Hooked on top rocker Dennis (From Dorset Echo)

Hooked on top rocker Dennis

6:27pm Thursday 11th March 2010 in

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The last time Dennis Locorriere “the true voice of Doctor Hook” played the Pavilion he blew us away with just his guitar, his charisma and what is surely one of the most distinctive and enduring voices in pop music.

Back with an impressive band – and a brand new self-penned album ‘Post Cool’, he once again held his audience spellbound with the powerful, emotional vocals of a man who has loved and lost and lived –and laughed, to tell the tale.

The new material included two amusing “nasty little numbers” about two ex-wives and a jaunty, rather cheeky tune about a physical conq- uest: ‘I’m Impressed with Myself’. And the twice divorced middle-aged, if still very youthful, bearded rocker pays homage to the one ‘love’ who sticks by him through thick and thin “My Guitar”.

It’s witty, conversational story-telling clearly influenced by his mentor Shel Silverstein who was responsible for many unforgettable Doctor Hook hits. But the early tunes are better than ever performed by such an expressive, engaging entertainer: Sylvia’s Mother, More Like the Movies, and his own song ‘If Not You’ are so romantic and bitter-sweet they almost move you to tears.