Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
To live not just in the moment of creation but in the time of musical enlightenment is a special skill that is difficult to master, but once achieved it is unquestionable in its delivery, it is saluted in its execution, and one to whom should be etched like figures in the stained effigies that adorn vaunted churches and private lands with chantries offering salvation and art.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
You cannot have it all, at least not without sacrificing a part of your soul that depends on balance, but what you can hold in your hands is a sense of completeness, an appreciation that your life is not confined to a single ability but can play host a whole host of talent that can unfold and reveal every emotion, every feeling, you ever wanted to relay to the world.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
The modern renaissance could be seen to take place in a few short years and practised by a handful of poets and writers driven by something more than the pursuit of knowledge and truth, it is the abstract of the human condition, of utilising words in such a fashion that expresses more about life than just existing, more than seeing the post-war failings of conversation veer off course and alter the mindset of identity…this is the reality of what was termed the Beat Generation, of melding words and movement in such a way that became a heartbeat that inspired millions.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
A restoration of faith in music, if it should ever be required, that a person through the medium of sound can add thought, an idea, place inquisitiveness into the mind of the listener and have them desperate for more; this is the achievement all artists, of sound and the visual, of the silent passion and the direct meaning, all strive for; but seldom does it have a truth hidden in the meaning of which the one intended to receive can at first hearing decipher.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
To be able to place your soul in more than one sense of existence, to offer your mind and heart to more than one avenue of belief and thinking is more than extraordinary, it is a truth of being human, of understanding that the yin and the yang are in balance, opposite but operating with satisfaction with stability, insight, and a fearless poise of mental agility; this is the outcome of being A Man Of Two Worlds, of being a person who lives with the glory of symmetry rather than a domination of a one way pattern of life.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Greatness is not defined by just how you show yourself to the world when it is watching, it is what you produce for others when the sun shines, and how you continue to offer support and allyship when storm clouds gather. It is easy to stand on a stage and bow when the applause reaches its crescendo, to take the plaudits and be seen as grand, a master of the craft, and yet so many artists disappear into the shadows when a difficulty arises, when a calling is ignored by many.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
There is a depth of feeling held by some that a Midge Ure gig is one that differs immensely when viewed as a full-blown electric performance and that of the solo acoustic presentation. Both offer the public something rather extraordinary, a voice that truly is seen as the human version of silk, a belief that the audience deserve something more than just an evening of functionality and enactment, and yet as the fully invested crowd at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall found the May night air to be filled with electricity and intrigue, the aptly titled new album made it clear of what to expect, of a solid pounding that resounded in the artist’s flair and ever burgeoning song list.
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In Times Of Dragons we either fight and stand tall, or we bow to the seemingly inevitable and allow ourselves to be burnt, such is the way that life reveals itself to us, we are either cowards and hide, hoping the piercing eyes skim over us, hoping we are not worthy of its wrath, or we strike a blow with our truth, knowing the creature, the machine, the person behind the fear, will kill us for our courage anyway.
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For those that found they could not find a way to listen to the abundance of bootleg recordings on offer during their youth, the sudden influx of band endorsed releases of some of the more dedicated listeners would have salivated over is a testament to the power of time and persuasion; Time that eventually all hard line stances must soften, and the persuasion…well that can come from many quarters but notably from the understanding that music requires an audience, and what does an audience have, legitimacy.
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Let The Night Begin in earnest, shake loose the dust that has collected and starting to crust over from days of intolerable boredom and frustrating stillness, for in the night, during the dark hours we can feel the earthly magic, the connection between long distance sound and the resonance of spirit, denied, crushed by suit, collar, and tie, and the ledger of the permanently stressed.