Meatloaf

tonyb
tonyb Posts: 32,902
Not the kind with gravy and mashed potatoes, the band. Saw them last night, not bad, but.....

He's getting old kids, his voice is shot....can't hold many notes anymore. To be fair though, the guy will be 69 this year. Still, it was enjoyable. The theatre had good sound, the band was excellent....and where he keeps finding these knockouts with a voice to play the female vocals is beyond me. This girl was possibly the best yet.

The old guy had no openers, came out and played for 1.5 hours non-stop. He loves what he does and loves his fans, that was obvious. Looked like he lost a few pounds too. He walked with a bit of a limp and you could tell he was in pain but he was hiding it very well.

Played a lot of hits too from various albums, most the biggies including of course Paradise by the Dashboard lights. He stopped a few times mid song on some songs as the crowd was all singing along, the band stopped too, and if it wasn't loud enough he'd flip everyone off and motion for them to get louder. There's just something so likeable about the guy. All in all, an enjoyable evening.

The wife bought tickets as a pre-birthday gift. Stopped in Lake Forest for dinner, had some Grouper, Super Tuscan wine and went to visit some houses on the lake I used to work at before heading up to Waukegan's Genessee theatre. Not bad for a Wednesday, gonna put the weekend under the gun though.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    Didn't Mloaf actually lose his voice years ago and have to retrain himself to sing in a completely different range? My father could still belt them out in his 80s. And don't forget Tony Bennett!
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    edited April 2016
    cnh wrote: »
    Didn't Mloaf actually lose his voice years ago and have to retrain himself to sing in a completely different range? My father could still belt them out in his 80s. And don't forget Tony Bennett!

    Your not going to tell me Tony Bennett has range I hope. lol

    Yeah, he can't sink the hard passages or range a lot of his songs require. Probably why others don't even attempt to sing his songs, hard to do, and now hard for him even. He was never a great singer in my book, just like Springsteen isn't a great singer, but they both can tell a story and entertain in their music.
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  • footwedge
    footwedge Posts: 475
    tonyb wrote: »
    Not the kind with gravy and mashed potatoes, the band. Saw them last night, not bad, but.....

    The wife bought tickets as a pre-birthday gift.

    Well, happy birthday.

  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    oh ya! Happy Pre-Brithday!
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,288
    Where was he playing at?????
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,842
    @tonyb,

    Happy pre-birthday and happy birthday when it arrives!

    Sounds like you had a fun night.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    erniejade wrote: »
    Where was he playing at?????

    Genessee Theatre in Waukegan. Actually a nice joint to see a band as there isn't a bad seat in the house. Styx is coming there this fall.

    Another thing I dug about this joint is the bars where open before during and after the show. Plus for mixed drinks it was only 9 bucks, and top shelf booze. Johnny Walker, Absolute, Jim, I was shocked. Even had coffee and Baileys.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,288
    Nice!!!!! Genessee has been getting some good band lately. Aurora Riveredge park also has some good stuff coming up. Joe Perry, Alice Cooper, and Johnny Deep Hollywood Vampires might be an interesting one to see.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,053
    Sounds like a nice evening.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    Cool Ken, just don't expect vocals like the recorded music. The dude is 69, he can't hit it like he used to. Still a decent show, and you'll be hard pressed to keep your eyes, and ears off the girl in the show. The band is pretty good in their own right too.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,032
    I wasn't ready for the band , I was ready to start talking about my awesome Turkey Breast Meatloaf I make, If anyone is interested in a killer Receipe Let me know.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    Turkey breast meatloaf ? Don't sound right....lol.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
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    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
  • notified
    notified Posts: 175
    Meatloaf,,,not a bad character actor.
  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited June 2016
    His name is Robert Paulsen.

    Post edited by [Deleted User] on
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,138
    I hope this show is great. I love abbotsford bc.
  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    Have fun Ken. Remember....it's a fun concert, so if your looking for spot on sound and a masterful performance, this won't be it. Darn though, it sure is fun.

    Kinda surprised he's still out there after fainting on stage awhile back. Have to recognize those signs on when to call it quits.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,438
    He came to the State Theater in Portland back in the early 2000's & did the Story Teller about the songs he sung. Outstanding concert. Id go see them again
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