Rush - La Villa Strangiato at Pinkpop 1979
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- Опубликовано: 10 апр 2006
- I was 19 at that time and saw that performance, it was my first Rush concert.
This was the last performance of the European tour in 1979.
Alex Lefeson hurt his finger because he had a very wild night with his wife,
his finger came between the mattress and the bed.
Info came from: Tjerk Lammers, he was there press manager from WEA record company at that time.
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The most criminally underrated guitarist of all time.
Don't think his peers underrated him
I've heard it said that he is not a strong technical guitarist?! Obviously spoken by someone who can only hear drums.
I'll include Reid, Roth, and Chaquico.
I submit that he is the best rock guitar player of all time!!!
the most criminally overused comment of all time is "underrated"
I feel sorry for all those people who only know Tom Sawyer. I really do.
The greatest period of Rush was done by Tom Sawyer.
or worse... Working Man.
Xanadu , 2112, The Necromancer.....Bytor and The Snowdog....Passage to Bangkok...Hemispheres...Digital Man ...Countdown....Between the Wheels...
I feel sorry for those who havent listened to the Studio version or the official live version, both of which are way better. This version is missing the first 2+minutes
@@JinnDuceau Anthem, Bastille Day, Fly By Night, I think I'm going Bald, Lessons, Spirit of the radio, Here again, Finding My Way, Take a Friend ....the list is endless when you have a music catalog that spans over 40 years
Alex is a beast. Most underrated guitarist of all time. Those sounds are mesmerizing and this was 30 years ago folks.
I met Geddy as he was walking in Toronto going to the gym. I got to talk to him for only a minute but told him he was my idol and he appreciated it. Signed my hard hat and got a photo together with him. One of the best days of my life.
RUSH FOREVER. BEST TRIO TO EVER PLAY MUSIC PERIOD.
40 years
Colonel Sandurz your right bro!!!!
Wish I could have been you at that particular moment
So not underrated. Wish people would stop saying this. Millions of Rush fans and guitar players disagree.
Rags like Rolling stone are not the gold standard. Fans are.
Cream, ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Police, SRV, ELP, Triumph are/were all amazing trios.
Best is subjective. Rush certainly had longevity but they're not to everyone's taste as shown by their mainly male audience.
I grew up on them and as a Canadian guitarist I like their music very much.
TOOL
I never stop being amazed at the fact that these guys could pull this song off live in concert.
They've always sounded just like there albums live in concert
I agree
Xanadu live is epic as well.. Xanadu is just plain epic no matter what
Agreed. Same here.
I'm still amazed this song was conceived of in the first place.
A guitarist that can play and write a piece like this, never has to prove himself to anyone ever again... E V E R.
Apart from being a genious, Alex must have spent billions of hours messing around with his guitar and listening to the best albums from blues to progressive rock to classical and many more. He is always improving, and you can see that in a short time span, from 1975 when he played raw rock'n'roll (IMO) to 1979 when he wrote this insane piece. Apart from his musical genious I like this guy a lot for his personality, humble, goofy and friendly. These guys friendship is beatiful.
Couldn't be said any better man. Cheers!
wrote this is 1978 but great point
N E V E R! Alex is the Greek god Lerxt, the god of guitars.
Dude that solo, I mean my god. Back in my day people would rave about Eddie when Halen originally opened up for Sabbath, and how every night on that tour he was playing out of his skin. Well if you look at Alex, he is literally doing the same thing. Wayyyyyyy before any of us even knew who Eddie was! So truthfully speaking Rush are the real originators! Now mind you in no way shape or form am I dropping turds on EVH, But let's be honest Rush really did start it all, and they were doing sht that bands after them still cannot replicate.
I love how at the end you’d think they would do a calm song to cool down and relax but the intro to 2112 plays. These guys are machines
Imagine being there….a pack of cigs some beers and a couple of joints. They didn’t even know what they were a part of. La villa followed by 2112 …what a set
Right??? Fucking insane how good they were live.
RUSH has a general MO. They build on complexity until they give you a mini solo played all together. Just when you think Neil can't play any harder, he does. Would have loved him to be a metal drummer.
Desperate and truly awful news today - tears in my eyes as I write this
Neil Peart has died
RIP My musical hero
Sucks...Bad 😥
paul elliott he was truly one of a kind. Just like each of his mates.
I am 51 years old...have seen Rush 16 different tours...and they are simply the soundtrack to my life. No three humans will EVER make such glorious and magnificent music ever again as these three men do. Each of them is a complete master of their instrument...beyond compare. I am still simply in awe of them whenever i am able to see them live...they bring such joy to my musical soul. God bless you Alex, Neil, and Geddy.
Rich Sellers I agree but there is another 3 pc band called kings x they are as good as I have seen live.ask any real player they know who they are. if u respect billy sheean he will testifiy. good day. long live rush and kings x
Dodge Peters...i am also a huge Kings X fan...have seen them live twice...Doug is a great singer and bass player...Ty Tabor an extremely talented guitar player...and the drummer matches their skills...check out KXM...Doug of Kings X, George Lynch of Dokken and Lynch Mob...and the drummer from Korn...REALLY solid band and CD...check it out if you haven't already.
+Rich Sellers amen
Went to see Joe Satriani and Dream Theater some years ago; opening act was King'sX, we were all thinking, make it a short set and get off the stage; but, holy shit, they were tremendous. One of the few times when we wanted the opening act to come back on stage and play some more. That doesn't happen very often, and sadly, they didn't come back on. There are very few killer 3 piece bands, but King's X is one of them
Rich Sellers agreed i saw Rush live when i was 12 years old it changed me... im only 27 now it has been my sound track as well..never again unfortunately will 3 people make this level of creation..
this is why we need time machines
I was there. 😎
wishuhadmyname yes I go back and claim all the songs as mine and that I wrote them
@@rickgrimes2056 Sounds like a liberal loser to me.
Especially now.. to see Neil drum just one last time......
RUclips is a time machine.
Alex lifeson and Steve Howe are the two most underrated guitarists in Rock and Roll history.
toss in Elliot Easton and Lindsay Buckingham... i'm sure there are a cpl dozen more.....
Who the fuck is doing all this “rating”?
Alex Lifson e Trevor Rabin ..the best
@@RaptorV1USA Easton's a badass- he absolutely amazes me now when I hear Cars songs ....
The stuff the guy comes up with he's a f****** ringer!! 💪👊👊💪🌟
YES IM IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT . STEVE HOWE IS A GUITAR GOD AS WELL
I must have watched this video 100 times by now. This solo never gets old!
Me too...amazing
Alex at his best - stunning!
Just askin randomly but WHERE IS THE REST OF THIS CONCERT????
A Lerxst in Wonderland
It really don't
Watch the fingers @2:21 to@2:30
Are you fucking kidding me
Its not just playing it
It is writing it and arranging it and sometimes re-arranging it . .
Beast Mode!!
It absolutely breaks my heart that I may never get to see these three guys play live together again. With the sorry state of music today, the passing of bands like Rush should not only be noted, but grieved.
Fortunately, there is hope. Greta Van Fleet seems to be following Led Zeppelin’s steps. Nothing like the real thing but still great to hear. I was fortunate enough to go see one of Rush’s last shows here in Montreal and don’t regret it...
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Don't give up hope there is a chance there still a chance there's still music left in them
Greta is just a mere shadow of zeppelin sorry maybe they might mature into something into something unique aside of zeppelin I hope so because they have the skill set.. we will see in 5 years
Breaks my heart too but we got 40 years, Beatles lasted what 8 or 9 Zeppelin lasted 10 years so I feel blessed but yes still miss them and glad I got to see them as many times as I did.
I'm just askin a few people I see comments from ---- Where is the rest of this concert??
and to think he played that solo with a bummed finger O.o
An Ulcerated Cyeatopolis
120 people disliked this. At minimum there are 120 people on the planet with bad taste
The ones who dislike it are rappers, I guess 😂 or tone deaf. Or simply musically inept
yes ! look at what they call music today
Those dislikes are from Moronic Minority of America. They listen to EDM and Plastic Pop which is what they play at Jack In The Box and other fast food joints. That music has no soul, no spirit, no funk, blues, rock, no band members who sit down and write great songs based on sometimes heavy subject matter about human nature. I don't think those bands will be remembered ten years from now as the great pioneers of their generation, like Rush. Its disposable as a baby's diaper. But youtube is helping to keep the great bands who we came to know on a personal level, like Rush. They beat huge odds for staying power with Permanent Waves and it just took off like wildfire from that point on. They never compromised and no one ever compromised them. They had total artistic control over their songs and that's one of their secrets to huge success.
120 people should be dropped on their heads
RUSH is "thinking man's music"....so need I say more...
Alex Lifeson is on fire!
INDEED. He's a happy man. UNREAL Just askin randomly but WHERE IS THE REST OF THIS CONCERT????
Came here to pay last respect to Neil The Professor Peart this was the first song i ever heard by Rush was hooked ever since can not believe he is gone
💔💔💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭🙋🙋🙋🙋bye Neil!!! Thank you for you!!!!!!
Thisisthedaythemusicdied
@@tommygoldrick8685 you have that right!!!.I am listening to The Garden live clockwork angels tour and I am crying
Me Me same here dude; heard this when I was 14 and was hooked.
WTF can you say other than that is Alex "in the zone". I was fortunate to see them in 79 at Stafford bingley hall, and just before they play strang, Geddy dedicates the piece to 2 fans killed travelling to the gig. Well there are moments in your lifetime that stick and we witnessed Alex possessed as he played us his nightmare with disbelief drippin from our faces at the pure genius of his playin. God bless you guys, for the pleasure you have given us.
I was there, bunked off school and went by train from London, my first gig!
Who’s here after Neil died 😓😭
Can't believe he's gone :(
@phu cue To pull it off is crazy, but imagine the brilliance to compose this song. All the time signature changes seamlessly transitioned between. This song is an epic masterpiece. I honestly don't see any musicians being on these guys level ever again. Music academics with perfect execution every damn time. RIP Neil! Glad I got to see them once!
I am here and will keep on listening the best progressive rock band music Rush every day music is timeless.
Enough with that stupid “who’s here” meme.
@@canadianroot what's the problem man we are just adding comments and thoughts of this Great band rush I have been following this band more than 42 years so please let us the fans express our fellings we all feel our selves as a family .
210 people who have never drunk the milk of paradise
I get a keg full constantly
Probably never broke their fast on honeydew either.
only 18 more people joined the society of stupidity since your comment. just maybe there might be hope for mankind,
God, I love Alex. It's a toss-up between him and Gilmour as my all-time favorite guitarists.
before i discovered Rush my two favorite guitarists were David Gilmour and Jimmy Page. Alex is a perfect marriage of the two styles, and now my favorite guitarist.
Add Brian May and Randy Rhodes and you have my all time favourites along with Alex and Gilmour
As much as I love David and all the others mentioned here in the above comment, we can’t shun Blackmore and Iommi from the list of greatest.
Toss in Michael Schenker and Jeff Beck. There were a ton of great guitarists in that era. Was into Rush from 2112 on, and got to see them on the Moving Pictures tour. Alex is definitely my favorite.
Alex is funny and has no ego.
First was lucky enough to catch RUSH live in the 80's... 25+ shows later and many years,,, tears are being shed for you Neil... Music lost a TITAN.
Saw them at the high school in Brantford, in the gymnasium
La Villa Strangiato > Stairway To Heaven. Who needs lyrics when it's this good.
I love your attitude!!!! And your taste!
I guess Stairway To Heaven. Because it has lyrics
stairway to where, nowhere.
With the advantage of not being plagiarism
Truth!!!!
January10th 2020 we found out the greatest and most influential drummer passed away, Mr. Neil Peart, to brain cancer. Being 57 and seeing every show when they came thru Chicago, this is my J.Lennon moment. Was only 17 when he was killed, but was never close to the Beatles as I was to Rush. This song and concert has always been my favorite of theirs and now it will be played for the next 24 hours. As the saying goes, When I heard that he was gone, a felt a shadow cross my heart. Also feel like I have been punched in the gut and can't seem to catch my breath. RIP our Drummer Boy~
RIP to one of the greatest drummers ever. Neil Peart
THE greatest drummer EVER!!!!!!!!!
This is what can sometimes happen when u get a few people together who are extremely talented at their professions and who keep the music and friendship as the guiding light...
at 240p this owns any music today
Jamessr23 i
what does video quality have to do with audio quality
Still blows me away. The pure joy of such a great trio is timeless. The energy that it take to make you feel the music surge through soul - dare I say genius. Too late I said it. For many of us this is the sound track of our lives. A journey we all took together and we will forever be joined by this force. Our hearts mend our troubled souls and our thoughts are cleansed as we remember why we love this group called Rush! To all of us who still believe in the power of music. I raise a toast to all. To Geddy, Alex and Neil. Thank you all for including us in your journey. Forever in our lives. Cheers!
One of the greatest bands EVER....
No. They are the greatest band ever.
“One of”....good joke.
Best from North America ever............Aerosmith #2.
The greatest.
Legendary. I was there. 16 years old. My first Pinkpop
What is Pinkpop!?!? Saw Rush at Comiskey Park in Chicago 1978 or 9. Did Pinkpop just video parts of awesome songs?!? Where is the rest of this concert!!!!!!!!!!!
@@paulvalentine3440 Pinkpop is one of the oldest and long term festivals in the Netherlands even in the world I think. It’s a three days festival normally during Whitsun. ’79 was a very good festival with Rush and just start-up bands like the Police, Dire Straits and Elvis Costello, Peter Tosh, I don’t know who recorded this. Maybe you should ask “working man” who uploaded the clip.
you lucky bastige!
unreal guitar solo
Alex.. shows here.. he is a awesome guitarist!!!!!!!. Totally underrated.....
Hes rated quite high. mentioned in many of the "top" lists.
I remember the first time I heard this song!! Are you kidding me,!?? Timeless classic!! Always will be! Flat out!!!
First time I saw this (and Rush) was in August 1979. 😳 😳😳 I was only 16, and I was totally blown away! 🤯 Favorite band ever since. New song then! Already had the album, of course! I’m 61 now, and I’m still cranking it up to 11 !! 😂
The Police were on the same bill that day, at the PinkPop Fest.. Andy Summer's must have been running for cover after this Masterpiece.
The Police had nothing to envy Rush. Both very unique, 3 piece format
They complimented each other, but you have to hand Rush respect for throwing it down HARD.
two of my three favorite drummers on stage that day. Stewart Copeland and Neil Peart. Bill Bruford is the third in case you’re wondering…
And dire straits
@@jem5040 ..no i wasn't
Three masters at work. Even though Geddy's voice struggles now, their music is still just as good as it was 40 years ago. Rush rocks!
I suffer from Tinnitus in my ears from blasting this and all other Rush songs directly into my head. WORTH IT!!!!
I have 30 Rush concerts under my belt. I'm sure that I'm not the only one watching these videos because we still want to see Rush any way we can. Miss you guys and Thanks for everything you did for us fans. We appreciate it more than you will ever know......Curt
now this is fuckin music AND talent
Thank you Mr. cameraman. You caught one of the most beautiful moments in rock history. In my 39 years as a Rush fan, I have come to accept that not everyone in the world has... or will have the privilege of knowing of this band. I do know that I am one of the lucky ones who do know this trio. Talent beyond words. Thanks boys for the wild ride you gave us. Enjoy your well deserved retirement!
The cameraman fucking sucks lol what are you om
Disagree, what about the professor hardly any of him
I was 23 at the time and Rush was the reason to go to Pinkpop. I an now 68 and still love their music. 2012 was the best.
this video is my "happy place", where anytime I come back...
ditto
My happy place is David Bowie and Annie Lennox's Under Pressure :)
@@tymekbraciszewski447 Ew
wow...my words exactly. When I ever need to see a talented musician make love to his instrument, I go to 0:43
True enough
Good lord they are incredible!
Alex Lifeson is one of the best rock guitar players ever..! one of the best guitar solos ever !
But unfortunately overlooked by many
Ryan Laney many who don´t know shit about music and playing an instrument.
lifeson is so underrated
Ryan Laney some people think alex is not as good as neil or geddy therefore they think he is the inferior player in the band, which I dont think is the case..
Ryan Laney I dont compare them, I see geddy, alex and neil for their greatness as individual players, as well as a group.
No band, ever, has weaved odd-time signatures in and around themselves and 4/4 as seamlessly as these 3 and made is so completely beautiful to the ear. It's utterly brilliant, and they did it for more than 40 years, oh and also, they are... the greatest band... that has ever walked this Earth.
There, I said it.
Rush are Time Travellers!
This is how I always want to remember one of my all-time favorite bands. At their peak, they were exactly what their name was: Rush. And they were one hell of a rush.
They were a better band in the 90s live, and even 2000s early then here IMO. More experienced and just tighter but their young energy is also different here. Both incredible!
There is no substitute for youth
1978,79,80 tours were peak of physical performance, still made the brutal guitar work in the 68-76 pieces core of the show and did theatrical full length epics of Cygnus, la villa and hemispheres plus the new sounds of pwaves
A rock music master class! The music world were very lucky these three found each other,amazing.
C Fong word!
C Fong they didn't really find each other the record company more or else put them together by adding Neil
+shane campbell Not true. Alex and Geddy were friends growing up. They held auditions for a drummer after Rutsy left and Neil was chosen. It didn't have to do with a record company really.
+C Fong I cant agree more. What a great coincidence. Perfect blending. The fact I can only listen to RUSH and sometimes YES, makes that plain. Music for the intelligent that can get past the fact that you have to listen 3-4 times before you get it. Then its great forever.
+C Fong Geddy's parents survived the concentratin camps.....I have thought before....if they would not have survived there would be no Geddy and therefore no RUSH
i love the solo in this song, it's so freakin' amazing! i love how it goes from kind of soft to a little louder
Amazing!
A lot of great guitar players agree that the way Alex builds the dynamics and intensity of this solo is amazing! John Petrucci and Kirk Hammett have said so.
I don't think people fully comprehend the environment of the music scene at the time, and these THREE WERE SETTING THE TREND TO COME. way ahead of there time. Archeologist should Carve their heads on a rock for the future generations.
This Solo is Timeless...
Rush is and were always be amazing, talented, funny, down to earth and always Rock and Roll Royalty!!!
Thanks for all the amazing records and memories!!!..
Rip Neal peart thanks for all,your music changes my life 😥😥😭😭😭😭😭
When Gods walked the earth
The best bassist, the best drummer, one of the best rhythm guitarist of all time. We will never see the likes of them again.
He was shredding before shredding was a thing
fucking truth
I tried to type out a coherent comment but could not. I will just piggy back. "when gods walked the earth'.
Music is gone..Everybody is a lame, middle of the road, internet "star" these days..."Hit" songs are written by 5-6+ "writers".."Producers/Music knotZees" dictate what is acceptable..There is SO MUCH throw away music..Just browse the latest Apple Music MSM (main stream music) ..Communist/socialist ideology has killed creativity, like it always does..
Once Alex' parents told him to catch a normal job in order to earn his living but he said: "I only want to play music". Thank you for all these masterpieces!!!!
In some parts of this song and many other rush songs live it sounds like 6 musicians playing when in fact it's only 3, now that's amazing.
The live version of La Villa Strangiato on Exit Stage Left is my favorite guitar song of all time. Alex Lifeson is the best.
The version from Rush in Rio is weirder and better.
Ah yes
Listen to that song at least 2-3 times a week. The 2 main solos beginning and middle of that version seem like an alien on stage. To imagine he's picking every note and still playing that fast is almost beyond comprehension. Without question, one of the greatest single rock guitar songs of all time.
I actually liked the live version recorded on exit stage left but I laugh when I watch 2011 time machine version. Then I sit in awe with my chin in my hands like the kid I was 30 years ago listening to my brother play this on his huge drumset watching him with wide eye and wonder from his top bunk bed. Good times. I’m a drummer because of moments like these and music like this. RIP Neil the greatest
What's amazing is that on exit stage left the guitar solo on La Villa Strangiato is improved!
this might be the greatest guitar solo in any song ever. This or comfortably numb imo.
+Ian Cropley you right but hes not the best but solo fantasic you right stefaN
Or Highway Star guitar solo
ALEX is way better than Gilmour.
So many great solos. But this is a delicious one. I like Hendrix’s work in All Along the Watchtower. And Comfortably Numb.
What the fuck is with everyone's obsession with Comfortably Numb?! Don't come at me with that weak shit while Alex is putting on this clinic!!!
I saw them about 10 times. Their music is a part of my life. I am trying to think of what to say as I listen to this song for about the thousandth time……I have no words here! RIP Neil
They were fierce back then. I saw them in the very beginning, before Neil Peart when they were still playing Toronto bars, and then thru the first couple albums when they'd open for other bands, by 78 with the release of A Farewell To Kings and the surprise hit Closer To The Heart, they began headlining arenas and they never looked back. Rush up to 78/79 is my favourite period of the band's career. They were still young and hungry, their first taste of the big time. Ferocious live shows. The greatest band Canada has ever produced and one of the top 5 bands of all-time. Skinny Alex was a monster live. Even here with a wrecked ring finger he doesn't back off at all with that ripping solo. What a band. We were lucky to have had them for 40 years. I lost count of the number of times I saw them live... maybe 30? The best concerts were the late 70's ones. That's just me though. My opinion. Nothing more.
I first saw them on the late summer leg of this tour in ‘79 when they started rolling out Permanent Waves songs (just before PW started getting airplay). They definitely played Freewill and LaVilla but can’t recall what others. I was a lifelong fan after seeing that show.
OMFG! After seeing RUSH (26 times on so many planets lol) and following these guys for 40 years, and read Neil Pearts books I have never seen this video. WOW! Thank you!
This isn't just some band. Not to me. Every single day. I wake up with these 3 in my head. Inspiring me every minute to get better, to keep working, to someday hopefully be considered even close to them. If these guys have taught me anything, it's to be different. They've worked hard, been innovative, done it the right way. They deserve so much more than they've had. That solo Al shreds no matter what age is one of my biggest inspirations. Everything this band does. But this song. Not only the fact that it's killer, but to see how far they all got. Even at that young age. It's possible. Whether you're a musician or not. Take a listen to this track and think of how challenging it was. Especially at that age. This band almost didn't make it after Caress Of Steel, their songs were too long, like the Necromancer and the Fountain Of Lamneth. But they released 2112. That 20 minute epic was their response to the people who wanted to change them. Anything's possible. And Rush proved that.
Ah, this is a very lovely comment! Peace, Love and Rush!✌💖
Beautiful hells yeah!!! We need to FIND THE REST OF THIS CONCERT!!!
Alex Lifeson has never been underrated - Rush is a recognized icon in Rock music history
We were all anticipating the release of this album back then and we couldn't wait to hear what they were coming out with next. I'll never forget that day when my older friend who had the turntable with that diamond needle, bought the album and rushed home, pardon the pun, and put it on. I was fifteen then and my older friend broke out a big-ass bowl and we're sitting there listening to side "A", and blown away by the end. That is what was so amazing about Rush, the had me and my friends, the few I had at the time, totally blown away and wondering how they could top the latest recording, and they would astound us and come up with something just totally mind bending. Those were the golden years that had us so into Rush, especially as a musician or like me, a drummer. Those were good ole days!
Really no words for how amazing this song is. I sometimes listen to it over 10 times a day. Just wow.
OctaneTwisted it gets better each time (how is it possible?)
I have been a fan of this iconic trio since the early 80's. I had heard this song then, but it has only been recently when I came to count it amongst my favorites. Truly masterpiece of music
This performance never gets old.
excuse me while i play lead and rhythm at the same time... a
Good one, and so true!
With a fucked finger nail.
@Babis Tse wrong person
It's 2 Alex and Lerxt
Good point man. Think about it, each of them played multiple parts at the same time and multi-tasked! A drummer writing lyrics which yes I know isn't done on stage during a concert but he still played a ton of different styles, while keeping within the confines of the songs never stepping on the rest of the band. Geddy sang and played both keys, and Bass, Alex well Lead and Rhythm.
Always my favorite Rush song. Thanks
All the while on an ES-335, with fairly high string action from the fretboard. Pretty hard to pull off, especially back then when there where not so many shredding teachers. He was a pioneer in his own right. Very creative. 3rd in the Guitar World Readers poll of 100 greatest guitarists. 98th in Rolling Stones opinion.
Rolling Stone is bias and base their ratings off of popularity, not talent.
Gibson ES-345 (note fret markers and varitone switch )
Troy Lundgren Actualy this is not the 345, his 345 was Black, this one isnt even the actualy ES-335 he used, after his 335 had an accident when the neck came off, he took the es 335 body and he put a new neck with those fretmarks like a 345 and he put gold hardware, and that's the story :)
Edi Ademi That's a new 345, not a reworked 335. Alex bought the guitar at the Gibson factory as a backup to the white 355. He only used it for short time, before giving it to a roadie.
I believe he gave the black 345 to one of their roadie as a birthday present
The sound of Geddys Ricky wow, why he ever used anything else is beyond me, how can you not love Alex Lifeson, there's no one like him, Neil Geddy and Alex, 3 masters who touched the lives of millions for over 40 years, thanks guys you'll be loved and remembered forever!!!
Yeah, he has played Fenders for far more time than he played Ricks in concert. But since he was playing Rick's when I discovered Rush, I've never really accepted the Fenders.
What a spectacular performance!
Just superb! Alex shredding like no ones business in 79!
Dirk, Lerxst, and Pratt! The dynamo and synergy of Rush through the years profoundly enriched and changed music. Their courage and integrity inspired musicians and fans worldwide despite the misunderstanding critics. Whether liked or not by many, Rush's prowess and integrity on the world stage of music is indisputable with legions of respect and admiration. For hardcore fans such as myself (42 Rush concerts attended), the feelings beyond words are still ineffable. RIP Neil
Lifeson has never received the props he deserves, fkn monster!
the more I watch Lifeson...the more I do not understand why his name isn't atop the lists..there is no one more versatile and excellent at every facet of that versatility ..
.incredibly gifted and successfully experimental..
This band
6 hands 6 feet.
60 digits ...that have created a body of work that is uniquely RUSH .
to think it's actually over in terms of live gigs....makes me feel all kinds of emotion..
we took album...tour ....album...tour...album...tour..for granted for so long.
we had no idea how lucky we were
I've never heard a band perform a song live and sound so nearly identical to the studio version. few bands could do what rush does every concert. True talented musicians.
No other band records they're albums as a single take live in studio performance with no extra tracks of themselves laid into multilayered soundscapes by armies of tech wizards either! But Journey and Kansas were Equal in that regard at that time as was Heart once they paired down to the good members.
Definitely the best live guitar version of Strangiato on the net, totally awesome guitar sound! ✌🏼🎵❤️🔥
That is absolutely amazing with what happened to his finger and watching him play like that he had to be in tremendous pain but flawlessly did that solo .
I saw this tour in 1979 in Los Angeles. It was the first time I saw them. That concert was unlike anything I have ever seen, before, or since, or ever will. The greatest band on earth, 3 virtuosos, at the height of their (most daring) mastery - Hemispheres.
And it all sounded better live than the album (remember, 1979, no cd's). It was surreal. It was musical perfection.
RIP Neil Peart this is one of my favorite RUSH songs besides YYZ
I can't think of too many guitarists who can play at that velocity with a damaged finger. Watch his pinky on the ascending fast runs in the solo, it darts out like a worm out of an underground burrow, nailing the correct note and the right position and quickly reversing direction. It's fascinatingly creepy. What a great player. Well, all of them are. This is a great document of them at the height of their powers as live players.
I CANNOT BELIEVE I DID NOT APPRECIATE THIS SONG BACK IN THE LATE 70S WHEN I FIRST HEARD THIS ----------- THIS GROUP JAMS AND I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH!! WE MISS NEIL SO MUCH.
they must have slept with their guitar, bass, and drums.
For me the greatest guitar player that walked the earth. He can crunch any killer solos and play the most heartfelt tender piece, often in the same song. We were blessed that fate brought those three unearthly musicians together!!! Just incredible.
Oh my. Love the song, have never watched a video of it. Beautiful. Stunning. Perfect. Thank you for posting
Thank You, WorkingMan. I can't believe this video actually exists! I was 16 at the time, when my high school friends took me to my first shows. Performances like this became permanently wired into my brain. Going to see Rush to me and my crew was like what Catholics must feel when having an audience with the Pope. I watch this and get goosebumps and all choked up.
This is a masterpiece. If this was art it would be in the Louvre museum and everybody would walk past the Mona Lisa to see this. In fact this is art.
I wish I could go back to that kid in the late 80s hearing this album for the first time and spending summers just lying on the bed listening to this song over and over again.
Was there as a 13-14-year old .... completely blasted away ... what a wall of amazing sound these three guys produced ... first encounter with RUSH and I will never forget ... still thrilled by the old cassette as the concert was broadcasted some time later on national radio.... What a gem!
That's a lot of music for three guys...
Amazing. Little did they know how successful they’d be in the coming years. What a great band.
Never get tired of watching this video!! The energy and passion for their music is so very evident. Love Rush!!
One of the greatest pieces in history and legit one of the best guitar performances ever.
For me, Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa are my two favorite drummers of all time, but Neil Peart is my favorite rock drummer. Peart's endurance, timing and ability to adapt to different time signatures is unreal. The other thing that I like about Peart is his introspective thinking regarding drumming. For example, he is not beyond critiquing his own ability and seeking ways to improve, which led him to work with the great Freddie Gruber.
I have always loved this band!!! Was very fortunate to see them in concert touring after the release of 2112!!! Still the best band I've ever seen in concert!!! ( have seen many concerts from Aerosmith to ZZ Top). This video is amazing!!! It's difficult to put into words!!! Rush fan for life!!!!
Alex with an injured finger still putting on a perfect performance that blows away other guitarists of the time. I've always wondered, what if Rush hired a lead singer, like Van Halen did. Maybe they would have become more mainstream, but they wouldn't have lasted 40+ years as an outlier phenom.
I seen RUSH in concert in 1976, 1979, & 1981. The greatest 3 man band ever!
Alex is the best guitarist in the world period!!!!
+juan delbosque Wronmg, Petrucci is!!
Your opinion and i don't agree
+juan delbosque I love Rush, being a canadian and all, but it's true that it's not even the same kind of music ;)
+juan delbosque Yes...Alex Lifeson and Vini Reilly...the two greatest.
+juan delbosque Ever heard of Allan Holdsworth?
It's been 3 weeks and I still can't believe he's gone ....
I'm so glad I dated a boy in highschool that was a huge Rush fan. He took me to see them and I was hooked.
Saw them on my own four more times later on. And got two of my friends into them.
Absolutely brilliant band!!
IMHO, the best / most emotional guitar solo in the history of mankind and one of the main reasons I literally named my son after this genius. Lerxst, "to me, you're a genius, to Ged & Neil, you're a genius, but to a genius, you're not genius" :-)
"no genius"
+sjctlc2112 I would suggest hearing Mike Oldfield's solo during the last 2 minutes of Ommadawn Part 1 (go listen to it here on youtube) or his guitar solo around the 50 minute point on Amarok (also on youtube).
+Gus Fogle will do. open minded here. Thank you.
The ‘Exit Stage Left’ version of this song has my favorite version of this solo! Absolutely incredible!
"God on drums" - Dimebag Darrell
Rush best band I’ve got Fly By Night, Caress Of Steel, 2112, A Farewell To Kings, Hemispheres, Moving Pictures, Signals, and Power Windows on VINYL - the BEST form of music
You would have never thought, that much raw sound come out of three human beings playing instruments what a Rush!