Originally published by L.S. Media. February 26th 2011.

During the middle 1970’s there was a band that combined the talent of four men from the Greater Manchester area whose musical output matched and in some cases exceeded any of their peers’ work rate. 10cc became a band whose very nature and well crafted songs endeared them to a generation of Britons starved of some genuine talent.

Sadly now, only Graham Gouldman remains within the band, with Lol Creme and Kevin Godley having left the band in 1976 and Eric Stewart finally going his own way in 1995. However, even though Graham maybe the only original member left, he has had the talent of long term friends and members of the band since 1976, Rick Fenn and Paul Burgess to collaborate with.

The versatility of the man has never been in question, especially when it comes to entertaining his fans and audiences alike and after taking a small break from being his own support act in which the Liverpool audience were treated to songs that Graham had written for other artists as a younger man. These included The Hollies Hit Bus Stop, The excellent lament of love No Milk Today which was made famous by Herman’s Hermits and Pamela, Pamela by Wayne Fontana.

The main set saw the band come on stage and perform a repertoire of hits in a superb and laid back fashion that only a band of high calibre can get away with, these songs including the opening number The Wall Street Shuffle, The eclectic and stunning Art For Art’s Sake, The bands first ever single and top ten hit Donna and the much loved and often played Dreadlock Holiday from the album Bloody Tourists.

10cc finished a night of creative nostalgia with the Beatles hit Across the Universe as part of the encores, which they dedicated to the memory of John Lennon, for as Graham said “Without the Beatles, you wouldn’t have had 10cc”.

It may be sentimental and it may have seemed as if slightly playing to the crowd but it was heartfelt and completely truthful. You really wouldn’t expect anything else from a man of high integrity and passion.