Yep, that's fair criticism; I think I tend to mentally blot her part out when I listen to it, it's like some sort of wailing, tormented spirit in the background while Meatloaf is trying to sing.
Patti Russo is wonderful, what's she doing now and (more importantly) why isn't she working with Meatloaf?
> eh, i quite like Meat's version too (at least his part).
> in fact i would go as far as to say it was the best
> song/performance on TMIL if not for the horrible vocals
> from Jennifer Hudson (i think that's her name). totally
> lacking in dynamics, just loud for the sake of being loud
> and makes me feel cold and unloved. can't even listen to
> the song because of that. Patti could've done wonders with
> that song...
>
> all in all not an inevitable roar of horror, rather the
> unrelenting sigh of 'if only'...
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