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ricgough 11:55 pm UTC 07/01/07 |
| In reply to: | Meats European Tour Facts - MichaelMP 11:13 pm UTC 07/01/07 |
Agreed, at least in part. Was at Cardiff 1993 and it was awesome, but by Birmingham, Nov '94 he was a bit ropey. Age is going to excacerbate this further. However, if you analyse the boots from original BOOH tour, he's EVEN THEN hit and miss vocally.Wasn't it Jim himself that said he should be doing no more than 2-3 shows a week. It's also true that reviews from 78-79 were saying he looked tired by the end of a show. At the end of the day, when there is no demand for him to tour, he'll stop. The public know what they're getting and they still go back. I for one would rather see a showman play live, warts 'n all, than some kids in street clothes trying to act 'cool' and reproducing exactly what's on the C.D. Okay, he aint what he once was, but the majority of people who see him obviously go back, EVEN THOUGH he doesn't produce a perfect rendition of what's on the album. The man is still a phenomenon. Mind you I saw Maiden in December and Bruce Dickenson can sill sing pretty much note perfect. 2 hour set, demanding schedule and all. Only difference is that he doesn't have to 'regulate the flow' quite so much for ballads. Meats greatest criticisms seem to be for the slower songs. Why, oh why doesnt he do fewer, larger gigs, so the months or touring take less out of his voice. Rod Stewart played Newcastle Arena in 1995(ish) and they were literally giving tickets away. Last week he played 53000 capacity St James Park, cos he only played a few shows and people travelled. That's my two-penneth worth! | |
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