| Meat Loaf And The Politicians | |
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steven_stuart 01:29 am UTC 12/05/10 |
| Meat Loaf appeared on the BBC political show "This Week". He did quite well, although he did look slightly odd sitting there with Andrew Neil (ex Chief Editor of The Times) and two Members of Parliamnet (both ex-ministers). Meat told them that he has a reputation for being "as thick as a rock", that he was an actor when he did BOOH and that he was very offended when Clive Davis compared him to Robert Goulet. One of the Members of Parliament asked Meat what he thought of the WikiLeaks leaks and Meat said that he was a conservative and against the website and that he would like to cut Julian Assange's toes off. The politicians seemed slightly confused when Meat suddenly said: "The quickest way to the truth is a lie." I thought, hmm, did Meat come up with that? It sounds a bit Steinmanesque. If you haven't seen the show yet, it is well worth looking at. Please click on the link at the bottom of the page. The snow was so heavy the night "This Week" was taped, they thought they were all going to be stuck there until the morning but Meat came to the rescue and took everyone home on his sturdy tour bus (including the staff). I notice that Meat is playing Birmingham tonight (Sunday). I will be interested to read any reviews. So far, I have read only one review from this current tour, of the Cardiff gig. Music Review: Meatloaf, Cardiff International Arena December 1 2010 "HE was a long time coming, but it was certainly worth the wait. Especially when, three songs into his first gig in Cardiff for six years, Meatloaf performed a resounding rendition of his legendary Bat Out Of Hell classic amidst blasting acoustics, blaring lights and a backdrop of a giant bat with red glowing eyes. When the applause finally died down and the rocker wiped the sweat from his brow he addressed his fans with typical Meatloaf humour and a stream of rock ’n’ roll expletives: “Cardiff, I’ve f****** arrived. I realised the invitation said 2007 and I’m sorry, OK, better late than never.” If this was an apology for letting the Welsh capital down on his last European tour, which he had to cancel because of illness, Meat’s loyal fans forgave him willingly, just eager to see the man in action once more. And they weren’t disappointed as the larger than life ’Loaf ran around more like a teenager than a 63-year-old. He belted out hit after hit with the same enthusiasm which has kept him on top of the music game for more than three decades. There were all the old favourites, along with a few new songs from Meat’s latest album Hang Cool Teddy Bear, including You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth, I’d Do Anything For Love, Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through, and Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad. There was also an enthusiastic Paradise By The Dashboard Light, complete with a giant blow-up doll! But if he was tired from overindulgent stage antics Meat certainly didn’t let it show. He commanded the stage for a full two hours, leaving us wanting more with an encore of Dead Ringer For Love. And he seemed reluctant to leave the stage before shouting a big ‘thank you’ to Cardiff." Did anyone here go to the Cardiff gig? Anyone planning on going to the Birmingham, Wembley or other gigs? | |
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