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Over the last few years the main stage of the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall has hosted many impressive evenings with musicians who have come from and wide and been part of many different genres. For every single one of them, whether Richard Marx, Roger Hodgson, Robert Cray, Brain May and Kerry Ellis it has been a matter of joy and pride to give the Liverpool audiences something to go home, sit down with a drink and exclaim, ‘Wow, wasn’t that ace!’
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To be 16 and have the world to explore and be part of the new music renaissance that has been making itself known in the last few years must be a thrilling and exciting prospect. In amongst the burgeoning singer/songwriters, superb groups and dedicated musicians that have put the city firmly in the mind of those seeking a new wave of artists now stands Dominic Dunn.
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A year has barely passed by since Erica Nockalls and Miles Hunt were in Liverpool’s Rodewald Suite and giving a top class evening out to an abundance of fans. Then as now, both artists came prepared to give the audience a night out to remember but also to have a lot of fun, once more all the criteria was met as far as the excited crowd were concerned and the smile on the musicians’ faces more than told its own story.
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There are some musicians who can just stand on the stage and their very presence is enough to send a venue into rapture and unreserved ecstasy. The former lead man of the superb London band The Kinks is one such man and as Ray Davies came on stage to thunderous applause it really felt as though time had been wound backwards to the days when they were one of the most talked of and much loved groups.
Mark King in action at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by Liverpool Live. October 17th 2012.
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For many of their fans, Level 42 are an institution, a band whose ingenious use of funk/pop/jazz made them a household name throughout the 1980’s. They are also one of only a few bands that can tour with aplomb without having a new album in tow and also get the sort of reception from a Liverpool crowd that involves a standing ovation from the very start of the gig.
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Take the vocal harmony of Scottish Del Amitri when they are at their soulful best, combine elements of America’s Simon and Garfunkel and add the passion that certain songwriters can bring to their audience and the result you have is a superb album by Tinlin titled Shade Of The Shadows.
Tinlin are brothers Rolf and Alex Tinlin, with their vocal harmonies and soft gentle refrains, they make a proposition worth listening to with some wide eyed and overwhelming abandonment. The sound they combine alongside Stephanie Blood on cello on the songs In These Arms and Don’t Want To Sleep Alone, Jack Carrack on percussion and Eleanor Tinlin on cor anglais and oboe make this an album worth seeping yourself into.
Originally published by Liverpool Live. Monday 1st October 2012.
GREG LAKE is one of the real superstars of rock music, a member of some of the most influential bands of the genre and a quality lyricist and virtuoso musician whose records have sold millions. He’s back on the road this coming autumn and this part of the tour sees him perform his exceptional Songs of a Lifetime at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.
From King Crimson to E.L.P. to his own highly regarded solo records, Greg Lake is the epitome of progressive rock and a man whose honest opinions and views are still much sought after 45 years since he first recorded his first single.
Originally published by Music News. Com. July 7th 2012.
As the montage of clips from Pink Floyd’s prestigious career reminded the audience inside the Philharmonic Hall of what they were missing from the iconic British band’s lack of time out on the road in recent years, the members of Brit Floyd made their way out onto the stage and proceeded to give the crowd a master class lesson in music appreciation.
Originally published by L.S. Media. August 4th 2009.
After a much publicised health scare, in which he nearly lost his life, Jon Anderson has taken the first tentative steps back to touring and recording. The Lancashire born entertainer shows a lot more of his spiritual side these days as he looked less tense and more happy with himself and his long admired vocal ability.
Coming on stage to some of the loudest applause the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool has seen for a one man show, Jon seemed surprised to see so many people there to hear him play. The audience knew that there might be a few awkward moments for Jon as he readily admits to not having been able to sing whilst recuperating but from the off everybody was on his side.
Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. April 1st 2010.
One of most prodigious bands to have made the long trek from the late sixties as jobbing musicians to international superstars made a welcome return to the Liverpool Philharmonic this week and wowed old and new fans alike with a set list full of tracks from an extensive and much loved back catalogue.