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Living in the moment is underrated, the spur of the idea to capture the seedling fruit that sparks imagination and pursuit is often neglected in favour of the overblown scene of completion, the large arc often overshadowing the burst of introspection that gives way to simplicity and minimalistic craftsmanship.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
The idea of drama divides, for some it becomes laborious, a deceit measured in terms of tears and the exercise of emotional blackmail, for others it becomes theatre, embraced by the resolution of conflict; neither are wrong, both have a belief system built in them; it all depends on your outlook and sensitivity to another person who may be suffering or whether you just want peace to envelope you.
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The drug of choice takes many forms, and we should learn to show sympathy, if not a little admiration, to those who seek their way out of the curse it brings, not only to themselves but to those around them. Addiction takes many forms, some could be considered beneficial but for the many who practise daily their obsession, their craving, then their downfall can be assured, played out in private, given airtime accompanied by constant download of pictures, the streaming of every detail of their lives. It can then be hardly be surprising that a Facebook Loser stumbles on the tones of others and sees themselves in the mirror.
Liverpool Sound and Vision rating 8.5/10
We see ourselves as victims of fate and at the behest of the whispers of destiny, and yet we stand idly by when the two ideologies Come Together in our favour and openly declare that they have seen the rich goodness in our efforts, in our dreams and for that they wish to reward us; to continue the good work. Yet for most of us, we either look upon this gift with shock, disbelief or even incredulity, not realising that we still have a part to play, fate and destiny may offer the result, but we still have to believe in the vision we first embraced.
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The illusion of the extra gained hour is such that most seem to adhere to the gift of time, being asleep, catching up, so they believe, with the pleasure of not being active in the world, taking no part, an unconscious objector to the flight of Time’s arrow for sixty minutes; such is their disdain for the symbolic gesture of cutting time from the top of the hourly sheet and sewing it back on the bottom that the appeal of Daylight’s Saving Hours would be lost upon them.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Once more but with even greater certainty of what propelled Mike Zito to prominence, Live From The Top from 2009 is thankfully being re-released thanks to Gulf Coast Records and it is one that for fans of the St. Louis native that comes with pleasure and fascination stirred together to make up a musical feast that not many would have got to feast upon the first time round.
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A good saga is one that can broaden the mind, it also requires dedication to bring it the forefront of people’s imagination, not delivered half-heartedly as by a nervous courier to a reluctant leader but with brashness, assertive direction and a keen sense of forceful belief in what is being played out; without this, the saga becomes a cautionary tale, one driven presumption and one that can leave you cold.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
To be nominated for an award is not an every-day occurrence, to produce a haunting unique sound that gives the soul one of those what hit me moments is perhaps even rarer, and yet for Simon Thacker and his impressive musical warriors that are by his side, the drawing of and the stories learned from the spiritual sense of sound and the elemental discovery that surrounds his new exploration in the debut album of Simon Thacker’s Ritmata, the outstanding Taradh.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
There are many way to look at a cover song, the honourable mention in which the nod of a head is made at the behest of acknowledging inspiration and immortality once held, the chance for the performer to give their album a lift and to perhaps draw in a different audience in which their bank balances might take a kindly boost. What is more rare is the sense of duty, the timeless grace in which a musician who exemplifies the discerning craft and beauty to which another soul has moved along, and in which now must be reiterated because the times, the Days Of Decision, are upon us.
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The concept album is one that never seems to lose its power to enthral and entertain, yet it does find itself in a position that in modern times is lost to audiences who seek the immediate rather than the tradition of the slow reveal. It may only be experience which stops Lore from taking a more direct, physical aspect on today’s times, but there is also the element of the fantastical, the extraordinary and the epic that many now dismiss as being irrelevant, as being unconnected to the era of what seems to have thrust upon us via austerity and being neglected.