Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
A policy of Scorched Earth historically does not bode well for humanity, spoken confrontations are not required to conjure up the imagery the message entails, and as we find the barrenness that comes from the destruction, so we perhaps cower at the prospect of finding anything other than the shell we once were, the soul marginalised, the belief dispersed to the winds.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Some will insist on calling such events magic, a charmed dreamlike beginning in which the artist is revealed in the fullness of time; and yet magic does not begin to cover the thrilling bewitchment that Jade Thunder places the listener within as she releases her new album on the unsuspecting and the mesmerised.
Magic is one thing, the knowledge of chemistry, the application of binding elements, the key to breath-taking miracles, lays in the possessor and practitioner of Alchemy, and it is to be sure an occurrence that is rare, it is conclusive, and it is to be cherished as one would value life.
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Sleeping dogs don’t lie, they only sing the truth and play music that is genuine and full of precision.
If sleeping dogs don’t lie, then Track Dogs are the ones who are constantly pushing the boundaries, refusing to seek rest upon any laurels put before them, and instead sets them to eagerly chase the tail of music at their immense disposal, and it is with a sense of vigorous self-belief that the band of musical brothers based in Madrid, find they can ask that most pertinent of questions put before any band; Where To Now? and arrive at the most auspicious of answers, anywhere they please, for the destination in this case is one of exactness, one of searing great tunes, and one to which the purpose and target of the journey’s end is actually just another stop on the road to enlightenment.
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We can deny the accusation all we want, but at some point, we have to admit to ourselves that we are capable of sabotage of the self, of causing pain to the inner child that resides within us all, and the complications we reap as we face the inevitability of the Still Life reflecting back at us from the pool of our soul.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Do we take enough chances in life, do we explore with the fascination of a child rummaging through every toy in the box just to find the one puppet or model that catches our eye and our soul and to which we forever hold in reverence, whilst still pursuing other toys, other enjoyments in which to compare with? Arguably it could be stated that we do, but it then becomes more about ownership, about possession, and unlike the child, the adult finds they want it all but have no real need for the toy, they just want to covet it and keep it out of other’s reach.
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The need to emphasise just how important the art of storytelling is to the human spirit and the soul has never been greater. In a time of flux, in a period where we are tied by the shackles of unyielding and unrepentant dogma dressed in the clothes of pragmatism, the chance to sit in The Garden and feel the buzz of a natural lesson imparted rather than the forced rhetoric of statement, confirmed declaration, and the account of madmen in their offices.
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It’s a Small World after all, and the things we value have reasserted themselves beyond the realm of being granted. We find we have to fight for the dignity of what was once presumed, and this action is having not only a detrimental effect on our psyche, but it is forcing us to become more insular, more manipulated as we find ourselves comparing ever more to those around us, competing for resources that are denied unless you have the ear of an influential friend in Government or have the patronage that affords you being erased from court cases and the ensuing madness that comes from appearing to be absolved from any heinous crime.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
The gospel according to Slash reaches its fourth delivery, and perhaps no greater sense of faith can be bestowed upon the loyal as once more they are treated as one congregation, the Rector of Rock in the large black hat and the lay preachers standing aside in mutual admiration all reciting their notes and sermons as 4 knocks the faithless off their perch and gives meaning to a period of time in which faint heart and apprehension of future endeavours has been handled by many, and in which hope has been tested.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
To seek sanctuary in a time of skeletons, the gutless and the frames of barebone lies should be considered an act of rebellious care, for how else are we meant to thrive when the system is run by sociopaths, by the manipulative and the devoid of empathy, we either surrender to the shattering destructive states of their whims and desires of control, or we place our trust in the Shelter Of Bones and live to fight the parasitical, the ones who sell false medicine and hope.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Language evolves, it becomes corrupted, it takes on the influence of others who seek to overthrow and undermine, and sometimes it flirts with extinction, and arguably dies, exhaling its last moments in a struggle between distinction and meaning.
Language though, the essence of communication between human beings never truly dies, it just changes, it roars, it attains glorious heights, and it enthuses even beyond the grave, regardless of its origins, the ceremony and ritual it is granted pushes all to seek one thing, to be understood.