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The Corrs review – family folk-poppers surprise with grit, grunge and gothic drama
The Irish band rip their wispy image apart with thunderous drums, crunchy guitars and full-throated vocals from an energetic Andrea Corr
It’s a fair representation of how the group were perceived at the time, their blend of soft rock and Celtic fusion planting them somewhere between Enya and Mirage-era Fleetwood Mac: the production of their earlier records definitely suffered from the blight that was mushy turn-of-the-millennium adult contemporary. Tonight, however, as the band appear on stage amid the thunderous slams of Sharon Corr’s drums and a phasing synthesiser, crashing immediately into an epic rendition of Only When I Sleep, there’s none of that wispiness. It takes the rest of the siblings longer to match her energy: the band fully sync up during a mid-section reserved for ballads and traditional Irish tunes, though the momentum falters a little here.
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