Alex Lifeson's Envy Of None (New Band)
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Topic: Alex Lifeson's Envy Of None (New Band)
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Subject: Alex Lifeson's Envy Of None (New Band)
Date Posted: January 15 2022 at 07:50
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This new outfit comprises: Andy Curran, Maiah Wynne, Albio Annibalini and Alex Lifeson. They will be releasing their debut on April 8. Their first single: https://youtu.be/vV-IZRh22mo" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/vV-IZRh22mo |
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: January 15 2022 at 08:06
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1st Impression... Music is a little boring, but the lyrics...  ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: January 15 2022 at 09:05
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Hi, The main comment I have is that if that drumming was any worse, I would fall asleep! So tired of the simplistic monotonic and machine like lousy drumming! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: January 15 2022 at 13:11
| Have to say that I had (much) higher expectations about the eventual return of Alex to the recording studio. Maybe a little soon to judge, but the drums (or machine?) aren't my cup of tea either. |
Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: January 15 2022 at 17:20
| Listened to it and not all surprised that this is a KScope release. |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: January 16 2022 at 00:51
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I have not listened to the single released so far - as I don’t like to listen to any music released ahead of an album, preferring to hear it in context. Lifeson’s previous excursion outside Rush seemed to be more disliked than liked, but I loved it. There is definitely more Rush that I don’t like than do, and I would never call myself a Rush fan. Victor showed more prog and progression, and just sheer fun, than most Rush albums. Lifeson showing he could make an album where he just didn’t give a flying fornication, and made the music he wanted to, and have fun doing it. I suspect this might be more of the same (even if it sounds completely different), and will probably (like Victor) alienate and annoy many Rush fans. Which means, I will probably like it. 😜🤪 The almost universal reaction I’ve read to this new single is negative or non-commital. Most seem to simply say it does nothing for them. Maybe it won’t for me, either. But hearing it in context could be the difference. Permanating struck me as horrendous when I first heard it. I couldn’t stand it. But within the context of the album, it worked. That was the last time I listened to a single released ahead of an album, because I realised how misleading it could be. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: January 16 2022 at 08:00
^ Compelling case for waiting the album. I just need to resist curiosity 
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Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: January 17 2022 at 07:24
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i like it. different... but i like it. i think it is great he is still playing and exploring some different sounds. my hell... he deserves it. and a k-scope release! |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: January 17 2022 at 07:32
| Sounds interesting, but not that impresive. Once the album is out, I might get the mp3 before I decide if buy or not the CD. |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: January 17 2022 at 11:09
I think I read that there is no live drumming here , only programming. I agree with you, not sure why Alex wouldn't want a real drummer on the album , especially considering who his previous drummer was.
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moshkito wrote:Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 17 2022 at 12:02
Maybe that's why he didn't want a real drummer?
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Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: January 17 2022 at 12:55
| Maybe he wanted to leave behind the whole Rush thing, for obvious reasons. |
Posted By: judahbenkenobi
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 09:22
| This song would be a good runner-up for a James Bond movie. |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 09:59
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It's OK, but just a bit dull. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: bigmac33070
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 14:37
| Hmmm, not my cup of tea either. And I really loved the Victor album. I will withhold judgment until I get to hear the entire album, though. If there are some good rocking songs on there, I might give it a go. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: January 19 2022 at 07:19
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Sounds a little like a mash up of Curve, Lush, Bjork, Lamb etc... Early 90's female fronted, indie shoegaze, rock... Which is actually fine by me because I love all those artists. It's not that original in that regard, but it ticks lots of boxes for me. I love it. It's certainly not what I would have expected from Alex Lifeson, but good that he is open to a completely different direction to hard rock. Runs for cover... ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: January 19 2022 at 08:01
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It's fine......not the most compelling of songs nor complex, but honestly I was not expecting any of that. I think he wants to create whatever he feels in the moment and record it. -------------   
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: January 19 2022 at 16:01
| I liked it. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: January 21 2022 at 07:39
thought the same thing-- very few female rock singers who hold my interest---but who knows--I've always liked Alex's guitar work.
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 21 2022 at 09:32
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Not a Rush fan here... I think that this is very cool. I'm impressed. |
Posted By: UncleRust
Date Posted: January 21 2022 at 12:01
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Wow, that sounds like Garbage. The band. I quite like this, though I kind of tired of the sound about 20 years ago. Now I feel old. |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: January 21 2022 at 15:20
Alex mentioned that the vocalist Maiah Wynne was his muse in the creation of the songs. Ethereal, melodic voice (also brunette, black eyed, you know, the whole package). |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: January 30 2022 at 20:29
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Pretty cool, I think. Curious to hear what the rest of the album is like. I hope he mixes it up a bit and it is not all the same. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: June 06 2022 at 12:02
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I liked it, I agree that in the context of a full album it should sounds even better.
------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: June 06 2022 at 14:53
Victor is great. It goes in several different directions and each one is unexpected. Fun record ------------- We all dwell in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: June 06 2022 at 17:26
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Two more songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB2DWfMYNAo" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB2DWfMYNAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF-lfYi7DXk" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF-lfYi7DXk |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: June 07 2022 at 10:37
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Based on what I've heard so far it doesn't sound like my cup of tea. I'm still holding out for new Geddy/Alex music ------------- We all dwell in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |