Category Archives: Music

Diamanda La Berge Dramm: Chimp. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Poetry is not a poor relation to the world of art, it does not sit at the back of the class looking out of the window and reminisce over the times it was able to sit under the tree, chew on a blade of grass and write whimsical metaphorical observances down for their eyes only – Poetry is a leader, an inspiration, it insists that all art is equal and urges all to sit at the table in the same way that King Arthur and the Knights of old achieved parity and union.

Diamanda La Berge Dramm: Chimp. Album Review. full post

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

Slanderus: Absorbing Infinity. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

What we perceive as forever is hindered in part by our own mortality.

To be found Absorbing Infinity would be a lesson on how to live beyond your time, and the only true way in which to conquer Time is to produce something so passionate that it stands out on its own, something unexpectedly human, rich, vibrant, uniquely cool, and full of a life that transcends the name.

Slanderus: Absorbing Infinity. Album Review. full post

(456 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

Tom Houston: Pushing The Pull Door. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Opportunities become skewed when we first step up to the building and the executives see us Pushing The Pull Door, the looks we receive confer on us that we could be seen out of our depth, that at best we cannot take instruction, at worst we cannot fulfil even the simplest of interactions; and yet we fail to notice there is a third option, we don’t take into consideration, that the poet, like the maverick, will somehow always find a way to still make that door open and let in the light where others will only find darkness.

Tom Houston: Pushing The Pull Door. Album Review. full post

(473 words, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

Sex Pistols: The Original Records. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

There are more books written about books, and there are more stars in the heavens that we can physically ever count, but you can also be assured that only it seems Britain’s Sex Pistols can have more albums released than the band actually managed to record in their short lived, but ever-lasting, career.

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(626 words, estimated 2:30 mins reading time)

Def Leppard: Diamond Star Halos. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Diamonds aren’t just a girl’s best friend, for those that appreciate the quality and commitment of a jewel created out of untold pressure, a rock of crystal pleasures and gems that sparkle and reflect the light caught in its star like quality, then arguably, decisively, Sheffield’s Def Leppard are on display as being a precious stone in a crown that is selective on the head on which it is worn.

Def Leppard: Diamond Star Halos. Album Review. full post

(424 words, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

Joanne Shaw Taylor: Blues From The Heart Live. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The Blues matter!

The turn of the century and the explosion of names that wanted to revive the genre from its spiralling slumber and almost decay arguably saved in many respects the pursuit of music as a form of knowledge rather than just as entertainment that was in danger of being dumbed down, of being eaten alive by those who would seek to undermine the art in favour of a quick return on their investment; such an emotional declaration shouldn’t have to be said, but it is Blues from the heart that makes the genre passionately defended, and one to which one of its modern Queens stands tall as she delivers it with honour, and live for all to experience.

Joanne Shaw Taylor: Blues From The Heart Live. Album Review. full post

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

Yvonne Lyon, Gareth Davies-Jones, and David Lyon: Trace The Line. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Allow your fingers to Trace The Line of exploration, let your senses be overwhelmed by the sentiment of others, and accept that the line could lead you to a place of paradise and personal redemption; for by following the line, no matter the curve, no matter the bearing, we are at our best when we allow fortune to have laid out a plotted course in which we can follow, which we can enjoy.

Yvonne Lyon, Gareth Davies-Jones, and David Lyon: Trace The Line. Album Review. full post

(372 words, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer: Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Intimacy is not just a physical attribute, it is of the mind as well, the connection shared between two people, perhaps more if the feeling is so intense it requires extra spirit and perspective, is such that the drama and love created inspires art that frames a period of Time, it captures the meaning of a place, of a particular motion and movement, and the impact of the final presentation is something than if produced with honour, becomes overwhelmingly familiar, it becomes tender, an affection that stands out with pleasure.

Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer: Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck. Album Review. full post

(410 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

George Brandon: Plenty More Songs In The Sea. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The ocean is an expanse that we cannot truly comprehend, the river often too small a notion to suggest it is uncrossable, but the sea, the gap between the lands that are so close that on a clear day you could believe you could sail there yourself, those are the waters that fill the imagination; for in the prospect of something new, we find that art can be different, that the voice that carries it is somehow more inclined to mirror our own, and if we were to dive into that body of water we might find that even though our own song has faded, there are Plenty More Songs In The Sea to bring to the surface.

George Brandon: Plenty More Songs In The Sea. E.P. Review. full post

(335 words, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)

Anna Tam: Hatching Hares. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

By moonlight hares were thought to dance, but those that hatch are to be observed as being caught in the alure of love as they become entranced by the sound of Anna Tam and the multi instrumental voice as she brings stories to life, and allows creatures of her imagination to roam free.

Anna Tam: Hatching Hares. Album Review. full post

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