Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Whilst the abundance of reissues continues to reintroduce music fans to periods that they may have not had the privilege of accessing due to their age at the time of recording, the extended cuts giving fans chills of excitement as they feel the nostalgia rippling across every sinew and mouth watering longing they might display, some reissues and extensive mixes become the reveal of the fabled light that shone brightly in the clubs that once frequented the land, the memory of pop’s hidden gems that was briefly glimpsed in the charts, and some, such as The Voice of the Beehive’s Honey Lingers, that captured the zeitgeist in the summer of 1991.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Do we lay in the sun and think of the times we desperately wanted to relieve our conscious, to absolve the sins of our creation, or do we wait for the moments in which the mood depends on melancholy, when we wish to match the weather’s appearance by admitting to the faults in our souls and the declarations of our heart? An assertion on a grassy patch of ground as the temperature rises and the sun lays directly overhead, or the Rainy Day Confessions that frame time with a sizeable revelation.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Artists that can, and willingly do so, change the trajectory of their sound in one jaw dropping moment, are to be treasured, and whilst some will be confounded from the alteration of direction from the Progressive to the raw emotion that Blues conveys, in Doris Brendel & Lee Dunham’s brand new release, Big Blue Sky, the sense of open appreciation is as expansive as the sound of the handsome vocals, and the drama that such an unobstructed view can maintain, is to be heralded and understood for the ferocity that can come bursting out of nature’s panoramic landscape in one fleeting second.
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Art creates art. A person can write a short story, present it to a small gathering of friends one evening, and within a few months one of the attendees could have written a novel based on the emotion and meaning of the offering gifted as a moment of light entertainment.
It is a direct response to the way the mind works, finding meaning and direction in the Labyrinths of the mind, the sparks of neurons connecting that lead us away from the gruesome fear of the Minotaur, and instead count the threads of the strings that lead to freedom of thought and expanded art.
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Many are drawn to the music created by Progressive Rock bands because it boldly expands on the narrative that comes with life; the pop song has its place with its repeated chorus and catchy delivery and momentary diversion, and even rock itself plays a part in musical appreciation However, the art of the Progressive movement is in its ability to weave with patience a world in which fiction expands far beyond the short structure and deliver an insight into the human ability to bring forth a lengthy discourse of virtuosity and beauty to the lives of the everyday and the people caught by the chronicles and storylines conceived.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
To step out of your usual routine is to explore a world of possibilities, it is to live rather that exist, and when we have the belief within our souls that along the unpredicted route we may find an adaption to our song, that our way of thought once dominated by habitual standards, can blossom further and with great effect on those we seek to entertain and inspire.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Imagine being able to witness an entire room perfectly entranced by a performer. It doesn’t have to be a large arena, nor a parlour where several people are rapt in the gaze of a poet, unconsciously flirting with the master of the ode, but somewhere in between, somewhere that resonates with the heartbeat of a music fan, a place where history was so often made, where photographers held their breath waiting for that one perfect moment…that is the position where you yourself as the witness lose the awareness of your soul and are captivated by the unfolding scene before you.
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We can dismiss the paranormal with a wave of a hand, but that doesn’t mean we don’t see ghosts out of the corner of our eye, that on the streets we walk, the shops we use, the venues we spend our free time in, these are the relics of hallowed and the sacred spectres of every decision, every moment of life, is forever seen from our point of view; and these Holy Ghosts, these often blessed, melancholic, passionate reminders are viewed with what could be seen as a heady mixture of sorrow, of purity, and the spiritually honoured.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
What the vault offers us is security, that our valuables, those precious treasures we hold dear, are in a safe place, strong enough to withstand the bitterest of blows from friends and former allies alike, that the combination of memories associated with these trinkets we have gained through knowledge and hard work are, and always be protected…until the time comes when are ready to open the door and place the contents before the world at large.
