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Bart 07:56 am UTC 03/21/07 |
| In reply to: | ML sounds like bad karaoke - Pudding 06:06 am UTC 03/21/07 |
| That's the reason I don't go to the show in Amsterdam. It's a pity for him that his vocals sounds like if he is drunk. > Meat Loaf is all gravy for London's seniors > > Legend performs hits at JLC, sounds like bad karaoke > > Dylan Clark > Wednesday, March 21, 2007 > > > The latest rock legend to hit the John Labatt Centre was > Meat Loaf, who played to a packed house Sunday night. > > Not surprisingly, it was a mostly older crowd. It was both > endearing and a little terrifying seeing so many > 50-years-old-plus people wheezing while climbing to their > seats. > > Norwegian-born singer-songwriter Marion Raven opened. > Initially, the crowd seemed indifferent and impatient. > However, the audience gradually warmed to her despite her > overpowering vocals. > > Unfortunately for Raven, her talents were eclipsed by > Randy Flowers, the guitarist accompanying her. > > After Raven finished her set, it was announced Meat Loaf > had decided to use footage from the show in his upcoming > DVD. Extra cameras and other equipment jump-started the > crowd. > > When Meat Loaf hit the stage, so did the 1970s. Everyone > was decked out in vintage class, from the sax player’s > pimp costume to the backup singers’ Go-Go outfits. Loaf > sported an appropriately hideous suit and wig. > > Everything was fine until Meat Loaf started singing. > > His voice was barely recognizable. It sounded nothing like > the powerful voice on the Bat Out of Hell albums. Whether > it was because he’s past his prime or was just having a > bad night, his vocals didn’t deliver. It was painfully > obvious when he performed “I’d Do Anything For Love.” > > When the song started, the crowd collectively wet their > Depends, only to be disappointed by a performance sounding > like an embarrassing drunk uncle performing karaoke. To > top it off, Meat Loaf’s earpiece kept falling out, which > threw him off even more. > > Fortunately, the other performers were great. Meat Loaf > was upstaged by backup singer and duet collaborator Aspen > Miller. Guitarists Randy Flowers and Paul Crook’s > charisma, awesome shredding and solos were fantastic. The > band was tightly knit, faltering only when compensating > for Meat Loaf’s erratic time and tuning. > > Despite his vocal shortcomings, Meat Loaf delivered a > strong show. His brief interactions with the crowd seemed > sincere and funny, even though every punchline dropped at > least one f-bomb. > > The night concluded with a long encore, including “Mercury > Blues,” “Black Betty” and a duet with Marion Raven of > “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.” > > Most of the crowd walked (and danced) away happy, trapped > in blissful nostalgia, ready to pop a Viagra and make out > to Bat Out of Hell II. > > However, some people left wondering who that guy on stage > was. > > As Will Ferrell so eloquently put it, “Where’s the > meatloaf?” > > Pud | |
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