Bryan Ferry

The Master of schmooze Bryan Ferry enthralled a dedicated “In Crowd” at the Plymouth Pavilions on his current tour. With a huge back catalogue and colourful history of songs to choose from, the hugely successful solo artist and front man of the inspirational, Roxy Music, picked twenty-one of the best to make sure that all present wanted to, Stick Together, and enjoy the whole set.Bryan started at the very top with, The In Crowd, from the 1974 album, Another Time, Another Place, it set the pace for the rest of the night perfectly, galvanising an already expectant crowd with his suave, stylish showmanship that still captivates and enthrals.  Producing his customary harmonica at regular intervals, very little was left out, Don’t Stop the Dance, Tokyo Joe, and Roxy Musics only number one, Jealous Guy, were all gratefully received with great respect and enthusiasm from the very knowledgeable crowd. Backed by a superb band and fantastic trio of backing singers, tonights sound was superb, doing supreme justice to some really high quality songs. Bryan also exhibited his versatility by covering a great version of Bob Dylans, Knocking on Heavens Door, which was highly polished and soulful. The end of the main set was far too early and yet another classic track, Lets Stick Together brought it to a grand finale. But ass usual, more was to follow with the obligatory encore containing two mega classics to close the evening; Love is the Drug and finally, Slave to Love which left the audience, and me, believing that they had just witnessed a true British legend at work.

                                                      Greg Taylor