloaf

User Rating:

Not Yet Rated

Track List: Plays the Music of Meatloaf

Yahoo! Shoppers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed:

50% also viewed

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphonic Rock

Release Date: 09/07/2004

$17 - $25

Compare Prices
25% also viewed

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Plays the Very Best of Queen

Release Date: 01/01/2000

Compare Prices

More The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra CDs and Albums

Album Details: Plays the Music of Meatloaf

Release Date:: 04/25/2000
Label:: Music Club
UPC:: 614475012927

Pro Reviews: Plays the Music of Meatloaf

EXPERT RATING:

From AMG Reviews

At first glance, the cover of this unique collection might prompt a chuckle; the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays on classic film scores, but they don't do albums with nasty bats on the cover, do they? Well, these days they do, reworking into a classical/orchestral context the music of U2, Madonna, Oasis, REM, and Elton John. So if these groups then why not Meat Loaf, whose Jim Steinman-created mini rock operas lend themselves naturally to this kind of melodrama? Here, the potent, soaring strings rise powerfully above the electric guitar-driven rock energy of such tunes as "I Would Do Anything for Love," and the effect is kind of like a high-spirited Andrew Lloyd Webber score. The real fun comes on the upbeat rock classics like "Bat Out of Hell" and the 1950s-styled "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" because the covers of ballads like "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" come across like cheesy if cheery muzak. True Meat Loaf fans will accept no substitute and perhaps won't enjoy these great melodies done without his personality and vocal intensity. But it's fun for a spin or two at a party or driving fast along a highway. You're bound to sing aloud at the top of your lungs

- Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Related Artists

Similar Artists

Roots & Influences

Followers

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Biography

Indelibly linked to its founder, Sir Thomas Beecham, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is considered one of the four major orchestras based in London. Established in 1946 in connection with the Royal Philharmonic Society, the orchestra's title w...Full The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Biography