The Beginning of My Journey

An Introduction

Good afternoon dear readers. I am aware that the blog at this moment looks ugly, and there will be improvements made to it in the coming weeks once my classes are concluded. A little bit about myself; I am a fan of entertainment, not really something that is all that unique or mind blowing about a person. However, I feel I have a lot to say about certain types of entertainment, whether it'd be music or comic books or films or a whole plethora of other topics. I will describe myself as passionate, someone who knows a great deal about what he is talking but is always willing to open himself to new pieces of information or new types of genres or styles that he has not heard of or experienced.

Some of you who will read this may know me as Professional Elite Overlord on Twitter; my real name is Ian. A lot of you know that one of my biggest passions is music, especially metal, and that I have been doing retrospectives of bands on my profile (almost done with a second one). This is where I will put new retrospectives from now on, so as not to bury my writings with daily Twitter posts. Nothing further to say, but expect album reviews, band and solo artist retrospective, comic book discussions, and movie reviews whenever I feel inspired to do them. I hope that many of you will stick around with me on this project as I have a lot of great ideas that I think many readers will enjoy.

Until then, take care and I'll see you around.

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Rush Retrospective Part 14: Roll the Bones (1991)

Immortal for A Limited Time A new decade, and a new chance for Rush to prove themselves in the music landscape. The year is 1991, a massive year for hard rock and metal bands, both new and old. Given the massive flux of successful and influences releases that were released in 1991, Rush were put in the unenviable position of having to at least match up to the new titans of the music industry. Would Rush be able to deliver their signature high quality of songwriting and musicianship into this new alt rock scene? After two consecutive weak releases at the end of the eighties, one might not be blamed for going into “Roll The Bones” with skepticism. F urthermore, Reading forums and Youtube videos about the album only compound matters for new listeners, with some saying this is one of the worst albums the trio unleashed in their lengthy career. In reality, a lot of that vitriolic attitude is both earned and unearned on "Roll The Bones." Opening off with “Dreamlin...

Rush Retrospective Part 13: Presto (1989)

Rush hit a tiny speed bump in their career, it was only a matter of time. Luckily, this creative misfire wasn’t even close to stopping Rush’s creative output and in 1989, as the eighties were nearing their conclusion, the band released their final record in the decade that showcased them at their most prolific and creative. With a switch to a new record label, the legendary Atlantic Records, and a new producer at the helm, Rupert Hine, the band was ready to close out the decade in a strong fashion. The big question though was if the trio was going to learn from the mistakes that plagued “Hold Your ”? The answer:...kind of… The album opens with “Show Don’t Tell”, and it kicks off with Alex Lifeson delivering a nice crunchy riff, and it shows the band kind of returning to stronger guitar presence, or at least one that isn’t as clean as what was exhibited on previous releases. There are still keyboards on this track, and on the album as a whole, but they seem to be scaled...

Rush Retrospective Part Eleven: Power Windows (1985)

Different Degrees “Grace Under Pressure” was an emotionally heavy experience, the darkest, borderline nihilistic the trio had gotten. As the calendar revolved into 1985, Rush released “Power Windows”, a record that showed the band still entrenched in keyboards and new wave influences, while dialing back on the heavy topics that were expressed on the previous release. However, the band has not given up expressing topics and concerns that were occurring around this time period, in this case the album’s topics cover the theme of power. “Power Windows' ' feels more exploratory, more like the band is looking down and observing the happenings of the world, while giving their commentary on these issues. This project showcases Rush at their most socially and politically conscious up to that point. “Power Windows' ' sees the band's greatest exploration of the synthesizer direction. The project’s focus on synths is greater than ever, becoming a driving force ...

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