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Title: Alex Experiments
Review: This album, by Alex's own admission, was an experimental exercise...and it shows. The songs are definitely not Rush-esque by any stretch of the imagination. Alex's tastes in more straight-forward hard rock are in full effect. It is quite a surprise to read the lyrics to the first song, which is quite crude and pornographic. I wonder if Alex purposely led the album off with this as a statement to say, "No. These are not Neil's lyrics!" The album could be lumped in with many no-name hard rock bands of the early 90's. There is no noticeable style or discernable direction that makes it stand out.It's not that the songs are bad, they just aren't good either. It's not an album that I listen to regularly. The one highlight that I enjoy is "Shut Up Shuttin' Up!" where Alex's wife and his friend's wife bicker about their husbands while they boys play a pretty good instrumental piece. It is both an enjoyable listen and hilarious at the same time.
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