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The Commoners: Restless. Album Listen.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The skyline of Toronto as seen from the great lake has undergone such a dramatic transformation in the last few decades, so much so that even the open mind of a young traveller just 30 years ago would be stunned at the vast differences they would see on the horizon; and yet dig deeper, see beyond the glimmering towers that have sprung up and which defiantly touch the sky, and which over power the sense of the traditional and the unique, and what you discover is that Restless spirit still pulsating, still driven by the common folk who built the city and adhere to the cacophony of steel and the diversity of strength.

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(426 words, 1 image, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

Paul Di’Anno’s Warhorse. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The human tsunami of performance, of the out and out wave that comes in individual form as they refuse to bow and bend to the 100-foot rugged and sturdy cliffs that steadfastly cling to the earth and soil of the land they protect, that is the chiselled beauty to witness when we observe a legend bounce back against the odds and offer the public the spectacle of rampant sound and destruction.

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(452 words, estimated 1:48 mins reading time)

Rose Greenwood: Soul Food. Album Listen.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

It is the accessibility of her music that makes Rose Greenwood stand out as a musician and as a person willing to bare the joy, the torment, and the belief that their soul insists rightly of sharing.

Baring the soul though comes with a large responsibility, often it requires the need, the subtle necessity to be true to yourself in such a way that the art represents more than truth, it is the whole being set alight by integrity, by an authority of spirit which is consuming and wonderful.

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(391 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

The Bordellos: The Lo-Fi Psych Sounds of The Bordellos. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The psychedelic sound produced some of the most stimulating and remarkable music to have come from either side of the Atlantic in a reign of enlightenment that stretched but a few short years on initial contact, but which has inspired greatly, definably, over the decades since; and whilst memories of Grace Slick, early Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, and even the exotic poetry of Jim Morrison pervade across Time, the genre in some form has survived, even flourished…perhaps just not where you expect, and not in the manner that the Summer of Love would believe.

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(365 words, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

Stephen King: You Like It Darker. Book Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

In some respects, it is possible to look upon the literary works of Stephen King and understand that in his novellas and short stories the labour behind them is more intensely arrived at than some of his larger bound novels.

There has long been a question mark about the modern master of horror and his ability to complete a novel with a greater tightness, cruelly perhaps driven by some who seek the alternative narrative of dismissing the saga and only wishing for the attention span to be satisfied rather than working and striving for a greater insight into the man and his nightmares.

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(445 words, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

Marillion: An Hour Before It’s Dark- Live In Port Zelande 2023. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Whether you realise it or not, not all gigs or concerts are created equal, and whilst the sense of drama and camaraderie can be alluring, a reflection of what we feel inside as a favourite song, long perhaps unheard except in snatches of memory as it floods our senses, there are some moments which only truly hit the spot as you safeguard the front row, or are fortunate enough to be able to hear if the evening’s outpouring of satisfaction is caught just right by modern technology and transferred to a medium best suited for appreciating in your own home.

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(555 words, estimated 2:13 mins reading time)

Jethro Tull: Bursting Out: The Inflated Edition. Deluxe Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

It feels strange to think that a band of such repute as Jethro Tull waited a decade before releasing a live album to the public, a sizeable and abundant crowd that had been clamouring to feel the enjoyment and sheer artistry of the live arena within their own four walls; after all other bands within the genres they straddled like kings on a noble steed had been putting out live albums as a way to garner more attention after just a couple of studio recordings, to push the agenda onwards. Not Jethro Tull though, and perhaps it could be argued that it was to their benefit that they waited until the time was right, till the fates decreed that the group were more than just any other group plying their trade, but were already the mega stars to whom could bestow the raw and the beautiful in one extraordinary home adventure.

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

Manatee Commune: Simultaneity. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The landscape of music without lyrics is more than a sense of hypnotic undertow designed to give the listener an ambient journey with their own thoughts, it is also a gateway for the vibe and effect to slowly enthuse the soul with a feeling of spontaneity, a crash course in the art of understanding two or more emotions coursing through the body at once, the symmetry of the simultaneous to which we hear all but understand more when not dislodged and disconnected by a voice that is not our own.

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(327 words, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)

The Dreaded Laramie: Princess Feedback. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

There are those who look upon melancholia as one of attention seeking abuse, that to even feel the nerve as it pulses is a perpetual motion of excessive drip feeding of depression in which the recipient feeds off the substance as though it were nectar, ever hunger, never satisfied until every ounce of remorse has been shed in anguish and destructive torment.

Melancholy though has its uses, it can drive the emotions onward to a place of sensory investigation, to a land of discovery, and what people may see as melancholy is actually exuberance of being free, of being able to pursue the devils out of the darkness.

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(364 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

Rebus. Television Series Review. (2024).

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Richard Rankin, Brian Ferguson, Stuart Bowman, Lucie Shorthouse, Amy Manson, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Noof Ousellam, Thoren Ferguson, Neshla Caplan, Aston McAuley, Andrew John Tait, Nick Rhys, Aiden Connell, Michelle Duncan, Cassidy Little, Terance Rae, Sean Buchanan, Mia McKenzie, Cailean Galloway, Ryan Hayes, Patrick O’Brien, Craig Mclean, Seamus McLean Ross, Melissa Collier, Gilly Gilchrist, Ami Okumura Jones.

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(493 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)