Ben Weaver's review from alt.music.deep-purple:
Last night I saw Glenn Hughes live for the first time in my life at KB in Malmoe. As I love both Feel and Addiction I had looked forward to this gig for a long time. I had campaigned quite a bit for this gig among my friends and indeed all of them turned up, some even bringing friends of their own. Also present was the (almost) complete amd-p wing of Southern Sweden/Denmark. Despite this and the fact that freebies for the show were given to anyone attending Yngwie's show a couple of days earlier, the turnout at Glenn's gig can best be described as pathetic. Still, it was positive to see such a large percentage of ladies in the audience. The younger kids that had flocked to see Yngwie were nowhere to be seen though. The median age must've been at around 30.

After a mediocre opening act (Swedish "Mandrake Root") Glenn entered the stage at about 10.30. I first mistook Glenn for a band-member or even a roadie. ;) He was shorter than I had expected and somewhat "dressed down" for the occasion. The band started out with a couple of Trapeze numbers that I was unfamiliar with but they sounded very funky and were great openers, especially since Glenn himself played bass. From the start it was obvious that Glenn's voice was in perfect shape. It's a rare occasion when a singer sounds as good or better live than he does on record, and this gig was such an occasion. I had no problem with this incarnation of Glenn's band, but it still felt a bit too much like a hired-hand situation rather than a real group.

After a couple more songs from Glenn's solo career (the set-list was probably nearly identical to the one Lennart posted from Borlange) the gig lost some momentum. The small audience was a bit hesitant and only a handful of die-hards were rocking in front of stage, and this probably dampened the energy on stage as well. "Push" was not the best choice from "Feel" IMO, and the version we got was a bit messed up (partly in due to the soundmix). Things heated up considerably with "Gettin' Tighter", performed very much like the version on "Foxbat", including wah-wah bass antics from Glenn. This was of course one of the evenings highlights but I was slightly disappointed with Jocke Marsh's interpretation of Bolin's riff. As a guitarist I know it's a very difficult riff, but Jocke's simplified version lost some of the funk and punch of the original. Jocke Marsh is no doubt a fine guitarist but considering the staggering guitar talent Glenn has worked with over the years, I missed a real performer at Glenn's side. This was especially apparent during the DP numbers.

The second part of the gig (From Gettin' Tighter and onwards) was the part I enjoyed the most. "I Don't Want To Live That Way Again" was _the_ highlight of this show for me. This song has an epic quality and a slow build-up that lets Glenn show (off) the full scope of his voice. "You Keep On Moving" was another hit with the crowd, but I would've preferred some of Glenn's Stormbringer numbers. "Addiction" was the last number of the main set and it was so good I felt quite disappointed when Glenn suddenly said "Goodnight".

After as much shouting, stomping and clapping as the meagre crowd could manage, the encores started with a drum solo by Morgan Ågren. While Morgan certainly is a gifted drummer, his analytical solo left the crowd a bit puzzled (and in the end, bored) and it was perhaps not the best way to exploit the enthusiasm and momentum built up during "Addiction". Eventually, Morgan's solo evolved into the familiar opening rhythm of "You Fool No One" and the rest of the band joined in. Being the most well-known song of the evening, this extended version went down very well. I liked it a lot, but I still found the guitar playing somewhat wanting (again ;). The lack of a second singer also detracted some of the original power from YFNO - Glenn has no real vocal back-up in this band.

Burn was the last item on the bands onstage set-list cribs, but I suppose the too small crowd at KB was considered unworthy of this special treatment. ;^)

All in all it was great to finally see Glenn live and I enjoyed myself very much. Glenn is in perfect form and his potential is obviously enormous. But in order to expose himself to a larger audience again he will need to team up with people of the same calibre as himself. This is also what his talent deserves. That said, his present band is by no means bad. They were especially well-suited for the "Addiction"-material and I wish they had played more songs off it. Now I'm eagerly awaiting the results of the Iommi/Hughes-collaboration. It is bound to be fantastic...

BTW: After the gig I did a quick poll among my non-amd-p friends and the comments ranged from: "OK, but not fantastic" and "Not as good as last time" (the From Now On-tour)", to: "Too few Purple numbers" and "Why on earth did he cut off his hair!?" ;^).

Regards,
Ben