R,I,P, Meatloaf

BobC · #1 01-21-2022, 01:04 PM

I actually saw him perform at an outdoor concert at the now long gone Cloverleaf Speedway, in Valley View, Ohio back in June of 1973. He was apparently filling in and performed as lead singer with the Amboy Dukes, who were the opening act. They were followed by Billy Preston, and the headliner, Deep Purple. All for $5! I literally lived about 1 mile down the street from the speedway.

Was the first, and only, concert they ever had there. Deep Purple had a truck break down and got there late. So they ended up playing much later than expected. Residents threatened to sue, so they cancelled the next scheduled show that was supposed to headline Mott the Hoople. And they never scheduled another concert there.

Peter_Spaeth · #2 01-21-2022, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BobC

I actually saw him perform at an outdoor concert at the now long gone Cloverleaf Speedway, in Valley View, Ohio back in June of 1973. He was apparently filling in and performed as lead singer with the Amboy Dukes, who were the opening act. They were followed by Billy Preston, and the headliner, Deep Purple. All for $5! I literally lived about 1 mile down the street from the speedway.

Was the first, and only, concert they ever had there. Deep Purple had a truck break down and got there late. So they ended up playing much later than expected. Residents threatened to sue, so they cancelled the next scheduled show that was supposed to headline Mott the Hoople. And they never scheduled another concert there.

The Amboy Dukes now there's a past blast. Journey to the Center of the Mind. Was Ted Nugent still the guitarist?

BobC · #3 01-21-2022, 05:36 PM

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The Amboy Dukes now there's a past blast. Journey to the Center of the Mind. Was Ted Nugent still the guitarist?

Absolutely! Ted was the only constant member of the group from start to finish. Didn't know Meat Loaf was the singer till I heard about it years later. The Amboy Dukes were actually filling in for David Blue, who was originally supposed to perform, but ended up elsewhere I guess, so the Amboy Dukes were a late fill-in, and apparently they had Meat Loaf covering vocals. I believe later on Nugent's first solo album, Free For All, Meat Loaf was actually the lead vocalist on over half the album as well. So he definitely had a Ted Nugent connection.

clydepepper · #4 01-21-2022, 07:38 PM

I loved 'Paradise by the Dashboard Lights'! How many new Rizzuto fans sprung from that masterpiece.

Reports say it was COVID.

I had a hip-replacement surgery scheduled for yesterday, got cancelled on Wednesday due to the virus. No. I don't have it...I'm fully vaccinated including the booster.

Get vaccinated people!!

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Cliff Bowman · #5 01-21-2022, 08:42 PM

He came a LONG way from his debut collaboration Motown album in 1971.

BobC · #6 01-22-2022, 01:58 AM

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He came a LONG way from his debut collaboration Motown album in 1971.

I believe they performed on stage together in the West coast version of Hair.

carlsonjok · #7 01-22-2022, 08:34 AM

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I believe they performed on stage together in the West coast version of Hair.

Growing up, I wasn't really a fan as my musical tastes were different at the time. But, as I was driving home yesterday, they had a brief biography of Meatloaf on Sirius/XM. I heard for the first time that he was in the stage production of Hair and it all suddenly clicked for me. I can't *not* hear that influence in his recorded music now.