Well, having been to see Bernard Butler as a guest alongside Bert Jansch on Friday, I feel I really ought to write something about it. I shall endeavour to get past "my, doesn't he have nice legs."
But...
Bert Jansch is lovely. He really is. He sounds ace and his songs are really pleasant, but largely indistinguishable. His other guests, Paul Wassif (who I have just had to look up) and Beth Orton were perfectly competent but I don't care for Ms Orton's voice. So I feel unqualified to comment on the performance generally.
Bernard Butler, on the other hand, is sublime. He really is. He plays guitar like noone else I have ever seen. This may be a reflection on my limited experience, but still... His fingers are magical and his distinct style just sounds amazing.
Any more I can say on the subject would just be further gushing of the same, so I'll leave it at that. The man is a God and I can't review him.
Sha.
1 comment:
Bernard is a wonderfully talented guitarist. I have rows often when the younger generation compare him to some newly 'discovered' young blood! Magical fingers he certainly has!
Nice to see you here, LPC!
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