The show itself was just what you’d expect. Although it took a few numbers to really kick in, by the time that “All Revved Up With No Place To Go” hit the crowd in the face, all cylinders were firing. Meat pulled out all the stops of a Southern Baptist fire and brimstone preacher, especially on the aptly titled new song “Testify.” The Tabernacle seemed the perfect place to preach and Meat used all of his Texas derived charisma to full effect. Luckily, the man understands his own camp and used it to his advantage. He balanced his Broadway gospel shtick with a shrewd understanding on how to excite the crowd. During an extended intro to “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That),” her repeatedly stopped and waited, making the crowd nearly beg him for the first line. His backup band was top notch and prowled the multi-level stage like a thundering monster with a sensitive side. Classic ballads like “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad” were mixed side by side with devastating rockers like “Out Of The Frying Pan (Into The Fire)” and each felt like the group’s specialty. If anyone had doubts about the skills of the musicians, they were laid to rest during a ferocious ten-minute version of “Bat Out Of Hell” that brought the crowd to its feet and would’ve drained most Ozzfest bands (that is assuming that any of them would have the finesse to play a song of this magnitude).