Joan Failed to Wax Lyrical*

Fanfare / 9th October, 2018

Joan Armatrading had fun with the audience – but with no live backing it felt a little bare and first half devoted to new album ‘Not Too Far Away’. Second half some favourites, but for me lacked bite and set so choreographed that when guitar out of tune song was simply not played !

Joan on her own ! at the Apex Bury St Edmunds

SET 1:

‘Not Too Far Away’ album

• I Like It When We’re Together

• Still Waters

• No More Pain

• Cover My Eyes

• Invisible (Blue Light)

• Not Too Far Away

• Any Place

• Always in My Dreams

• This is Not That

• Loving What You Hate

SET 2

• Down to Zero

• Kind Words (and a Real Good Heart)

• Travelled So Far

• Empty Highway

• All the Way From America

• True Love

• Rosie

• I Really Must Be Going

• Mama Mercy

• Drop the Pilot

• Encore:

• The Weakness in Me

• Love and Affection

Drafted 25.10.2018. Posted March 8th

Posted by: Forte