Rob's Entertainment Reviews

When you read a poll about the top guitarists, one name that rarely (if ever) get dropped is Alex Lifeson. Somehow, Alex has become some sort of kept secret amongst fans of the Canadian Power Trio, Rush. I don't know why so many critics and listeners marginalize the contributions that Alex has made to rock music. Maybe it's being overshadowed by drummer Neil Peart, or singer/bassist Geddy Lee, but whatever the reason is, you can't deny that Alex Lifeson is a fantastic guitar player. He plays with more emotional, and leaves the flurry of notes to other players, and maybe that's why I like his style so much.  I'm not guitarist myself. I don't know the names of certain techniques, or ways of playing. But I have heard a lot of music in my life, and I know what my ears like. So, you may not agree with my rankings, or assessment, but that's fine with me. I just wanted to have a little fun here. Alex will always be my favortie guitar player, and here are ten s...

For my first post on this Entertainment Review Blog, I thought that I would do a Discography Review of Dream Theater's body of work. I've done this with a few other bands (and I'll post this here as well), and it ends up being a lot of work, but a lot of fun. Now, I am by no means a music expert. Nor am I an overly smart man. Because of this, you will find mistakes. But I'm okay with that. I do this for me. And if someone out there enjoys my words, then that is cool as well. These reviews go in order from least favorite in the discography, to my most favorite. Just remember, "least favorite" does not mean that I don't like the album, it just means that it's the one that I go to less often. ----- Rob's Discography Review: Dream Theater When Dream And Day Unite:  The first Dream Theater album sits at the bottom of my list because, though I love Charlie Dominicci's vocals, James LaBrie is Dream Theater's singer. Still, this is a ...