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samurai7 02:34 pm UTC 12/05/10 |
| In reply to: | Meat Loaf And The Politicians - steven_stuart 01:29 am UTC 12/05/10 |
| I was there. It truly was the best Meat show (vocally) I've seen for a very long time. > 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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