Photos by Andy Argyrakis

With a 45th anniversary right around the corner and having recently played its 5,000th concert, Air Supply has long solidified its foremost place on the softer side of pop circles. In fact, the Australian duo and their four-piece band drew another full house to the renewed, acoustically excellent Genesee Theatre with a revamped show entitled “The Lost In Love Experience.”

Following a seated acoustic set that went back towards the beginning of Air Supply, the leaders walked around the audience while leading a communal karaoke session to the gentle strums of “The One That You Love.”

From the start of “Sweet Dreams” until they were “All Out Of Love,” singer Russell Hitchcock and co-vocalist/guitarist Graham Russell sounded precisely in step with one another and right on the money when it came to their individual ranges. In fact, it was hard to believe so much time had passed since the pair met in a production of the Broadway musical “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and believe it or not, Graham reveled they’ve never had a single argument in between.

Perhaps that accounted for their chemistry and crisp harmonies, which were abundant throughout radio regulars “Even The Nights Are Better,” “Every Woman In The World,” “Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You),” “Chances” and “Goodbye.” A few newer selections entered the fold (including “I Adore You” and “Son Of The Father”), which despite being less familiar, nonetheless earned their place in the performance.

Following a seated acoustic set that went back towards the beginning of Air Supply, the leaders walked around the audience while leading a communal karaoke session to the gentle strums of “The One That You Love.” They returned to the stage for the quintessential yacht rocker “Lost In Love” and kept right on “Making Love Out Of Nothing At All” with its escalating opulence coaxing everyone out of their seats in praise over what was by far their mightiest monster ballad in a lengthy line of lighter wavers.

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For additional information on Air Supply, visit AirSupplyMusic.com.

Upcoming concert highlights at the Genesee Theatre include Hairball (Mar. 8); Disney Junior Dance Party! (Mar. 9); Jim Breuer (Mar. 15); “The Rainbow Fish” (Mar. 20); Preacher Lawson (Mar. 21); Blackberry Smoke (Mar. 22); Jackie Evancho (Apr. 6); Jon Anderson of Yes (Apr. 12); The Underwater Bubble Show (Apr. 13); Brit Floyd (Apr. 18); “Double Dare” Live! (May 3); Penn & Teller (May 10), Burton Cummings (May 16); Patton Oswalt (May 17); Steve Martin & Martin Short (May 24); UB40 (Sept. 20) and The Piano Guys (Nov. 22). For additional details, visit GeneseeTheatre.com.

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