Greatest Concerts Attended!!!

CMcKiss · 14 Jun 2008, 12:35

I have to say that after goign to the Glasgow SECC gig last May, and after watching 3 Bats Live DVD, that the original 3 Bats Tour was indeed the best gig I have ever seen.

The band were totally awesome, and the versions of the songs fantastic.

For me this is what stood out;

The Band:

Meat - In good voice and generally seemed to enjoy the setlist,

CC - Really came in to her own on this tour, was never really impressed by her until this one, now i feel she is an important member of the NE.

Aspen - Great vocalist and brought new life to the songs we have heard so often. Her version of the Anything For Love will always be remembered by me as the greatest version. My only wish is that IACBTMN with Aspen and Meat was recorded for the DVD, because those two brought the house down singing that at the second Glasgow gig several months later. She will bew sorely missed.

Paul and Randy - Is there anything these two lads cannot do with those guitars, each time I hear them play I get completely blown away. Randy's solo before TOOTAB is awesome.

The SetList -

The songs on this tour were by far the best Ive heard so far, and for those who do not know, I have been to some 10 or 11 concerts now.

Particular favourites were;

Two Out of Three Aint Bad- The live performances of this song always make me have goosebumps, I totally love what Meat does with this song, and this version was incredible, loved the solos from the boys.

OITRVMMACTTA - This is my favourite song on the dvd, and performed live on this tour. This song sent chills down my spine, I loved so much, and the girls singing their hearts out, made me tingle.

AFL - By far the greatest version I have ever heard of this song. Aspen brought new life to it and she has the perfect voice for her vocal part.

Lemon - Improved version of a song which was becoming a little redundant and boring to be honest, loved what Meat done to it for this tour. Hope this version is retained for future concerts.

Blind As A Bat - I love this song so much, its a song which should have been released as a single and blasted out the people of the world to show what Meat can really do. The live version was icnredible, was really disappointed it was dropped for the second part of the tour. Please Meat, bring it back.

Rock and Roll Dreams - Having not heard this song live for a while I was surprised to see it back in, but love this song so much, and this version was again one of the best Ive ever heard, I loved the ending to it, brings a tear to the eye, dont you think.

Well those were just some of my thoughts of the last tours, and with Meat about to embark on his next tour, I hope some of the versions of the these songs will be retained. My only hope is that now Patti is back, I hope CC isnt pushed away into the background after she has done so well to emerge as an integral part of the band. Love ya CC.

What do you guys think......

**The Flying Mouse** · 15 Jun 2008, 16:09

Royal Albert Hall.

Enough said

MissAsh · 15 Jun 2008, 16:20

Have to agree with you on that Glasgow show, CMcKiss. It was absolutely brilliant and I enjoyed it immensely for the same reasons as you. Seeing Rock And Roll Dreams live was especially amazing.
The October one was great for me too for various reasons - a large one being that my friend and I had loads of interaction with the band that night and at one point even had Meat take the mick out of us because we were cheering Randy on every time he came over to play in front of us

I think if I had been in standing rather than seating for my first Meat concert (Jan '04) it would've been my favourite. I can't describe how incredible the atmosphere was, Meat & Patti's antics made me laugh and almost cry and the whole experience blew me away.

duke knooby · 15 Jun 2008, 23:25

no. 1, kings hall, dec 94... bat 2... my first meat concert
no. 2, grand opera house, nov 07... Duke Special
no. 3, RAH... awesome atmosphere, awesome performances, awesome ibis lol... (i dedicate this one to monstro... without him, it wouldn't have happened)

wolfy35 · 15 Jun 2008, 23:46

Leeds Millennium Square 25th July 2002.

Small venue outdoors right in city centre. Was not a big fan of damon LaScott until that concert but he was just amazing. Meat was on fire probably the strongest vocally I have ever heard him and was obviously having fun. Think maybe Patti doing the warm up and me being stood with my hand on the stage all night may have helped as well.

MeatGrl1 · 16 Jun 2008, 00:46

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Originally Posted by The Flying Mouse

Royal Albert Hall.

Enough said

Agreed !!

It was my first and I formed many wonderful long lasting friendships from it

.

mszee · 16 Jun 2008, 02:39

Wembley...not enough that I've seen Meat outside of America which is quite a different experience...but I also got to meet some very dear to my heart peeps...

ROSIE · 16 Jun 2008, 09:10

Blickling for obvious reasons

Rosie

LucyK! · 16 Jun 2008, 10:18

Given this thread's in General Messages I assume it's just the greatest Meat concert attended?! Don't think I could pick one...

Newcastle 1996 was my first show so that'll always be special to me, RAH was wonderful, Manchester '07 was the first time I saw Rock and Roll Dreams live which I'll never forget, the Bat Cave in Glasgow, thinking about Meat's vocals I'd say the second night at Birmingham last year was the best ML I've seen, obviously shows where I've met him are memorable...can't choose!

Battybarb · 16 Jun 2008, 13:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Flying Mouse

Royal Albert Hall.

Enough said

Totally totally agree,have been to some awesome ones over the years but nothing beats RAH for me ,it was fantastic,best i have ever seen...

tonyloaf · 16 Jun 2008, 14:39

agree with that! the tour in may was outstanding, tho royal albert hall was the best 1 off show ive been to, blind as a bat need to be in this tour

**allrevvedup** · 16 Jun 2008, 15:32

April 1996 in the Point Depot in Dublin...that tour had original sin, left in the dark, amnesty is granted and where the rubber meets the road...which was cool.

And also the screens in the background for the videos associated with most of the songs.

For instance for two out of three ain't bad He said something along the lines of "You'll recognise Jimmy in this video...alongside some other young guy singing"

The first concert memory of seeing Meat in December 2994, was during Anything for Love, Meat had his arm outstretched to our side of the crowd and the amount of people jumping up, including myself, trying to touch his hand was incredible!

batcity · 16 Jun 2008, 16:20

my second concert i went to seeing Meat at the Birmingham NEC 20 March 1988.

So absolutely brilliant to hear him sing songs from jim steinmans bad for good and it was the 20th anniversary of BOOH.

plus you got my first concert ticket as well shown

samurai7 · 16 Jun 2008, 17:00

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Originally Posted by batcity1

So absolutely brilliant to hear him sing songs from jim steinmans bad for good and it was the 20th anniversary of BOOH.

10th

**Monstro** · 16 Jun 2008, 17:04

PMSL

batcity · 16 Jun 2008, 18:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by samurai7

10th

thanks for rectifying my error!!!

Gez · 26 Jun 2008, 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Flying Mouse

Royal Albert Hall.

Enough said

Surprised you can remember

Battybarb · 26 Jun 2008, 22:28

Neil

no lol

samurai7 · 26 Jun 2008, 22:36

You people saying the RAH was the best must have been at a different show than me

I mean, there was a great atmosphere there, and Objects was amazing, but it was nowhere near the best show I've seen Meat do. For a start, Liverpool Pops 05 (18th - can't speak for the 12th

) was waaaaaaay better vocally and sound-wise.

For me, though, the best Meat show I've seen was Cardiff in December 1993. I was 15 at the time, and it was my first ever concert. I had to wait 2 and a half years to see him again, on the Born to Rock/Welcome To The Neighborhood tour. I've been to at least one show (but usually more) on every tour since, except Storytellers. Missed that one for some reason

SamCat · 26 Jun 2008, 22:49

That Liverpool concert is my 2nd favourite It was an amazing show, we got moved closer to the front and Meat seemed to really enjoy himself too!!

Melbourne is my all time favourite lol!!

samurai7 · 26 Jun 2008, 22:51

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Originally Posted by SamCat

Melbourne is my all time favourite lol!!

bitch

(no offence)

SamCat · 26 Jun 2008, 23:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by samurai7

bitch

(no offence)

Non taken FCOL

Steingirl · 10 Jul 2008, 19:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by samurai7

You people saying the RAH was the best must have been at a different show than me

I mean, there was a great atmosphere there, and Objects was amazing, but it was nowhere near the best show I've seen Meat do. For a start, Liverpool Pops 05 (18th - can't speak for the 12th

) was waaaaaaay better vocally and sound-wise.

For me, though, the best Meat show I've seen was Cardiff in December 1993. I was 15 at the time, and it was my first ever concert. I had to wait 2 and a half years to see him again, on the Born to Rock/Welcome To The Neighborhood tour. I've been to at least one show (but usually more) on every tour since, except Storytellers. Missed that one for some reason

I agree about RAH. To me it wasn't the greatest because there was no chemistry in the show at all. I missed Patti's vocals on all the songs but especially on Lemon. That one really sounded odd to my ears.

I saw 6 shows on the Bat II tour and I loved all of them. Meat sounded great (and I love the band now) but that was probably my favorite line-up. When Kasim, Steve, Mark, and Pat would sing harmony and then Patti's voice would take the lead, it was perfection. And Meat and Patti already had incredible chemistry even on their first tour.

bookwyse · 10 Jul 2008, 19:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by batcity1

my second concert i went to seeing Meat at the Birmingham NEC 20 March 1988.

So absolutely brilliant to hear him sing songs from jim steinmans bad for good and it was the 20th anniversary of BOOH.

plus you got my first concert ticket as well shown

That was my 17th birthday and my tickets were a present from my mum and dad. It was also the 4th time I had been to see him by that time!!!!!!!!!

Agreed that it was a good concert but the RAH has to be the best one I have had the pleasure of attending, and all them have been a pleasure.

TheJudge666 · 10 Jul 2008, 19:33

I'd go with Wembley 1999, my first Meat concert. Hearing the first notes of "Home By Now/No Matter What" sent such a shiver down my spine, I don't think anything else has ever compared.

14 Jun 2008, 12:35	#1
CMcKiss Junior Loafer Join Date: 16.10.2007 Location: Bishopton Posts: 26	Greatest Concerts Attended!!! I have to say that after goign to the Glasgow SECC gig last May, and after watching 3 Bats Live DVD, that the original 3 Bats Tour was indeed the best gig I have ever seen. The band were totally awesome, and the versions of the songs fantastic. For me this is what stood out; The Band: Meat - In good voice and generally seemed to enjoy the setlist, CC - Really came in to her own on this tour, was never really impressed by her until this one, now i feel she is an important member of the NE. Aspen - Great vocalist and brought new life to the songs we have heard so often. Her version of the Anything For Love will always be remembered by me as the greatest version. My only wish is that IACBTMN with Aspen and Meat was recorded for the DVD, because those two brought the house down singing that at the second Glasgow gig several months later. She will bew sorely missed. Paul and Randy - Is there anything these two lads cannot do with those guitars, each time I hear them play I get completely blown away. Randy's solo before TOOTAB is awesome. The SetList - The songs on this tour were by far the best Ive heard so far, and for those who do not know, I have been to some 10 or 11 concerts now. Particular favourites were; Two Out of Three Aint Bad- The live performances of this song always make me have goosebumps, I totally love what Meat does with this song, and this version was incredible, loved the solos from the boys. OITRVMMACTTA - This is my favourite song on the dvd, and performed live on this tour. This song sent chills down my spine, I loved so much, and the girls singing their hearts out, made me tingle. AFL - By far the greatest version I have ever heard of this song. Aspen brought new life to it and she has the perfect voice for her vocal part. Lemon - Improved version of a song which was becoming a little redundant and boring to be honest, loved what Meat done to it for this tour. Hope this version is retained for future concerts. Blind As A Bat - I love this song so much, its a song which should have been released as a single and blasted out the people of the world to show what Meat can really do. The live version was icnredible, was really disappointed it was dropped for the second part of the tour. Please Meat, bring it back. Rock and Roll Dreams - Having not heard this song live for a while I was surprised to see it back in, but love this song so much, and this version was again one of the best Ive ever heard, I loved the ending to it, brings a tear to the eye, dont you think. Well those were just some of my thoughts of the last tours, and with Meat about to embark on his next tour, I hope some of the versions of the these songs will be retained. My only hope is that now Patti is back, I hope CC isnt pushed away into the background after she has done so well to emerge as an integral part of the band. Love ya CC. What do you guys think......

16 Jun 2008, 10:18	#9
LucyK! The Monster Is Luce Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Posts: 7,547	Given this thread's in General Messages I assume it's just the greatest Meat concert attended?! Don't think I could pick one... Newcastle 1996 was my first show so that'll always be special to me, RAH was wonderful, Manchester '07 was the first time I saw Rock and Roll Dreams live which I'll never forget, the Bat Cave in Glasgow, thinking about Meat's vocals I'd say the second night at Birmingham last year was the best ML I've seen, obviously shows where I've met him are memorable...can't choose! Last edited by LucyK!; 16 Jun 2008 at 10:29.

16 Jun 2008, 16:20	#13
batcity Guest Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Posts: 751	my second concert i went to seeing Meat at the Birmingham NEC 20 March 1988. So absolutely brilliant to hear him sing songs from jim steinmans bad for good and it was the 20th anniversary of BOOH. plus you got my first concert ticket as well shown Last edited by batcity; 16 Jun 2008 at 16:22. Reason: needed too

15 Jun 2008, 16:09	#2
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	Royal Albert Hall. Enough said

15 Jun 2008, 16:20	#3
MissAsh Super Loafer Join Date: 14.02.2005 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 743	Have to agree with you on that Glasgow show, CMcKiss. It was absolutely brilliant and I enjoyed it immensely for the same reasons as you. Seeing Rock And Roll Dreams live was especially amazing. The October one was great for me too for various reasons - a large one being that my friend and I had loads of interaction with the band that night and at one point even had Meat take the mick out of us because we were cheering Randy on every time he came over to play in front of us I think if I had been in standing rather than seating for my first Meat concert (Jan '04) it would've been my favourite. I can't describe how incredible the atmosphere was, Meat & Patti's antics made me laugh and almost cry and the whole experience blew me away.

15 Jun 2008, 23:25	#4
duke knooby Mega Loafer Join Date: 24.06.2005 Location: belfast Posts: 17,890	no. 1, kings hall, dec 94... bat 2... my first meat concert no. 2, grand opera house, nov 07... Duke Special no. 3, RAH... awesome atmosphere, awesome performances, awesome ibis lol... (i dedicate this one to monstro... without him, it wouldn't have happened)

15 Jun 2008, 23:46	#5
wolfy35 Dangerous on a full moon Join Date: 14.03.2007 Location: Standing on the outside, Looking in on you Posts: 751	Leeds Millennium Square 25th July 2002. Small venue outdoors right in city centre. Was not a big fan of damon LaScott until that concert but he was just amazing. Meat was on fire probably the strongest vocally I have ever heard him and was obviously having fun. Think maybe Patti doing the warm up and me being stood with my hand on the stage all night may have helped as well.

16 Jun 2008, 02:39	#7
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 28.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	Wembley...not enough that I've seen Meat outside of America which is quite a different experience...but I also got to meet some very dear to my heart peeps...

16 Jun 2008, 09:10	#8
ROSIE Invisible again! Join Date: 30.06.2003 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1,240	Blickling for obvious reasons Rosie

16 Jun 2008, 14:39	#11
tonyloaf Metal Head Join Date: 15.05.2006 Location: Brighton Posts: 2,398	agree with that! the tour in may was outstanding, tho royal albert hall was the best 1 off show ive been to, blind as a bat need to be in this tour

16 Jun 2008, 15:32	#12
allrevvedup "Most things that i worry about, never happen anyway" Join Date: 29.11.2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,356	April 1996 in the Point Depot in Dublin...that tour had original sin, left in the dark, amnesty is granted and where the rubber meets the road...which was cool. And also the screens in the background for the videos associated with most of the songs. For instance for two out of three ain't bad He said something along the lines of "You'll recognise Jimmy in this video...alongside some other young guy singing" The first concert memory of seeing Meat in December 2994, was during Anything for Love, Meat had his arm outstretched to our side of the crowd and the amount of people jumping up, including myself, trying to touch his hand was incredible!

16 Jun 2008, 17:04	#15
Monstro Promoted to Wario's spellchecker Join Date: 17.09.2005 Location: London Posts: 12,947	PMSL

26 Jun 2008, 22:28	#18
Battybarb Nutty Tart From Hell Join Date: 25.05.2007 Location: liverpool Posts: 8,390	Neil no lol

26 Jun 2008, 22:36	#19
samurai7 Rock Star Join Date: 09.05.2005 Location: The future... Posts: 2,928	You people saying the RAH was the best must have been at a different show than me I mean, there was a great atmosphere there, and Objects was amazing, but it was nowhere near the best show I've seen Meat do. For a start, Liverpool Pops 05 (18th - can't speak for the 12th ) was waaaaaaay better vocally and sound-wise. For me, though, the best Meat show I've seen was Cardiff in December 1993. I was 15 at the time, and it was my first ever concert. I had to wait 2 and a half years to see him again, on the Born to Rock/Welcome To The Neighborhood tour. I've been to at least one show (but usually more) on every tour since, except Storytellers. Missed that one for some reason

26 Jun 2008, 22:49	#20
SamCat Hello Harry!!!! Join Date: 11.09.2006 Location: London Posts: 3,086	That Liverpool concert is my 2nd favourite It was an amazing show, we got moved closer to the front and Meat seemed to really enjoy himself too!! Melbourne is my all time favourite lol!!

10 Jul 2008, 19:33	#25
TheJudge666 Rookie Join Date: 14.06.2008 Posts: 13	I'd go with Wembley 1999, my first Meat concert. Hearing the first notes of "Home By Now/No Matter What" sent such a shiver down my spine, I don't think anything else has ever compared.