The American Meatloaf Experience - Deadringer from Hell

Hollis – AKA the Deadringer                                                    The Dead Bettys

The American Meatloaf experience worked hard to produced a great show at Plymouth Pavilions. He describes himself as the only genuine American Meatloaf tribute artist and I was expecting yet another tribute band playing the best-known songs from their chosen artist. Yet Dead Ringer From Hell the meatloaf experience is a lot more than just that. Yes he looked the part and yes he sounded the part, but the performance that he put on with his backing singers was as described “A Meatloaf Experience”. Arriving on stage on a Harley Davidson not only did he start with my favourite and most loved songs that Meatloaf has to offer, I would do anything for you, this was superbly mixed with a few romantic ballads and songs from outside of the Meatloaf back catalog such as 'Sisters are doing it for themselves, and Rock,n,Roll Meatloaf’s song from he Rocky Horror,  Hollis and his backing singers the Dead Betty's played out the love/hate story of himself and Ginger. it was all put together with some brilliant and at times humourous dialogue in-between each song. Although the audience turnout was a very poor one, which did dampen the atmosphere a little, they made sure that everyone was up and dancing throughout the evening. I was also surprised to see that the band had to follow music sheets to every song which spoiled it slightly for me, but other than that it was a performance I would certainly go to see again, and if the poor turnout was because people thought it would just be another tribute artist, as I did before I went, then they missed out on a brilliant night.

Haley Williams