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BAT - The Music of Meatloaf
Last week, we went to Bergen PAC to see a Meatloaf concert. Or more specifically: The backing band was the Neverland Express, most of whom have been playing backup for Meatloaf himself for many years. The singer, Caleb Johnson (apparently an American Idol winner) is not Meatloaf, but he does an excellent impression. He’s got a solid voice for the music and loves running into the audience to give high-fives and climb on chairs. The big disappointment was that Meatloaf himself was supposed to be hosting the event, but he apparently fell off a stage a few days ago and fractured his collarbone. He sent the band a text for us from the hospital.
They only did songs off of two albums, Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II. Which makes sense from a theme standpoint and also because that’s where most of Meatloaf’s big hits came from. And it occurred to me afterwards that every Meatloaf song you put in a concert setlist is a commitment. I was thinking, “Oh, they should have done ‘Objects In the Rear View Mirror’ and then I remembered that song is ten minutes long.” I’m not sure Meatloaf has ever charted with a sub-four-minute song, including radio edits! They actually did a Queen song as the encore, probably so they could get off the stage sometime this week.
All said, it was a lot of fun. I suspect this is what a concert with a younger Meatloaf 30+ years ago would have been like. I left with my ears ringing, having thoroughly enjoyed myself.
They only did songs off of two albums, Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II. Which makes sense from a theme standpoint and also because that’s where most of Meatloaf’s big hits came from. And it occurred to me afterwards that every Meatloaf song you put in a concert setlist is a commitment. I was thinking, “Oh, they should have done ‘Objects In the Rear View Mirror’ and then I remembered that song is ten minutes long.” I’m not sure Meatloaf has ever charted with a sub-four-minute song, including radio edits! They actually did a Queen song as the encore, probably so they could get off the stage sometime this week.
All said, it was a lot of fun. I suspect this is what a concert with a younger Meatloaf 30+ years ago would have been like. I left with my ears ringing, having thoroughly enjoyed myself.