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There must always be a part of the day dedicated, if possible, to what has already been, the nod, the sincere salute to the past, for in any generation respect is due across the board, not just to the young groups taking a chance, but to those to whom have been perhaps lost to Time, the singles, the songs that made up such a vast and beautiful array of our music conscience.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
The festival, when ran with respect for those willing to come through the gates, who will part with their money in return for a place to sit or stand safely and to whom the point of the exercise is to join in the idea of being part of something bigger, and accessible to all, is one of the great experiences of life; it doesn’t matter how grand, how small, if it makes a crowd happy, if it encourages them to get out more and see the world then it is of significance and important.
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It can feel like you’re walking into the unknown, that the words created by the superb Phil Daltrey are so meaningful, so dipped in cool repose and measured by the weight of the city and its outlook towards the rest of the country, one in wishes that it would follow its lead in certain regards more than the village controlled by masked tradition on the Thames, that musicians such as Mr. Daltrey understand tradition, of community so much more than those in the House of Cards; community is all at the end of the day, it what binds us and the unknown can suddenly become a walk along a meadow, full, lush and plentiful.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
The Big Bang was witnessed by no soul, no creature of type was able to set it down and record it for posterity, all we are left with is the echoes, the background radiation as it seeps further into the distance, into the cold and unexplained black darkness that surrounds us and keeps us in our place as creatures with imagination but lacking in the power to explore beyond our grasp.
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People often forget that sometimes a sound does not come together by accident, that sometimes it requires more than the heads down and study routine we regretfully install into our children, that the happy medium of play hard and work hard is just something to say when we wish to sound fully rounded human beings; what sometimes brings a sound together is the touch of personality, the moment when an audience watches you and they experience magnetism, a quality of character so life grabbing you cannot but be helped to be drawn to it.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
In another time Ste Neildsy would have been arguably suited to the role bestowed upon him of a Liverpool Johnny Cash spliced ingeniously with the musical gene of Jeff Lynne, such his stance, his gaze, his whole rock solid demeanour of spirit and perceptive and often more lyrical praise. Whilst there may be no gruffness, no dedicated man in black naturally pounding at the establishment door and gaining access to a world he cares little for; instead what you find with Neildsy is the creative back hander which thrills both the senses and puts a smile readily on the face.
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The very model of the unruffled and serenely played, summer days in the sunshine, gently wafting at a short sighted errant bee that might mistake your patterned shirt for a previously untapped exotic flower, your family beside you on the grass and the smells of the frying burger rampaging across the once regimented grass of the local bowling green. For days like this in Bootle, where for too long the stress of being ignored by Government has played on the mind of the local community, it could only be the appearance of the superb Alan Triggs that would weave such a spell of undisturbed composure in the air.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
It always remains a constant surprise to see just how much a person can fit into their lives that they take the day on with such a broad grin and with a fist clenched ready to fight back just in case Time should get other ideas, such people, such souls can only be admired.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
There are certain people in this world to which respect is not just an idea mooted, it is given whole-heartedly and without hesitation. Whilst every person you bump into, rub along alongside or have the chance to listen to should be valued, for at least it takes the time for them to open their mouth and their opinions tumble out like a sack of sick cats all pus eyed and fleshed out fur, or in the case of The Huyton Minstrel, ringing velvet truth from a life of keen observation and seeing the misery heaped upon certain members of society in the chase for social injustice, respect is due to people and artists such as the man behind the minstrel stare; Carl Allan.