Bot MATL&F and BBIS are not my favorites, and for two different reasons.
Midnight took of in very different direction that its predecesors (Bat and DR), it's not quite as theatrical as the former, and imo, it lacks something. I think they wanted to stay away from the trademark 'Steinman sound' on that album, and by doing that, they departed from what is, imo, Meat's strong point: theatrical rock wioth a good story.
Blind's main fault is the, again imo, poor songwriting, and the addition of some 'dance beats' (where Meat didn't know of until the LP was pressed). On that album there are a couple 'ok' songs, but nothing really special.
But if you asked me that on the Steinman board, I would have said mostly the same :)
NP: Jon Bon Jovi - Destination Anywhere - 07 - It's Just Me [06:43]
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