Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
You either continue to strive for the elusive and the passion, or you stop in your tracks and look around you and wonder where it all went, that the blessed talent you were born with somehow just disappeared one night and left you bereft of reason, to be, to do, to see anything but ice in the rear view mirror where the sun used to reflect a Shine so bright it would be blinding.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
The rumours have always been true, never more than certain, always delivering with absolute polish and insight into the realm of one of the greatest bands of all time, and whilst the chances of seeing the band that is the definitive article perform on stage again is perhaps low, bordering on non-existent, the fact that Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac are still capturing the inherent beauty, the haunting mystique, and the sheer scope of the ideas laid down originally by Peter Green, Jeremey Spencer, and Danny Kirwan, pushed forward by Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks, but always framed by the bass and drums of the two men who’s names encapsulated the drama and cool of the group; is never to be doubted or disputed.
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King’s Heath in Birmingham might not be that well known to anyone outside of the second city, but it has produced an astonishing number of people to whom art and sport have been fortunate to have graced the suburb, to have been influenced by the leafy green former village and the possibility of being part of a new breed of hero for the post-war generation.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
All the talk ever seemed to be about Oasis and Pulp, in the expansive field of discussion thirty years ago at the height of what was termed ‘Brit Pop’ other bands seemed to be the surrounding part players, never really able to break through the aura filled bubble of the Manchester and London feud; and yet despite it all for a huge swathe of music appreciators there was only ever one band that caught the zeitgeist so perfectly, and one that didn’t require hype, because the band weren’t driven by that, there were pushed by the realism of life and their album Different Class emphasised that emotional gravitas in one resonating gesture in 1995.
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The Roaring Waves that we see from the safety of the shore can be ether a warning we take seriously, or we see them as omens of the gods at play, tossing the ideas and hubris of humanity into the surface of turbulent truth and seeing what surfaces, what clings to the life buoy and becomes the exceptional majesty aloft of the swell and movement surrounding the that waves cannot, and will never wash away.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Only a year earlier Queen arguably ruled the stage at Wembley as part of Live Aid, the brief moment in time at the home of English football, the iconic twin towers crowning the glory of the band in what was to become their most talked about gig of their entire career; if you were there, if you saw it on television then you know exactly how incredible it was.
One year later, Wembley once more played host to the legendary band, and what was captured for posterity at the time on video and for The Tube television programme later that year, was it seems only part of the story.
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Birmingham’s history is such that music is an inevitability, the power of attraction, the force of inspiration flows deeply in anyone who sees the city of a thousand trades as more than just the past, but as tapestry, of a weaved narrative that encompasses all from the Lickey Hills, Selly Park, Handsworth Park to the Spaghetti Junction, its rich diversity of people, and the laid down buildings and constructions designed with purpose capture something almost unique and conclusive that artists cannot but be drawn to the domination of the midland’s municipality.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Perfection is a near impossibility to achieve, but we can have fun and bring others a huge amount of pleasure by seeking technical cool and emotional gravitas to the performance, and with our unique perspective offer complexity, a deep relationship between thought and exploration in everything the audience will hear as they undergo a feeling of the divine you inspire, a Transcendence of will that sticks to the hearts for all time.
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Every band that has managed to have the kind of longevity that spans over several decades will have in their catalogue the distinction of having albums that are instantly recognisable, the ones that cemented their place in Time, and the ones that for some reason or other defy the mysticism that has taken place. Then there is the odd one that for many perhaps passed them by and yet has all the qualities of a gem in waiting, an album that didn’t shake the charts at the time of release and when listened to more than a quarter of a century on sounds cool, passionate, and filled with tracks that just free the imagination.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
The way we perceive the modern world today is one that can leave us feeling sick, that sense of nauseating despair that what we could have had as a species has now been pushed so far out of sight that it may as well be a lucid dream, one that, unless we change the way are governed, will never come true.