The hour long set offered a selection of the old and the new, kicking off with the atmospheric, slow to build “Seeing Red” from their Differences as Light EP that suddenly ignited into a wall of lush sound and then moved through shifting melodic passages that showcased Harding’s penetrating voice and Rogers’ fluid guitar.
The greater part of the set was given over to the new album the highly acclaimed Think of the Children, still a huge prog seller in the UK, which revolves around Harding’s observations of the world in which we are all constantly spied upon.
Starting with “Think of the Children 1,” Harding then introduced the provocative “Oversight,” an overtly honest narrative as to how the all-seeing “Big Brother” camera eye probes into our daily lives. “Cijfers” had an unashamedly Rush feel to it before it morphed into the highly charged “The Greater Game.” During this, Harding showed his unique gift for interpreting a lyric with just the slightest inflection of voice or movement of hand. |