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DAVID CASSIDY : LIVE IN CONCERT |
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Label : Warner Music Release Year : 2002 Running Time : 81 minutes Venue : Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, UK Recording Date : April 27, 2002 NTSC : 16:9 Review (Amazon) : David Cassidy's old and new fans will find plenty of enjoyable nostalgia in this Glasgow, Scotland concert. The former teen idol and star of television's The Partridge Family hasn't forgotten the 1970s touchstones ("I Think I Love You," "I Woke Up In Love This Morning"), and his performance on solo hits ("Could It Be Forever," "I'll Meet You Halfway") still recall Cassidy's vintage pop sensibility: country touches, dreamy crooning, and grown-up arrangements with a glitzy surface for the teeny-bopper crowd. Cassidy has more problems with covers: Deep Purple's "Hush" and Barry Manilow's "I Write the Songs," among others, lack any hint of authenticity. They're part of a post-icon's attempt to look like a seasoned, show-business survivor, a role that makes Cassidy look twitchy and uncomfortable. Not that the man lacks talent: his cabaret take on "Cry" sounds good and offers a glimpse of the sophistication he seeks. |