Glenn Hughes / Sophie Lloyd

London Shepherd's Bush Empire

- Dave Ling

Another age-defying performance from The Voice Of Rock.

We mean this in the nicest way possible, but Glenn Hughes is a freak of nature. Given all the self-destructive things he did to himself back in the 70s and 80s, at 74 years old he shouldn't even be alive, let alone gunning through almost two hours of hi-octane, funk-charged hard rock. But tonight that's what he does.

Working in his favoured power-trio format, Hughes is backed by a couple of familiar musicians. Danish guitarist Søren Andersen and British drummer Ash Sheehan were both a part of Hughes's long-running tribute to his time with Deep Purple. Each deserves far more kudos than they receive, as part of Hughes's bands and also in a broader commercial sense.