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The idea that creativity can endure in a stark environment is one that is surely out of synch with reality, at best the sterile thoughts of pursuit are hokum, at worst it has all the hall marks of the barren mind making excuses not to have lived the life they talk of.
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The dynamic of the forever shifting and evolving natural scene is one that we seem to have developed a complex relationship with, far removed from a time when we found ourselves enhanced by nature, by the rugged moors and the quiet dignity of large forests and the sound of the sea as it bears down upon welcoming shores; instead we have found solace in the concrete and the unchangeable, the rigid and the unyielding.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
We look for reasons to be happy, constantly spending thousands in the pursuit of contentment, the plastic smile and the state of bliss that we believe we are owed for simply existing, the narrow perimeter we set ourselves is defined by that in which we think we see grace, never mind the problems of the world, all that can be fixed once we have bought happiness for ourselves.
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The events and songs of a past generation still play with our minds because of the searing ripples they made on the water of life at the time, and if you have to live through the age of interesting times, then to take solace in the moments between each ripple is not only a must, it is the only positive thing you can do that does not involve revolution.
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We are in danger of becoming used to the idea of unwarranted change, the effect of constant rebuilding which only serves to alter the dynamic in which a settlement of size has built up; this disturbance may go unnoticed by many, but for those who see beyond the grain of intuition, it can be said that they are aware of the problem, the analogy that hits home with the personal belief that the city is a sacred beast, soon proves to be its own ruin, that The Town That’s Falling Down is not just the one we live in, but the one that inhabits our soul.
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The setting and the mood are fundamental for art to thrive, the sterile and the beige is of little importance, but the drama of the unexpected, the reflection of the human experience, that is what brings any art to life. The after image of what went Before is crucial, the agility of the artist to focus on the minimal rather than the explosive, critical; and through such passionate intricacy the listener is introduced to the seismic silence that sweeps them off their feet.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
We surely must look to the women and men to whom light shines on for All The Seasons, for in them we witness our own possible reflections, and to misquote Robert Bolt’s A Man For All Seasons, “Their taste in the pursuit of truth is excellent, it exactly coincides with my own!”
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In the emotional turmoil that comes with attempting to express one’s beliefs, hopes and thoughts, we often accuse of others of not making sense, we deride them for their stuttering shadows of speech, as if that is the point of existence, to play a game of battering egos in which assumption of somebody’s worth is decided by how well you decide they have got their opinion across.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
The bonfire that surrounds us is one that few are willing to see burn to the ground, the smoke will cling to our skin for a while but it will also find a way to point the way clear, to act as a beacon that our personal thoughts are sacred. Our belief is tantamount to the revolution that we wish to see witness, whether it is one of the mind, or of the soul, such is the value to be gained by imploring others to Light It Up, and then, like the aftermath of a volcanic eruption, in time finding that new growth can bring forth rapid change.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
To feel bewitched by sound is such an enormous pleasure that it can feel at times completely overwhelming, the sense of having been placed under a soothing spell of aural confusion and symphony is to give yourself to the elementals and the practitioners of numerous spiritual allusions; it is under this influence that the trip to Salem Town is one that comes out of the blue and strips you of all tempting pride and places you instead in a world where angels speak to you of enchanting stories and tales.