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    Posted: May 30 2007 at 18:35
Planet Rock (UK) interviewed Alex Lifeson recently and you can hear the interview care of Rushisaband website:
 
 
 
Alex discusses SnA, the upcoming tour and also his contribution to PT's Fear Of A  Blank Planet.
 
Apparently Alex had to buy his own copy of FOABP......shame!!! LOL
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 30 2007 at 18:43
Well... at least he now has an excuse not to buy and play it. Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 30 2007 at 19:52
Mind you, if he didn't think it was good enough to buy it in the first place, it wouldn't say much for the album.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 30 2007 at 20:50
Me and Alex were supposed to swap copies of our new albums in Toronto this week, but he already bought it!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 30 2007 at 21:56
Originally posted by swilson swilson wrote:

Me and Alex were supposed to swap copies of our new albums in Toronto this week, but he already bought it!

If you're the real S Wilson (PT guy) you should try to mislead people by giving your albums a one star rating. If you're the real S Wilson, you should also give all the Rush albums 5 stars. And the Klaatu ones , too.
If you're not the real S Wilson, then you should still give the Rush & Klaatu albums five star ratings.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 30 2007 at 21:59
Originally posted by debrewguy debrewguy wrote:

Originally posted by swilson swilson wrote:

Me and Alex were supposed to swap copies of our new albums in Toronto this week, but he already bought it!

If you're the real S Wilson (PT guy) you should try to mislead people by giving your albums a one star rating. If you're the real S Wilson, you should also give all the Rush albums 5 stars. And the Klaatu ones , too.
If you're not the real S Wilson, then you should still give the Rush & Klaatu albums five star ratings.


he's the real thing, btw Wink

why would he give his own albums one star? LOL


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 30 2007 at 22:09
Originally posted by heyitsthatguy heyitsthatguy wrote:

Originally posted by debrewguy debrewguy wrote:

Originally posted by swilson swilson wrote:

Me and Alex were supposed to swap copies of our new albums in Toronto this week, but he already bought it!

If you're the real S Wilson (PT guy) you should try to mislead people by giving your albums a one star rating. If you're the real S Wilson, you should also give all the Rush albums 5 stars. And the Klaatu ones , too.
If you're not the real S Wilson, then you should still give the Rush & Klaatu albums five star ratings.


he's the real thing, btw Wink

why would he give his own albums one star? LOL


Musicians must be humble. it is an order. Angry
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 30 2007 at 22:22
Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Originally posted by heyitsthatguy heyitsthatguy wrote:

Originally posted by debrewguy debrewguy wrote:

Originally posted by swilson swilson wrote:

Me and Alex were supposed to swap copies of our new albums in Toronto this week, but he already bought it!

If you're the real S Wilson (PT guy) you should try to mislead people by giving your albums a one star rating. If you're the real S Wilson, you should also give all the Rush albums 5 stars. And the Klaatu ones , too.
If you're not the real S Wilson, then you should still give the Rush & Klaatu albums five star ratings.


he's the real thing, btw Wink

why would he give his own albums one star? LOL


Musicians must be humble. it is an order. Angry


after checking his profile, he did actually rate his albumsLOL Only Deadwing and FOABP got 5's and his very first got oneLOL


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 30 2007 at 23:21
Speaking of contact with Prog stars, I remember waiting outside Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on the Hold Your Fire tour for two hours before a little beat up red chevette pulled up and Geddy Lee walked out with I presume his son. I shook his hand but he was not very talkative. Alex Lifeson arrived 1/2 hour later in a limo, but drove right into the underground garage. When I saw him get out I shouted "Hey Alex how about an autograph?" He just shook his head and kept walking. Oh well, I guess rock stars need their privacy too.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 30 2007 at 23:24
Originally posted by heyitsthatguy heyitsthatguy wrote:

Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Originally posted by heyitsthatguy heyitsthatguy wrote:

Originally posted by debrewguy debrewguy wrote:

Originally posted by swilson swilson wrote:

Me and Alex were supposed to swap copies of our new albums in Toronto this week, but he already bought it!

If you're the real S Wilson (PT guy) you should try to mislead people by giving your albums a one star rating. If you're the real S Wilson, you should also give all the Rush albums 5 stars. And the Klaatu ones , too.
If you're not the real S Wilson, then you should still give the Rush & Klaatu albums five star ratings.


he's the real thing, btw Wink

why would he give his own albums one star? LOL


Musicians must be humble. it is an order. Angry


after checking his profile, he did actually rate his albumsLOL Only Deadwing and FOABP got 5's and his very first got oneLOL


Hmm...unless YHD is different than the version on Up the Downstair, I'd said Wilson is being unfiar to himself. I love that album! Tongue
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2007 at 08:55
I'd bet it's the real Wilson.  He's been here a year and only has 24 posts--yep, unlike most people here (including me) he has more important things to do with his time Ermm.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2007 at 09:49
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He is the real Steve Wilson, and he might post more if every thread he posted in didn't turn into an omg Steve Wilson's here!!!! thread. It's an honor to have him on the forums, but he's just another poster with another opinion.
 
Is there a text version of the interview anywhere Tony? I'm on 56k now and don't feel like downloading a 10mb file.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2007 at 10:32
Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

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He is the real Steve Wilson, and he might post more if every thread he posted in didn't turn into an omg Steve Wilson's here!!!! thread. It's an honor to have him on the forums, but he's just another poster with another opinion.
 
Is there a text version of the interview anywhere Tony? I'm on 56k now and don't feel like downloading a 10mb file.
 
Yeah, I'm at work and just found out about it. The file is blocked for me (IT Nazis). My damn impatience restricts me from focusing on my job until I hear what Mr. Lifeson has to say.  Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2007 at 10:34
Oh yeah, forgot.....
 
OMG Steve Wilson is here!!!!
 
OK...carry on.
 
LOL


Edited by StyLaZyn - May 31 2007 at 22:10
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2007 at 12:50
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2007 at 14:26
Originally posted by swilson swilson wrote:

Me and Alex were supposed to swap copies of our new albums in Toronto this week, but he already bought it!


Which is good for both of you - he didn't need an excuse not to buy and play it. Wink Good to see you poppin' in every once in a while.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2007 at 14:30
Originally posted by swilson swilson wrote:

Me and Alex were supposed to swap copies of our new albums in Toronto this week, but he already bought it!
 
There's no way you'll like the new Rush album....he loves FOABP though...
 
 
and what the heck is this:
 
 
?????
 
Only 3 stars from you for Lightbulb Sun?Shocked


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2007 at 16:25
Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

Originally posted by swilson swilson wrote:

Me and Alex were supposed to swap copies of our new albums in Toronto this week, but he already bought it!
 
There's no way you'll like the new Rush album....he loves FOABP though...
 
 
and what the heck is this:
 
 
?????
 
Only 3 stars from you for Lightbulb Sun?Shocked
 
 
I'd just about have to agree with those ratings, but only because I prefer songs that aren't spacey/ambient. And an agressive drummer makes a big difference with me.
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2007 at 18:01
Haha, yes, Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape is rubbish!  That's just my opinion of course, but don't exepect a reissue of that one ever again (yes I know, why did I release it in the first place?)  These ratings reflect my own happiness or otherwise with the albums, and I'm very happy with the last 3, not crazy about anything before that.  OK I should really rate some other people's albums too, and I will sometime soon.  Every Rush album from 2112 to Signals is a 5 star album for me.  And by the way I like the new Rush album very much, still absorbing it....

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2007 at 18:09
Looking forward to the reissue of the 5 STAR Lightbulb Sun album...Tongue
 
 
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