Reviews and Recommendations: 70s

I have been a fan of The Eagles for over 30 years, have always loved their music but was never able to see them live. I finally had the opportunity to see them perform at The O2 arena in April and it was a night I will never forget.They were... [more]

Event Date: April 5, 2008
Event Venue: O2 ARENA

I have been a fan of The Eagles for over 30 years, have always loved their music but was never able to see them live. I finally had the opportunity to see them perform at The O2 arena in April and it was a night I will never forget.They were on stage for over 3 hours , first and second halfs together and sang every classic hit plus material from "Long Road out of Eden"  the sound was perfect and the band were excellent, completely at ease with their audience. It's not every day of the week that you get to see true music legends,tickets were a bit pricey but they were everything I expected and more, Don Henley has a voice that just rocks,I had tears of sheer joy in my eyes when he sang "Desperado" and "Hotel California ", hope they
return soon. [less]

What a disappointment! They don't live up to the expectations so either they've changed or I missed something.
With only three members of the band it was always going to be tough to fulfil the expectations but the singer / lead guitarist just doesn't have the range in his voice to... [more]

Event Date: June 18, 2009
Event Venue: Derngate Northampton

What a disappointment! They don't live up to the expectations so either they've changed or I missed something.
With only three members of the band it was always going to be tough to fulfil the expectations but the singer / lead guitarist just doesn't have the range in his voice to do justice to about two-thirds of the numbers they performed. Yes the guitar work is outstanding and the drummer's good too but this isn't enough to do justice to the wonderful music of Queen.
My wife and I were both dissapointed as we've seen Magic - A Kind of Queen many times and understood GA GA were even better but sadly not. The theatre was nowhere near full so I guess others already knew what we found out. We've booked to go and see Magic to make up for a very dissapointing night out. [less]

I have been lucky enough to have seen Neil Diamond live eight times and each time has been  a unique and unforgettable experience.
He has to be one of the world's foremost live performers and gives his all to his audiences for well over two hours at every show. This... [more]

I have been lucky enough to have seen Neil Diamond live eight times and each time has been  a unique and unforgettable experience.
He has to be one of the world's foremost live performers and gives his all to his audiences for well over two hours at every show. This year I attended his concerts at ther NIA at Birmingham and also at Cardiff Millenium Stadium and although there were thousands in the audience Neil addressed each and every one of us. Neil is the ultimate showman but never above his audience he is definitely with his audience as one. Singing along and dancing is essential to most songs,all his hits are legendary and he just rocks around the stage on numbers like "Cracklin Rosie" and "America" wowing the crowd. The ballads like  "Hello","Play Me" and "Love on the Rocks" just flow out of Neil in his wonderful gravely voice, lyrics delivered with every ounce of emotion. This year we were also treated to songs from his recent highly successful album "Home before Dark" one of his most successful ever including an awesome arrangement of "Pretty Amazing Grace".Neil has a fantastic band of excellent musicians behind him and they themselves are almost an act in their own right sounding fantastic.. It is clear that Neil and his band are closer than close, this comes straight over  to the audience. he always performs "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" with one of his backing singers Linda Press and without any disrespect to Miss Streisand their version is equally as good.
The best memory of 'audience participation' I can recall is  "Sweet Caroline"  at Earls Court when, after singing it twice with the band and Neil,all of the 17,000 plus audience proceeded to sing the whole song back to Neil without any music- what dedication ! Neil appeals to young and old alike and anyone who buys a ticket for his show is guaranteed to have a good time. His finale is always  "Brother Loves Travelling Salvation Show", Neil never fails to perform this to perfection and you always leave with a feel good factor and eagerly awaiting the next time the Diamond Roadshow rolls into town. [less]

Bryan Ferry's Concert on 13 April 2007 was one of his best yet.

A local lad, who was one of the original members of Roxy Music (drummer), Paul Thompson turned up.  He was to play on the last three songs.

Guitarist Guy Pratt was also there. he has played in... [more]

Event Date: April 13, 2007
Event Venue: Newcastle City Hall

Bryan Ferry's Concert on 13 April 2007 was one of his best yet.

A local lad, who was one of the original members of Roxy Music (drummer), Paul Thompson turned up.  He was to play on the last three songs.

Guitarist Guy Pratt was also there. he has played in the past for Robert Palmer and Pink Floyd.

I had a front row centre seat. We all stood up on the first song and I was against the stage right next to Bryan Ferry with an excellent view of him, Guy Pratt and Andy Newmark. I couldn't really see the others because of speakers and stuff at the front of the stage blocking my view - it is a high stage.

The whole place was rocking from the first note of The In Crowd and Bryan was loving it! He said how he had been going to the City Hall since he was 10 years old and hadn't seen an audience as good a us.  He sang a jumping set through Dylan covers from his new album to Roxy's Tokyo Joe and Casanova  and old classics Love Is The Drug and Jealous Guy.  All Along The Watchtower and Gates of Eden were great tracks from his new album, Dylanesque. I was disappointed that he had dropped Just Like You from the set list, but it was brilliant. There were huge cheers when The Great Paul Thompson joined the band on drums for the last three songs! One of the best gigs yet.

Bryan Ferry loves to have the audience on it's feet. So be prepared to stand up and have a dance along to some of his amazing music. [less]

Went to see From The Jam at Hammersmith on Monday. I watched The Jam many times 77-81 and without doubt they were one of the greatest bands of their time. This concert took me back to those great days where a band could inspire the audience. They still deliver fantastic... [more]

Event Date: December 22, 2008
Event Venue: Hammersmith

Went to see From The Jam at Hammersmith on Monday. I watched The Jam many times 77-81 and without doubt they were one of the greatest bands of their time. This concert took me back to those great days where a band could inspire the audience. They still deliver fantastic music, full of passion and genius lyrics. The audience was rocking and i left with my head thumping and my ears bleeding. What more would you want from a concert. They have got better and better since re-forming. If you like real music delivered as it should be, go see From The Jam. Simply awesome.

Paul from Hampshire, lover of great music [less]