Glenn Hughes: Live In Wolverhampton 2009 auf 2 CDs

Im Juni 2009 lud Rocklegende Glenn Hughes gleich an zwei Abenden in seiner Heimatstadt Bilston, Wolverhampton zu einem ganz besonderen Konzert ein. Zwei Nächte, die mit großen Hits, unvergesslichen Momenten und einer einmaligen Atmosphäre gespickt waren.

Der Ausflug in Hughes' musikalische Vergangenheit begann zunächst am Abend des 6. Juni 2009, an dem er gemeinsam mit seiner Band ausgewählte Hits und eigene Lieblingsstücke aus seiner Zeit bei und mit Deep Purple performte. Darunter sind u. a. legendäre Klassiker wie „Crave“, „Muscle & Blood“ und „Don't Let Me Bleed“.

Der zweite Abend stand unter dem Motto „You Are The Music: An Evening of Trapeze“. Und dieser Name ist Programm, denn zum ersten Mal in seiner langjährigen Karriere spielte Glenn Hughes ein Set nur mit Liedern aus seiner Zeit vor Deep Purple. Das Publikum kam so in den Genuss von Songs wie „Touch My Life“, „Black Cloud“, „Coast To Coast“ und „You Are The Music“. Diesen besonderen Abend widmete Glenn Hughes in intimer, emotionaler Atmosphäre seinem verstorbenen Freund und ehemaligen Trapeze-Bandmitglied Mel Galley.

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GLENN HUGHES - The Voice of Rock - examines his own back pages on this historic in-concert recording. Over two nights, June 6th & 7th 2009, Hughes' enthralled hometown audiences with his unique brand of rock-funk when he packed out The Robin 2 Hotel in Bilston, Wolverhampton.

The first night, billed as 'Glenn Hughes with his Full Band' saw him performing music from his glory days with Deep Purple in 1973 on to 2009. Songs including 'Muscle & Blood' (from the album Hughes / Thrall), 'You Got Soul' (from Music for the Divine), 'Don't Let Me Bleed' (from Soul Mover) and 'Crave' (from First Underground Nuclear Kitchen) Hughes has rarely performed in the UK before.

The second night, billed as 'You Are the Music': An Evening of Trapeze' saw Hughes performing a full Trapeze set for the first time as a solo performer. Dedicated to the memory of his friend and former Trapeze guitarist Mel Galley, who passed away in July 2008, Hughes delivered emotionally charged versions of songs taken from the albums Medusa ('Touch My Life', 'Black Cloud', 'Medusa') and You Are the Music... We're Just the Band ('Way Back to the Bone', 'Coast to Coast', 'You Are the Music').

The music is often heavy, sometimes graceful and never less than riveting. Hughes' soulful, distinctive voice is superlative throughout, pleading, powerful and always from the heart.