Category Archives: Music

Jim Eannelli: See The Children Run. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Generation X have seen it all, had the words of forefathers and relatives placed like monuments before them, witnessed the aftermath of thought and the fear that came with the height of the Cold War, seen every possible technological breakthrough and discovery that could aid and inform the structure of their lives, and yet collectively didn’t pay enough heed to the warnings that would come by deciding they would ask those that followed in their wake to embrace the mantra, what they should have done is told them to run, not walk or idle, not stand still, but actively sprint far from the firing line that they now face.

Jim Eannelli: See The Children Run. Single Review. full post

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

Amy Hopwood: Gone To Flowers. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Almost the most perfect gift to celebrate or show appreciation, to display genuine remorse, to hide sins and outrages, those colourful gems of the natural world that has its own language, that are integral to the spells of witches, cared for and studied by botanists, and for every artist, poet, and songwriter, it is the staple, the foundation of their craft which adds beauty to the lyric and the line alike.

Amy Hopwood: Gone To Flowers. Album Review. full post

(376 words, 1 image, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Various Artists: Joe Bonamassa’s ‘B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

When we pay tribute to those that inspired us, we are bound by honour to do so with truth at the very centre of our words and actions, anything less demeans and lowers that which came into our possession, into our minds, the actions we have taken when we utter their name with hopeful reverence.

Various Artists: Joe Bonamassa’s ‘B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100. Album Review. full post

(518 words, estimated 2:04 mins reading time)

Megadeth: Megadeth. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The end is always inevitable, as greatness is achieved through tireless application to the dedicated cause, so it must pass into the night and be replaced in time by those who were caught in the tornado of what was, and their stamp on it. The difference in appreciation is whether you are aware of the line that must be crossed and whether you make those that laud and follow you of the decision so they are prepared, or perhaps just leave them hanging in forlorn hope of news that will never appear.

Megadeth: Megadeth. Album Review. full post

(503 words, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)

Sky Valley Mistress: Luna Mausoleums. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The resting place of stars and heavenly bodies are not large tombs or memorials and cenotaphs signposted for the conscious and the spatially aware, they are for many the crypts for the dusty thoughts of past glories of adventure, of exploration, of missed opportunities to be put right, to be secured as illuminated mausoleums that draw the faithful inwards.

Sky Valley Mistress: Luna Mausoleums. Album Review. full post

(351 words, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)

Sam Carter: The Oakham Poacher. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The Midlands has its own sense of uniqueness in the ability to weave a tale through any medium of art. The gentleness of some though may leave other communities and areas at odds with the idea of what lays at the centre of it all, pure industrialisation, the machine that once powered a nation and beyond; and yet the fringes, the outer edge that encompasses a softening of the language and of the accent, there is a strength of purpose to which art such as Folk and the gift of song serenades the listener with guile and the image of nature in full flow.

Sam Carter: The Oakham Poacher. E.P. Review. full post

(336 words, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)

Robin Trower: One Moment In Time: Live In The USA. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

There is no need to visually imagine how glorious sound is, to think of it as an experience that only the eyes can feast upon, that witnessing something magical is reserved just for a single sense to covet as a dragon might upon a pile of gold, all that is required in the willingness to confront and embrace clarity, to prepare the soul for every audible moment that may come your way.

Robin Trower: One Moment In Time: Live In The USA. Album Review. full post

(463 words, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)

Richard Marx: After Hours. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

After Hours, is that time of the night when a few select friends and unobtrusive onlookers find themselves in the company of the artist at play, comfortable in their surroundings, not being scrutinised by the rabid and the feverishly inclined who pay their money and leave with a little part of the inner soul of those who they have demanded in return for their time.

Richard Marx: After Hours. Album Review. full post

(482 words, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)

Dan O’Farrell & The Difference Engine: The Fish That Learned To Drown. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Dark humour and pain are often seen as disturbed cousins, sharing a bond that is born out of discomfort and a psychological ache that refuses to beat in a way that would imply expired confidence, a sadness that is overwhelming. There is no avoiding this special connection in life, the only option is to embrace it, to feed the soul with all that comes in the forms of loss, the failure of errant communication, loneliness, broken faith, and even feeling ill at ease when the world is content and your body has no reason to squirm; and like mastering sarcasm, the need for dark humour even in the most trying of times is of paramount necessity.   

Dan O’Farrell & The Difference Engine: The Fish That Learned To Drown. Album Review. full post

(435 words, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)

DVM Spiro: MMXXVI-Grave. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Atmosphere is important when life holds the opportunity to hear a version of majesty that comes from a language other than your own. Grandeur is always welcome, but it should always be presented in such a way that it holds sincerity, not just a flash of inspiration dressed in the clothes of modesty, but full on application of audible prosperity, it should leave the listener with an impression of explosions at the edge of the stratosphere and the feeling of energy at is heart.

DVM Spiro: MMXXVI-Grave. Album Review. full post

(394 words, 1 image, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)