buddy holly review dorset echo - 16.10.2015

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REVIEWS THE GUIDE dorsetecho.co.uk/ theguide 27 fb.com/dorsetecho Friday October 16, 2015 DorsetECHO / f Fifties tribute who can rock and roll OH BOY! Buddy Holly fans were in for a treat as they spent the night Reminiscing with the UK’s number one tribute act A Legend Reborn at the Pavilion. Before the show had even started, audiences were transported back in time with black-and-white adverts from the era screened on the stage and archive footage of screaming fans getting worked up over 1950s legends, including Holly himself. The title of the show is a little embellished, given the energy and charisma of which the main star, Marc Robinson and his band, The Counterfeit Crickets, put in. Yet there was no question that the Brown Eyed Handsome Man on stage and the rest of the gang looked and sounded the part. With Holly’s notorious hiccupping vocals and elaborate guitar riffs, the band treated the crowd to classics such as Peggy Sue, Words of Love, Down the Line and the most notable Everyday in the first half, accompanied with excellent, if not slightly unusual, thigh- slapping percussion from the drummer. Between some over-worn jokes in dodgy Texan accents, audiences were also treated to plenty of lesser-known tracks such as Blue Days Black Nights, Tell Me How, Bo Didley and Wishing, which kept heads swaying and toes tapping. Into the second half, the band had re-energised and came on ready to Rock Around. Kicking off with That’ll Be the Day, the crowd were right back into the swing of things, singing along to more of their much-loved hits such as Not Fade Away, Well Alright, True Love Ways, and even some Elvis crowd-pleasers like Blue Suede Shoes and Rip It Up. The audience were even given opportunities to see some polished solo acts as double-bass player Alan, keyboard-playing Chris, lead guitarist Adrien, and drummer Paul, had a Rave On their instruments and proved that rock ’n’ roll still stands the test of time. Finishing off the night, Buddy and the gang performed Great Balls of Fire, which ended the set on a triumphant high. RACHEL LILY BUDDY AND THE GANG: Buddy Holly - A Legend Reborn performing at Weymouth Pavilion CD REVIEW SHANE FILAN RIGHT HERE THIS is former Westlifer Shane Filan’s second solo album. Right Here and Your Love Carries Me have the familiar feel of Westlife tracks but the album has some surprises - bolder forays into new territory with some voice synthesizing on the Akon-esque Beautiful to Me. Many of the lyrics reek of laziness such as - ‘you may be committing a crime, But I’m here doing the time’. His duet with Nadine Coyle of Girls Aloud is somewhat dispiriting and makes little use of her high reaching vocals. The Burt Bacharach influenced Worst Kind of Love is the highlight of the album, it’s just a shame that the majority of it sounds too similar to the Westlife material. We’re just left with a lone voice and four vacated stools on the stage. JOANNA DAVIS CD REVIEW JESS GLYNNE I CRY WHEN I LAUGH THIS one’s a belter. There’s no escaping it. You can’t have been anywhere near a radio in the past year if you’re not familiar with Glynne’s disco pop style currently riding high in the charts and at its most catchy in Hold My Hand. Consistently uplifting, this album falls short of reaching the soulful heights you might expect from Glynne, with the only surprises being what sounds like the sound effects of Super Mario jumping on a ‘mushroom’ in Real Love. Although somewhat devoid of light and shade, this blast of pure disco pop is a solid effort and promisingly hints at a more fleshed out and considerably more soulful follow-up. JOANNA DAVIS CONCERT REVIEW BUDDY HOLLY - A LEGEND REBORN Weymouth Pavilion DVD REVIEW JURASSIC WORLD (12) **** CONCERT REVIEW MUSICIANS OF LONDON WALL Bridport Arts Centre, The Hub THE Musicians of London Wall are fine, young musicians who were, in most cases, visiting the West Country for the first time. More importantly, they were swapping hectic London lives to be looked after locally by generous hosts. Under the headline The Old Virtuosity Shop, their programme of baroque music ranged from great and influential composers – Vivaldi, Handel, Telemann and Corelli – to lesser known figures such as Barrière, and Mancini whose slow movements of his D minor Sonata revealed a deep melancholy. But the recurrent theme was one of virtuosity, exemplified by Biber’s Sonata in A. Emily Baines, recorder (replaced by Oonagh Lee on the final day), Ivana Cetkovic, baroque violin, Alexis Bennett, baroque violin and viola, Kate Conway, baroque cello and Katie De La Matter, harpsichord, each shone in solos as well as trios and quartets: Telemann’s Quadro in G minor made a powerful impact in its agility as well as its sadness. Explanatory introductions were enlightening, and far from dryly academic. The Musicians of London Wall brought each concert to a close with their own adaptation of Corelli’s famous variations on Portuguese folk tune, La Folia. ANTHONY PITHER JURASSIC World opened to the public in 2005 and now welcomes more than 20,000 visitors a day. Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) oversees park operations, while Dr Henry Wu plays God in the laboratories, splicing DNA strands to create terrifying new breeds. Thus the ferocious and highly intelligent Indominus Rex is born. “This will give the parents nightmares,” shudders park CEO Simon Masrani. When the Indominus Rex escapes her paddock, Claire begs naval officer-turned-animal behaviour specialist Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) to capture the beast and protect her nephews, Zach and Gray, who are trapped in the middle of the bloodbath. Jurassic World is a muscular, rollicking romp that captures some of the adrenaline-pumping thrills and jaw-dropping awe we felt more than 20 years ago when Steven Spielberg first unleashed dinosaurs back into the world. Pratt is an instantly likeable hero and he catalyses a screen chemistry with Howard who faces the dino-pocalypse in highly inappropriate footwear. Action sequences are orchestrated at a lick, including chaotic scenes of a flock of pteranodons plucking visitors from the ground. This is by far the bloodiest chapter of the Jurassic saga, if not quite the best.

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Page 1: Buddy Holly Review Dorset Echo - 16.10.2015

REVIEWS THEGUIDEdorsetecho.co.uk/theguide

27fb.com/dorsetechoFriday October 16, 2015 DorsetECHO /f

Fifties tribute whocan rock and rollOH BOY! Buddy Holly fans werein for a treat as they spent thenight Reminiscing with the UK’snumber one tribute act A LegendReborn at the Pavilion.Before the show had even

started, audiences weretransported back in time withblack-and-white adverts from theera screened on the stage andarchive footage of screamingfans getting worked up over 1950slegends, including Holly himself.The title of the show is a little

embellished, given the energyand charisma of which the mainstar, Marc Robinson and hisband, The Counterfeit Crickets,put in. Yet there was no questionthat the Brown Eyed HandsomeMan on stage and the rest of thegang looked and sounded thepart.With Holly’s notorious

hiccupping vocals and elaborateguitar riffs, the band treatedthe crowd to classics such asPeggy Sue, Words of Love, Downthe Line and the most notableEveryday in the first half,accompanied with excellent,if not slightly unusual, thigh-slapping percussion from thedrummer.Between some over-worn

jokes in dodgy Texan accents,audiences were also treated toplenty of lesser-known trackssuch as Blue Days Black Nights,Tell Me How, Bo Didley andWishing, which kept headsswaying and toes tapping.Into the second half, the band

had re-energised and came onready to Rock Around. Kickingoff with That’ll Be the Day, the

crowd were right back into theswing of things, singing alongto more of their much-loved hitssuch as Not Fade Away, WellAlright, True Love Ways, andeven some Elvis crowd-pleaserslike Blue Suede Shoes and Rip ItUp.The audience were even

given opportunities to see somepolished solo acts as double-bass

player Alan, keyboard-playingChris, lead guitarist Adrien, anddrummer Paul, had a Rave Ontheir instruments and provedthat rock ’n’ roll still stands thetest of time.Finishing off the night, Buddy

and the gang performed GreatBalls of Fire, which ended the seton a triumphant high.

RACHEL LILY

BUDDY AND THE GANG: Buddy Holly - A Legend Reborn performing at Weymouth Pavilion

CD REVIEWSHANE FILANRIGHT HERE

THIS is former Westlifer ShaneFilan’s second solo album.

Right Here and Your LoveCarries Me have the familiar feelof Westlife tracks but the albumhas some surprises - bolderforays into new territory withsome voice synthesizing on theAkon-esque Beautiful to Me.Many of the lyrics reek of

laziness such as - ‘you may becommitting a crime, But I’m heredoing the time’.His duet with Nadine Coyle

of Girls Aloud is somewhatdispiriting and makes little useof her high reaching vocals.The Burt Bacharach influenced

Worst Kind of Love is thehighlight of the album, it’s justa shame that the majority of itsounds too similar to the Westlifematerial.We’re just left with a lone voice

and four vacated stools on thestage.

JOANNA DAVIS

CD REVIEWJESS GLYNNEI CRY WHEN I LAUGH

THIS one’s a belter. There’s noescaping it.You can’t have been anywhere

near a radio in the past year ifyou’re not familiar with Glynne’sdisco pop style currently ridinghigh in the charts and at its mostcatchy in Hold My Hand.Consistently uplifting, this

album falls short of reaching thesoulful heights you might expectfrom Glynne, with the onlysurprises being what sounds likethe sound effects of Super Mariojumping on a ‘mushroom’ in RealLove.Although somewhat devoid

of light and shade, this blast ofpure disco pop is a solid effortand promisingly hints at a morefleshed out and considerablymore soulful follow-up.

JOANNA DAVIS

CONCERT REVIEWBUDDY HOLLY - A LEGEND REBORNWeymouth Pavilion

DVD REVIEWJURASSIC WORLD (12) ****

CONCERT REVIEWMUSICIANS OF LONDON WALLBridport Arts Centre, The HubTHEMusicians of London Wallare fine, young musicians whowere, in most cases, visiting theWest Country for the first time.More importantly, they were

swapping hectic London livesto be looked after locally bygenerous hosts.Under the headline The

Old Virtuosity Shop, theirprogramme of baroque musicranged from great and influentialcomposers – Vivaldi, Handel,Telemann and Corelli – tolesser known figures such asBarrière, and Mancini whoseslow movements of his Dminor Sonata revealed a deepmelancholy. But the recurrenttheme was one of virtuosity,exemplified by Biber’s Sonatain A.Emily Baines, recorder

(replaced by Oonagh Lee onthe final day), Ivana Cetkovic,baroque violin, Alexis Bennett,baroque violin and viola, Kate

Conway, baroque cello and KatieDe La Matter, harpsichord, eachshone in solos as well as triosand quartets: Telemann’s Quadroin G minor made a powerfulimpact in its agility as well as itssadness.Explanatory introductions

were enlightening, and far fromdryly academic.The Musicians of London Wall

brought each concert to a closewith their own adaptation ofCorelli’s famous variations onPortuguese folk tune, La Folia.

ANTHONY PITHER

JURASSIC World opened to thepublic in 2005 and now welcomesmore than 20,000 visitors a day.Claire Dearing (Bryce

Dallas Howard) oversees parkoperations, while Dr Henry Wuplays God in the laboratories,splicing DNA strands to createterrifying new breeds.Thus the ferocious and highly

intelligent Indominus Rex isborn.“This will give the parents

nightmares,” shudders park CEOSimon Masrani.When the Indominus Rex

escapes her paddock, Clairebegs naval officer-turned-animalbehaviour specialist Owen Grady(Chris Pratt) to capture the beastand protect her nephews, Zachand Gray, who are trapped in themiddle of the bloodbath.

Jurassic World is a muscular,rollicking romp that capturessome of the adrenaline-pumpingthrills and jaw-dropping awe we

felt more than 20 years ago whenSteven Spielberg first unleasheddinosaurs back into the world.Pratt is an instantly likeable

hero and he catalyses a screenchemistry with Howard whofaces the dino-pocalypse inhighly inappropriate footwear.Action sequences are

orchestrated at a lick, includingchaotic scenes of a flock ofpteranodons plucking visitorsfrom the ground.This is by far the bloodiest

chapter of the Jurassic saga, ifnot quite the best.