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It is certainly one of the more unusual combinations in music -
the sassy soul vocalist, stuck on stage with probably the greatest
rock guitarist of his generation.
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David
McAlmont and Bernard Butler went their separate ways after their
original collaboration in the mid-90s - not even exchanging Christmas
cards. But time is a great healer and when Bernard started writing
new material, he found his old partner in a receptive mood.
Quite simply, the combination of the two is a musical supernova
- McAlmont's diva-esque vocals are just stunning, holding high-altitude
notes as if it was going out of fashion, while the familiar silhouette
of Bernard thrashes out those amazing riffs on his guitar.
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The
on-stage choreography showed this is real double act, McAlmont making
way for Butler to shimmy into the spot light for his guitar breaks,
and vice versa.
David even helped out by fanning Bernard with a towel at one point
- just incase his fingers caught fire on the fretboard!
The personal chemistry mirrored the clear musical chemistry that
made every song an awesome display of musicianship of the highest
order.
Pictures from McAlmont and Butler's gig on our Music Super-Gallery.
Song after song from the new album, Bring it Back - Falling, Different
Strokes and Sunny Boy, saw David's vocals racing us to the top of
the mountain, only to parascend off the summit, caught on the thermals
of Bernard's soaring guitar.
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Butler |
A stunning
acoustic set as part of the encore included the beautiful Blue.
Surprise of the night was their rocky cover of Take That's Back
for Good which the pair have recorded for a charity album.
No surprise about the final number of the night. Their biggest hit
to-date and an anthem of positivity - Yes. It's a song that no matter
what life has chucked your way, if you've got it in your head, things
start looking very much better.
It was a musical smorgasbord, a feast of the best musical styles,
delivered with consummate professionalism - top night!
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