The Times review of last night
Posted: 26 Sep 2009, 09:07You have to hunt a bit for it, and it's the usual rather patronising stuff about Cliff and his fans, but it very nice about the Shads, here's a quote -
While singer and band were on stage together, the bonhomie was unmistakable. However, for the brief period which saw The Shadows fire off a mixture of their own hits and a brace of lesser-known album tracks, they sounded like a band with a point to prove.
FBI and Wonderful Land, in particular, evinced a space-age modernity that defied the passing of the years. At a stroke, you understood why they inspired guitarists such as Jimmy Page and Brian May to learn their instruments in the first place
The whole article is here http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/ ... 850523.ece
Gillian
While singer and band were on stage together, the bonhomie was unmistakable. However, for the brief period which saw The Shadows fire off a mixture of their own hits and a brace of lesser-known album tracks, they sounded like a band with a point to prove.
FBI and Wonderful Land, in particular, evinced a space-age modernity that defied the passing of the years. At a stroke, you understood why they inspired guitarists such as Jimmy Page and Brian May to learn their instruments in the first place
The whole article is here http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/ ... 850523.ece
Gillian
