LIVE! Cabaret Review :: 9th December 2002"The atmosphere was now reaching near carnal levels, awaited the next sledge delivered item of sound. It took the form of charisma geyser Glyn Collinson.
Glyn Collinson on the BBC! :: 27th November 2002 To promote Singing for Sex, the
organisers have managed to get interviews on the local radio station, BBC
Radio Bristol. They asked me to come along and play my piece to try and
get people to come. The interviewer turned out to be blind but that did
NOT stop him in any way! His fingers flew over the controls of the mini-disk
recorder and said that he was ready whenever.
I played ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ and we nailed it in one take. Then we were all interviewed, and I said why I chose my song, and talked a little about a friend of mine who has HIV. I believe that I said: “It’s not a gay disease, it’s not an African disease, it’s a problem for everybody.” LIVE! Cabaret Review :: 28th October 2002 "It wasn't
long before Glyn Collinson, the charismatic Live favourite from last year,
began his set and had the crowd in hysterics. With jokes and witty introductions
to his excellently performed and written songs, he never failed to be both
marvellous and extremely entertaining. The "Gecko Song", written within
the mind of a gecko (interpret as you will), was brilliant and closed his
"mercifully short set" as he put it, which was more of a testament to the
terrific modesty of the guy than a warning of any kind."
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Collinson
opened in terrific style with his "Answer Machine Song", which featured
Live's very own Becky Brooker-Jones as the talking machine. It served as
a chilling reminder as to how much modern man has come to rely on machines.
Did 'Terminator' teach us nothing? Collinson followed this with "Time of
Your Life (Good Riddance)" (Green Day) which he played in his typically
electrifying and thrusting style. He then played a cover of "Bussed Out"
(Electrasy) with kind of cheeky panache we've now come to expect from this
genuine character. Collinson transfixed the audience. He shone between
songs, playing the audience as well as he had done his guitar, intoxicating
them with innumerable jokes, witticisms and hilarious anecdotes. The audience
was hooked. It was an extremely slick performance of real quality that
thrived on the energy of the audience. It was unquestionably Collinson
at his best."
