| re: How fine is the line between Dreamer and Masochist? | |
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John_Galt 09:32 pm UTC 07/11/10 |
| In reply to: | re: How fine is the line between Dreamer and Masochist? - Vin 04:44 am UTC 07/09/10 |
| Simply the best concert review I've read in ages... > 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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