R.I.P Meatloaf

apache

Sad to hear the news this morning. Been to about 5 of his gigs. Stopped going because unfortunately he couldn't perform in the latter years.

RIP Meat......Heaven can wait.....

Masala

i remember hoping to get a girl out for a “slow dance” for Two out of Three Ain’t Bad... you had a good 10 minutes to ‘get in there’ before she’d walk!! Unfortunately it wasn’t a lucky song for me... but plenty of other lads who were smoother talkers than me make a killing!!!

RIP Big Fella... 74 is too young

cj maxx

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RIP and all but what I remember going to see him in Dublin, many many moons ago . 2 songs in a lad from Meath hit him with a can he threw. Meat walked off stage and didn't return.

Igotadose

"I don't always listen to Meatloaf. But when I do, so do the neighbors."

Blasting the lad today. I need my old speakers, these computer speakers are crap.

Sadness pervading the household. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMRl55U0eDw

breezy1985

Like nothing we've ever seen before or will again.

KaneToad

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Was it not gladioli that Morrissey used to brandish?

TooTired123

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The fellas would always go in for the snog @ “…I can’t lie!!! I can’t tell you that I’m something I’m not!! no matter how I try! I’ll never be ABLE…”. Slow sets all included 2 out of 3 until it was replaced by Careless Whisper. RIP dear Meatloaf.

TheBigEvil

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I was at that concert too, totally agree, one of the best gigs I was ever at too. Larger than life and a voice to match, put his heart and soul into every song when on stage. What a performer. Bands today should look at his live stuff to see how to work a crowd and perform. You got your moneys worth and then some!

RIP Big Man.. "Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are"

breezy1985

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Takes some stamina to dance to a Jim Steinman song

TooTired123

We can’t mention him without including Jim Steinman RIP who wrote everything and without whom he’d have struggled. We owe them both a huge debt of gratitude for providing us with at least part of the soundtrack of our lives. You’ll never find anything like that ever again. I think that’s why there so much regret today.

fryup

Great singer in his prime no argument about that....but i lost all respect for him when he attacked poor ol'Gary Busey that time, total douchbag🤔

TooTired123

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Shuffling around the floor with your hands on some farmers shoulders while he grips your waist, or even your arse, waiting for him to get up the courage to go in for the kill to swap spits with you, could hardly be described as dancing. A mating ritual is closer to the mark.

Mad_maxx

Didn't like his music but saw him once ( free ticket and big gang going) and he was a great performer with real stage presence

Pretty good actor

Autosport

What a voice, such a talented singer, great performer, never got to see him in concert. I would do anything is the song I always play when I first start playing rock ballads in the car 🚘

May he Rest in Peace ❤️

northknife

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Also known as the Erection Section.

Billgirlylegs

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Romance was alive and well in those days. Where did it all go wrong.?

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118510840#Comment_118510840

Paradise by the GAA hall lights.

AyeGer

RIP Great singer and around for a very long time. Hard to believe he was only 74.

Heighway61

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My best recollection is around 85-87 but could possibly have been later.

He had an enormous motorbike stage prop, if you remember that.

Edit: just googled and this might be it:

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/meat-loaf/1985/sfx-hall-dublin-ireland-63863233.html

magicbastarder

turns out the one i was at was almost certainly january 1990, in the national stadium.

TooTired123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118510942#Comment_118510942

The slow set is over and the lights come back on and the farmer says “will you shtay on?” followed by “would you like a mineral?”.

archfi

I remember when my oldest brother got Bat out of Hell in 1977 and visiting him and his wife - that album was a big wow moment for a kid

RIP

AyeGer

I see on twitter it may have been covid that he died from.

banie01

Rock and Rock opera in particular have lost an icon.

The musicality of Bat out of Hell and of Meat Loaf's work with Steinman is IMO brilliant. Like I suppose many others here there was a near constant loop of BOH on the radio and in my house growing up.

What I hope he is remembered for? As well as being a great singer? Is being a fúcking amazing showman, never left a gig disappointed!

Heighway61

Bad Attitude tour '85.

Immortal Starlight

So very sorry to hear the news of Meatloaf’s death today. Him and the the fantastic magical music he made with Jim Steinman have always been a huge part of my life since I was very young. What an emotional powerhouse of a performer we were lucky to have. Nobody that ever heard his music could ever forget how he could make you feel. A light has truly gone out today. May he Rest In Peace.

”Think of how we’d lay down together

We’d be listening to the radio so loud and so strong

Every golden nugget coming like a gift of the gods

Someone must have blessed us when he gave us those songs”

boosabum

He played community centers and ballrooms in Ireland in the late 1980s when his star was fading. This was rock opera at its finest instead of the weekly bingo.

Go home Bob, your tits are too big.....RIP

dotsman

Great singer and entertainer. Wouldn't worry to much about the Gary Busey incident. Meatloaf was famous for his outbursts/tantrums. These weren't down to ego or prima donna attitudes - unfortunately, it was the opposite and he suffered terribly from a persecution complex, which was understandable given his brutal upbringing and his treatment by the music industry throughout his career.

There was a made-for-tv biography movie done in 2000 (available on youtube). Fairy cheaply made and, as usual, not entirely accurate with regards details, but does capture the main points and is very interesting.

https://youtu.be/wjn1zQj_Y-I

Sonics2k

Absolutely massive fan of Meatloaf, sure it's all a bit cheesy and over the top but what a performer and singer he was. Bat out of Hell is one of the few albums ever that's amazing from beginning to end.

ebbsy

As per above :

Great singer

Great performer

He had it all.