The grandee pokes his head
above the parapet and cries out
earnestly for war,
it is O.K. for him, stuck as he is,
behind the lines, behind the men,
behind his comfy leather chair
and his idealism enhanced by those foolish to believe;
carry the flag boys, show some of that bulldog
breed spirit that made them whimper
in the South Atlantic, jolly good fun
in April spring, he suggests
knowing the belligerent and the uncompromising will follow
and create havoc in the press,
… and I don’t know what they told you
about my Captain, but in his life
he opened my eyes for me,
I suspect he did the same for you,
or at least tried before you clammed them shut
and shook your head from side to side
like a mad man,
like the unfeeling
and wretched,
for in your pursuit of happiness
there was one thing you forgot to learn
that a hundred pounds stolen and squandered
is nothing compared
to five minutes alone
in the woods and listening
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Threshold is dear to people hearts for many reasons, not only for the creative freedom it installs in area of Liverpool that has taken the idea of bohemian and originality to different level but also for the way it embraces the artistic and the resourceful, it is an avenue of thinking that really endorses the way in which Ian Janco comes across in his performance.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
It is not always about the extravaganza, the mighty venue, the plush carpet and the comfortable seats; it is rarely about that but some seem to believe that the experience of attending a gig is defined by the circumspect, the additions, the price tag or the illusion. It is a shame that the world has gone down the route of seeing things for their glitter and not for their honesty, for the very sense of real that comes over in an performance that capture the imagination and send your brain swimming into overdrive; all that glitters is not even palladium nickel, it is tarnished with that very illusion that makes it in the end cheap and bruising.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Stuart Todd in the realms of Three Minute Hero will always make you stop and think, it is impossible not to feel the infectious delivery supplied by both the man and the band as the music plays, as the words of anger, of softness and damnation arise in the Threshold air, that moment of clarity will always come along and guide you to a point where life is truly to be seen as better for having been part of a Three Minute Hero audience.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Sometimes you have to just take stock, regroup and reflect on life, it can happen at any time, to anyone but in the words of Derek King, To Be A Boy is not to forget what it means to be an adult, it just means that some emotions have to be looked at from the mind of the uncluttered, of the innocent and the open minded; taking stock is not defeatism, it is the greatest strength we possess and Derek King captures that feeling superbly, not only in the studio but also he performs it with aplomb live.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Brighton may seem a world away from the banks of the Mersey, from the area that first nurtured the beautiful talent residing in Niamh Jones, yet the similarities between the two places are easily seen, both have suffered at the hands of those who believe that the past must be replaced with something unrecognisable, both have an all encompassing nature and both have taken in those who have added greatly to the charm and distinction to the area; Brighton could be seen in many ways as the Liverpool of the South, surrounded by the genteel and supposedly refined, its greatness stems from its ability to make anyone feel welcome.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
There should be no argument that Graham Gouldman is one of the most important and interesting songwriters in British music history; the facts speak for themselves when you look at the impressive array of songs he wrote for other bands as a very young man, talent so enlightening, so frighteningly superb, it is truly inspiring to know that the man on stage before you is responsible for some of the biggest selling records in pop history.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: Enzo Cilenti, Sam Riley, Michael Smiley, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley, Babou Ceesay, Noah Taylor, Jack Reynor, Mark Monero, Patrick Bergin, Sara Dee, Tom Davis.
A film in which so much happens in the space of 90 minutes can either leave you so breathless that it will make you forget most of what has transpired on screen or reeling from the shock of it all that it stays with you forever; imprinted into your mind like a seared brand and smouldering long into the memory. These are the films that you want to see again because you know deep down that in between each involuntary blink, you missed so much, so much reference to the greatness that has unfolded; these are the films to absolutely love and defend to the death.
The sleepy Tamar
at high tide in summer
may have been the sound more gentle
to those ears of a Cornish Man
and Home Park love, Green
and Pilgrim, The Hoe and the Lido
just out of earshot and Mutley Plain
a place in another county;
yet for this South West Man, Green running deep,
Tamar running deeper still
and majestic, flowing football, he traded in Pastie days
and local derby smiles
to find the meaning of life
and complete the forty-two,
an achievement of high esteem