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Originally Posted by Pudding
Utter nonsense. The Shadows worked perfectly well without Cliff Richards.
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As far as I understand The Shadows or the Drifters were formed in the 50s or 60s and did solo stuff quite soon after forming for Cliff Richard. If The Neverland Express were such an individualistic band they would have done something by now. I just think beyond the borders of the hardcore Meat Loaf fanbase (and those who take note of what is written in the tourbook and what Meat says during the shows) not many people will have heard of the Neverland Express. The constant different incarnations of the band simply leads me to conclude there is not much unity within the group without Meat, but that's my opinion. I see Meat much more as an auteur, a creator of the show and a brand to some extent than just a bland singer like how I see Cliff Richard, sorry. If the Neverland Express had been credited more like how the E Street Band have been there may have been more of a chance to get things of the ground. This is not to say that beyond Meat there is no career for these guys and I'm sure some of them would happily play together in other incarnations but as The Neverland Express itself I just don't see it happening.