Rod in Toronto

That will always be a chip on his shoulder. But they did make amends, and played together years after he was fired.

this is one of my FAV rap fan reactions ever!!!!!

 

 

lol

 

Mick

 

I have a hard time understanding what this guy says.

We did a few podcasts with Sonic Perspectives as well, but...

 

1) It didn't get as many views as I hoped for;

2) It involved A LOT of preparation, at least on my part; and

3) After a while, it became a bunch of inside jokes with all the collaborators of the site, with little interest for those outside that circle of friends...so we stopped doing them.

I think the Sonic Perspectives channel is WAAAAY better. For starters, their interviewers are amazing guys. Check this out:

 

http://www.youtube.com/c/SonicPerspectives

Michael Romeo, the guitarist and main composer of prog metal legends Symphony X, will release his second solo album, War of the Worlds Part 2, in a few weeks. I interviewed him to promote the album, and we spoke about Rush a little bit, his inspiration while writing the album, the touring plans with Symphony X and more. The interview is below:

 

 

The guys coulda done a tour not performing as Rush but performing Rush music with guest percussionists, woulda been great nothing too heavy or expected, more like a party or celebration while Al and Ged could still do their thing together, can't see the problem they'd make a fortune the fans happy and everybody has a great time, just get it on

 

No. They will NEVER do that.

 

I had a good chat with Andy Curran today, who was Rush's A&R and is the bass player of Envy of None. He was actually at Rush's headquarters in Mississauga, and showed me the dryers they used on the Vapor Trails tour.

Here's my interview with Steve Rothery:

 

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Saw them last Wednesday. My first show in more than two years!!!

I wasn't impressed when Liar came out, but must admit that I liked the whole album more than I was ready to...I will have a chat with Andy Curran about the album, hopefully next week.

Received the promo copy of the album today. Will listen to it later!

I don`t know why the Fish era is not beloved by more. It may well have ended 35 years ago, but they made some excellent music. I guess opening for Rush could be a considered a poisoned chalice but their studio records should be given a chance (although the first Marillion album I owned was the live record, The Thieving Magpie, when I was 12 or 13, so I tend to think of those versions first - Slainte Mhath, Freaks and Incommunicado as real standout songs from that).

 

I tried to watch Marillion w/Hogarth however, a concert from the Royal Albert Hall a few weeks ago, but I didn`t make it very far. :no:

 

I know the Hogarth output can sometimes be perceived as...lacking in testosterone, for lack of a better term. But repeated listens will yield amazing results.

How come there's no official Marillion thread? And why were they so hated by Rush audiences in the 80's? I prefer the Fish era, but the Hogarth output does have a few gems. Their new album comes out in a few days, and here's one of the singles from it, which they already debuted live:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcDFIKncAMA

Back to Earl....Rod in Tronno, still in touch with him?

 

I'm here! Just not posting all that much anymore. And I'm still doing interviews with musicians! I did one with Steve Rothery of Marillion today!

 

Rod, did you know your profile picture hasn't been showing for a while?

 

I did not!

You can't go wrong with Scorpions.

I'm listening now. It's mastered very LOUD!

 

Who's the drummer now? His sound is a bit dead.

 

Mikkey Dee!!!!

Back to Earl....Rod in Tronno, still in touch with him?

 

I'm here! Just not posting all that much anymore. And I'm still doing interviews with musicians! I did one with Steve Rothery of Marillion today!

I saw them live in 2017, with Megadeth opening. They played a medley of 70's songs, and Motorhead's Overkill. It was a great show!

Ian is on Facebook.

Here's my interview with their guitar player:

 

Nobody sounds like them.

My review of the new album: https://www.sonicperspectives.com/album-reviews/voivod-synchro-anarchy/

 

 

The setlist would have improved significantly if they dropped a song off the new album and added Glass Prison, and dropped Count of Tuscany and added Octavarium.

I hope their show in Toronto is confirmed - they're scheduled to play here on March 03rd, and haven't cancelled (knock on wood) yet. If this concert happens, it will be the first international act I'll see in over 2 years. I'll probably spend a week's worth of salary in merchandise!

 

Hahaha! Yes my brother. I will spending money on stuff on Sunday.

 

Funny to note, on March 3 I'm driving down to Anaheim to see the last Ghost show of this leg.

 

Sorry to hear that. Ghost sucks!!!

 

Just kidding man, enjoy it!

I hope their show in Toronto is confirmed - they're scheduled to play here on March 03rd, and haven't cancelled (knock on wood) yet. If this concert happens, it will be the first international act I'll see in over 2 years. I'll probably spend a week's worth of salary in merchandise!

The new tour started last night, and this was the setlist: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/dream-theater/2022/mesa-arts-center-mesa-az-3388c8cd.html

 

What are your thoughts? I think MInistry and Tuscany together are overkill, but I do like those songs. I hope the show here in Toronto on March 03rd actually happens!

Top-notch interview Rod, great work.

 

In particular, I loved your question relating to the term "album" and how that has much less meaning now than it used to in terms of the listening experience.

 

Thank you!

 

I had 5 or 6 more questions, but he elaborated A LOT in his replies. One of the things I didn't ask is what was his recollection of the late 70's when apparently the rise of punk meant the death of prog. I was only 4 at the time, but recently I've been reading that prog was a victim of its own excesses. I wanted to hear his thoughts on that, but it would have been another 15-minute reply! :D