Tag Archives: Joanne Shaw Taylor

Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Blues Album. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The one who owns a reckless heart has all the qualities in the world to be proud to unveil The Blues Album.

Once an artist has shown you their heart, you will forever be spellbound by their performance and fascinated by their acknowledgement of the blues within their soul; and that is certainly true of Britain’s premier 21st Century Blues player, Joanne Shaw Taylor, for in the simplicity of the recognition of her latest album’s title, lays behind it the pulse of a soul that truly has immersed itself into the hearts of those, regardless of their affiliation to other genres, who find themselves awestruck by her tenacity, her fierce, sheer unquenchable flame that illuminates her every move on her beloved guitar.

Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Blues Album. Album Review. full post

(428 words, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Reckless Heart. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

A Reckless Heart is easy to find, one with soul and creative joy oozing out of every moment it is held is rare, seldom seen but heard of in whispers, as if containing elements of myth and magic within its weaved grooves; for in every reckless heart that embraces the world with art there stands a sculptor and a surgeon fashioning the wounded nucleus of the body with extra compassion and spirit, one that gathers strength to sing, not whisper, of all that caused the rashness and wild to storm the streets and love all they came into contact with.

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Reckless Heart. Album Review. full post

(402 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Gig Review. O2 Academy, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

There is nothing reckless about Joanne Shaw Taylor, wild and as full of tempestuous cosmic storms that erupt from the Sun as it gives into its cycle of moods but never reckless, never irresponsible with the hearts of those who seek to spend their time in her company. She is attentive to the soul with a smile beguilingly appearing as the notes hang in the air and the manner of expression is savoured, it is the dedication to her craft that has created such an explosive sound and one that is cared for on both sides of the stage.

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Gig Review. O2 Academy, Liverpool. full post

(497 words, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Gig Review. Town Hall, Birmingham.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The Queen of British Blues, the undoubted reigning monarch playing the guitar as if it was permanently attached to her, never letting go, never surrendering the pinnacle in which she has rightly attained; this is the realm of Joanne Shaw Taylor, a woman of creative Blues and the Queen of the Birmingham Town Hall.

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Gig Review. Town Hall, Birmingham. full post

(431 words, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Gig Review. The Old Naval College, Greenwich, London.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

On the grounds in which the stage stood inside the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, not far from the ruler of the high seas and one of the nation’s much loved ships, The Cutty Sark, now spends her well earned retirement in perpetual adoration, once roamed and played the childhood Queen Elizabeth, arguably the finest monarch the nation has ever had on the throne of England, came the sound of the reign of the new sovereign as she played her guitar in such a way that across the Thames, in the deep vaults of The Tower of London, they were looking up the line of succession into which Midland’s born Joanne Shaw Taylor was now and undisputedly the Queen of British Blues.

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Gig Review. The Old Naval College, Greenwich, London. full post

(420 words, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Gig Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

It seems hard to believe that Liverpool had never had the pleasure of hosting Joanne Shaw Taylor before, that in all the years the absolute blistering sound that comes from arguably the Queen of British Blues had never dominated the Liverpool skyline, had never been heard in a huddled teeming mass before and had only been cherished in various houses, in the front rooms and bedrooms of the enlightened and the reverential.

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Gig Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool. full post

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

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Gig Review. The Citadel, St. Helens.

Joanne Shaw Taylor at The Citadel in St. Helens, July 2015. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Joanne Shaw Taylor at The Citadel in St. Helens, July 2015. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

 

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

There have been many spectacular women who have dominated the music arena to the point where their sheer persona and drive is enough to set a million hearts racing and the acknowledgement that they are truly the very finest in their field. From the likes of Judy Garland, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Nancy Wilson, Tori Amos and Kate Bush, the world has been graced with the sublime and the outstanding, historic in their approach and what their music has meant to millions of fans world-wide; they are lauded for a reason, they are to be seen as perfection personified.

Joanne Shaw Taylor, Gig Review. The Citadel, St. Helens. full post

(495 words, 1 image, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

The Queen Of Modern British Blues, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Comes To The Epstein Theatre This Autumn.

Celebrated British blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter, Joanne Shaw Taylor, embarks on a nationwide U.K. tour presented by Planet Rock this Autumn. The acclaimed guitarist, who holds the title in many fans eyes of The Queen of Modern British Blues, will be performing songs from her critically acclaimed album The Dirty Truth in a tour that starts in Exeter on Tuesday 22nd September and which will come to Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre on October 1st.

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(293 words, estimated 1:10 mins reading time)

Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Dirty Truth. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

For anybody who made their way to the Robin 2 about a decade ago, to catch sight of the talent that resided in Joanne Shaw Taylor must have been one of the biggest draws to ever come on stage in the small West Midland’s town of Bilston since The Robin 2 opened its doors. The Black Country and Birmingham soon grasped the importance of the outstanding woman who made the guitar sound like a spectre hunting down a soul to possess and whose charm and playing ability captivates all who come into contact with her.

Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Dirty Truth. Album Review. full post

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

No Sinner, Boo Hoo Hoo. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Every so often you might fall in love with a voice, not just a voice but an attitude that makes the worst storm at sea, tempest driving, fear inducing, awe inspiring, feel like a grain of sand casually flicked into the remains of a puddle slowly being eaten by the hot summer sun.

No Sinner, Boo Hoo Hoo. Album Review. full post

(442 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)