Tag Archives: Liverpool. (2016).

The Thirty Nine Steps, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool. 2016.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Richard Ede, Olivia Greene, Andrew Hodges, Rob Witcomb.

The secrets of The 39 Steps have long been discussed, bandied around the drawing rooms of gentleman clubs and inner circles of foreign governments for such a long time that the dashing pencil moustache and rugged figure of Richard Hannay positively quivers at the thought of saving the country from the dastardly plot afoot.

The Classic Rock Show, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2016).

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The mood is always infectious when certain classic Rock songs make an appearance on the public bar juke box, the anticipation of what track is going to appear next, what standard or anthem will have the crowd singling loudly and what will have the tear of regret and the memory of a particular moment forever seared into the brain. Music arguably has that ability to make the brain remember valuable recollections more so than any other art form and as the crescendo of The Classic Rock Show reached ever higher, as the Philharmonic Hall crowd were swayed and teased with greatness, so the memory of Time was played out to some of the unbeatable guitar riffs and unforgettable lyrics.

Paul Carrack, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2016).

Paul Carrack at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. 2016. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Paul Carrack at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. 2016. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

It is a simple equation in the end, a matter of fact that should always be repeated wherever and whenever the mood strikes and the thoughts in the head turn to a more beautiful life than one recklessly being left to rot in the chains of musical absurdity. Paul Carrack does not come to Liverpool enough, especially for the army of fans he has made over a long and impressive career that packed out the Philharmonic Hall on sleet filled sky night in January.

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2016).

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

In Robert Vincent, Liverpool has a giant of such lyrical repose, of such melancholic absolution, that he towers in virtue each time he steps out on to a stage, physically and musically. In his support to Paul Carrack, a man who also understands undeniably the truth that a song can bring to a person’s heart, Robert Vincent took the crowd on a journey, a sad one perhaps he may have joked, but one in which the legitimacy of melancholic praise and beauty was unconditional and pure.