Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
Theatre is not always costumes and players delivering lines of playwrights concoction, but it is always about the moment where an audience feels every single bit of emotion, every damning indication of the present screaming into the hearts and minds of madness, logic, and fierce anger that the system as we know it doesn’t just need change, it requires revolution.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
There is a depth of feeling held by some that a Midge Ure gig is one that differs immensely when viewed as a full-blown electric performance and that of the solo acoustic presentation. Both offer the public something rather extraordinary, a voice that truly is seen as the human version of silk, a belief that the audience deserve something more than just an evening of functionality and enactment, and yet as the fully invested crowd at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall found the May night air to be filled with electricity and intrigue, the aptly titled new album made it clear of what to expect, of a solid pounding that resounded in the artist’s flair and ever burgeoning song list.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
The show must go on, its part of the process, the grief must find an outlet, and by doing so the road we walk upon becomes one of a newfound exploration of how to see life through the lens of a greater appreciation of life and the mystery of the unknown.
Originally published by L.S. Media. July 16th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating * * * *
The Lomax is the stuff of legends in Liverpool, an old iconic venue that has hosted within its old walls some great gigs and some splendid musicians. When Barry Briercliffe steps on the stage, the venue which is steeped in history, is able to add yet another fine musician to the ranks, another Liverpool son who knows his stuff and isn’t afraid to dress for the occasion.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 11th 2011.
L.S. Media Rating * * * * *
The Wall is one of those seminal albums from the last 50 years that seems to have transcended the idea of music and theatre being a separate entity. Its main writer, Roger Waters and the guys that made up one of Britain’s most loved rock bands, Pink Floyd, are so ingrained in its effect on the national psyche that it continues to sell in massive numbers and fans of the band continue to hold onto copies of their vinyl and tape even in the face of downloads.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
To be considered a legend you must have spent a lifetime not only rolling with the punches, but also been willing to throw a few in return, to not be a person guarantees an affection of Time, the unbreakable bond between satisfaction and the clobbering appreciation for your worth to the public.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
To wander into a cigarette smoke filled underground New York jazz venue during the height of decadence during the early to mid-1920s is a dream for those who see style and music as having an interlocked grip on the hearts and minds of those who attend certain gigs and performances; to step back in time, to feel a carefree sense of existence against the horrors that have perpetually dogged and beaten us, that is the dream of those who find themselves rightfully enamoured with Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox and their jazz/ragtime artful twist they place on the contemporary and the beloved hits of the 20th Century.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
A man can surely not be all things to all men, but he can be an architect, a painter, and a social commentator in one timeless motion, a thinker, a polymath of the soul to whom art captures the most seemingly everyday emotions and sights and turns them into a dramatic exercise of human observations and the nuance of portrayal of stories and weaved musical charm.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
The air is filled with the sound of expectation, the faithful 3000 inside the M & S Bank Arena that adds an extra sense of gravitas to the historic view of the skyline of Liverpool’s waterfront can feel the intensity of solemnity radiating from the back of the stage as the momentum and the drama of music that emanates from the guitar of Joe Bonamassa is ready to deal all the aces in a night of high value and atmospheric pulses that went on to rock the space inside the venue with passion and the sound of freedom.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
The appeal of Chris de Burgh thankfully never wavers, the consummate professional on stage, the twinkle in the delivery between songs, the genuine affection of his fans as they elevate the mild mannered star to the threshold of immortality…this is no glib statement, but an observation as the singer songwriter returns to Liverpool on the first night of his latest tour, and seeing him work the sense of the common man into an artform; and he endeared himself to the crowd, you could feel the drama of his songs play out, as he intends, as the audio cinematic touch overwhelms and passionately throws hearts into a flutter.