Tag Archives: Yvonne Lyon

Yvonne Lyon, Gareth Davies-Jones, and David Lyon: Trace The Line. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Allow your fingers to Trace The Line of exploration, let your senses be overwhelmed by the sentiment of others, and accept that the line could lead you to a place of paradise and personal redemption; for by following the line, no matter the curve, no matter the bearing, we are at our best when we allow fortune to have laid out a plotted course in which we can follow, which we can enjoy.

Yvonne Lyon, Growing Wild. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision 8.5/10

When you are young, when adult authority perhaps means something, the pointed finger and verbal accusation of Growing Wild was one that might make you stop and think, careful not to upset those that mean something to you, you rein in the storm, you prune back the excess, as one would a garden allowed to spread out of control, and you restore the balance of contentment. The trouble is you then deny yourself the chance to be the storm that changes the landscape, you become part of the background in which everybody is the same, you don’t blossom into the natural you.

Yvonne Lyon, Songs For Christmas. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The meaning of Christmas has become distorted, recklessly fought over in what seems to a titanic battle between consumerism and wanton displays of excess, and yet if we allow ourselves to dig a little deeper into our collective souls, we may find the spirit of the time of year is not dominated by what we have but what we are prepared to rejoice in, peace, love, harmony and the ability to hear a voice that speaks to the time and be at one with its song.

Yvonne Lyon, I Believe In Christmas. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Christmas comes but once a year, and for many that is one time too many, a season of excess, of superficiality, of overload and mental health issues as each year we forget that the point of it all is to reflect, to be thankful and look forward to the brighter days ahead. For some the abundance of good cheer perhaps masks the feeling of loneliness, of regret, the glut of merriment a shell in which we crawl to see us through dark times.

Yvonne Lyon, Everything’s Fine. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The world is a perplexing place of indecision, double-talk and hidden conversational meanings, we never truly say what we mean, hiding perhaps behind the facade of wishing for a quiet life and knowing that damage to another’s soul is never truly rectified. An erroneous word uttered, a seemingly innocent remark placed in jest to the audience, and the suggestion that comes back with authority and pursed lips, is that Everything’s Fine, nothing is wrong.

Yvonne Lyon, Metanoia. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

At times you cannot help but be drawn to a line from an old poet. A song will come on the radio, an album will be played and through the airwaves and dominating speakers, sage old advice from down the centuries will be remembered, thought of and mused upon. It gathers together the issues faced and suggests without any hint of irony in the invisible, disembodied voice in your mind, that Time has a funny way of repeating itself; the words might be modern, however the sentiment and message remains the same.

Yvonne Lyon, Till We Meet Again. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Poignancy is everywhere, one just needs to when to listen and when to open your eyes; the simple word, the unspoken action, all these moments can be felt when we open up our souls and acknowledge that an ending is sometimes only a prelude to finding that person once more, that life will always find a way and that a song, a film, any art or gesture can be poignant and moving, it can cause emotions to clash and be affectionate and tender.