SET
LIST :
In My Blood / You Kill Me / Higher Places / First Step Of
Love /
Written All Over Your Face / Seafull / Beyond The Numb /
Can't Stop The Flood / Blue Jade / Mistreated / Wherever
You Go / Getting Tighter / Seventh Star / You Keep On Moving
/ Burn.
A
packed crowd for Glenn's first UK show of this short four
date visit, and a return to the form of previous tours for
me. I was very disappointed by the last one-off in London,
which was full of cover versions and ignored many of his
own albums, but this time he's been listening to what the
fans want - as the set list shows.
For
me the highlights were Beyond The Numb, and a great
version of Seventh Star - but when they kicked into
Mistreated it felt like was in a huge arena such
was the small but hugely intense crowd's reaction.
Overall
it was a proper grouop performance, and as such harked back
to the power of some of his earlier solo tours, and once
again we can recommend this as a great night out. A few
first night glitches in places, but they should really be
cooking by London. The shows are all being recorded for
a live album by the way, expect this sometime next year.
Downside?
All the t-shirts were size SMALL!!! More next Darker Than
Blue, but a quick hello to all the DPAS members who turned
up - if I'd known we'd have organised a party booking at
the curry house! review & photogarph: Simon Robinson
See
this photo and more in our Glenn Hughes: Bradford
2003 photo gallery
This
was the third time in recent years I had seen Glenn at Rios
and this was certainly his most energetic performance. Vocals
are as fantastic as ever, the highlight of the show being
Mistreated. It was performed in what I can best describe
as a 'hard blues' style and was magnificent. Similarly I
feel more could be achieved by playing more songs in a style
like this.
It
would get rid of the distortion which was only too evident
for most of this concert. Burn for example at the
end of the night was just a wall of noise, it is a classic
song and deserves to be heard clearly. Alternatively am
I getting too old! On a more personal note, is Glenn's health
okay? I saw him straight after the show for autograph signing
and he appeared rather frail, this was in massive contrast
to the Glenn I had just seen on stage. I hope I was mistaken.
review: Anthony Mason
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