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The term might be one in which the ears and the brain dismisses as yet another piece of slang bandied about by the young seeking to confuse or irritate those of the generations that have gone before them, a word seemingly pulled out of thin air, a modern catch-phrase which means nothing to those over 30, after all, if you take heed of the advice of those over a certain age, it is only the young that need to wake up, isn’t it?
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When the world is in crisis, it is quite impossible to hear the cry of a single figure. Yet as the darkness comes into every sanctuary possible, as it invades the very heart of what we have to offer, where people look upon you with suspicion for betraying the ghost of a smile and the demon of a heart-felt thanks in your soul, we must still surely see that the whisper of help from even an individual is to be taken as seriously as nation’s grief.
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Trust in one’s self to create a sense of timeless perfection is perhaps one of the ultimate goals in which any artist can strive for. Trust, it is not always given to those in our company, let alone to ourselves, we may believe that what we do is the singular most important desire to feel and we wish to convey that to others in a bout of confidence, in a show of hands we seek validation, but what we often forget to engage with is understanding, we may love and admire our own creation, but unless we understand what it will do to others, then the moment is tangible, never timeless.
Liverpool Sound and Vision 8.5/10
The problem with our kind of person is that invariably they turn out to be on the wrong side, playing a game of their own choosing, their negativity only becoming apparent when the rules of engagement find a way to spoil their plans; it is in the very best ideals of the Noir detective, of the sinister spoils that infiltrate the world of the spy and the espionage, that those that are not our kind, are always a problem worth dealing with.
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Arguably, there is only one cure for curiosity, and that is exploration, the willingness to delve further into what novelty, curio, or wonder has peaked your interest and set your imagination ablaze. The explorer finds a place for all the curios they find, collect and muster, a single case of pleasure, open only to those who also believe in the marvel of the world; A Cure For The Curious, the only cure is consideration, evaluation and study, if that all comes to love then be as curious as you want about anything and never let anyone dismay you with their own unfounded opinion.
A brand-new boiler, installed
to keep us warm this winter,
all pistons firing, cosy
we wish to be, to keep away
the oncoming winter storm
from our sheets and duvet
and allow our toes,
and often frozen fingers
the chance to not feel the pain
of Jack’s teeth tearing at our vulnerable flesh.
All is well,
only a thousand other jobs
to keep us safe
in old age.
Ian D. Hall 2018
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Some people will lead you on a merry dance as they implore with hands held out, palms open and a look of sorrow on their face, that they seek Redemption, atonement for all they have caused, for all the desperation they have endured in their life, and whilst you want to believe them, while the tears flow down their faces, you know deep in your heart, it is not release they seek, but attention, their voices and actions giving them away as they strut across the stage.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
For some the storm never appears, they sit waiting for a sign of thunder, of the spark of lightning to reach out to the Earth, before they start to write, to create, or even seek shelter. The storm from within, the gathering of words that play in the mind, it is almost as if the swell of distant tidal storm is racing down through the mind and to the fingers, that 13 Rivers have found a way to merge, to burst open the inventive, original mind and release an abundance of near-perfection out into the world. In folk legend Richard Thompson, it takes more than a mile wide damn to stop the flood of 13 Rivers from achieving his goal.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10
Re-writing what has gone before is something we are often told is tantamount to papering over the cracks, the edifice perhaps has started to crumble, the foundations shifting and cracking in the oddest of places, re-writing what has once been laid down in stone is considered by many as finding a way to put a different stamp on ideas, perhaps make them more appealing to a new generation of ears, arguably revising some elements out of the history books and making a clean sweep of your own indelible past.
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There is a sadness that dwells within us all, a sense of melancholy that resides in our hearts, tucked away perhaps in a corner, being fed by the past, being ignored by the future; it is in this sense of sadness that joy can arise, that a set of songs that may have influenced you, arguably could have thrilled you, can dispel the gloom, and make you believe, despite it all, that the prospect of covering preceding work can bind you to all your own tomorrows.