Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

It has been noted by less than forgiving critics over the years, that a mark of popularity does not earn someone the right to be called incredible, to be labelled as a person to whom we owe respect to the status fostered upon them, nor that the popularity which is so quickly gained in less than enlightening times would prevail with a more discerning audience who have been immersed in a wider circle of influence…perhaps such critics are correct, maybe they understand the universe with greater authority than mere mortals could ever hope to comprehend; they will point the finger and single out an artist, a figure head and run off a list of their flaws and disasters and smile smugly as they do so. But maybe, just maybe, they are wrong. 

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

That debut album, that first initial outpouring of generous performance, even in the 21^st Century most people seem to think it is an album that has come naturally, that whilst you may have been writing it all your life, the easy part is over and that you can receive the applause of the multitude without breaking sweat, or suffering the anxiety of feeling as though you will be Cursed & Corrected by some who will see you as interlopers in field filled with talent and your own nightmare scenario of them having more right to be in the limelight than you.