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- CONCERT REVIEW: RON SEXSMITH - by deluxe
guest writer Nick Morgan
The
first time I saw Ron
Sexsmith play was in a circus tent,
when he looked like a lost child at a fairground.
Last night in London's Queen Elizabeth Hall he
looked like an androgynous nephew awkwardly out
of place at a school prizegiving. But somewhere
inside that clumsy boy there's a rock & roll
star bursting to get out - as he demonstrated
in a set that swung from heart-rending pathos
('In a Flash', when we all nearly cried) to tremolo
and vibrato driven Graham Parkeresque rock ('Wishing
Wells'). |
| Awkward
or not - with his voice of an under-age choirboy
getting stronger as the night went on - he captivated
an audience (equally ill-at-ease with the venue)
through almost two hours of tunes from his beautifully
crafted song-book. Songs from the new Retriever
led the way - but at the heart of the evening were
classics such as 'Cheap Hotel', 'Wastin' Time' (with
Ron solo on the Piano), 'Riverbed' (another piano
arrangement with three part harmonies from the band
and support artist Sarah Slean), 'Secret Heart',
'Lebanon Tennessee' and somewhat appropriately,
a final encore - guitar and cello, 'Speaking with
the Angel'. Oh yes - and somewhere in the middle
a duet, 'Lo Mismo Que' with Alexis Puentis. On the
face of it all simple tunes - but with a deceptive
complexity in terms of structure, musicianship (an
excellent band - but Ron can play that guitar),
and in particular lyrical structures. An evening
with only one blemish. Ron - where did your Mum
buy that suit? - Nick Morgan |
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