Category Archives: Music

Kangarillapig, Superbrain. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The comrades in arms, the unifying force that drives and spurs any band on, it is, in essence, or at least hope, a collective, a meeting of wills and minds that have a single goal, it might come from different directions and have perhaps alternative motives behind it. The merging of ideas and playful synaptic fusing is important, and in this group collective, the Superbrain kicks in and when produced with empathy and desire, the wit and reasoning of the goal becomes clear.

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(383 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

Roger Pugh, A Colourful Journey. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The combination of the concept album and your own life story is an intriguing proposition to contemplate setting down on paper and recording for future generations to study and hopefully enjoy; it is the big stage and great work of literature in which you are truly the subject, the musical autobiography in which the songs flow with a charming pulse and dynamic purpose and one in which your words are more important than those assigned to you by third party preaching.

Roger Pugh, A Colourful Journey. Album Review. full post

(420 words, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)

Steve Hill, The One Man Blues Rock Band. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

There is no history to the overnight sensation, the back story, the will and the desire are rarely played upon, it is all very sudden and instant, the immediate that gives way to the soon forgotten, the very best are those that gradually come up through sheer hard work, determination and set back after disappointment, hard times after frustration. It is in the satisfaction of knowing for a while that you were your best friend, harshest critic and withstood the pressure of being the only one to believe that makes The One Man Blues Rock Band you pursued, all the more sweeter.

Steve Hill, The One Man Blues Rock Band. Album Review. full post

(436 words, 1 image, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

Lews Castle College UHI, The Musician’s Nest. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

We don’t place enough emphasis on the young, that in this day and age is an intolerable act that will come back to bite other generations hard, by reducing vital services down to the bare minimum we are sending out the message that they mean nothing to us, that we don’t want them to succeed and pass on their knowledge in years to come. We are not considering their welfare, we are not contemplating the knock on effect and it is a powerful enemy we as children of the Baby Boom years and the so called Generation X have allowed to sit and fester in their own brooding shell.

Lews Castle College UHI, The Musician’s Nest. Album Review. full post

(380 words, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

The Sharpeez, Wild One. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

There is never the possibility of taming the Wild One, the person that leaves you breathless with anticipation, that leads you down paths you know you shouldn’t venture but you know in your heart it will be the best of times that you have, that the Wild One will enthuse your lust for life as well as sing you songs in which you will remember till you finally discard the leather jacket and bid a regretful farewell to the vehicle that served you well.

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(402 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

The Poozies, Punch. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

It takes a distinguished personality to be a Poozie, to able to reconcile the individual style to the distinctive sound that inhabits the soul of one of Scotland’s much loved folk bands, a trait that is hard to come by, one that is hard to muster and ask to be perfect at the same time and yet when it does so, the Punch that the listener feels is warmth, surrounding exquisiteness and pleasure.

The Poozies, Punch. Album Review. full post

(364 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

Jill Jackson, Are We There Yet? Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It is the cry of the incessantly bored child, eager for the adventure to begin, impatient for the journey to end and the destination to appear, the sound from the back of the car getting louder, more edgy and irritated, and by the time the goal is in sight, the temper has got to the point where those around the child wish for nothing more than the day to end, never realising their own dreams and wishes.

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(442 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Anthrax, Kings Among Scotland. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

There will be those that remember with absolute fondness and the Heavy Metal spring in their step, the times when one of the American big four of the Thrash genre came to Britain and almost stole the show of the band they were supporting, pulling the rug out from underneath their feet and catching them in their fall, only to pull back at the last moment and defer with grace in their hearts to the main reason why the fans had made their way to the various arenas and venues in the first place.

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(439 words, 1 image, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

Metallica, The $5.98 E.P: Garage Days Re-Revisited. 2018 Reissue. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

When the band were fresh faced and riding on the high of three hugely successful, and later considered dramatically influential, albums, Metallica could do no wrong, they were the epitome of the new breed of American Heavy Metal that had come to teach the cousins on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean that they had had their time in the sun and now was the time for the San Francisco Bay to become the epicentre of this new home, this heavier and demanding sound that struck gracious fear into those that lived and told the tale of the four horsemen of the hammer, anvil and foundry apocalypse.

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(520 words, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)

Sons Of Mowgli, Wasted Years. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

We have a propensity to squander years and not regret them and yet the minutes in between, the subtly of the clock marching slowly onwards, we find ourselves consumed with appearing busy. The ever watchful eye of those we place above us confirming to us that it is in the here and now that we are forever seeking solace and reassurance, that the years themselves can take care of themselves, for who truly thinks of five or ten years ahead when we don’t even know how we will be looked upon tomorrow.

Sons Of Mowgli, Wasted Years. E.P. Review. full post

(385 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)