Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
There is a salute, a score with destiny which must be paid in full, a dignity that is a duty to be acknowledged from the fans that have been thrilled by the Scottish band Deacon Blue, thrilled and electrified by their presence on stage, and that duty is perhaps, outside of Glasgow, never more settled than when Ricky Ross, Lorraine McIntosh, and the group come to Liverpool, a city dear to the hearts of many, cherished responsibly by Deacon Blue.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
There will always be bands, institutions that come calling to the music venues of Liverpool of whom you just instinctively understand that the city will always turn out for in their droves for, that there will never be a moment when the loving feeling they have nurtured and held on to, will ever fade away.
A night when Heaven 17 drives its trusted and adored bandwagon across from South Yorkshire to the home of British Pop Music has always been one to savour, however in recent years it has taken on more a sense of mystical symbolism, the anniversaries have come thick and fast, important dates that are always worth celebrating have come round with what is sure to be seen as enticing to the fans as all celebrations do.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
It would be easy to give the phrase “There is something about them“ a gentle autumn-clean and present it as if it was the most novel expression coined about Level 42, however despite the wording being over used, it remains a factor of the subtly, the complexity and delivery of the band’s music that makes it a truth always worth pursuing and being entrusted with spreading the word about.
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Cast: Jake Abrahams, Eithne Browne, Stephen Fletcher, Michael Fletcher, Lynn Francis, Lindzi Germain, Mia Molloy, Andrew Schofield, Hayley Sheen, Rachael Wood.
Musicians: Harry Burnett, Elliot Chapman, Amar Petur Stefansson, Danny Miller.
The hills of Wales are alive with the sound of music, not just any old tune, its heartbeat is quickened by the tunes that made the era of Disco one of infatuation for all who danced to its rhythm and overwhelming, upbeat musical personality. Like Disco though, Dave’s caravan site and Boogie Wonderland have become down at heel, the good times have come, partied, and left without even a last groove goodbye, times are hard, Disco only lives on in the memory of some; however, there is always time for one last turn on the dance floor, one last round of reminisces and disco kisses under the glitter ball.
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The air and atmosphere inside the Echo Arena was still, a feeling arguably of the uncertainty of time in which the overbearingly hot, sweat-filled and almost distaste of a lack of summer breeze coming off the Mersey, ran riot with the emotions of the thousands who were there, milling around, some hand in hand, others clutching the only means of cooling down they could find, a full circle reached, in a way that only Roger Waters perhaps could achieve.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
There are those that will always make a great marriage, a union which is reflected in the way the other side of the pair will always look to the other with hope in their eyes and love in their hearts; celebrated Scottish vocalist and musician Eddi Reader is that kind of performer and human being to whom the relationship with the audience is more than special, it is a marriage of souls and mutual appreciation to which continues to flourish and resonate each time she appears on stage.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Anniversaries are special, they remind us just how far we have come in the search for ourselves and our time at the helm of our own personal blues, our backdrop of the fiddle pulsating away between the lyrics of the song we sing, as we take a pen to the wall and cross off yet another year, another celebration in the pursuit of an added dream. We cross off the years and then we look back, we survey the happiness and sometimes sour and we revel in them, for it is in the life we live that makes the anniversary special.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
We all cannot be rock stars, we all can not all be heroes to the world, yet we do something that is heroic and takes real guts and determination, it can be a rock star choice, we can stop the hate, not just on certain genres but on people too, countries, individuals, we can bring an end to the practise of self proclaimed abhorrence to that which we either don’t understand or which we confess to never listening to in the first place.
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Cast: James Templeton, Sharon Byatt, John Schumacher, Lucy Litchfield, Nick Wymer, Ed Barr Sim, Sam Donovan, Timothy Lucas, Chloe Taylor, Daniel Taylor, Lenny Wood, Neville Cann, Fra Gunn, Faye Griffiths, Emma Webber, Hannah Rankin, Lily Davies, James Ledsham, Luke Lucas.
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Imitation, so they demand, is the greatest form of flattery, yet as the Philharmonic Hall resounded to the songs of one of the greatest groups, the most dynamic, and arguably one of the most beautifully headstrong and verging on the forever self destructible, Fleetwood Mac, the sense of proportion given to the tired old clichéd phrase, was to be scorned, was to be left alone in a corner where all clichés must finally rest and disappear when in the face of the overwhelming evidence before the crowd’s eyes, that this was not imitation, this was not an impression of glory, this was genuine, heartfelt and authentic in every way possible, this was no idle gossip masquerading as truth, this was Rumours of Fleetwood Mac in their home town being simply awesome.