 Like the original , retrospective reviews have been appreciative . Allmusic appreciates the bombast and " the pseudo @-@ operatic splendor of Jim Steinman 's grandly cinematic songs . Responding to concerns about length and overstatement , they reply , " that 's precisely the point of this album , and is also why it works so well . No other rock ' n ' roller besides Meat Loaf could pull off the humor and theatricality of Back Into Hell and make it seem real . In that sense , it 's a worthy successor to the original . " 
