For every Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin, there have been countless
\nnumbers of bands that didn’t make it for various reasons. There is
\nan incredible amount of pressure on bands cutting their first
\nalbums to hit a home run. Most of the time, instead of a home run,
\na band strikes out. Fortunately, with their self-titled debut
\nalbum, Alientar has hit a double.<\/p>\n
I cannot peg Alientar into a specific genre, seeing as how there
\nare so many represented on this album. There’s a heavy dose of
\nprog-rock, but one can find bits of metal, blues, arena rock and
\nspace rock scattered throughout
\nAlientar<\/i>. While that eclectic mix may suffice for now,
\nfuture releases will hopefully be more focused. Pink Floyd and Yes
\nwere able to create extended songs that managed to hold the
\nlisteners attention. Alientar is not at that point yet, but they
\nhave the potential. However, one thing is certain, this band has
\nchops.<\/p>\n
Kudos to the rhythm section of Alientar. They are the glue that
\nholds the album together. Forest Croe, lead guitarist, displays his
\nversatility quite well. He can shift from an over-the-top Pink
\nFloydian-solo to a catchy R&B riff or to a quiet acoustic solo.
\nJoseph Lemmer has a good grasp of how keyboards should be used in
\nrock. His work on “Good Luck” is particularly excellent.<\/p>\n
So what about the songs themselves? As with most prog-rock
\nalbums, the songs serve as a vehicle for the band to display their
\ntalents. Each track contains various shifts in tempo and style,
\nmuch like the work of Yes. In fact, Yes and Pink Floyd are the two
\nbands I would compare Alientar to the most. There are some moments
\nin which Alientar really captures some major elements of prog-rock.
\nTake for example the opening of “Kraz-E NayBR,” which reminded me a
\ngreat deal of the screaming, distorted guitar sound of “In The
\nFlesh” off The Wall. “Sonic Wave” features a keyboard solo that
\nwould make Rick Wakeman proud. The best track on
\nAlientar<\/i>, ” Good Luck,” is in the same mold as “Roundabout”
\noff the Yes album
\nFragile<\/i>. This is a further testament to the skills of the
\nband members.<\/p>\n
Vocally is where I find a minor fault with the album. This kind
\nof music usually requires a different sort of voice. Roger Waters,
\nIan Anderson and Jon Anderson, among others, brought a little
\nsomething extra to the table. They added another dimension to their
\nsongs. While the vocals on Alientar are suitable for straight-up
\nrock, the direction the band seems to be taking calls for something
\na little different.<\/p>\n
Alientar has produced a well-crafted album. The group can go in
\na lot of different directions at this point, and it will be
\ninteresting to see where they do end up. They have the talent and
\nthe ability — now it’s up to Fate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":26790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[7057],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-38063","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-alientar","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/38063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/38063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38063"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=38063"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=38063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}