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FEARGAL SHARKEY LIVE IN NOTTINGHAM
The support band FRUITS OF PASSION gave
a highly professional performance and
will doubtlessly be a group to listen
out for having just released a new
single "Love's Glory".
FEARGAL burst on stage with "You Little
Thief" after an electric introduction
from his ten-piece band. With the
mysterious exception of his next single
"Someone to Somebody" he continued to
sing the whole of his latest LP, five
unrecorded songs including the 60's hit
"When a Man Loves a Woman", and "Listen
To Your Father", arguably the crowd's
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P545ORACLE 545 Mon10 Feb C4 1717:15
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FEARGAL SHARKEY LIVE IN NOTTINGHAM
FEARGAL sang every note as though his
voice depended on it, and every line as
though it were a painful past
experience. The lighting, although
simple, was effectively adopted to
create an emotional atmosphere,
especially in the sleazy number "Love
and Hate", the Irishman's personal
favourite.
The choreography of the two backing
singers CORAL GORDON and JANICE HOYTE
added a further dimension to the show,
and was a notable success.
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FEARGAL SHARKEY LIVE AT NOTTINGHAM
They shared FEARGAL's obvious enjoyment
of performing on stage after a two and
a half year lay-off, and the whole
group's relaxed confidence was
transmitted to the spellbound crowd.
The 4,600 people who witnessed FEARGAL
during his two night stop at Nottingham
will have left the concert convinced of
megastar potential, wrom a man who has
already gained wider appreciation than
he was ever able to master with the
cult band THE UNDERTONES.
by CRAIG BONNER
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P545ORACLE 545 Mon10 Feb C4 1704:33
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STING AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Backed by a band that must lay claim to
being currently the best in the world
in either jazz or rock, STING returned
to his musical roots and showed that he
has matured into a giant among his
contemporaries.
With DARRYL JONES, former bassist with
MILES DAVIS and WEATHER REPORT drummer
OMAR HAKIM forming a powerful rythmn
section, STING was able to concentrate
on his singing while offering some
delicate passages on guitar.
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STING AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
During the set the mood constantly
changed but the pce never flagged and
the concert never lost its spontaneity
whether STING was singing reggae on
"Love is the Seventh Wave" or blues on
the beautiful "Moon over Bourbon St."
But the highlights were when the band
improvised such as on the funky version
of "When the World is Running Down",
featuring a brilliant searing piano
solo by KENNY KIRKLAND. A bass and drum
solo brought the Albert Hall to it's
knees.
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STING AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
The band returned for a half-hour
encore which began with the classic
"Roxanne" with STING accompanied by
BRANFORD MARSALIS on saxophone whose
subtle playing was nothing short of
brilliant.
STING showed above all that he has lost
none of his passion and energy since
THE POLICE "split". His rendition of
"Russians" with KENNY KIRKLAND's
haunting synthesizer was moving and he
let the crowd indulge themselves,
singing along on an acoustic version of
"Message In a Bottle".
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P545ORACLE 545 Mon10 Feb C4 1702:47
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STING AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
STING showed that the break with ANDY
SUMMERS and STEWART COPELAND need not
be lamented, he has a better band and
with them has scaled new heights.
He has musically transcended all the
banality of modern day pop and has
still remained exciting and appealing
to different generations. If there is a
better concert this year I'll be
surprised.
by EDDIE of WOODFORD GREEN
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