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Jacqueline 12:02 pm UTC 08/28/07 |
| In reply to: | Boston Herald Meat Review - daveake 11:08 am UTC 08/28/07 |
| Seems like the writer was making a strong attempt to be fair with the review. Meat's announced "encore" dates in Europe so the tour rolls on. I hope he, at least, reconsiders those awful covers he closes the show with. > By Christopher John Treacy > > Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - Updated: 05:07 PM EST > > While the fact that Meat Loaf still performs may be > amazing, the performances themselves are not. But because > the first twoalbums in the “Bat Out of Hell” trilogy > respectively sold 37 and 15 million copies, folks still > turn out in droves to see him. > > And it’s not as if he doesn’t give it his all. But with > his 60th birthday coming next month and a diagnosis of > Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a heart condition that > puts him at risk for sudden death, rock ’n’ roll’s > quintessential big boy seems worse for the wear. > > Monday night for a well-attended gig at the Bank of > America Pavilion with his trusty eight-piece band, > Neverland Express, Meat Loaf drew from all three “Bat” > discs and left his other releases untouched. The band > played a passage from “All Revved Up” before the Loaf > appeared for “If It Ain’t Broke, Break It,” off the third > and latest “Bat” installment. > > With his trademark red kerchief dangling from his > microphone stand, Meat Loaf poured much energy into > readings of “Out of the Frying Pan (And Into the Fire),” > the amusing “Love Is a Lemon” and “You Took the Words > Right Out of My Mouth,” complete with the retro video clip > featuring Karla DeVito lipsyncing to Ellen Foley’s vocal. > > But try as he did, the magic eluded him. He sounded weak, > barely able to enunciate, and his hand shook profusely > while he barked lines. Actually, it was hard to watch. > > In contrast, the Express’ playing brimmed with appropriate > arena bluster. And the backup gals helped: in particular, > Aspen Miller stepped out for leads during “I’d Do Anything > for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” and “Paradise by the > Dashboard Light.” > > Dave Luther’s “Rock and Roll Dreams” sax solo was > memorable and inspired. But the better the band sounded, > the more Meat Loaf seemed buried beneath its weight. > > By the oddball assortment of encores, including a cover of > the Stones’ “Gimme Shelter,” this bat had flown. | |
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