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My buddy Rob compared to Steve Morse!!!

Jimi D

Jimi D

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Here's a quote from a review in 20th Century Guitar about a new CD released by a buddy of mine who put together a prog-rock thing a little while ago...

30YRSL8 - Canada is well known for bringing us the power rock trio sound of Rush but the country also spawned a wonderful, though unheralded instrumental art-rock group called Maneige, that seemingly vanished over twenty years ago. Now in 2005, a new Canadian group called 30YRSL8 have taken the more accessible power trio rock elements of Rush and merged it with the prog-rock stylings of the late, lamented Maneige. Add in a touch of Steve Morse & Dixie Dregs and 30YRSL8 comes up with a superbly textured instrumental fusion sound that’s all over the musical map at times. On the group’s 2005 Elemental CD, the electric guitars of Rob Rose and synth keyboards of Marc Bélanger work magic and are tastefully propelled in by the tight rhythm section of founding members Armand Vienneau (drums) and Mike Raymond (bass). Better 30 years late than never, 30YRSL8 makes a cutting edge instrumental rock statement with Elemental.
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I've known Rob since High School, and he's an extremely talented multi-instrumentalist (not to mention a hell of a nice guy)... He sent me an email yesterday and says "getting reviewed in a guitar magazine is wayyyy cool but getting compared to Steve Morse is like, craaaazy."

Here's a link to the band's site:

30YRSL8 on the web
 
Wow that's cool Jimi, and it goes to show how much of a force we Canadians (well minus me) can be.
Cool story although not quite as impressive as my Shania Twain story... :p
So does he live in Ottawa?
 
Hi Raz... ya, Rob's in Ottawa (he's actually one of the founders of Cognos...)

...and I always loved what Steve Earl had to say about Shania Twain, to whit: "She's the highest paid lap-dancer in Nashville."
 
Jimi D said:
Hi Raz... ya, Rob's in Ottawa (he's actually one of the founders of Cognos...)

...and I always loved what Steve Earl had to say about Shania Twain, to whit: "She's the highest paid lap-dancer in Nashville."
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Hahahahahaha, I couldn't afford one of her dances then :D
 
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