Here's another extract, this time from the review in The Daily Telegraph:
Critical appraisal of the performers is difficult when the use of backing tapes is so widespread. This was perhaps to be expected from vocal groups such as Girls Aloud and Atomic Kitten, but even with those acts such as Mel C who had backing bands with them on stage, the musicians were clearly miming. One honourable exception was Meat Loaf, who was one of the few people on stage who actually looked as though he meant what he was singing.
Accompanied by a real live, plugged-in band, he played an epic version of Bat Out Of Hell, to a mixture of wild enthusiasm (over 40s) and utter bewilderment (under 20s). Fantastic stuff, but what was he doing here alongside the likes of Blue and Gareth Gates?
Refreshing to see a class newspaper appreciating a class act.
