I tried to watch it but to be honest he makes me cringe with his 'trying out some new shit' hippy talk in a strange type of pretend cockernee accent thing, i'm sure he's a great bloke and all that but the first number he did with his band was fucking awful.
I thought it flattered Nigel and showed him - and Villa - in a good light. Unlike some other programmes which have featured him and have been dive-behind-the-sofa, cringeworthy efforts, this time, apart from a few brief comments, he let the shirts and the Villa paraphenalia do the talking (Good to see Acorns getting another media airing!).
In his comments he was understated, incisive and intelligent and thankfully kept the faux hippy-speak to a minimum. As a musician he's a virtuoso and magnificent in his classical performances, but - ironically because his virtuosity means he can play anything and everything at whatever speed - I don't think he cuts it to the same extent as jazz player. Sometimes less is more Nigel!
