'There is no such thing as saying goodbye'. Marco Borsato sang it but the words seem to fit Mick 'Mr. Simply Red 'Hucknall. The singer has announced his retirement as a soul singer for the past three years, but then again squeezes out a farewell CD, DVD or tour. Hucknall is nothing human: he sold fifty million albums and in 2009 he still fills the most beautiful halls. Take the Sydney Opera House.
If they ask you, are you not gonna stay at home moping? And so Hucknall went to Australia with a new incarnation of Simply Red. Watching this DVD makes you wonder why Mick wants to quit. He has a band around him that ticks as precisely as an atomic clock and he still pulls out every high swipe. Just wait and see how final Mick's decision is. Should it really come to that, then he leaves a nice farewell gift for his fans with this DVD. (PdK)more
