Meat Loaf - Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2004)

Meat Loaf - Live with the Melbourne Symphony

I was really surprised how Meatloaf has cleaned up his act and is really an entertainer. I enjoyed it very much and I can remember when "Paradise by the dashboard lights" was for real. Now if it would only come out in Blu-Ray I would also buy that version.

A Senior Citizen July 2, 2008

DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!

If you are a true Meat Loaf fan, You will hate this DVD! Every song was butchered, I watched it once, and never will again. I bought this DVD because I am looking for live performances of my favorite artists, and the reviews here on amazon raved about how good it was and how Meat Loafs vocals were at peak performance and the female singer did a great job.
Not only was Meat Loaf singing monotone, but his stage presence was disturbing, He acted like he was mad at the audience throughout the concert. He tried to get them to pumped up, and got mad when they didn't. Who could, watching and listening to that poor excuse of a concert, I would have walked out!
The concert theme was a male versions of a Britney Spears concert, A lot of outlandish glitz, but no substance. Every song was ruined, The female singers voice was OK but she didn't have any heart. Everything was all jazzed up, obviously trying to modernize the songs that could never be improved upon. I've heard garage bands that can blow away this sad performance.
If you want to experience these songs the way they are suppose to be, buy Meat Loaf "Hits Out Of Hell" DVD, It's Great! Granted the sound quality isn't the best in the world, but it's not bad either, and the total experience makes it well worth the slighted sound. (Nothing an EQ or a good set of tone controls can't cure) March 22, 2008

Great idea....something's lost with the Orch

After 30 years, we're still in love with the Original Bat album and for damn good reason, it's simply one of the greatest. Classic after classic this is simply Steinman's masterpiece.

However, when the Melbourne Symphony teamed with Meat Loaf something was lost.
The orchestrations are sparse at best. Soaring treble-high strings is about all you can hear. With music containing the power of Steinman's instrumentation and composition and Meat's incredible voice I just wanted more power.
Similar to Meat's double live album, "Live Around the World" the band and Meat sound great, full of energy and obviously they know these songs like the back of their hand, however the orchestra just does not sit well with most of the songs. With something like "heaven can wait" or "Bat out of Hell" I expected huge ripping brass, intense wind and string combinations, rolling timpani, and intricate orchestrations that supported Steinman's original band score. They simply are not here.

The Melbourne as you may know, did a similar show with Kiss and I really felt the same way about that record. The Melbourne Symphony is great but they lack the power and drive of an ensemble such as the San Francisco Symphony...now them and Metallica....that's classical rock/metal! March 5, 2008

Knock 'em dead!

Oh my God...I bought this DVD last week and finally got to see it tonight. Fantastic! This man is more than a mere singer...he and his crew are truly a stage performance. For those of you (very few) who gave this concert DVD a one star rating, what were you expecting?? If you wanted his 1977 music, stick with the canned stuff! Hearing Meat & his band playing with an orchestra as top notch as Melbourne's brought a lump to my throat & water to my eyes. Some of the arraignments were reminiscent of West Side Story & the like. This was like a seven course dinner, as opposed to a hamburger and fries. Do your self a favor and get this DVD. Man...Patricia Russo is unbelievable! January 25, 2008

para un fanatico la pregunta sobra

Si eres fanatico, te gustará, es una buena producción para coleccionar.

Unos tragos al son de este concierto mueve el corazón y los pelos los pone de punta, energia, interpretación, vocalización, melodias, instrumentos, musica July 6, 2007

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