Welcome to the home page of Alysium.
I used to play in a rock 'n' roll band called Alysium. The name comes from the french word "Elysium" which means: "A place of eternal happiness." Our drummer came up with the idea, but misspelled it as "Alysium" and ... it stuck.
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There were 4 members of Alysium:
Bruce - lead guitar and lead vocals
Christien - keyboards and backup vocals
Joel - drums and percussion
Chris (me) - tenor saxophone and (sometimes) third vocals.
... and every once in a while, we supplemented the group with a guest singer.
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Bruce and Joel did most of the creative work on the original songs. It seemed that wherever we played, people loved our sound.
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Our band was relatively short lived - about 2 years. We formed the group in February of 1996. For about a year, we just jammed and practiced together. It wasn't until July of 1997 that we started playing professionally. We put together four of our own original songs, and played a wide range of cover tunes.
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Finally, in April of 1999, the band split up because of creative differences - as most groups do.
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Listed below are the tracks we released on our first (and only) CD album. Just click on the icon to download an MP3 audio file, and listen...
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Old Time Rock 'n' Roll
(c) Bob Seger
Performed by Alysium
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Love Is...
(c) Alysium
Performed by Alysium
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Tears Of Your Eyes
(c) Alysium
Performed by Alysium
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Reflection In The Mirror
(c) Alysium
Performed by Alysium
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Shadow
(c) Alysium
Performed by Alysium
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Born To Be Wild
(c) Steppenwolf
Performed by Alysium
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Well, it was a fun time in my life and I had a blast playing the sax with the group. Even though the band has since gone our separate ways, I'm proud of the work we accomplished. I hope you enjoyed reading about us and listening to our music.
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Cheers,
Chris
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