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Chris Farlowe - Robin 2 Wolverhampton 1st March 2002
Set List: Just The Blues / Don’t Wanna Sing The Blues No More / Tough On Me, Tough On You / Lonesome Road / Handbags And Gladrags / Shaky Ground / Stormy Monday Blues / All Or Nothing / In Your Loving Arms / Out Of Time / Miss You Fever
John Henry Deighton doesn’t much sound like the name of a stalwart veteran of the British R & B scene, but I guess that’s why he changed it many years since to Chris Farlowe! But that is the only thing that’s fake about this hugely talented bear of a man.
John Henry Deighton doesn’t much sound like the name of a stalwart veteran of the British R & B scene, but I guess that’s why he changed it many years since to Chris Farlowe! But that is the only thing that’s fake about this hugely talented bear of a man.
From the moment he stepped onto the stage, the audience was entranced, hanging on to every note, every gesture, and every movement. You know you’re witnessing something very special when you feel you’ve had your money’s worth after the first couple of bars of the first number. Ably assisted by the much-respectedNorman Beaker Band, they opened with two songs from the recent Glory Bound album: Just The Blues and Don’t Wanna Sing The Blues No More, followed by Tough On Me, Tough On You - a heart-melting slow blues ballad .
Just as we were feeling a little mellow Chris and the guys kicked major ass with a triumvirate of absolute barnstormers, namely, Lonesome Road, Handbags And Gladrags (still the original and the best version for my money) and the funk-soul brother groove of Shaky Ground. For all I know this could have been written by James Brown, it sure had that that feel, but don’t quote me on that.
Just as we were feeling a little mellow Chris and the guys kicked major ass with a triumvirate of absolute barnstormers, namely, Lonesome Road, Handbags And Gladrags (still the original and the best version for my money) and the funk-soul brother groove of Shaky Ground. For all I know this could have been written by James Brown, it sure had that that feel, but don’t quote me on that.
Norman Beaker
By popular request Stormy Monday Blues was given the airing of it’s life with Chris and Norman trading, scat style vocals and flesh-searing guitar licks - as blue as blue can be. Cranking things up a notch it was time for a rousing singalong to the Steve Marriott penned All Or Nothing, then slowed down again for a wonderful version of Dobie Gray’s In Your Loving Arms. The piece de resistance, however, was the set closer, the timeless, Out of Time, still sounding as fresh today as ever it did. A steamy encore, the sexy Miss You Fever, closed out the night’s proceedings most satisfactorily.
It’s like this: if you want to see one of Britain’s genuine living legends and have a good laugh at the on-stage banter, or if you want to sing yourself hoarse and even break into a little boogie if the spirit moves you - and it will - or just simply step back and marvel at how lucky you are to be there, you can’t go wrong at a Chris Farlowe gig. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Now, you can quote me on that!
A Special Review by DarkSoul
Mark L. Potts
The God of Thunder
3rd February 2002
It’s like this: if you want to see one of Britain’s genuine living legends and have a good laugh at the on-stage banter, or if you want to sing yourself hoarse and even break into a little boogie if the spirit moves you - and it will - or just simply step back and marvel at how lucky you are to be there, you can’t go wrong at a Chris Farlowe gig. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Now, you can quote me on that!
A Special Review by DarkSoul
Mark L. Potts
The God of Thunder
3rd February 2002
About the photos...
Chris Farlowe has - and I'll accept no arguments here - one of the most amazing voices I have ever heard. He also holds the record for being on more of my all-time favourite songs than any other singer. His stints as a solo artist, with Atomic Rooster and Colosseum have produced some amazing songs.
I had previously seen Farlowe live on several previous occasions: as singer with Colosseum and solo in his own right, supporting Van Morrison. So, it was a great pleasure for me to see him live again, this time armed with digital camera! This one with Norman is one of my faves.
I had previously seen Farlowe live on several previous occasions: as singer with Colosseum and solo in his own right, supporting Van Morrison. So, it was a great pleasure for me to see him live again, this time armed with digital camera! This one with Norman is one of my faves.
