The Forever Purge. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Leven Rambin, Cassidy Freeman, Alejandro Edda, Will Patton, Will Brittain, Sammi Rotibi, Zahn McClarnon, Gary Nohealii, Gregory Zaragoza, Brett Edwards, Carol Cantu, Keenan Henson, Kacey Montoya, Joshua Dov, Annie Littel, Lupe Carranza, Willow Beuoy, Dylan Morales-Brodie, Steve Kuzj, Yomary Cruz, Jeffrey Doornbos, Susie Abromeit, Emily Trujillo, LaSaundra Gibson, Patricio Doren, Marco Martinez, Veronica Falcón, Edward Gelhaus, Hope Lauren, Coda Boesel, Alfonso Illan, Shaw Jones.

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(640 words, estimated 2:34 mins reading time)

Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate, HELL CA. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Love and Hate, two sides of a coin that both require clear heads and nothing landing on its sides, and whilst in respects those clear heads can lead to a possible Heaven, or at least a pleasurable amount of bliss on Earth, love also has the capacity to share Hell upon the recipient’s patch of ground that they have over eagerly prepared in the expectation that it would be smooth and offer an unshakable belief in the future.

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(486 words, estimated 1:57 mins reading time)

Serious Black, Vengeance Is Mine. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Vengeance is mine…the cry and the anger filled release of those who cannot wait for karma to finish the job, who seek providence and fortune in taking the fight directly to the source and punishing the guilty with their own two hands. It is the reprisal of the self, the moment when the settling of scores can only be undertaken by the one whose heart has been riled enough to sing from the rooftops and into the limelight and spotlight glare, that the lyrics are so personal and responsive that they become the weapons of choice for the one who exclaims loudly… “Vengeance Is Mine, indeed.”

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(488 words, estimated 1:57 mins reading time)

Kevin Buckley, Big Spring. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

What’s in a name…as the poets may enquire as they work behind the scenes with the patience of a saint and the nimble fingers of a competitive sewer, revelling in the admiration of the scene they have created but never displaying for public consumption the tied knots and criss-crossed stitches that bleed into each other on the rear; for in this the name is only partially revealed, and as the gaze of appreciation focuses on the symbol of designation and label on the front, it is in the fluidity of the unseen that the name takes hold, and for Kevin Buckley that stitched scene takes on greater resonance and positivity than ever.

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(479 words, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)

Ghosts Of Sunset, No Saints In The City. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Immersed in the Noir, a focus of the black and white, a soft lingering shot on the femme fatale, the streets full of people, unwavering in their direction, unaware of what is about to hit them; and all the while the camera keeps turning, the film keeps playing, and the heroes prove that whilst there are No Saints In The City, there angels who know how drive the music home.

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

Marillion: An Hour Before It’s Dark. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

What kind of world are we leaving for our children, what madness have we exposed our fragile souls and precariously balanced minds to, for we have become overwhelmed with the unpicking of the detail that we have either, through neglect or apathy, maybe even self-preservation and wilful ignorance, the big picture!

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(649 words, 1 image, estimated 2:36 mins reading time)

Jody And The Jerms, Flicker. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

A momentary recognition that becomes the lifetime of understanding is perhaps the most appreciative way someone can show their empathy to another human being; for what some perceive as asking for sympathy, is in actual fact the beginning, the Flicker of thoughtful awareness, the compassion to listen to the whole story instead of wanting to top it by interrupting with a tale of their own. The Flicker is the start, the registration, the mustered check that we are aware.

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(479 words, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)

Captain Of The Lost Waves, Hidden Gems Chapter 3 – Mysterium Tremendum. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The art of the Progressive mind is one that is steeped in revolution whilst not willing to trade personal creativity for the temptation of fame, fortune, or compromising with the Devil who calls the tune it doesn’t stop them from expanding the nature of their art, from being willing souls wanting to embark on a new adventure.

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

Only Child, Straight Lines. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

“Time Flies Over Us, but leaves its shadow behind”, and what a mighty shadow is to be felt when someone, anyone, finds themselves stepping off the train at Lime Street Station, when they cross the Irish Sea and see in the shimmering distance the graces, the welcome of history wrapping its arms around the visitor.

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

Sabaton, The War To End All Wars. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Sadly, Europe and the wider community is once more under the kind of threat that makes the Godfather of British science Fiction H. G. Wells’ quote “War to end all wars”, seem ever more populist for its time, and despite the brilliance of the man, almost arguably arrogantly absurd to believe such an event was ever possible.

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(499 words, estimated 2:0 mins reading time)