I wonder if I might like the songs any better if they were less in-your-face.  Maybe a cover by someone a bit more low key might help.  I wonder what "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" might sound like sung by Norah Jones.

How about  "Two Out Of Three Is Pretty Good!" by the Pedantics? 

Out of curiosity, I checked it out on iTunes tonight. Not my cup of tea. Some of it reminded me of late 70's Alice Cooper - without the humour, which makes all the difference.
 
Then I read: "Its musical style is influenced by Steinman's appreciation of Richard Wagner, Phil Spector, Bruce Springsteenand The Who."
 
None of which I particularly like.  Actually I can't stand Wagner, so... That explains it.
 
Looks like I will not be adding any Meat Loaf to my collection any time soon.
 
In fact, I ended up scanning Uriah Heep records. I've been meaning to get to know better for quite some time... Now that's more like it!
 

Well, they say Wagner isn't as bad as it sounds...  

Rain
...Some of it reminded me of late 70's Alice Cooper...

Thanks for that!  Old Alice would be great for today's listening!

craigb
Well, they say Wagner isn't as bad as it sounds...  

It's a tough and acquired taste, but not one of my likes either. But when Werner Herzog uses it on a film ... geeee ... take the voices out, and it sounds OK.

 

Rain
In fact, I ended up scanning Uriah Heep records. I've been meaning to get to know better for quite some time... Now that's more like it!

Just curious how you ended up going from Meat Loaf to Uriah Heep.
 
I used to have a copy of The Magician's Birthday on vinyl when I was a kid.  Rediscovered it on Amazon Prime.  The title track is about as pure Spinal Tap as you can get, but I'll take it over "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" any day.
 
I'll take this song over ML any day...
http://www.avclub.com/art...ian-space-rock--249794

A classic example of an album which is less than the sum of it's parts. 
 
Much, much less. 

Bat Out of Hell is an album I forget about for a few years and then dive intensely back into for a while before forgetting again.
 
It's a great album musically. Sonicly though, I think it could have had a better mix...

mumpcake
 Just curious how you ended up going from Meat Loaf to Uriah Heep.
 

I'd made a mental note that I needed to check out more of their stuff next time I visited the iTunes store.