Tag Archives: Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall

Nick Heyward, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Nick Hayward at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, March 2016. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Nick Heyward at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, March 2016. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Nick Heyward and the band Haircut 100 was arguably the epitome, alongside the likes of Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran, of the clean cut image presented to music lovers as the 1980s decade honed into view and took root in the decade; fun loving, a band that would capture many teenage girl’s hearts and have young lads ditching the idea of punk rebellion and the afterglow of Progressive Rock for almost a decade or so.

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(437 words, 1 image, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

Curiosity Killed The Cat, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

The 80s were a decade of contrasting emotions and feelings, in one corner the excess of the decade, its reliance on greed and almost feelings of dishonest pursuit were enough to make any sane person feel ill under the weight of decadence and obtuseness, it was the going against the grind in which to be different was sneered up from upon high, to want social justice had you tarnished as not being with the so called programme and woe-betide if you fell into any category in which to be against the Government had you marked down as a misfit…times don’t seem to have changed much in that regard.

Curiosity Killed The Cat, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

(470 words, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

Cast, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Like the name New York, something’s are worth repeating twice in the same breath or in the same excited tone, like the return of local heroes to a treasured venue after only a couple of months and with the same stirring set and the same quality of music being performed by band and orchestra alike.

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(435 words, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)

The Classic Rock Show, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2016).

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The mood is always infectious when certain classic Rock songs make an appearance on the public bar juke box, the anticipation of what track is going to appear next, what standard or anthem will have the crowd singling loudly and what will have the tear of regret and the memory of a particular moment forever seared into the brain. Music arguably has that ability to make the brain remember valuable recollections more so than any other art form and as the crescendo of The Classic Rock Show reached ever higher, as the Philharmonic Hall crowd were swayed and teased with greatness, so the memory of Time was played out to some of the unbeatable guitar riffs and unforgettable lyrics.

The Classic Rock Show, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2016). full post

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

The Dire Straits Experience, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Terence Reis of The Dire Straits Experience at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, February 2016. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

It is the shiver of expectation, the memory of mountains conquered and the marriage of saxophone and guitar, dipped in amber and the sound held out as if some lofty idyllic treasure was being presented from down upon high that makes the music of Dire Straits such a pleasurable way to spend an evening. Not that Dire Straits tour anymore, the chief of it all Mark Knopfler no longer caressing that particular avenue anymore and yet the sound of rolling thunder and expressive ambience lives on in the form of The Dire Straits Experience.

The Dire Straits Experience, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

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

Paul Carrack, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2016).

Paul Carrack at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. 2016. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

It is a simple equation in the end, a matter of fact that should always be repeated wherever and whenever the mood strikes and the thoughts in the head turn to a more beautiful life than one recklessly being left to rot in the chains of musical absurdity. Paul Carrack does not come to Liverpool enough, especially for the army of fans he has made over a long and impressive career that packed out the Philharmonic Hall on sleet filled sky night in January.

Paul Carrack, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2016). full post

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

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2016).

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

In Robert Vincent, Liverpool has a giant of such lyrical repose, of such melancholic absolution, that he towers in virtue each time he steps out on to a stage, physically and musically. In his support to Paul Carrack, a man who also understands undeniably the truth that a song can bring to a person’s heart, Robert Vincent took the crowd on a journey, a sad one perhaps he may have joked, but one in which the legitimacy of melancholic praise and beauty was unconditional and pure.

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2016). full post

(409 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

Kate Rusby, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Kate Rusby at The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. December 2015. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

It could be said that the first true sign that Christmas has appeared over the streets of Liverpool is when Barnsley’s Kate Rusby steps out on stage at the Philharmonic Hall and proceeds to bequeath presents out in the shape of the finest local folk music and musical renditions of popular festive songs.

Kate Rusby, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

(411 words, 1 image, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Caro Emerald, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2015).

Caro Emerald at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, November 2015. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The scene was set, the lights taken down to the feeling of sensual overload and moody cool and the band, that all important addition to any night of Jazz played immediately with a stirring passion that broke down any misplaced resistance of those that had poured themselves into the comfort of the Philharmonic Hall after the on-going downpour of the day and yet there was no sign of the shocking Ms. Emerald. The sound was there but no glorious sight, until the spotlight was seen and in one of the boxes stood the resplendent figure of Ms. Emerald taking the art of performance out into the crowd, standing emotionally enthralled and naked in amongst the people who had come to see her and the opening song of The Other Woman took on a whole different approach.

Caro Emerald, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2015). full post

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

Andreya Triana, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Andreya Triana at the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool. November 2015. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

There are perhaps fewer things in life, especially within the artistic range, more daunting than opening up for a woman who it is agreed almost universally to be a star of unrivalled quality. Nobody would ever blame a support act for feeling the slight unhinging trepidation which passes as they walk across the stage with a couple of thousand eyes baring down before them, nobody would truly bat an eye lid if the sound of their heart was audibly so loud that it drowned out the polite applause that greeted the performer. Yet as Andreya Triana made her way past the boards that have held a million feet, there was arguably no sense of the nerves showing at all, only wonderfully composed respect for the audience’s time.

Andreya Triana, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

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