I wasn't posting a personal opinion, I was posting a matter of fact in terms of viewing figures and general categorisation.

Besides, it's not like the UK didn't have Noel's House Party and similar fodder, which was also big at the time.

very true... but that was 20 odd years ago... so what sort of viewing figures has wetten dass??? 30 million plus??

Never mind what we think of the show the fact is it is a huge draw and with the host leaving after so many years even non regular viewers would have tuned in no doubt. Considering the size of the audience this was a huge performance for Meat and he must of been incredibly nervous. But boy did he nail it and do the job, i would say i would have preferred the whole of 'All of Me' however the end of AFL was so great it was worth it. Last i looked Hell in a Handbasket was at number 11 on itunes--Hopefully there is a bit more promotion to come and this could creep into the top 5. He needs a big show performance here in the UK when promotion comes along as well as the states.

1st: LOVE the Meat Loaf lighting behind John. 2nd: The new jacket (moons/stars/peace signs)...is a grower on me. 3rd: LOVE the All of Me to AFL transition. I can almost hear it going way bigger and dramatic at the live show (tour that is). 4th: GOD IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE HIM AGAIN! 5th: vocal chord, schmokel chord.....DAMN IT he's so good! 6th: Thank you so much for posting the links...audio/visual and the kisses! LMAO! 7th: Congratulations on coming in at #12.

Way to go Meat!!!

One word: WOW!!!!

:D :D :D

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TTW wasnt mimed and AFL wasnt but parts of AOM understandably were. Why was it pitched so low at points though?

Well anyway... by god it kicks ass.

great performance, lots of people watching, job done!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really enjoyed this performance and thought Meat sounded great. Thank you to those who have very kindly shared the clips so we could al enjoy it.

46% market share which translates to approx. 15 million spectators.

That's great that so many people got to see that, very happy!

You're right, if he came over to the UK and did the same performance on Strictly or something it would be great for him. That show gets watched by 12 million people, and they've had him on before so they do like him anyway. Can't see him doing X Factor because i'm not sure he's a fan of it, but Strictly would be good.

It's weird isn't it? I thought in an earlier post Meat said the performance would be lip synced, but it obviously wasn't. I wonder why he decided to do it live. One of the best decisions he's made anyway.

Can't believe I watched 3hrs of German TV last night. Thanks to those who made that possible for me! :lol:
But, it was definitely worth it. Meat and Patti knew at the end they had nailed it.
Hearing 3 songs in 5mins is a bit weird but, hey, let's not be too fussy.
The highlight for me was the new song. I always said All Of Me was the right choice.
Is wetten on next week?

Nope that was the last one.

Not sure that "All Of Me" was lip synched - some of the vocals sounded different to the album.

Either way, thought it was a great performance and a fantastic way to prove those mean old Aussies wrong - well done to Meat and the band.

I was wrong, he didn't say he would lip sync any of Wettan Das. He will be doing that tomorrow on their big breakfast show.

Has anyone find out what show it is? I will record all breakfast shows here in Germany, but it would be nice to know which one is the right one. ;)

that's a real shame :lol:

It wasn't, someone's hearing things again. :roll:

I still don't like medleys. :bleh:

I think it might have been. Just the opening lines tho, kind of like blind as a bat at the royal variety a few years ago but done better. I think its just a safe guard to ensure he gets into it at the right time with correct pitch etc, he's said many times he has bad rhythm and pays little attention to timing. The inflections on the words were matching the cd perfectly. Thats what i heard anyway. Still a great gig and show like, doesnt take away from the performance at all. :-)

I'm not overly keen on them either. But it was such a fantastic performance by Meat that I almost forgot it was a medley.

I'm pretty sure it was lip synched, all 3 songs in fact. Doesn't matter to me though, It looked pretty awesome. Great arrangement and stunning light show too.
Hope this medley will be on UK tv too.

I don't mind medleys as such, but I don't think they really suit artists like Meat where each song is like a scene from a play and lasts up to 10 mins plus. You lose too much of the performance (time wise not quality wise) to really get what the song is all about. Having said all that I think it went very well, and it was a good idea to fit the new song in with the old ones. Meat has very few songs that would fit into the sort of timings tv shows are likely to provide so it was a good compromise.

tell me why you don't like medleys...

(that could make a great song title)

not really askin why... just had the song in my head as soon as i saw your post :twisted: and it was too good an oportunity to miss :-P