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Live Review - Limelight at the
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By Darren Green |
There is no finer way to round off a weekend than to spend your
Sunday evening watching a band in Chipping Sodbury’s Royal Oak, and
there is surely no finer band to see there than Limelight.
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Perhaps it was the fact that they started their set at the same time
as a new series of Top Gear, but their choice of music made me think
I was listening to an excellent live rendition of “Driving Anthems
(With Unexpected Twists)”. They switch effortlessly from Thin Lizzy
to Pink Floyd to The Cult to Tears For Fears and then back to Billy
Idol and Led Zep, and the band’s tight sound and precision harmonies
are a testament to the 50-odd gigs they rack up each year as much as
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The excellent rhythm section (Ted’s intricate double-bass drum
patterns complementing Mike’s driving basslines) provide a solid
foundation for Paul and Martin’s harmonious guitar parts. Martin
also sings most of the songs (his powerful voice handling the most
difficult of tunes with ease – his soaring rendition of Radiohead’s
“Creep” was a match for anyone’s, including Thom Yorke’s) and Paul
and Mike, whilst confined for the most part to backing vocals, have
voices good enough to be able to front most bands in the area.
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Limelight have a simple formula; choose the right songs, perform
them superbly and entertain the crowd in between. Good, honest rock
with a few twists thrown in; a perfect band for the wonderful Royal
Oak. |
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