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Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2CD)(Explicit) [Special Edition]

Meat LoafAudio CD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)

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listen20. 2 Out Of 3 Ain't Bad (Live) 6:25$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen21. Bat Out Of Hell (Live)12:51Album Only
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listen23. Why Don't We Do It In The Road (Live) 3:31$1.29  Buy MP3 


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  • Audio CD (May 11, 2010)
  • Original Release Date: 2010
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Special Edition
  • Label: Roadrunner Records/Loud & Proud Records
  • ASIN: B003CR9CAC
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,856 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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'Hang Cool Teddy Bear' thematically and sonically fits in perfectly with the 'Bat Out Of Hell' series. From the opening notes of the album's first track 'Peace On Earth' to the closing tracks of the Jon Bon Jovi co-written track 'Elvis in Vegas,' 'Hang Cool Teddy Bear' embodies everything Meat Loaf is: Ballsy, Theatrical, Epic and Bombastic!

The album is available in two physical configurations - a standard CD as well as a deluxe digipak with special
20 page booklet and a second disc featuring 9 new live versions of Meat Loaf classics.

Live tracks include: '(I would Do) Anything For Love,' 'Bat Out Of Hell' and '2 out of 3 Ain't Bad.'

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You don't know what to listen to first, demanding a replay to see the layers of this album. Jeff A. Valentine  |  12 reviewers made a similar statement
These songs are better, but even this is not particularly a good recording. Robert Francis  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement
This is one of his best cds ever. Pamela J Navarro  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars hang cool teddy bear May 12, 2010
Format:Audio CD
First of all, if you're already a Meat Loaf fan you will enjoy this record and there is no point in reading further. I am targeting this review toward those who are rock fans in general and why they should give this album a chance.

The album starts out with a bang. "Peace on Earth" is a hard rocking tune about a soldier fighting someone else's war. "But don't think that I would not take one hundred thousand lives to see my mother's eyes" is a very powerful line in the song and sums it up quite nicely: just a man trying to survive so he can get back home. The second track is titled "Living on the Outside". Folks, this song is just plain fun as it lightens the mood and is an excellent contrast to the opening track. "Living on the Outside" will get you slapping the dashboard and bobbing your head with the beat -- "you and me, living like the only sinners left". Meat Loaf sounds like he's having fun, and it is contagious.

The 3rd track, "Los Angeloser", presents a shift in sound, but it too provides a fun and catchy sound. Hearing this song prior to the album's release, I simply thought it was okay, but hearing it within the context of the entire album made it much more enjoyable. It fits quite nicely with the first two tracks, and, to sum up the first three tracks of the album in as few words as possible, let me just say this: 3 out of 3 ain't bad.

To avoid a song by song breakdown, let me say the reason I rate this 4 out of 5 stars instead of 5 out of 5 is the middle of the album seems to bog down. A couple of the songs sound basically the same. Of all the songs on this album, there are only a couple that I don't care for (although they may grow on me over time): "Love is not Real", "Did You Ever Love Somebody" and "Let's Be in Love" -- I could have really done without those three songs. "Like a Rose" (with Jack Black")" and "Song of Madness" were decent, but by the time those songs played I had begun to lose interest. I am going to give this album another listen, excluding the 3 songs mentioned above, and I expect "Like a Rose" and "Song of Madness" will be much more enjoyable.

The album ends with "If It Rains" and "Elvis In Vegas" -- two excellent songs, and they stand in excellent contrast to the first two songs on the album.

In closing, let me say this: as a Meat Loaf fan, I am very proud of this album. Meat Loaf delivers one hell of an effort that has something for all his fans, and I expect will capture some new fans in the process. This is not an album that attempts to rehash old material or to copy old successes -- the Loaf delivered folks.

"I saw 7 horses running, I had a front row seat at the end of time."

Thank you Meat Loaf, and best of luck with this record.
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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I've been an avid Meat Loaf fan for nearly 20 years and I've never thought a Bat Out Of Hell album can be surpassed, but Hang Cool Teddy Bear has done it and Meat Loaf has nailed it. I'll refrain from comparing BOOH with HCTB as the first is Jim Steinman's songs and 33 years have passed since then. So, I feel it's impossible to compare the two. By the way I've nothing wrong with any Bats. What makes HCTB unique is the excellent music with their many twists, unexpected sounds, great lyrics and the story behind the album. This is an important reason why I can't stop listening it. The songs sound as if each of them was a single album, however, after a complex song there is always one which is more digestable than the previous ... The sound quality is excellent too, so if you like rock music HCTB is essential to buy.
Thank you Meat Loaf! Rock 'n' Roll dreams STILL come through!

Attila, Budapest, Hungary
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Meat Loaf Still Rocks...We need more rock... May 13, 2010
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Hang Cool Teddy Bear is a well constructed Rock 'N' Roll CD. We rock fans have to really dig deep to get half the energy Meat put into this album. If all the great musicians out there were working this hard, we would be able to recover the rock that is so needed right now. I think Stone Temple Pilots and Tom Petty are going to give us another boost that we need. Long live ROCK!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars He is great
He is great, always worth listening to, I don't need a lot of word to say he always does it for me
Published 3 months ago by Paul Twomey
4.0 out of 5 stars I expe
To be truly, I say that I expected a little more from this work.
The live songs versions are great, tought. Even if they aren't new songs, they have a new aproach! Read more
Published 5 months ago by ANTONIO MEYRELLES DO SOUTO
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Classic Meat Loaf sound this is a fantastic CD I would recommend this CD to all of my family and friends.
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I was sure this album would have 5 start.
AMAZING work. his best in many years.
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Published 17 months ago by aviv shener
5.0 out of 5 stars My All-Time Favorite Meat Loaf Album
Hang Cool Teddy Bear has become my all-time favorite Meat Loaf album. In fact, it's one of the best albums I've heard in the last decade. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Bildo
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Meatloaf's 11th album a now, the last 4 consecutive release without Jim Steinman writing and still puts out a album only Meatloaf can! Read more
Published 19 months ago by Kevin Stafford
2.0 out of 5 stars Probably Meat Loaf's Worst
Not typical of Meat Loaf, historically, at all. I own every album he's cut, love most of them, like the rest, but this one's just not cutting it.
Published on March 30, 2011 by Lenore A. Raff
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Yeah...I like the new one, but Bat 3 is far superior.
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