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| music and many didn't even know that he had his own songs. Right off the bat, he satisfied the crowd as he played the first few seconds of This Charming Man but stopped abruptly and played Suedehead in it's entirety. The other Smiths and Morrissey songs that he played throughout the show were That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, What Difference Does It Make?, Everyday Is Like Sunday with the end of I Know It's Over tacked on to the end, and a great rocking version of There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. But besides displaying his ability to sing Morrissey songs reasonably well, he showed that he's got songwriting skills of his own. I was very pleasantly surprised at the quality of Whyte's original songs. A few of the early ones in the set, Stuck and Crushed, were overflowing with melody and held the crowd's interest as much as any of the Morrissey songs that he played. Hard Times, played during the encore was a louder, punkier song that rocked hard thanks to the very able drummer and bass player that he had backing him. While everyone, myself included, is looking forward to seeing Whyte up on stage backing Morrissey in the near future, here's hoping there's some more solo shows in the future so that Whyte can get some more exposure for his own work.
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