Unbelievable energy. I saw a gig in 1988, when I was working as a sound and lighting engineer at a big UK venue. I don't like Meatloaf's music much. But of the

Unbelievable energy. I saw a gig in 1988, when I was working as a sound and lighting engineer at a big UK venue. I don't like Meatloaf's music much. But of the many shows I worked, that one sticks in my mind. It was billed as 1 hour 20 mins. At the "end" he said a big goodnight! Then the crowd chanted for the encore. He did another two songs and exited stage. Then the crowd chanted some more. He came back. Two encores. Three. Four! It was past two hours. The venue staff and stage crew were getting nervous and tired. The manager said stay with it, I'm authorised to pay you double overtime. Meatloaf came back on, and that's when the show really started. Like he'd been holding back on half energy so far. Maybe it went to three hours. No wonder the poor guys back gave up, sounds like he died from giving it everything. I've never seen such a generous performer.