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A couple more quotes from reviews:

From http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/:

First of all, we've never been sure what's up with Meat Loaf in general -- is he for real? A rocker? A stage character? One thing is for sure, though -- his singing is meant for "Dancing With the Stars": It's interpretive, overly dramatic, has enough tempo changes that one song could feature four dances, and like the show, it's really hard not to enjoy but still makes you feel a little weird about liking it.

The musical guests who perform on “Dancing With the Stars” sometimes seem like they don’t really want to be there, but if there’s one thing that can be said about Meat Loaf, whenever he’s performing, he definitely seems like he wants to be there.

and from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18425000/

After the encore dance came the first musical segment. There are a few musicians’ names that you probably don’t immediately associate with ballroom dancing, and one of them is Meat Loaf. His appearance singing “Bat Out Of Hell” while six professional dancers attempted to make sequins and bodysuits look at home on stage with him was intensely weird.

In fact, it was almost as weird as his appearance on “American Idol” last season, when he looked close to collapse. This was a perfect example of the kind of segment that never works on “Dancing,” because the dancers look uncomfortable, the entire thing seems forced, and the musician seems resentful that he’s reduced to being there.

Dave