Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10
The inner struggle is one that bares its teeth readily in the world of art, it is almost as if the exercise of releasing the beast, of finding a way to pour oil on troubled shores, is a purifying, and therapeutic liberation of the soul, that wishing the world to burn whilst holding the only match is an emotional stance in which the pain of existence is intensely shown.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Moments come and go, some are left in the photograph album, untouched, unseen for years, others are loved, their very being able to transport you to a time when perhaps either everything was just how you wanted it to be, or they were painful reminders of what was but ones that now drive you forward, that make sure you have the impetuous to carry you on the next part of your journey and story.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
The third act of anyone’s life is the one that perhaps encapsulates the feeling of the rage of the storm, it is a more powerful and distinctive anger than one comes with the recklessness of youth, the injustices of the anger are manifold, the burning of the soul runs deep, it is almost as if the war that is frenzied and attacking on all sides as people wish you would calm down, is relentless and all consuming. It is in this tempest, this frenzy of imagination and indignation, that the work and world of the third act is a powerful beast which is both stunningly beautiful and dramatically succinct in its delivery.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
You are always warned to keep away from the first signs of infection, that the Doctor in all their professional wisdom would prescribe isolation, would suggest that the neighbourhood be cleansed, scrubbed down, let the rebellion in the body fight its own battle and wait it out, let the infection subside. In most cases though, the doctor is only hoping, for quite often the feeling of the infectious is dynamic, positive, it is the beautiful rude awakening and rebellious, it is to understand the surge of the dance that you might never have found inhabiting your body before.
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It is Hard To Stay Cool when the world abuses your right to tell your story, when all it wants is for the vast majority of the population to keep quiet, dutiful in its silence, and ready to face the criticism of the so called anointed few when you should speak up in defence of another human being, or be outspoken when Government deserves its reckoning. It is hard to stay cool and serene in such moments of anguish and pain, but then the music you create, the art you employ, can speak volumes and be a source of inspiration to others fighting the same silent battle.
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Whether we win or lose, regardless of failure, defeat, collapse at the final staggering hurdle or in our moment of glory we take to the microphone placed before us, the sweat beating off our brow, pouring with rampant pace off our chin and falling with grace to the floor beneath us, we should always urge caution to our brains and mouths lest they run away with excitement or bitter disappointment, to refrain from uttering words that may come to become more than a memory to us, Never Say Never.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
There is a presence of almost sacred conformation which comes across when the listener takes the albums of Bad Touch into consideration, for playing purposes or to argue over a well-earned drink in the local bar. A delicate nature which doesn’t hide from its basic drive, its origins documented, its inspiration a generous groove of wealth and the slog of the journey; this is how Bad Touch have created their own place in music, a position fought for, and won by determination of spirit and the ability to keep going, to take on every circumstance with the same smile, the same reason to get up in the morning and Shake A Leg.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
A new chapter is always worth licking the fingers for in eager anticipation for, the feel of the new world as it opens up, flourishes, and takes root in your psyche, it is worth every second you have to wait for the plot to develop, for it to consume your own feelings in the story. You never disregard what went before, you don’t see the hero leave the stage, but you do commend the narrative turn, you realise that the players come and go, but that they are never a Passenger, they are just as important as the scene being set, and the tale being weaved.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
It is only when the demons bite and the desperation of a phone call at four in the morning becomes a necessity that you find out the truth behind a friend’s true statement of Anytime You Need Me, just call. It is a sign of more than friendship, this is a family that chooses you to be part of, a declaration of love and honour, one that can withstand the blues of life, but instead installs the hard rock in which to grasp hold of when it feels like you a drowning in a raging river of problems, indecision and false hope.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
The early morning light that shines down on the River Mersey is one that can captivate the soul, from either side of its quiet roar, whether seen from the vantage of the blind but all-seeing Iron Men that line the route downstream like guards on view, saluting in a returning hero from its nightly excursions, or across the water, where its majesty mixes with the morning dew and creates a sense of hope, of individual and collectivism that nowhere else can match; it is almost as if this Move Through The Dawn is the herald of the stirring heart being woken, a call to arms to see the right thing done.