The Only One - The Sounds of Orbison

Genre: Pop/rock, R'n'B

The Only One - The sounds of ORBISON , A 5 piece band covering the life of Roy Orbison from 1956-88 including those very popular songs from the Travelin Wilburys.

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Review by Simon Slade From the Adelaide Theatre Guide  2006

A cold, stormy Saturday night with a "Showdown" on at Football Park would hardly seem to be the ideal conditions to get people along to the Mount Pleasant Hall to see a Roy Orbison tribute show featuring no big names.

How wrong you can be!

Following the success of the Top of the Torrens Theatre Company show "Back to the Twentieth Century" last year, in which the talents of Lyndall Plummer were used in a couple of sets of Roy Orbison songs, here is a full show following Orbison's career, and showcasing some excellent local talent into the bargain.

Lyndall Plummer performs as Roy Orbison, both singing and playing the guitar. To some extent this show is a star vehicle for him, but that is to take nothing away from the band accompanying him.

The band has been specially formed for this show. It features members of the band "Merge," consisting of Zeke Nattrass on Lead guitar, Kerrie Klinsic on vocals, and Peter Tregeagle on drums. Added to that are Peter Kroehn on bass, Brittany Plummer on vocals and keyboard, and Dane Plummer on electric guitar. For a band that does not perform together permanently they do remarkably well. Given that Dane Plummer is only twelve, it is even more remarkable. His fingering and general level of concentration is to be commended in one so young, a young guitarist will are sure to see more of.

Many of Orbison's solo hits are here, such as "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Crying," and "California Blue." In addition, some of the work he did with The Travelling Wilburys, such as "Handle with Care" and "End of the Line" is included.

The guitar work by Lyndall Plummer and Dane Plummer is at an excellent  level, the lead breaks by the very talented Zeke Nattrass is simply brilliant .

Howeverit was "The Big O" that people came to see, and they loved it, demanding two encores!

See some audience responses here (Word Doc):
www.musicsa.com.au