He believes a guitar solo should be warranted, and has given an example of how a solo can elevate a song in the right setting ...

Rush are a band now so linked with the idea of creative evolution that to ask any member to pick their favourite songs seems a little frivolous.

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson made an increasingly rare appearance onstage together Thursday as the Rush duo covered Gordon ... and followed soon after by a three-song set — with drummers like ...

Rush made 19 studio albums in the group’s 38 years as a recording act. And Alex Lifeson says each was ... The trio entered the studio with their song’s written and rehearsed.

Lifeson also noted that he was blown away by the fact that Jimmy Page used a bow on his guitar on the song. In addition, Alex pointed out that he, Rutsey, and Rush frontman Geddy Lee all went to ...

Alex Lifeson (Photo: Jag Gundu) Jag Gundu The poetic song about abandonment and heartbreak ... might never have seen a show by Rush despite the musically ambitious trio’s 40-year-plus run ...

As Rush’s R40 tour careered towards its ... as two of the three were still enjoying their live work. Says guitarist Alex Lifeson, “We were playing well, the show was so much fun for us and our ...

But it wasn’t an easy album to make - especially when it came to recording what is surely the band’s best known song, Tom Sawyer. At the end of the ’70s, Rush had arrived at a crossroads.

To their credit, the three men (Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson ... In that way, the song opened the door for future Rush singles like “Limelight” and “Tom Sawyer.” The message of “Closer ...

For a new decade, they developed a new sound. You may like How Rush marshalled Alex Lifeson’s dreams to write a bona-fide prog-rock classic “It was wonderful to hear that Paul McCartney loved my song” ...