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Daryl Hall review – despite strained vocals, this 80s pop legend isn’t totally out of touch


One half of Hall & Oates can’t quite hit the high notes of the soul-poppers’ heyday, but is helped by talented sidemen

He strolls on to the Glasgow stage in a broad-brimmed hat and spends much of the set seated at a grand piano. Everytime You Go Away is a highlight because the feeling of bruised experience in his voice suits the subject of the song – a sad letting-go. To see him shuffle forward and perform the insouciant sax break on Maneater is to witness a little moment of pop magic.

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