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Army of Generals, Hazlewood, St George's Bristol | reviews, news & interviews

Army of Generals, Hazlewood, St George's Bristol

Army of Generals, Hazlewood, St George's Bristol

Part religious fervour, part rock gig in a converted church hall

Charles Hazlewood's Army of Generals: Classical music for the age of mass media

An “Army of Generals” suggests a kind of supergroup, a fighting force made up of leaders rather than followers. If Charles Hazlewood’s band, which has just started a residency at Bristol’s St George's, is such a host, then he presumably is the Generalissimo, primus inter pares, whose mastery is exercised with a showman's display of almost innocent ego.

An “Army of Generals” suggests a kind of supergroup, a fighting force made up of leaders rather than followers. If Charles Hazlewood’s band, which has just started a residency at Bristol’s St George's, is such a host, then he presumably is the Generalissimo, primus inter pares, whose mastery is exercised with a showman's display of almost innocent ego.

This is meant to be an educational experience, but it is also entertainment, with jokes about fast cars and pissing sows

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