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Infinite_Victims 03:45 pm UTC 03/23/07 |
| In reply to: | Stale Loaf - daveake 01:22 pm UTC 03/23/07 |
| I hope Uncle John isn't his mom's brother, talk about creepy. Anyway I assume this guy isn't a professional reporter since he gets song titles and names wrong plus his writing isn't very focused. Still he went to the show but apparently isn't much of a fan so I am not surprised his take is so negative. Still there are a lot of reports about his voice lately. I am guessing if you're a fan and realize he's a great showman you can overlook some vocal imperfections. Hopefully Uncle John and mom don't do the makeout scene. > Another bad review, this from the "Daily Orange" who's > reviewer clearly thinks Loaf is a Lemon ... > > It's official. My mom and Uncle John do a better > version of Meat Loaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" > than the Loaf himself. And my uncle usually forgets about > two-thirds of the words. > > The infamously campy singer dropped in on the Syracuse > OnCenter last night to promote his latest album, "Bat Out > Of Hell III: The Monster is Loose." But from the minute he > lurched onstage, it was clear the man of "The Rocky Horror > Picture Show" and "Fight Club" lost his spring chicken > status a long time ago. > > After strumming the first few notes of "All Dressed Up and > No Place To Go," Meat Loaf and Syracuse native Ashley > Miller launched into the marathon anthem, "Paradise by the > Dashboard Light" - a jarring opener at more than nine > minutes. The only logical explanation for the song's > position in the set is the fact that Meat Loaf probably > wouldn't have had enough breath to sing it by the time 9 > o'clock rolled around. > > In a disturbing turn of events, Meat Loaf proceeded to > make out with Miller during the "baseball announcer" > portion of the song. Apparently this is common practice, > though - video screens behind the couple replayed > reenactments of the song from past concerts and makeouts. > The Loaf loves the ladies. > > Meat Loaf proceeded to huff and puff his way through > classics like "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" > and "I Would Do Anything For Love," much to the audience's > delight. He also huffed and puffed his way through songs > like "Blind As a Bat," off his latest album, much to the > audience's dismay. With more than 35 million copies sold > worldwide, Meat Loaf should really stick to hits from the > original "Bat Out of Hell." That way when he's out of air, > the audience can sub in for him. > > The beginning of the show led me to believe Meat Loaf > would be following a retrospective theme throughout the > night. Both his band and backup ladies were clad in bright > outfits trimmed with faux zebra, in a color scheme > reminiscent of the late '70s. The Loaf, however, does not > do bright colors. > > All pretense of a decade theme set up in the first few > minutes was lost after the first song, as the set cycled > through strange bat cartoons, scenes from Meat Loaf movies > and giant windsocks of the band members that briefly > sprung to life. These anomalies added life to the show, > but didn't do enough to distract from Meat Loaf's wavering > voice. > > At least Meat Loaf knows what his audience likes. After > lamenting about a newspaper article that named Whitney > Houston - not him - as the original over-singer, he > finished his main set with "2 Out of 3 Ain't Bad" and "Bat > Out Of Hell." The lighter-to-cell-phone-in-the-air ratio > at this point was probably about 3:67, as the audience > leapt to its feet, delighted that songs they actually knew > were being played. > > In arguably the best stretch of the evening, the songs > were punctuated by Meat Loaf wiping his brow with his > signature red scarf. Clearly, it was time to call it a > night. | |
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