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Originally Posted by glockenspiel
Still of the opinion that the 'Guilty Pleasures' DVD should have marked the official end of his live work -- so it's a 'No' from me ....
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The problem with that DVD is that it did not reflect his touring since 2010. The Hang Cool Tour sounded great, Meat was amazing. Then the AFL happened, and IMO ~~~~ed with his head. Plus his vocal chord issue, which may or may not have been caused by that extreme stress.
HOnestly, I want a DVD of the Hang Cool Tour. Meat sounded phenomenal. His high end was still very much intact. I'm not sure i'd want a DVD of Last At Bat. I've listened to every bootleg, and Meat sounded really great on his low register, and emotionally was all there, but by that time, his highest notes were being supported by small bits of backing track (Eg. The end of bat), and there was a noticeable weakening that had started around the AFL issue. I've said it before, but I don't think Meat's performances have been the same since then...Not that they're "Bad", just that he might have really hurt his voice forcing himself through those shows with his bleeding vocal chord and all that stress.
The hang cool tour shows I saw in January of 2011, unfortunately I got no video because they were so good. Meat acted like he was 40 years old again, stalked the stage, ran, sang his ~~~~ing ass off. I want to re-live that. That was Meat Loaf in a late stage renaissance.