O/T Woody Woodmansey's Holy Holy at The Bridgewater Hall, Tuesday 28th March 2017.
Hello,
I was really looking forward to this show and had bought the tickets pretty much as soon as they went on sale last year: my anticipation only grew after hearing Woody speak for an hour or so at The Louder Than Words festival last November- as fine a raconteur as a drummer. He was also good enough to listen to me ramble on for a good minute and then shake his hand for the inevitable photo op, hah-hah!
The band played in Glasgow the previous night and unfortunately not all the reviews or comments made for pleasant reading: complaints ranged from the seating at the venue, to Glen Gregory's ragged vocals, the band missing some cues and the sound being less-than-ideal. I know that not every show can be a '10', but equally you certainly don't want to be taken for a mug either, especially at £45 a pop!
Another IORRian (Guess Who) was there in Glasgow and was able to give a balanced view of that show- thanks G!). Secretly I just hoped that they could produce an evening half as great as Earl Slick's crew 'Station To Station' show last April: that was perhaps my favourite concert in 2016. No pressure then lads...
Before they even played or sang a note at 8.45pm they were given a partial standing ovation and the full house made a great racket...cue smiles all round! Glen Gregory's voice was fine and he was a bundle of energy for the 105 minutes, covering the stage, twirling the mic stand, smiling and laughing with the other six band-members. No problems there then!
The other thrill was seeing Tony Visconti on bass- he cut a very cool figure in white and although he was concentrating during each number, he shared some laughs and gave a few 'thumbs ups' after a some songs. Same could be said for Woody, who is in terrfic shape and gave a lovely speech in front of the band right at the end of the show before making himself available to sign anything and everything after the show. Apparenty the queue was about 400 yards long, hah-hah!
The band did let a couple of endings peter-out but there certainly were no trainwrecks thankfully: it was such a thrill to hear these numbers played live. Imagine the shimmering acoustic intro to 'Starman' and it's goose-bumps time...there were any number of those moments. It was a privilege to have enjoyed it...cheers!
The Width of a Circle
Five Years
Soul Love
Moonage Daydream
Starman
It Ain't Easy
Lady Stardust
Star
Hang On to Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Suffragette City
Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
Medley: Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud / All the Young Dudes / Oh! You Pretty Things
Changes
Life on Mars?
Space Oddity
Black Country Rock
The Supermen
The Man Who Sold the World
Watch That Man
Encore:
Time
Heroes
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Cheers,
Simon.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2017-03-29 18:45 by SimonN.