More good news...

[MBrevard]

It was just announced on another mailing list from someone who attended a CD signing yesterday with Meat, that the February 20th concert at the Rod Laver Arena--one of the shows with Meat Loaf and The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra--WILL definitely be made into both a CD and a DVD!!

Perhaps someone else here can confirm it--two sources are always better than one, but it's sounding really promising now, friends!! Two live concerts recorded from one great tour!!!

Good news for Meaty fans everywhere!!

Love to all,
MB
xxx

[mladay]

Hey MBrevard well I hope your right that will be great to be able to have a live DVD of Meat in OZ, will not be as good as when I see him live but here it's all good. Hey maybe Meat will say about it on Rove Live (done in Melbourne) tonight here in OZ.

Meat is up next.

Ian (mladay)

[Bohemian]

Wow... that should be awesome.

Ya know... Kiss have been mentioned alot when it comes to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, but niched away in my Mum's very impressive Elton John Collection is a little boxed set called Elton John with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra from 1986. I mean, credit where credit's due. Sorry - I'm a huge Elton John fan and have been meaning to slip that in somewhere for a while.

Bohemian

[Jayd]

Fingers crossed it is true, it will be great to have great memories to keep from this tour.

[Terri]

WOW that would be great!!!!

[meatmymainman]

Thanks. grate news.
Didnt Meat work with an orchesta in nite of the proms a few years ago? Did anyone see him?
Im going to see him on my local cable later in teh month. Now Meat with an orchesta. Wow.

[heat]

That would be wayyyy cool

[White of High]

YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really hope (no hope, WANT) that this CD will be in Hungary too!
I very love the orchestra and rock together!
A Kiss, FCOL, No Matter What!!!!!!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MBrevard]

Hi again! I've been sitting here trying to raise my spirits from the abject horror of considering Ahhnold as my Governor for the next three years!! The thought of Meat and the band playing with an entire symphony AND being able to see and hear that experience did the trick!

Glad some of you are also excited by the idea!

To Meatmymainman (love the name, by the way! ): I wasn't fortunate enough to have seen Meat at any of the Night of the Proms in Europe, but I know that several people here did go and will perhaps tell you about their experiences. (I'd love to hear them, myself!)

But the thought of NOTP made me dig through some of my tapes here and I can share a bit of what it might be like for all of us in February, when the MSO joins the Neverland Express.

Here's the path to the sample, taken from European TV after the Proms were over.

After rewatching my tapes, I just can't wait for the DVD and CD from Australia!! Such exciting news!!

Enjoy!

Love to all,
MB
xxx

[mariella]

I just LOVE this clip
Thank you!

Now, I can't wait for the DVD. Think it will be fantastic!

Have a Great day!

Mariella

[Eva]

I would say the same as Mariella! :P

Thanks, MB! :P

Love and Keep Rockin'
Eva

[dottie]

Hi MBrevard, Thank you for posting all of these clips, only just catching up on these.

The photographs are fabulous

And as for a DVD, about time too I'd say, there has been a distinct lack of Meats material over the years released on VHS or DVD, be it live or videos pertaining to songs.

I'm sure with this DVD that Meats music will reach out and become known to others who maybe Meat passed by

[MBrevard]

Thanks, friends!! Glad you're enjoying the clip.

I have a question or two for those of you who have gotten the CDs/DVDs from the other MSO/guest performers in the past. I don't know if any of you will have the answers, but it never hurts to ask.

1. Do you know about how long it took to bring the CD and DVD out after the concert was performed and did they come out at the same time?
   
2. A CD can only hold about an hour--give or take--of music, so was it a 1 CD set or a 2 CD set. Meat's concerts are so long that they couldn't fit much on just one CD.
   
3. A DVD can hold about 2 hours of video. Were the previous DVD edited heavily or did they contain most of the concert.

From what I understand, this concert will be divided into 3 parts: Meat with the band; Meat and the band with a small part of the orchestra; and Meat and the band with the full orchestra.

I was just wondering what are our chances of getting to see most of it on the DVD??

As I said, you may not know all the answers, but if you have seen/heard previous sets, then perhaps you can give us an idea of what to expect.

Thanks, guys!! Can't stop thinking about this project!! Meat said he had something really special in mind for his Australian leg of the tour, and he certainly wasn't kidding, was he??!!

Love,
MB
xxx

[evil nickname]

As they go the Kiss route - which I hope they do - there would be a double CD and double DVD within a year following the performance... don't know exactly how long it took Kiss to put it out - but it was within the year for sure.

Edit: I found this on a Kiss website:

On September 8, 2003, Sanctuary Visual Entertainment is set to unleash KISS Symphony on DVD and VHS. This spectacular one-off concert celebrates the bands' 30th Anniversary, and was filmed on 28 February 2003.

That would be just a little of 7 months. So anything is possible.

Please do note that Sanctuary is also Meat's US label.

[Jayd]

You can get a Dual-Layered DVD wich will hold 4 hours worth of video and audio as well a extras. Hopefully, the Dvd will be released as this.(not to be confused with the Single-layered annoying flipper discs).

[MBrevard]

Hi, Jayd! You know, I am a total novice when it comes to this. I have no idea about dual-layered or single-layered DVDs. As for the latter, are you referring to ones that you have to turn over to watch the other side??? Or the ones that have Standard format, for instance, on one side and a widescreen version on the other??

William--hi!! Nice to hear from you. This is the first I had heard that Sanctuary Records is probably to thank, as well as Meat, for the upcoming release!

I had thought that production time might be long for something like this, as nice as it would be to have it ready to go by the 4th and final leg of the tour next Spring, when Meat comes back to the US and then back to Europe, the UK, etc. Great time to sell a lot of copies!!

I guess there's hope, but perhaps, just a slim one since it's being recorded/filmed done toward the end of February.

I was very pleased to read what you said about 2 CDs and 2 DVDs, though. I guess that the CDs would probably have to be cut or edited down since Meat's shows are usually over 2 hours. (Is compression possible, so that one can get more than that on 2 CDs??? Wish I knew more about such things...! )

But if we can get 4+ hours on the DVDs, then we might just possibly get to see the ENTIRE concert (if Meat wants it that way)!! I think that's potentially excellent news for all of us!! (Has he ever given us a complete concert on video before, without cutting a song here or there? I can't think of one...)

Thanks, William for the info!!

Love to everyone,
MB
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[Michael Marxen]

The Kiss show, which has been the first of its kind with the MSO, happened this February, the DVD was released this September, with the CD several weeks ahead due to marketing reasons.
At least half a year seems to be a likely schedule when compared to other live DVDs.

[Kathy]

Just wanted to add my thanks for the clips and pictures, MB!!

-Kathy

[MBrevard]

Thank you, Michael, for this information!! So, if the concert is done in mid-to-late February, we can perhaps expect the CDs/DVDs in very late summer or early autumn!! Good for the Christmas season next year. I know what I'm asking Santa for!! (If I can wait that long, which is doubtful!! )

You're very welcome, Kathy! I love doing stuff like this! And welcome to the forum. I loved your review of CHSIB!! Nice to have you with us now!!

Also a BIG thanks to Shane who found a printed article confirming that all this about the CDs/DVDS IS true.

Forgive the double-posting, from one forum to another (never done this before, and I hope it's okay) but I wanted to make sure that everyone reading this thread didn't miss the good news!

Originally Posted by Shane

The article also mentions Meat's appearance at a music store signing in Australia.

Here it is:

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...292590370.html

THANK YOU MEAT!!!!

Thanks again, Shane! This is all very exciting, even if those of us who are not in Australia have to wait until late next year to see/hear it!! Something this great is worth the wait!!

Love to all,
MB
xxx

[Jayd]

Hi MB, single layered discs are the one's where half the film(or video) is on one side and the rest on the other. I suppose this will be ok to put the concerts in two parts, one part on each side, but I would prefer a dual layered disc. Even better, a double sided Dual-layered disc with loads of Meaty extras, and a great 5.1 Digital soundtrack.

[Vickip]

Originally Posted by Jayd2

Hi MB, single layered discs are the one's where half the film(or video) is on one side and the rest on the other. I suppose this will be ok to put the concerts in two parts, one part on each side, but I would prefer a dual layered disc. Even better, a double sided Dual-layered disc with loads of Meaty extras, and a great 5.1 Digital soundtrack.

Thanks for the information Jayd2
I LOVE your idea about the double sided Dual-layered disc !!

Vicki

[MBrevard]

Jayd--sounds good to me. Thanks for coming back and explaining! I HATE those DVDs you have to get up and change to get the rest of the feature!!

To Michael and William: Since you have seen the Kiss version of this, were any extra things included in the DVDs?? Just curious.

I love the idea of 'extras' being a possibility! I'm not saying that the concert, alone, wouldn't be joy enough for all of us (I hate to be greedy about such things ), but if some extras COULD be included, what would y'all want to see on it??

Love,
MB
xxx

[sherrie87]

Thanks for the very cool clip, MB! I finally just got around to watching it, and it completely rocked! I love the bit where the audience is singing along to Patti's lines. Was the entire concert shown on European TV, or just a few songs?

While I was watching this, I got to wondering- does the word "prom" mean the same thing in Europe as in the US? To Americans, a prom is a formal dance held for 16 and 17 year olds. Is that what it means when it is used in "Night of the Proms"? Maybe a very dim question, but I was really wondering.

Sherrie

[Vickip]

Originally Posted by MBrevard

Jayd--sounds good to me. Thanks for coming back and explaining! I HATE those DVDs you have to get up and change to get the rest of the feature!!

To Michael and William: Since you have seen the Kiss version of this, were any extra things included in the DVDs?? Just curious.

I love the idea of 'extras' being a possibility! I'm not saying that the concert, alone, wouldn't be joy enough for all of us (I hate to be greedy about such things ), but if some extras COULD be included, what would y'all want to see on it??

Love,
MB
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DVD versions of both the CHSIB and DIST music videos ... not that there's anything wrong with the ones on the CD, but I love the clarity of the picture and sound on a DVD.

A new music video for one of the other songs .. TESTIFY perhaps?
A behind the scenes / interviews ... along the lines of Bat II Picture Show

The possibilites are endless

Vicki

[MBrevard]

No, Sherrie. The Proms over here are much different from the UK and European Proms. I first discovered the British Proms in my last fandom.

I found this definition, although I'm sure someone here will be able to give you a more definitive answer:

Proms is a series of concerts founded by Sir Henry Wood in 1895, now promoted every summer by the BBC. Over 70 concerts take place in the Royal Albert Hall, London, usually one every night, sometimes with additional late night concerts and, on occasional weekends, afternoon concerts too.

As far as I know it is mostly classical music in the UK, although I could very well be wrong and wait for a correction from someone more knowledgeable on this than I.

Of course, that quote refers to the UK proms, not the European series, which is somewhat different. I don't know if one inspired the other, or if they developed independently.

The first I heard of the Night of the Proms was when it was first announced that Meat would be one of the performers in 2001. It has nothing to do with our 'dancing Proms,' but is instead a huge festival with a delectable mix of popular and rock and classical music being played over a period of 45 days, night after night, in European town after town, country after country.

I just fell in love with the concept. I wish we had something like this over here in the States. I suppose our Boston Pops might be the closest we come to it.

I hope that helps. And as I said, I hope someone who knows more about these things or who has attended them, will come and shed some more light on the subject.

The televised versions, Sherrie, contained edited clips from all the major performers, as well as some of the orchestra's songs.

Would you all like another taste of what it might be like when Meat and the band join forces with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra??

Okay... You talked me into it. (Yeah, that was tough!! )

Here is another song from the same televised program. One that's certain to be performed in February!!

Hope you enjoy it!! Great way to start off a day (or for Sherrie, who sees these in the evenings--a great way to end a day!!) What can I say--any time of day is the right time to listen to Meat!!!

Love to all,
MB
xxx