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Dr_Rock 08:00 am UTC 07/09/10 |
| In reply to: | re: How fine is the line between Dreamer and Masochist? - Vin 04:44 am UTC 07/09/10 |
| Thanks for this great, if somewhat graphic, review. I don't think a gig review ever needs to contain the word "nutsack." Glad you felt it was worth the effort to go to. If Meat brings it to the UK I'm not even going to consider going. I've seen him once which was OK and there's far better live music experiences to spend money on. > Opening act went on at 7:30pm. I bought my ticket at the > window at about 8:05pm and got a nice spot about 7 rows > back from stage right. Nobody good near me. Directly to > my right was a kid, probably 12, w/ his siblings and dad, > I presume. The kid was glum and resembled a sleestak. > > 5,000 seat arena is probably 1/2 empty; a little sad, but > not unexpected. > > 8:41pm. Meat takes the stage 10 minutes late (okay, 11). > This worries me, as I have to leave at 10pm to hike the > 1.2 miles to the 10:30 train that will get me home to the > boonies. Elsewise I'm screwed. I've already decided that > I'm fine with leaving after IDAFL, if the previously > posted set-list is intact. > > The set list held true. The Peace on Earth intro opened > the show, which is fine, but it makes no sense to run it > into Hot Patootie. Patootie was fun, but didn't get the > crowd reaction I think Meat expects. Too many people just > waiting for the Bat songs. Voice is fine so far. > > Break it is a bad song, but the performance was fine. > Meat should just throw in the Only when I Feel bit like he > used to do live; I don't think Jim would care, and it > would make it worthwhile. > > 3rd song: Bat! Very weird place to put it, but at least I > know I won't miss it. I'm not gonna lie, the "evil in the > air - killer on streets - young boy gutter" lines sent a > chill down my spine then went straight through my nutsack. > Maybe it was the voice, maybe it was just Jim's lyric and > the chord progression, but I was ready for a smoke at this > point. > > The next song is "CC Looks Hotter Than I've Ever Noticed > (in That Black Dress, Fishnets and Shiny Hooker Heels)" > Only it was me singing, not Meat, and the vocals left a > little to be desired. > > In my mind, I offered the sleestak boy a sip of my beer. > "Hey sleestak, wanna sip?" my mind-voice said. I think > this would be a great line in a Will Ferrell type movie. > (But NOT Land of the Lost, oddly enough.) > > Meat talked up HCTB and then did the first three tracks. > Peace on Earth and Living on the Outside were really good. > Meat's voice was probably a B+ up to this point, > honestly, but he slipped a bit on Los Angeloser. (But > miles better than Home Shopping Network) I think this > song is actually just not suited to him at all, so he > struggles with it. But they did play a new recorded bit > of Meat doing some spoken word about the crazy shit you > see living in LA, which was pretty funny. > > Rushed through Took the Words. Used the recorded Steinman > intro, though. Felt perfunctory, but sounded fine. > > Song of Madness! Very well done. A highlight of the show > for me. Meat said this was the Patrick character's > darkest place, so they put him in Hamlet, on acid, in San > Francisco back in 1968. I didn't catch the Shakespeare > connection before, and haven't read Hamlet in ages, so I'm > fucked if I know if there's any legit correlation. > > Animal. A time waster. Meat talked it up for 2 minutes, > than the "song" takes about 1. The talking was > entertaining, the song not so much. > > RnR Dreams: This has pretty much always been a weak track > to me. One of Jim's most tepid tunes, I'd say. Its a > "golden nugget," allright... A few in the crowd perked up > when they realized what it was, but most seemed as > unexcited as me. It shouldn't be in the set. > > World's Shortest Pretend The Show Is Over - from walking > off to encore in 1 minute. > > IDAFL - Meat's voice was starting to waver a bit here, but > still not bad. He was able to hit his higher register > here, and all night, better than I've heard him do in > years. They did the aborted version, runs about 5 > minutes, cuts out most of the middle of the song out. > He's been doing it this way long enough that I shouldn't > be let down, but I was. Still, while it lasts, its > kick-ass to hear this particular Steinmusic pumped through > an arena. Patti was terrific on vocals, as always. > > Oh, btw, the piano player has kind of a Jimmy-look to him. > He was wearing an all white formal looking suit, with > longish hair hanging in his face. Since Jim probably > wouldn't be caught dead in a white suit, I guess he could > have been the anti-Jimmy. > > Next up was 2 Out of 3. I had to bail after the bridge, > as it was 10:02, but it was good up to that point at > least. > > So, I gather I missed PBTDL, Boneyard and All Revved Up. > I won't lose any sleep. > > No regrets. I'm glad I went. Meat's voice was up to the > task tonight, better than the last couple of times I've > seen him. The band played with spirit, as they usually > do. If they'd drop Break It, RnR Dreams and Boneyard in > favor of three better songs, the set would be much > improved, IMO. I know most here are down on HCTB, but for > me, hearing those 4 songs live was a kick; something fresh > at a Meat Loaf show that's been too static for too long. > > So, on the whole, good show, IMO. But alas, I never did > find that one girl, only a handful of 45 year-olds who > might have been her, once. > > > That's the spirit! :-) > > > > Hope it's a good show. Let us know what you think and what > > the girls were like. > > > > > Gonna bite the bullet and take in the Meat Loaf show in 2 > > > hours. Going solo. I WILL find the lonely, attractive > > > female fan in attendance. I WILL, damn it. > > > > > > "As long as your dreams are coming true. You better > > > believe it!" | |
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