Tag Archives: Barry Briercliffe

Barry Briercliffe, Love Will Find A Way. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Love Will Find A Way, and whilst it might seem there are far too many obstacles in the way for such emotion to maintain a clear sight of its target, there is nothing that cannot be overcome by the persistence of devotion, friendship and affection; nothing that is pure and honest anyway.

It is to honesty that we must endeavour to be seen in the eyes of others, the false dawn of a thousand proposals are nothing more than sieges upon the rocks of falsehood, and to that end, Love stands no chance, love is thwarted even before it has the opportunity to hoist the sails and be done with such distractions as Helen of Troy.

Barry Briercliffe, Love Will Find A Way. Single Review. full post

(341 words, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)

Barry Briercliffe, One Step Forward. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

One Step Forward, and a day, an album, a resonating thought at a time; the pleasure that comes from listening to a set of songs that you always knew was coming, and one that was placed in your trust from the moment the artist stepped out onto the stage and introduced themselves to a world that was unaware, unconscious of what was about to be unleashed.

Barry Briercliffe, One Step Forward. Album Review. full post

(417 words, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

Barry Briercliffe, Peculiar. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

There is nothing wrong with being peculiar, only in the eyes of the ordinary and the dull is the word used in such derogatory terms, it implies that to have a quirk that cannot be knocked back into the shape that society demands to feel that everything is normal, is to be concerned about, wary of, even scared of, because to the many peculiar means strange, whereas to the individual, to the distinctively eccentric, it is a special kind of uniqueness that should be protected at all costs.

Barry Briercliffe, Peculiar. Single Review. full post

(334 words, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)

Barry Briercliffe, Lie Back And Think Of England. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound And Vision Rating 9/10

 

Lie Back And Think Of England, think of all the country has aspired to be, the good it has done, the accountable hardship and desecration it has poured on others, how would your montage be perceived, how would your vision of the country appear.

Think of England, think of Britain, especially when it comes to the arts, the voices that have shaped, the expressions that have given rise to hope, the declarations that have created hope and it is in the music of the mighty, the ones with a glint in their eye and a purpose to provide that hope that stands out.

Barry Briercliffe, Lie Back And Think Of England. Single Review. full post

(379 words, 1 image, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

Bill Bailey, Comedy Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It had been arguably many years since the last time many in Liverpool had seen Bill Bailey live so for that huge swathe of audience it would have been a huge moment of excitement to see his new show after the much adored Tinselworm tour. The Tinselworm tour was a packed out special at many arenas and which had seen Bill play in big cavernous rooms, so it was a real treat for all concerned to see one of their favourite comedians in a smaller more intimate setting.

Bill Bailey, Comedy Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

(357 words, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)

David Gray, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8/10

Touring with his new album Mutineers, this was David Gray’s first performance at the recently refurbished Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and his second overall since becoming one of the most sought after British artists of the last two decades. As soon as David walked on stage the crowd were on his side. Rightly so too, as David Gray’s career has been a long lasting one, with 11 studios albums under his belt; he has been performing live now for over 20 years.

David Gray, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

(466 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

Barry Briercliffe, Life On Repeat. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

It is almost criminal, worthy of the full weight of the law being thrown against you, to let such an exciting musician such as Liverpool’s Barry Briercliffe to go so long without releasing an abundance of music that not only sounds terrific but also captures the rich goodness of the man and his guitar.

Barry Briercliffe, Life On Repeat. Album Review. full post

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

Alun Parry, When The Sunlight Shines. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The ordinary and those that are extraordinary, the everyday and uncommon, the heroes that take on the unjust, the one –sided discriminatory and those that revel in the prejudicial and underhanded are all there somewhere within the heart and wonderfully lyrical ballads of Liverpool’s Alun Parry and perhaps never more so in his first album in far too long, When The Sunlight Shines.

Alun Parry, When The Sunlight Shines. Album Review. full post

(416 words, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

Eddie Cooney, Moirai. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Liverpool’s Eddie Cooney is the perfect example of a musician who doesn’t let life get in the way of achieving what he sets out to do, regardless of the employment that pays the bills; there is always time to go after your dream. There are certainly those who could do a lot worse than listen Mr. Cooney and realise this and look at their own potential. For Eddie though the music he has been inspired to record for his E.P. Moirai is enough to suggest that this hugely likeable man and artist keeps also inspiring others, for surely that is what he has done over the course of the five tracks.

Eddie Cooney, Moirai. E.P. Review. full post

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

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Leaf, Liverpool.

Robert Vincent at Leaf on Bold Street. Photograph by Ian D. Hall

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Even if you have been aware of an artist’s work for a while, there is something unimaginably superb at catching them live for the first time. With Robert Vincent opening up at Leaf before Dave O’ Grady, the audience realised very early into Robert’s set that they were in for a very enjoyable and exclusive, entertaining evening.

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Leaf, Liverpool. full post

(395 words, 1 image, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)