 Despite its huge commercial success , critical reception was mixed . The specialist music press were generally positive . Q magazine proclaimed , " truly this ... is the genuine follow @-@ up to the most over @-@ the @-@ top rock album of all time . " Like most critics , Q referred to the excesses of Steinman 's style , citing the length of the songs ( Q says that " Objects ... " running for 10 minutes and 12 seconds is " not necessary " ) . Unlike the original , where the epic loud songs were " offset by the softness of stuff like " Two Out of Three Ain 't Bad " ... even the ballads are Roman orgies of sound and fury . " This , they say , means " the album 's probable theme — the crushing effect growing up has on teenage dreams — seems to get lost among the thud and blunder . " However , overall , Q is positive , concluding with the sentiment that " Ultimately , Back Into Hell may not trash its predecessor , but as a mad , crunching , stadium rock album , it 's probably the best thing of its kind you 'll hear this year . " 
