VENUE THEROBIN, BILSTON
DATE 11/12/2022
Bone-chilling sub-zero temperatures and a blanket of snow present a suitably seasonal backdrop for the festive finale of Franck Carducci And The Fantastic Squad’s mini tour. Having attracted respectable audiences on their travels, a cohort of die-hard fans braves the cold for bassist Carducci’s prog cabaret in which he plays dual roles of MC and entertainer-in-chief.
His Squad members – all accomplished performers – meld prog, rock and West Coast psychedelia with dazzling theatricals. The show’s overriding strength is its diversity, but with the restless, sinewy presence of guitarist Barth Sky and wild-haired keyboard player Cédric Selzer, the current emphasis is towards turbo-charged rock’n’roll.
The show opens with the gloriously mellifluous, vocally harmonious (Love Is) The Answer, a song that instantly emits a megawatt glow.…
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