Oh dear.
Unfortunately I have not been around on the boards as much as i would have liked recently, some of you will know why, but one thing I didn't expect to see when I came back were 'fans' actually having a pop at Meat's performance.
I am trying to undertstand exactly why you are calling Meat half-hearted in his performances. Meat has so many fans acros the world, that may only get to see him once, so he is obviously going todo the most popular songs he has recorded, plus his own favourites. If you do not like these songs, and you feel you know what is going to be played, why go to the concert?
It reminds me of a time (back in the day :P ) when I went to see Gary Moore in concert. I watched one of the most amazin guitarists ever pull out a truly memorable performance and left with my jaw on the ground. But just as I walked through the hall of the teatre I heard some moron moaning "why didn't he do parisianne walkways? How could he not do it, it ruined everything..."
Surely if you are a true fan of an artist and go and see them live, you want to see them give the best performance possible, which means doing the songs they want to do.
I am sure Meat spends a lot of time producing a setlist that he feels is fun and enjoyable for him to do, whilst also giving the fans what they want, and I for one thing he gets it on the button every time.
If Meat decided he wanted to try something different one day, and he would get enjoyment out of doing a concert of b-sides, I would love to hear him doing what he wanted to do. If he chose to do the most popular songs, all the singles etc, then again, I would want to hear him give his best performance which would be doing what he wanted.
At the end of the day we go to see Meat. Personally, I would want to see him perform the songs that he feels are his best, the most appropriate, and what he thinks the fans want. After all , he has been in the music business longer than I have been alive, so I would think he has the most experience out of all of us.
Fireball:
I look forward to seeing the greatest live performer in action in December. We all know you will gie it everything you have got, like you have done your whole life. I dont care if people call me an ass kisser or a vrown noser or anything else, I know what I think and what I feel, and I think I feel the same as pretty much every Meat Loaf fan around.
Lets all 'Keep on Rockin!'
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