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Anyone is a damn unique band. They play a modern type of rock music that borders on alternative, but incorporates things psychedelic, progressive and even glam, the latter bolstered by the band’s extravagant, flamboyant image and stage show—like a rave with good music. Drugs also seem to be a big part of their music; hallucinogens seeming to be the drugs of choice. The main man behind Anyone is Riz Story, a musician (who composed a full-scale symphony at 15 years old), producer, poet, and movie writer/director of sorts; he’s published a poetry book called Love Letters To Humanity, and written and/or directed three movies (four, if you include directing the porn movie In Aphrodite), Togetherment, Goloka, and the upcoming Sip The Pleasure Of Days—which will also be the title of Anyone’s upcoming full-length album.
Anyone formed from the ashes of Sylvia, a band featuring Taylor Hawkins (who went on to join Alanis Morissette’s band, then Foo Fighters). Anyone’s first release was a live album called Live Acid! Limited to 1,000 copies, it quickly became an underground sensation and record labels came a’calling. The band signed with Roadrunner—idiots!—and released their self-titled major label debut. The album got rave reviews everywhere! Of course, a psychedelic, pro-hallucinogen, alternative prog-rock band isn’t an easy sell. But the band still managed to acquire quite a following.
A Little Sip… is pretty much what it suggests, a quick taste of what is to come on the full-length Sip The Pleasure Of Days. There are five songs total (not sure if any are exclusive to this EP). Three of the tracks, “Fly Away,” “Over Before It Begins,” and “Thought I Was,” are somewhat mellow, the latter two being all acoustic, while “Fly Away” is a slight rocker. “Lonely People” is a groovy prog rocker, and “Pass The Reality” is a pounding, riff-heavy anthem. Riz’s vocals are probably the biggest hurdle for some, there is nothing heavy about them, closer to Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction) than anything “heavy.” Lyrically, as per usual, Riz flaunts the poetic muse, translating into some great, intriguing lyrics; intelligent, if not a bit cryptic and eyebrow-raising.
If A Little Sip… is any indication, Sip The Pleasure Of Days is going to be one hell of an album!
| Tracklist |
| 1. Fly Away |
| 2. Lonely People |
| 3. Over Before It Begins |
| 4. Pass The Reality |
| 5. Thought I Was |
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