No Intro needed, except to say, " In the Style of" ALEX F'n Lifeson!!!!!!!!!!!!!

iblive said:
I’ve apparently never seen this particular video. Don’t think I’ve seen Alex play a strat before. Later years there’s one song he played a Tele on…. Go figure.
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It's not a normal Strat. I will pass on the info to you since you are just seeing this for the first time.

I saw him playing it in Syracuse NY on the 1982 or 83 tour.

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“I gave it to a tennis pro friend years ago. That was a mistake, as he’s left-handed!” Alex Lifeson might have given his Sportscaster to a sportsman, but not before he wrote it into rock history – here’s how a Strat became his go-to for his Rush soun

The Sportscaster is one of the classic Superstrats and is now in production under Lifeson's Lerxst brand. Here, the Rush legend takes us back to the beginning, explaining why he needed it in the first place
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I was soooo glad to stumble across this thread. It's a little old, but never out of style. Thanks to all folks that piped in on it.

As a kid, I heard "Working Man" and I was hooked. I jammed along with a few Rush albums. I was never strong enough as a player to keep up. I am so grateful to have seen them 3 times. I feel that the solo/jam part in "Freewill" is the absolute, most rocking of all, for all 3 players together.

The only song I was comfortable with playing in a set with my band, was Subdivions. Lerxst made that one simple enough for me, but the drummer really has to work at it. :D Rock on!
 
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chilipeppermaniac said:
Now, some of you youngsters and even oldsters who were born either too late or too early to come upon RUSH in their ascending days, may not understand my affection for their early stuff before let's say the Signals album. BUT I spent endless hours in our tiny apartment kitchen doing drafting assignments for my high school drafting classes. Rush's first 3 Albums and 2112 were in a constant rotation on our combo stereo, turntable, 8 track setup in the living room.

I am no longer 16, but 60, and I can't imagine what the retired General and his wife felt like every afternoon between 3:30 and 6 when our parents got home.
Having said all that, HERE is a mortal playing ALEX's parts, and for the first time in my life, I get an idea what my ears heard and my emotions felt LOOKS like up close being played in the style of Alex Lifeson.



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Chillipeppermaniac, the seasoning or the band? Talking about your name...
 
I know I touched upon this section of Alex's work as my favorite up thread, but since he is now doing it with Anika on the drum kit, now the almost 73year old Alex Lifeson.

As I said before, I still think that his guitar work on Presentation where he kicks in the lead parts at 5:21+ are my favorite Alex creations ever.
In the original album version, it hits at roughly 6:15 just after Geddy sings, "Forget about your silly whim, it doesn't fit the plan."


 
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Of course I can't limit my list of favorite riffs, solos, and pure synergy between Alex, Geddy and Neil/Anika, to just Presentation.
I still am in awe of Alex on songs like Grand Finale on the same album side.

Truth be told, I flat out dig his even earlier somewhat simpler work too, such as on the first album. Some of my favorite leads of his are on Here Again, It begins at 4:37 and to me is so emotive. Not Yngwie or Randy Rhoads speed type leads, but note for note perfect for the song. And if their was ever a more subtle but anthemic way to build up and end a song, I can't think of one.

 
I never know what my day will bring me every day when I wake up. All because I checked out TTR and posted more Alex material, my Youtube play list took me from the above video, to Together with Ted Nugent and Meatloaf on vocals to this other favorite of mine from Fly By Night.
I think the words are so inspiring, and having heard the song today, I will have a lot of drive to get some of my projects further along.

HAHA, I know I made this thread about Alex, but there is no doubt, Geddy has put out some of my favorite Bass tones and riffage to fill my days with for over 42 years and counting. Thank you Alex, Ged and Neil


 
I lied, here is my encore.

I can't help but cite where Working Man was as much an influence on my musical life as concrete is used as foundation for almost all lasting buildings built throughout the centuries.

 
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