Simply Red - Live in London

Amazon.com Mick Hucknall calls it "one of the finest live performances of my career," and it's tough to argue with that assessment after viewing this two-hour concert by the singer-songwriter and his group Simply Red. Recorded in 1998, Live in London offers a generous 26 songs, most of them Hucknall's own (including the superb "Holding Back the Years") but also including some interesting covers (the Hollies' "Air That I Breathe," the O'Jays' "Money's Too Tight to Mention"). The 12 musicians and backup singers offer able support throughout, giving the music both a funky edge and a smooth groove (perhaps a bit too smooth--the middle of the road occasionally beckons). There's little in the way of frills or theatrics here; this is nothing more or less than a filmed concert performance, and Hucknall and Simply Red are plenty good enough to pull it off. --Sam Graham Product Description SIMPLY RED'S SHOWS AT LONDON'S LEGENDARY LYCEUM THEATRE REAFFIRMED MICK HUCKNALL'S MASTERY OF DELIVERING A LIVE SET, DOMINATED BY A VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF PERRLESS INTENSITY & SOULFULNESS. From the Back Cover Simply Red's shows at London's legendary Lyceum Theatre reaffirmed Mick Hucknall's mastery of delivering a live set, dominated by a vocal performance of peerless intensity and soulfulness. Backed by a 12-piece band, which included a smouldering horn section and the enthralling sax of Ian Kirkham, Hucknall unrolled a litany of Simply Red classics alongside his newer material, which underlined the extraordinary number of successes which the group has enjoyed--a catalogue of hits unrivalled in modern British pop. The show was filmed in September 1998. "This night was a showcase for who are Simply Red right now. Familiar faces like Dee, Sarah, Ian, Gota, and Andy are its bedrock, and the new boys Tim, Wayne, Kenji, and Mark have brought a refreshingly committed and potentially exciting dimension to the continually developing sound of Simply Red. Here we delve into songs past and present, providing hints of our sound for the future and giving you one of the finest live performances of my career. So enjoy and play it loud!! Love and peace of mind to you." --Mick Sad Old Red, Picture Book, Mellow My Mind, Air That I Breathe, It's Only Love, Never Never Love, Broken Man, Ghetto Girl, Night Nurse, So Beautiful, Say You Love Me, Stars, Come Get Me Angel, Thrill Me, Come to My Aid, Infidelity, To Be Free, The Right Thing, I Won't Feel Bad, Red Box, To Be with You, If You Don't Know Me by Now, Money's Too Tight (to Mention), Holding Back the Years, Something Got Me Started, Fairground.
ASIN: B00006L939
VSKU: DBV.B00006L939.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Simply Red
Binding: Dvd
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