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"Two
years ago Blackmore's Night, well mainly Blackmore, produced an
inspired performance in Reading, which presumably accounted for
the return visit now and the raptuous reception of the crowd that
seemed genuinely to touch the band. This show was more standard
however, competent but not flying to the heights of previously.
No evidence of the trees requested for the Workington show, just
a backdop of an unconvincing medieval village, and a few barrels
disguising the keyboards.
Highlight
of the night was undoubtedly All For One, where Ritchie
donned a Strat, and support act Die Geyers added bagpipes to a
big band take. But best of all was Candice on this song, really
putting some ferocity and passion into her singing. This even
overshadowed Sixteeenth Century Greensleeves, which was
an untidy version with verses apparently dropped in at random,
and a quick blast of Difficult To Cure that ran into Self
Portrait, so mangled as to be virtually meaningless. The Tull
cover of Rainbow Blues worked better than on the album,
though the chorus is over-repeated, while a final run through
of Black Night wasn't the embarrassment I had feared, but
nor was it a revelatory choice." Matthew Kean
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