Meat Loaf - Live Around the World

Deliberately theatrical, over the top and overblown, Meat Loaf's unapologetically '70s-sounding arena rock is exactly the type of music rock critics love to loathe. But what separates Meat Loaf's music from so much corporate rock is the amount of conviction he brings to it. Live Around the World may be campy, but it's an honest campiness -- never does this live two-CD set come across as contrived or formulaic. When Meat Loaf rips into "Paradise by the Dashboard Light," "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through," "Bat Out of Hell" and other odes to the suburban adolescent experience, his sincerity is hard to miss. Even so, the package is unlikely to change anyone's mind -- Meat Loaf lovers will find much to admire, his detractors much to lash out at. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Amanda Lee Aday Photography Barbara Lipke Assistant Engineer Ben Fowler Mixing, Engineer Dan Gellert Engineer David Thoener Engineer, Producer, Mixing Erick Labson Mastering Greg Calbi Mastering James Barton Mixing, Engineer Jeff Bova Organ Jim Steinman Piano John Miceli Drums, Percussion Kasim Sulton Vocals, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals (Background), Keyboards Ken Fredette Art Direction, Design Kevin Mazur Photography Kooster McAllister Engineer Larry Alexander Engineer Lisa Sparagano Art Direction, Design Mark Alexander Vocals, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Piano Mark Hadley Photography Mark Sullivan ?, Mixing Coordinator Meat Loaf Producer, Vocals Nathaniel Kunkel Engineer Neal Preston Photography Pat Thrall Vocals, Guitar, Vocals (Background) Patti Russo Vocals Paul Mirkovich Keyboards Pearl Aday Vocals Randy Nicklaus Engineer, Mixing, Producer Rory Romano Assistant Engineer Steve Boyer Engineer Steve Buslowe Vocals (Background), Guitar (Bass), Vocals, Producer, Director Steve Lukather Guitar Steve Rappaport Photography