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Originally Posted by WarioLoaf
of course that cycle patter has nothing to do with how he sounded. it was about the fun he was having and energy and health he had. RAH had some great atmosphere, but since recent revelations, I dunno if he really was having fun. But It was a great show from what ive heard. wish I was there.
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If there's any "pattern" I think it's no more than most of us would have taken over a 30 year plus period
.. particularly if we put as much energy and effort into such a busy and sustained career as Meat.
Looking back over the whole Bat3 period Meat identifies many things that made it a bad experience for him overall, but that doesn't mean his health was poor throughout, nor that he lacked energy or had any fun imo.
He certainly appears much fitter now with his new fighting weight, but the work he undertook during the Bat3 promotion would have defeated many people! I saw him at the 3 day golf tournament in that summer .. At that point after recording the album, he'd been on the road promoting for 2 months solid. He was probably tired, who wouldn't be? But he was full of energy, good humour and great fun. He then continued on a heavy round of promotional activity right up to the RAH, which in itself must have put huge pressure on him, whilst at the eleventh hour having to induct a new singing partner.
I saw him before the show and he looked a little tired but well .. and that night gave the super-charged performance of his life and sang his ass off. He then continued promoting and into the tour, putting huge energy into every show as he always does. Did he look tired at times? You bet .. who wouldn't? Was his voice strained at times? No doubt, and remember this was during the period which was leading up to the final discovery that he had been suffering from a vocal cyst for some time. Who knows how long that had been causing difficulty.
I'm not sure why you consider him to have been unhealthy in 1978 .. he looked pretty fit and energy-packed when I saw him
In 2003 he dropped like a stone on stage during an amazing tour .. but that was found to be WPW syndrome, he had surgery and was back on stage in a relatively short time, brimming with energy again and fit as a musical flea
Someone in generally poor health wouldn't have bounded back to a tour imo.
Really imo you're highlighting that in the early eighties relentless touring took its toll, and then the Bat3 tour and promotion was lengthy and exhausting, and led straight into the next tour when he was under great strain, worrying about his voice, which culminated in the diagnosis of the vocal cyst. Fortunately that healed .. and we've now heard the marvellous results of the rest and the vocal coaching. And now of course, he's recorded an album he loves with every fibre of his being, and has a new energy, sense of creative purpose, and lease of life
Caryl