RockTellz & CockTails presents Meat Loaf

[LucyK!]

Originally Posted by Fire Ball

I'm not saying every note is perfect here and every night is great , I hit some flat notes but I'm not out of key...

And very few people care! If we wanted note perfect we'd stay home and listen to our 1/4 sped-up recordings

[tonyloaf]

Meat I think this tour showed how good the vocals were,
Objects - wow
HCW - wow
FCOL-wow
2 out of 3 - wow

And on top of that BAT!

[Sebastian.]

Objects was just stunning. I guess it's always something to hear your favourite song live, but you nailed it amazing vocal.

[Vickip]

Originally Posted by Fire Ball

People that aren't fans only hear Bat out of hell and expect me to have the same sped up 1/4 tone voice that was on Bat in 1976 when it was recorded. The tone of of my voice has changed because of the 3 sinus and the 2 Vocal cord surgery's. The tone change makes people say it's out of Key , I'm not . I'm not saying every note is perfect here and every night is great , I hit some flat notes but I'm not out of key, All you have to do is listen to the backgrounds . When someone is out of Key there is a huge clash between BG's and Piano. There are no clashes like that on any show tape . . There are show tapes I don't like and upsets me. We still do Bat, Paradise and Took the words in the same key they were recorded ,not sped up keys . Elton has lowered his keys a step or a step and a have down. D.T. and some of his evil band have been posting reviews on ticketmaster in the states to try and bring down my Star average. Motley Crue has a better star average than I do and he doesn't even sing the songs ... the Audience does , he sings a line and points the mike to the audience they sing. Venting, Meat

D.T. is a nasty piece of work ... he sent me a horrible PM on Facebook that I should have reported but instead I just deleted it and blocked him right away
I wonder how many other people he's done this to

Please feel free to vent all you want. I know you can definitely still sing Meat You were absolutely amazing at all of the shows that I saw during the Mad Mad
World Tour last summer ... and I know you'll be absolutely amazing in Vegas as well If I can't make it to Vegas, my hope is that you'll still be able to bring the
Last At Bat tour to NY and I'll be able to see you again sometime

[Cole]

I could care less what you sing.... I love all of your songs! Hell, I don't even care if you sing or not.... I'm going regardless cuz you make the evening fun no matter what your doing :) just saying!

[suzieq]

Originally Posted by Fire Ball

People that aren't fans only hear Bat out of hell and expect me to have the same sped up 1/4 tone voice that was on Bat in 1976 when it was recorded.

But I've seen you nip that live, when you introduce the songs off of Bat. You have explained in the live environment that the album was sped up (even throwing in an Alvin and the Chipmunk analogy) and after a superb rendition of 2 Out of 3 .... the roar of the audience was proof positive that your voice, as it is now, is plenty acceptable. So you have found that way to combat the "average" expectation.

Originally Posted by Fire Ball

D.T. and some of his evil band have been posting reviews on ticketmaster in the states to try and bring down my Star average. Motley Crue has a better star average than I do and he doesn't even sing the songs ... the Audience does , he sings a line and points the mike to the audience they sing. Venting, Meat

Vent away. I agree with your assessment of D.T. and his evil plot to seek and destroy any reliable internet rating system for you. It's disgusting and makes my stomach turn for you. I wish there were something more we can do to offset those reviews.

Suzanne

[CarylB]

Originally Posted by Fire Ball

People that aren't fans only hear Bat out of hell and expect me to have the same sped up 1/4 tone voice that was on Bat in 1976 when it was recorded. The tone of of my voice has changed because of the 3 sinus and the 2 Vocal cord surgery's. The tone change makes people say it's out of Key , I'm not . I'm not saying every note is perfect here and every night is great , I hit some flat notes but I'm not out of key, All you have to do is listen to the backgrounds . When someone is out of Key there is a huge clash between BG's and Piano. There are no clashes like that on any show tape . . There are show tapes I don't like and upsets me. We still do Bat, Paradise and Took the words in the same key they were recorded ,not sped up keys . Elton has lowered his keys a step or a step and a have down. D.T. and some of his evil band have been posting reviews on ticketmaster in the states to try and bring down my Star average. Motley Crue has a better star average than I do and he doesn't even sing the songs ... the Audience does , he sings a line and points the mike to the audience they sing. Venting, Meat

I understand and feel for you. It's grossly unfair, and disgraceful.

What I would say is that, even if some will come expecting you to sound like '76 and Alvin, once you start I really believe the vast majority of people in every audience are swept away by your charisma, passion, stagecraft and your vocals. There's a solid maturity now that is just as impressive as when you toured in the early years.

It's atrocious that an unstable and dementedly jealous jackass can campaign to bring down your ratings on TM, and must be hugely frustrating, but I don't believe it would influence any fans, nor even really influence those who know of you and the reputation for excellence you've achieved over the years. You are a household name, and in my view people who are in or coming to Vegas on holiday will be attracted by that, and won't be put off by his miserable campaign. Even if people bother to consider the star ratings or read the reviews (and I suspect most don't) there is a sameness of offensive wording about many of the blistering ones which would make me suspicious immediately, and such a contrast between them and the preponderence of extremely enthusiastic ones, that I think people would give more weight to the many, many 5 star reviews.

But vent .. and move on. Would the producers have chosen you to headline the first season if they didn't know you were the best? You know just how special you're planning this show will be! .. and we trust you

[stretch37]

Meat, any song you sing instantly turns to gold for me And for many of those, I had absolutely no interest in the original!!

Some examples....Bagel Bites (edit..ok there was no original, but even singing about bagels moved me immensely!! :P :P), Mercury Blues, and that youtube of you singing Honkey Tonk Woman with Pearl, Scott and Patti! I never liked it it had your epic touch.

Positive vibes coming your way, I have no doubt that after each show,the crowd will be amazed by your energy, and in a state of ecstasy about what has just happened to them. That's how I always feel after your shows, like I'm coming out of some sort of dream state. Usually I'm in completely another place for hours after, and I'm sure most of us on here would agree

[Guy]

Bums on seats will put all this nonsense to bed. Same s**t different day.

[Butcher King]

I'm sorry, who is D T? PM if you like. Thanks.

[Butcher King]

Meat, you will be fantastic in Vegas. Counting the days to the 3rd of Oct!

[Tina.K.]

Meat, you will do great in Vegas because it will be unique!! Don't let others make you insecure, you're still great. There will always be acid pissers (is that good English?). Tearing another down will lift them up they think. How dumb can a person be...

By the way, I just finished your book and - man - have you got a good memory!! All the names, all the places, all the stories. How on earth can you remember them? And there must be a lot more. Hope you will bring out another autobiography book one day..

So there's a lot to be told on the Vegas show, very interesting. People will love it!

[besty]

It would be quite amazing if Bon Jovi put a song "Meat Loaf in Vegas" into their live set!

[Butcher King]

Just booked a room at my favorite hotel and casino! Happy!!!! :)

[Breeze]

I can think of several artists that sound better as they matured-- Leonard Cohen & Tom Jones voice is different now. I think they are better. " To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven". Every season has beauty.
So many of your songs lend themselves to your voice as it is now. When you sing "Objects" it still brings me to tears.

"...If you don't worry 'bout the future,
Sooner or later it's the past
And if they say the thrill is gone,
Then it's time to take it back..."

Your fans won't leave you and screw the rest.

[DJLeen]

Originally Posted by Fire Ball

People that aren't fans only hear Bat out of hell and expect me to have the same sped up 1/4 tone voice that was on Bat in 1976 when it was recorded. The tone of of my voice has changed because of the 3 sinus and the 2 Vocal cord surgery's. The tone change makes people say it's out of Key , I'm not . I'm not saying every note is perfect here and every night is great , I hit some flat notes but I'm not out of key, All you have to do is listen to the backgrounds . When someone is out of Key there is a huge clash between BG's and Piano. There are no clashes like that on any show tape . . There are show tapes I don't like and upsets me. We still do Bat, Paradise and Took the words in the same key they were recorded ,not sped up keys . Elton has lowered his keys a step or a step and a have down. D.T. and some of his evil band have been posting reviews on ticketmaster in the states to try and bring down my Star average. Motley Crue has a better star average than I do and he doesn't even sing the songs ... the Audience does , he sings a line and points the mike to the audience they sing. Venting, Meat

I saw you the first time in Glasgow this year , and you were amazing !!

[LucyK!]

If anyone's interested, Ticketmaster now have a seating chat up for the show.

[LucyK!]

Or even a "chart" and it's only available on the first show

[White of High]

For me all live recordings (Bat3, MSO, etc.) and bootlegs sounded strange in the last 10 years. If it's about your sinus or chords, it's okay. But... why don't you low the song's key and speed them down? I just can't listen, watch and stand any live recordings in the last years...

[Wario]

Originally Posted by White of High

For me all live recordings (Bat3, MSO, etc.) and bootlegs sounded strange in the last 10 years. If it's about your sinus or chords, it's okay. But... why don't you low the song's key and speed them down? I just can't listen, watch and stand any live recordings in the last years...

WHo can not stand MSO? MSO is probably the single greatest live DVD ever conceived.

Sure it felt like it could use one more song but it was perfect otherwise.

[White of High]

Not to me. It's even the worst symphonic concert I've ever seen. Compare to the Scorpions Berliner Philharmoniker for example...

[Wario]

Originally Posted by White of High

Not to me. It's even the worst symphonic concert I've ever seen. Compare to the Scorpions Berliner Philharmoniker for example...

I will stand by this that I think we have tastebuds in our ears somewhere..... cause thats a VERY different pallet.

[CarylB]

Originally Posted by White of High

For me all live recordings (Bat3, MSO, etc.) and bootlegs sounded strange in the last 10 years. If it's about your sinus or chords, it's okay. But... why don't you low the song's key and speed them down? I just can't listen, watch and stand any live recordings in the last years...

Saying this as gently as possible .. but we've long established you haven't really liked anything Meat has done for a very long time, and you won't need to feel you can't listen/watch/stand any more because Meat has done with touring .. so all you need to do is avoid anything posted so far this century on YouTube and you'll be saved from listening or watching any live recordings.

There's no sign that the producers intend to record Meat's Vegas show, so you'll be saved that too .. although many others will be hugely disappointed, particularly those in Europe who were at the amazing Last at Bat tour and would give their eye teeth to see Rocktellz and Cocktails. But if we get lucky we'll warn you .. and I doubt there will be many bootlegs on YT from Vegas; illicit recording is likely to be difficult in such a small theatre

Originally Posted by Wario

WHo can not stand MSO? MSO is probably the single greatest live DVD ever conceived.

It's a wonderful DVD Chris .. but we can't honestly expect WoH to like it can we?

[Meat Loaf_fan]

Originally Posted by Wario

WHo can not stand MSO? MSO is probably the single greatest live DVD ever conceived.

Sure it felt like it could use one more song but it was perfect otherwise.

Yes and no.
Yes - it was perfect.
No - it is not (IMHO) greatest live DVD, because "Guilty Pleasure" is even better (my mom has different point of view ).

Originally Posted by CarylB

... There's no sign that the producers intend to record Meat's Vegas show, so you'll be saved that too .. although many others will be hugely disappointed, particularly those in Europe who were at the amazing Last at Bat tour and would give their eye teeth to see Rocktellz and Cocktails ...

That is sad news. Oh well ... Next year we will have new DVD - "Last at Bat" (from New York).

[Wario]

Originally Posted by CarylB

I doubt there will be many bootlegs on YT from Vegas; illicit recording is likely to be difficult in such a small theatre

You'd be surprised. A few soundboards from Eltons Vegas show have surfaced