Review: Paper Lace and The New Seekers

An enthusiastic crowd of baby boomers, geared up to sing along with Paper Lace and The New Seekers, filled Baycourt on Tuesday night

It was nice to see some younger people there too; some dressed up in flower power gear.

Paper Lace opened the show with some good old 70s rock.

On stage were original band members Philip Wright on drums and vocals and bassist Cliff Fish, with Phil Hendricks on guitar and Paul Robinson on the piano.

The band classic topped the charts in their day, and The Night Chicago Died was the largest selling single in the world in 1974. I was still in nappies then, but I can surely appreciate this music. Their version of Dobie Gray's Drift Away was the highlight of the evening.

The New Seekers' Eve Graham was accompanied by her husband and backed up by Paper Lace. Many couples present must have been dating at the time New Seekers made it big.

You could feel the love when Eve sang.

It was the classics that the crowd came to hear, and Eva delivered.

She sang all the favourites such as Look What They've Done To My Song, You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me, and I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, which started out as a jingle for a Coca-Cola commercial and became a huge hit.

New Seekers certainly had a different vibe than the opening act, it was very Eurovision.

This was a fun night that started out with some raw rock and finished with a nice touch of love and peace. Two very different sounds, but unmistakably 70s.

Smash Hits 70s - Paper Lace and the New Seekers