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The Universe is a strange beast, it offers so much that is new and yet the heart always yearns for what has been, what it remembers well. A new Galaxy could form infront of Humanity’s eyes and yet we would still look upon our own glorious night-time satellite rotating in the sky with wonder and amazement.
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There are some parts of the world so steeped in history, with so many cultures having for centuries crossed boundaries and the town, village or city having traded countries, been usurped into different cultures and traditions that it is no wonder that the music of the area is so diverse and with so much influence at its very core. This is especially true of Trieste’s SilentLie who have the honour of being influenced by many genres within the sphere of rock but to whom are very unique and ear-catching.
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It’s a fact of life that to continually amaze people, to surprise them with each and every moment that the creative soul lives in, is damned near impossible; at some point the great fog of indifference, even if for a short while, is sure to set in and the juices which once flowed freely, stumble and bemuse the artist. For the Theme, one of London’s premier bands in which to see live, that bemusement is so far off that it practically runs a retirement home in Glamorgan and the rough and ready splendour of In A Daze reigns supreme.
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Christmas comes but once a year…though it seems to hang around forever and like some over used decoration that twinkles with the drive of an over eager beagle grabbing at its lead, soon finds its way to get on your nerves long before the main event actually arrives. To not enjoy the time of year leads to labels of being a scrooge, of being curmudgeonly or just plain mean and can lead to being ostracised by those who complain of life being empty when the tinsel falls down and who never mind pine needles being stuck in their big toe at three in the morning. Thank heavens for Rob Clarke and the Wooltones who offer with great sincerity Another Wooltones Xmas Record to let the passing of time have at least one heroic cheer.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
A woman can never have too many husbands at her side, perhaps if only to do the few jobs she cannot, or at least to give her the right backing, the extra added contribution, when delivering an artful insight into the world. It is in this insight that Marie-Claire Berreen & Her Husbands cherish the responsibility with their brand new album Come Home.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
To lift any single from a truly mesmerising album can be seen on occasion as either an act of wallet piracy or an act of sabotage against the memory of what lingered through the mind when the listener first came across the piece of recording. At worst it can lead to the song being taken out of context, placing the music down as an afterthought desert but one filled with the remains of the starter and the main course.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
The union that exists between self-respecting Rock lover, the perpetual admirer of all things loud and proud, is one built upon mutual trust and quality of performance. The master class offered by the gigantic gig, the album which sends out streams of pleasure and which can be felt shaking the street as the temperatures rise at the same rate as the volume switch, all these offer much compared to the single, the small dip into a vast ocean and one that feels the waves come baring down too quickly to move out of the way; it never feels like Rock when it is a single or double A Side and yet despite the arguments against it and perhaps only due to the presence of a maestro, does Communion and Saviour Machine come with reverence and esteem built in.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Rome wasn’t built in a day and yet for all intense purposes the cracks that reside in that fair city have long been established, the crowded Piazzas, the overwhelming hustle of one of the most visited capitals on Earth long since been discussed and the history that bares down upon its dry soil, the magnitude of expectation that sees the past swallow at times the present, at times all but dust in the wake of Time’s shadow.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
There are a couple of reasons for which the small Birmingham enclave of Stechford will be forever have music strewn through its heart, the figure of Esoteric’s Bryan Beck will loom large in the doom metal arena and the heartbeat of many a tune to captivate Liverpool in recent years, the adorable performances of a true champion of Birmingham music and one who is the perfect addition to Jeff Lynne’s everlasting legacy, Luke Moore.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Loving someone is not good enough unless it’s done with sheer enthusiasm, complete abandon and with the ability to acknowledge that perfection is a state of mind that deceives and plays cruel tricks on the heart whilst the mind allows its own measure of deceiving to take place. Loving someone is no good, as the adopted Liverpool band Kalandra are at excellent pains to point out in their latest single, unless the chance to Love You Right is seized.