Well I liked it. There was nobody I saw on the show that I did not end up feeling more positive about. I'd heard Plan B's second song before, and was not impressed, but I liked the wide range of styles they cover, and their vocalist has a strange but effective sound. Secret Sisters, though a bit dirgy, did a great job on "Walking After Midnight", and BJ Cole's PSG was a delightfully classic accompaniment. Bellowhead were rowdy and fun. I thought it was great to see Kylie (I've never had any time for her music) just performing on her own, working the audience, without the daft dancers. It's always good to see somebody who knows they are on top of their game. Reggae Legends... brilliant! Wanda Jackson, mostly OK. You can remember how she was, all those many years ago. I though Roger Daltrey was amazing- and what a completely unexpected song choice.
C Lo Green and Rumer, I loved. I'm absolutely delighted that there are singers now who take inspiration from the great soul singers. About time too, I say.
All in all, even Jools Holland was ok. Probably because he had not had a bunch of sulky , technically incompetent youths fobbed off on him with the instruction to treat them as "the next big thing".
I enjoyed it.
Somebody needs a remedy for anhedonia!
Cheers
Dave