Tag Archives: The Cherry Bluestorms

The Cherry Bluestorms, Whirligig!. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

There are bands who leave you spinning with control, they are like the white willows that float in the breeze, tumbling, falling and rising with the promise of granting a wish should they be caught but ultimately and despairingly, letting down the patient hunter and collector of such timid dreams. The willow is not the parachute that should be chased in the eternal hope of finding a safety net of excitement and endowing insights in to the nature of the universe, it is the long-standing Whirligig!, the power of the wind machine that harness the elements, the weather-vane, the barometer of life that should in respect be enjoyed and taken pleasure in.

The Cherry Bluestorms, Whirligig!. Album Review. full post

(479 words, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)

The Cherry Bluestorms, Gig Review. The Cavern, Liverpool. International Pop Overthrow 2017.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The vibe is assured, the sense of what drove the Summer of Love from the far off beaches of Los Angeles, of the cool sunglasses wearing bohemia that sent out a shock wave of hope across the states of America and in amongst turbulent times, in the fear that was almost catastrophic and inescapable, a light shined brightly, it took hold manifested itself and saw it become a serious movement, one all to brief, one all too short but nevertheless one that burned optimistically for the most wonderful of moments.

The Cherry Bluestorms, Gig Review. The Cavern, Liverpool. International Pop Overthrow 2017. full post

(436 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

The Cherry Bluestorms, See No Evil/Dear Prudence. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The breathing quickens, the feeling of gravitas and surprise once more is palpable under the skin and the pulse, once steady, a continual motion of fixed security, now, with elegance injected into the nearest vein, doubles in speed, it magnifies the feeling of drought that has been inexplicable in the heart as you come to realise that whilst music is truly global, you can only see so much of it live due to fiscal responsibilities and distance.

The Cherry Bluestorms, See No Evil/Dear Prudence. Single Review. full post

(404 words, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

The Cherry Bluestorms, Bad Penny Opera. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The U.K. had two versions of the 1960s. The first which revolved around Swinging London, Carnaby Street, the advent of women’s liberation and the pill, short skirts, sexual freedom, relaxation of antiquated laws, The Beatles, The Stones, The Kinks. This world was there for the people of the U.K. to see but very few saw that glimpse of hedonistic Britain outside of the silver screen, news items and their dreams. For others, it was the second version, the world of Rita Tushingham and A Taste of Honey, The Wednesday Afternoon Play, Cathy Come Home, Carol White, Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, social deprivation and unrest, sex scandals in Parliament, train robberies, Profumo and the threat of nuclear war between two superpowers either side of the U.K. It’s no wonder that people prefer to remember the sixties as a golden time in Britain compared to real life.

The Cherry Bluestorms, Bad Penny Opera. Album Review. full post

(490 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

The Cherry Bluestorms,Transit Of Venus. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

There are moments when you hear an album by a band, a solo musician, a collective of seemingly mismatched performers who somehow bring everything together to make a perfect record that you end up shedding a few tears of regret that you know you will never get to see them perform live. One such solo performer is the American musician Alexx Calisle, one such band is the sensational The Cherry Bluestorms from Los Angeles.

The Cherry Bluestorms,Transit Of Venus. Album Review. full post

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