I love Alex...but I'm sure that this is not the first take. The performance shown here doesn't even appear on the released version. It follows the same format but there are notable differences. One example of an add is a harmonic and whammy bar lick similar to one Alex used in his Kid Gloves solo that would appear at the 0:50 time stamp here, but is not included yet. So that's something he developed and added in a later take. Examples of deletions are the lick he starts at 1:07 is completely gone as well as the bar dive at 1:20. There is much occurring here under the vocal lines that is later removed, probably because it competed with the vocals. He obviously developed the solo with multiple takes and he and they determined what they thought was working. The song is entitle: Losin'
I like how he listens for the spaces to interject, the opportunities, and doesn't shove his axe everywhere unnecessarily. Perfect. He adds when it's time to add. Good.
The feel and expression, his sense for the right notes at right time is amazing. He can make your hair stand on end with just a few notes. I always loved Alex's playing.
Thanks.. I love America! Have you heard of Kim Mitchell in a band Max Webster.. They cut a tune together in the early eighties called Battlescar. Amazing guitarist and band..
I dunno about that. I saw a lot of flappy bird fingers at the neck during that solo. Pretty lame actually. Nowhere near the precise control he had during The Mission solo.
That man can play and it's so unfortunate that he never gets the recognition he deserves great great guitar player hes one of the best I don't care what anybody says he is 1 of the best.
@@terrencemcmanus Let's be honest, Alex Lifeson doesn't have millions of fans dedicated to *him* specifically in the same way that guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Eddie Van Halen do. Rush fans like him because he is an essential part of the band's sound. But outside of the context of Rush, especially in conversations about the greatest guitarists, he is rarely mentioned.
Alex has been blowing my mind since the first time I actually became aware of the differences between the stylings of the hard rocking music coming from my brothers massive stereo speakers. I was a little kid of maybe 9 or so and I had already been made aware of the band whose name so eloquently graced the cover of the first album I ever owned. Kiss Alive. One of the greatest albums ever. And that album was great enough to teach me to recognize the roles of each individual, and hear the grooves, fills, and soloing that displayed the greatness they possessed as individuals and as a band. So I knew how to rock the hell out. And I knew a badass when I heard one. Once my brother helped me to recognize this stuff, it all flooded in at once. I could recognize Nazareth and know that they're not frampton, just like Cheap Trick was not Sabbath. But they all rocked. And then my life took a giant leap. Another album drops from the giant stack.... Hemispheres. Hemisfriggenspheres. Oh my god. Everything I have ever heard up until that needle hit the record that day instantly became a little less relevant. Man I was blown away. And my brother (the dude who lived to kick my ass and throw me long distances) and I sat on the edge of his bed while he happily pointed out all the awesome things to listen for. And then he pulled out 2112. And the rest is history. Oh, but I noticed at an early age that there were a lot of guitarists who made the strangest faces when they played. It was weird. "Why do they do that?!" And many years later, I noticed that those guitarists that did that became the greatest guitarists in the world. They didn't just jam. They weren't linear. It wasn't the fingers on the neck that made the music great. It was the heart of the musician that pumped the music through the soul and the body itself that became the shape of the soul of the music. Every goofy facial expression was the shape of the soul of the sound of the player. With Alex you can really see it. The dude always gets into it. And what he does with his face and his body is what the notes or stream of notes he is creating looks like.
You are ABSOLUTELY right about Hemispheres... It would have been hard for any other band to top 2112 and Farewell to Kings, but Rush did it.... and in a BIG way with Hemispheres. Their seminal album, without a doubt. I watched them play that entire album from the 4th row from the stage on that tour. Haven't recovered since...
@@JamesMoore-un3cu must have been so EPIC to see them play Hemispheres all the way through! I saw them 6 times. If only I could add a 0 after the 6! Still wouldn’t have been enough.
Al is one of the most underrated guitarists of all time, his skill and raw talent is up there with the best of em .. plus he's a funny guy, great sense of humor
The most under rated guitarist ever! Has more sounds and tools up his sleeve than any other but as the massive sound filler texturize r for the ultimate rhythm duo of Lee and Peart does not get the best ever guitarist mantra he deserves. Todays A. Mozarts mean mean pride!
...And I'm sure, if his strings & fret board could talk, they would say: "Dude, we are so in love with your fingers!" We salute you Alex ...One of the world's greatest tone-monsters
We got two entire careers out of Alex in Rush. He did the earlier cleanish rock solos for years, and then the later processed solos like this one with whammy being a big part of it. My favorite solos of his are the merging of these two styles in Analog Kid and Digital Man. You can remember every note they're so melodic but AK shreds as well and begins with that awesome dive.
The harmony of mind and body, innate skill, and artistry. Creative, complex and distinctly brilliant repertoire. The gift that keeps on giving thrills.
Yes , he is at the top ! He is one of those players ! When you hear that sound , that tone you know who it is instantly! World Class ! Try to follow his feel even on perhaps a somewhat easier song. LOL , forget it.😄
I learned to play bass because of Rush. What I found amusing is that I would have given anything to play their songs in almost every band I played with...you know what stopped is from doing covers of their songs? Alex and his playing...
God knows, I understand hard work and tenacity pays off. But holy shit, this band is almost other worldly. The suggestion to practice hard is indeed true, im not discounting their early days of waiting for the rest of the planet to catch up, touring and the first few albumn "disappointments". While watching this band since 1976, their technique seems to have an exponential growth, uncommon. This is my band. I knew in 1976, and I know it now. Thanks for the ride.
Dude, there were no "first few album disappointments".. in fact their first albums (sans "Rush") were priceless GEMS.... Fly By Night and Caress of Steel were SUPER underrated albums. A FAR CRY from the stuff they tried to pass of as Rush in the 90s and 2000s....
@ConManliness After listening to an album like Hemispheres, which was their greatest by far, I have no idea how you can even say that about the 1st album??... the 1st album was a total Zeppelin clone and had no progressiveness to it whatsoever. The writing and lyrics on Fly by Night and Caress of Steel were phenomenal alone. You could tell Neil Peart came into the picture, that's how phenomenal it was.
@@JamesMoore-un3cu your looking at it from your own perspective rather than what were able to sell to, and are saddnely mistaken. they themselves talk about this and would have to since it is their own life story. had fly by night and caress been these overall master pieces only according to you at the time, 2112 and their future would not be. some amount of people like caress now, and especially songs they enforced play of off of it, and some off fly by night, but they became famous because of that first album sound and fly by night the song itself. singing of realistic culture with a growing highly appreciated sound at the time, and not just sex, drinking, drugs, etc. with random loud overdone noise... nobody before 2112 truly appreciated the long songs, many sounds, and meaning behind the songs... 2112 was made with a determination to take the same formula and be better, as well as make regular songs. it was a last resort with all of their effort at the time to be what they really are and show the world... it was a success, and they consistently had such right out the gate onward with farewell to the kings, hemispheres, permanent waves, moving pictures, and signals, and somewhat grace under pressure, power windows, and hold your fire, until a little bit later on and then not so much more unless you consider it fanwise (the post late 80s and during early 2000s still had really good material, but the public eye wasnt as interested anymore sadly...). they truly became a connected impressive band after that moment... rush after 2112 broke top 100, almost reaching top 50, farewell broke that mark (closer to the heart being their first true success peak until later), and hemispheres actually went down but still top 50, permanent waves and moving pictures reached top 5 being their actual considered as greatest by the majority (spirit of the radio and tom sawyer is their then and now true success peak, although new world man off signals and big money from power windows would still achieve some similar or higher charts just as long lasting), they would only to be top 10 and top 20 then on until rock competition became so few that they would get easy top 10 or 5 like others regardless how the public viewed them. you seem to even believe your opinions of the albums are fact and above all else, but it would be opposite to reality and also would make their success impossible. at the sometime you say things that present what you deny, such as underrated. you must not know what these words mean. and to say your a fan, and of neil, but to disregard most especially their early 2000s stuff is depressing... those things are representations of work ethic after hardship... to diminish that is fake and inflated... vapor trails was amazing and was a similar motivation of 2112, rebounding off catastrophic events to their lives... especially neils... even roll the bones was amazing previous that. and things test for echo and such were still well liked...
Holy crap, Alex Lifeson is my favorite guitarist but I never noticed how big his fingers are! Good Lord, those things look like uncooked brats! Another note on how good he really is.
Alex has bulked up with age. Look at pictures of his hands from the 70s / early 80s - had slender piano player like fingers. I know he did quite a bit of body building during the early 90s --- maybe not the best thing for a guitarist's fingers.
@@CusterFlux No matter what anyone says, having big fingers helps with guitar playing. I have small fingers. I notice in certain areas of my playing where having bigger fingers would help.
@@MattSmith-iq1ld Agreed - FWIW, here's another kick ass "Hammy Hand-ster" -> ruclips.net/video/P2zWwoTxeU0/видео.html : if you've got small hands, stick with Les Paul scale necks, and lighter strings - true, there's not as many guitar options, but most of the sound is in your fingers anyway, so why work harder than you have to?
he has arthritis & knowing his love for playing (before Neil passed) they were likely swollen as well. Amazing what these guys and their families sacrificed just to create such amazing music to share it with us.
I appreciate what Neil’s writing did for the band But if I understand that Alex wrote most of the original album then we have missed out on pure genius!!! YOU TUBE HIS MOVIE FROM HIS TEEN YEARS WHAT A BLAST FROM THE PAST !!!!&!
Alex ...what a master blaster...saw you in the 80's and you and the whole band Rush were just incredibly good...i said to myself these peeps are great !You are still great and your music is awesome...Always miss Neil...jam on boy!!!!
Many people will wish they could play like that. I’m satisfied sitting back, closing my eyes and drinking in the warmth and beauty created by a master. If I would have been in that room, I would have gone crazy trying to keep my body from shaking and making a fool of myself.
Ronnie Montrose, would'a been proud. Alex nailed this beautifully! and toward the end, hit some chords and some Textures, that harkened to Gamma and Ronnie. absolutely. bravo Alex! a true guitar innovator and legend. of course, same for Montrose.
I started following RUSH in 1975. Never missed a tour after that. My favorite band. Actually met Alex and Geddy after the Roll the Bones concert here in Pittsburgh, PA in 1991. Both guys were very nice.
Not impressed, and it was like pulling teeth trying to get through the song. But his later years yielded a genius on guitar. I think his solos and playing and tones on Snakes and Arrows are some of the best stuff out there,, period. He has really refined his playing over the decades. His older stuff was brittle by comparison, his more recent stuff is boss.
@@rogerhickson7256 Alex has really refined himself,, but i tried to watch that video ,, it was so cringe. Not a good example of Alex's playing either LOL.
the song is called Losin' by Jason Plumb and The Willing. It's available for purchase from itunes for 99 cents. If there is enough interest I can try to upload it,
I have always wanted to see Alex Lifeson "create music". Just to hear all the tones and textures coming from his playing, for the very first time, is like watching something beautiful being brought into the world. Waiting to hear what Alex comes up with has been a real pleasure in my life.
If you listen to the released version of this song ( Losin' ) he adds a harmonic and whammy bar lick that sounds like it's right out of his Kid Gloves solo.
I started being a fan of Rush after the release of "All The World's a Stage", before anyone thought they were "cool". Glad I did, and I still call them my number 1 after 40+ years.
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No one sounds like him, and no one ever will. One of a kind.
For anyone who doubts that Alex is one of the greatest guitar virtuosos, like all his solos, that was spontaneous.
you don't know that. I'm sure they gave him a demo first.
I love Alex...but I'm sure that this is not the first take. The performance shown here doesn't even appear on the released version. It follows the same format but there are notable differences. One example of an add is a harmonic and whammy bar lick similar to one Alex used in his Kid Gloves solo that would appear at the 0:50 time stamp here, but is not included yet. So that's something he developed and added in a later take. Examples of deletions are the lick he starts at 1:07 is completely gone as well as the bar dive at 1:20. There is much occurring here under the vocal lines that is later removed, probably because it competed with the vocals. He obviously developed the solo with multiple takes and he and they determined what they thought was working. The song is entitle: Losin'
Alex is an incredible guitarist, but no virtuoso!!
@@prodbykomrebi What's your definition of a virtuoso?
@@ritparent7239 this was the first attempt, the producer said so in an interview - it's just not the one they used
I like how he listens for the spaces to interject, the opportunities, and doesn't shove his axe everywhere unnecessarily. Perfect. He adds when it's time to add. Good.
🎸G.O.A.T 🐐
The gilmour effect
@@madmattdrummer5487 His tone reminds me of Gilmour at times, and as much as I love Pink Floyd and Gilmour, lifeson is different and better
He took a lot after Gilmour in that sense. Same musical sensibility; both unique in their own right.
The feel and expression, his sense for the right notes at right time is amazing. He can make your hair stand on end with just a few notes. I always loved Alex's playing.
As an American I have to say one thing for my Canadian brothers and sisters, you produce some real good musicians. No friggin joke. God bless Canada!
Thanks.. I love America! Have you heard of Kim Mitchell in a band Max Webster.. They cut a tune together in the early eighties called Battlescar. Amazing guitarist and band..
and Canadian hockey players number 99 the greatest hockey player of all time and his many many many records and lord Stanley cups and other Awards .
I looked up to the Gord above and said, "Hey man, thanks!"
Yes! and great canada for music. and comedians. the best comedians are canadians.
Thanks DEWd, God bless you
Alex paints pictures with his guitar! One of the most nuanced and emotive players ever!
In some ways he reminds me of Carlos Santana.
@@Meatball2022 Some ways, yes!
@@AudiophileTubes thought is that he uses style and musicality in a similar way. Santana guitar dances around the vocals in a similar way…
Amen my friend!
He also paints pictures with paint as well!
Look at him guys, after years and years of career he still has the fire inside. He does his work with passion, admire him.
I dunno about that. I saw a lot of flappy bird fingers at the neck during that solo. Pretty lame actually. Nowhere near the precise control he had during The Mission solo.
@@alexlifeson8946 ah ah, still amazing.
One of, if not THEE most underrated guitarists in Rock n Roll...!!!!
........just my opinion.
And mine!
@@akeeperofoddknowledge4956 mine 2
And mine.
He good!
An opinion shared by a multitude of others, Carol.
I love the way he just feels it. So intuitive.
Dude can absolutely shred with his eyes closed. Masterful.
That man can play and it's so unfortunate that he never gets the recognition he deserves great great guitar player hes one of the best I don't care what anybody says he is 1 of the best.
Getty even said that he was going to make a good musician one day.
Of course Alex got enough recognition.....you got to be kidding...millions of fans...come on...!
I would say the most under rated guitar player of our time
@@terrencemcmanus Let's be honest, Alex Lifeson doesn't have millions of fans dedicated to *him* specifically in the same way that guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Eddie Van Halen do. Rush fans like him because he is an essential part of the band's sound. But outside of the context of Rush, especially in conversations about the greatest guitarists, he is rarely mentioned.
I think he was rated 91st in Rolling Stones top 100 guitarists. That's a joke!!!
One of the most melodically intelligent players that ever lived.
Well said, I agree!
alex is the greatest guitar player i have ever heard fantastic talent
Guitar 🎸 god
Yep.
Finding these unknown parts is what makes youtube so cool
without watching, when you hear this you know who this master is!! awesome.
Alex has been blowing my mind since the first time I actually became aware of the differences between the stylings of the hard rocking music coming from my brothers massive stereo speakers. I was a little kid of maybe 9 or so and I had already been made aware of the band whose name so eloquently graced the cover of the first album I ever owned. Kiss Alive. One of the greatest albums ever. And that album was great enough to teach me to recognize the roles of each individual, and hear the grooves, fills, and soloing that displayed the greatness they possessed as individuals and as a band. So I knew how to rock the hell out. And I knew a badass when I heard one.
Once my brother helped me to recognize this stuff, it all flooded in at once. I could recognize Nazareth and know that they're not frampton, just like Cheap Trick was not Sabbath. But they all rocked.
And then my life took a giant leap. Another album drops from the giant stack.... Hemispheres. Hemisfriggenspheres. Oh my god. Everything I have ever heard up until that needle hit the record that day instantly became a little less relevant. Man I was blown away. And my brother (the dude who lived to kick my ass and throw me long distances) and I sat on the edge of his bed while he happily pointed out all the awesome things to listen for. And then he pulled out 2112. And the rest is history.
Oh, but I noticed at an early age that there were a lot of guitarists who made the strangest faces when they played. It was weird. "Why do they do that?!"
And many years later, I noticed that those guitarists that did that became the greatest guitarists in the world. They didn't just jam. They weren't linear. It wasn't the fingers on the neck that made the music great. It was the heart of the musician that pumped the music through the soul and the body itself that became the shape of the soul of the music. Every goofy facial expression was the shape of the soul of the sound of the player. With Alex you can really see it. The dude always gets into it. And what he does with his face and his body is what the notes or stream of notes he is creating looks like.
You are ABSOLUTELY right about Hemispheres... It would have been hard for any other band to top 2112 and Farewell to Kings, but Rush did it.... and in a BIG way with Hemispheres. Their seminal album, without a doubt. I watched them play that entire album from the 4th row from the stage on that tour. Haven't recovered since...
@@JamesMoore-un3cu must have been so EPIC to see them play Hemispheres all the way through! I saw them 6 times. If only I could add a 0 after the 6! Still wouldn’t have been enough.
Kiss, bleh
Al is one of the most underrated guitarists of all time, his skill and raw talent is up there with the best of em .. plus he's a funny guy, great sense of humor
Now THAT! is a singing guitar.. beautifully performed by the incredible Alex Lifeson.
Guitar 🎸 god
This is why Alex has musical notes named after him. Pure badass. My god I wish Neil was still alive. We all love you. You too Geddy.
F Sharp Major with added 4th and flat 7
This guy is so talented, it brings tears to my eyes!! Alex is the greatest guitar player ever!!!!!
Preach and Amen 🙏🏾
Guitar 🎸 god
Just untouchable. My favorite guitarist.
The most under rated guitarist ever! Has more sounds and tools up his sleeve than any other but as the massive sound filler texturize r for the ultimate rhythm duo of Lee and Peart does not get the best ever guitarist mantra he deserves. Todays A. Mozarts mean mean pride!
Guitar 🎸 god
No, he isnt fuckface
...And I'm sure, if his strings & fret board could talk, they would say: "Dude, we are so in love with your fingers!" We salute you Alex ...One of the world's greatest tone-monsters
The real deal. Still amazes me to this day.
Love that solo.. Just playing what was coming to him effortlessly
Amazing work! That solo soars, dances, accents, punctuates, and drives. Alex really understand nuance, space, and finesse. I’m a huge fan.
brings me back to the Hold your Fire solos. Great.
Nah, he was held back on that synth laden record.
Hell yeah! Reminds me of Signals-era Alex.
Some what but he let loose more here and eased up on the whammy bar.
We got two entire careers out of Alex in Rush. He did the earlier cleanish rock solos for years, and then the later processed solos like this one with whammy being a big part of it. My favorite solos of his are the merging of these two styles in Analog Kid and Digital Man. You can remember every note they're so melodic but AK shreds as well and begins with that awesome dive.
I would die for tone like that...
Same here.. its fucking insane!!
Absolutely incredible guitarist. The best of the best. Richard Chard!!! Almost makes you cry
This is an example of why Alex is great.
Alex Lifeson is a vastly underrated guitar virtuoso. His solos are always melodic and never overpower songs.
Awesome He's just magical
40 years it took for people to start to understand that alex isnt just the other guy in rush
Guitar 🎸 god
Alex always *was* Rush to me.
I mean, he has his own chord. The Alex Lifeson chord.
@@williamgreene4834 Say That ...Tell It ... Preach!!!
For the slow people maybe. Not real Rush fans.
The harmony of mind and body, innate skill, and artistry. Creative, complex and distinctly brilliant repertoire. The gift that keeps on giving thrills.
What he's playing on the parts with vocals is a masterclass in listening to the song and playing what makes it better
Every Time i cue this vid up i get chills. This is the most beautiful guitar pieces i've ever heard.
Yep - Love Lifeson's guitar work! So get out there and rock -- and roll the bones...
Wow just wow ! The feel ,his tone . A mountain of Class and unparalleled finesse!
Yes , he is at the top !
He is one of those players !
When you hear that sound , that tone you know who it is instantly!
World Class !
Try to follow his feel even on perhaps a somewhat easier song.
LOL , forget it.😄
This solo sends chills all over ....OMG IT'S AWESOME !❤❤❤
You Play It Alex Phenomenal 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩!
I learned to play bass because of Rush. What I found amusing is that I would have given anything to play their songs in almost every band I played with...you know what stopped is from doing covers of their songs? Alex and his playing...
Just amazing. Goosebumps!!!
Oh Alex...amazing as always. I can't wait to check out more of this!
This gives me goosebumps. Makes me happy!
Such tasteful playing along with that tone. OMG
It’s great to see and hear Alex making new music. The man never ceases to amaze me with his playing.
I like how Alex talks at the end like he hasn't already blown their minds XD
Master at work. Great stuff!
Guitar 🎸 god
Alex is so awesome, he never ceases to amaze me!!!!!
God knows, I understand hard work and tenacity pays off. But holy shit, this band is almost other worldly. The suggestion to practice hard is indeed true, im not discounting their early days of waiting for the rest of the planet to catch up, touring and the first few albumn "disappointments". While watching this band since 1976, their technique seems to have an exponential growth, uncommon. This is my band. I knew in 1976, and I know it now. Thanks for the ride.
Say That ... Tell It ... Preach!!!
Dude, there were no "first few album disappointments".. in fact their first albums (sans "Rush") were priceless GEMS.... Fly By Night and Caress of Steel were SUPER underrated albums. A FAR CRY from the stuff they tried to pass of as Rush in the 90s and 2000s....
@ConManliness After listening to an album like Hemispheres, which was their greatest by far, I have no idea how you can even say that about the 1st album??... the 1st album was a total Zeppelin clone and had no progressiveness to it whatsoever. The writing and lyrics on Fly by Night and Caress of Steel were phenomenal alone. You could tell Neil Peart came into the picture, that's how phenomenal it was.
@ConManliness You must be listening to a different Rush, but I digress!
@@JamesMoore-un3cu your looking at it from your own perspective rather than what were able to sell to, and are saddnely mistaken.
they themselves talk about this and would have to since it is their own life story.
had fly by night and caress been these overall master pieces only according to you at the time, 2112 and their future would not be.
some amount of people like caress now, and especially songs they enforced play of off of it, and some off fly by night, but they became famous because of that first album sound and fly by night the song itself.
singing of realistic culture with a growing highly appreciated sound at the time, and not just sex, drinking, drugs, etc. with random loud overdone noise...
nobody before 2112 truly appreciated the long songs, many sounds, and meaning behind the songs...
2112 was made with a determination to take the same formula and be better, as well as make regular songs. it was a last resort with all of their effort at the time to be what they really are and show the world...
it was a success, and they consistently had such right out the gate onward with farewell to the kings, hemispheres, permanent waves, moving pictures, and signals, and somewhat grace under pressure, power windows, and hold your fire, until a little bit later on and then not so much more unless you consider it fanwise (the post late 80s and during early 2000s still had really good material, but the public eye wasnt as interested anymore sadly...).
they truly became a connected impressive band after that moment...
rush after 2112 broke top 100, almost reaching top 50, farewell broke that mark (closer to the heart being their first true success peak until later), and hemispheres actually went down but still top 50, permanent waves and moving pictures reached top 5 being their actual considered as greatest by the majority (spirit of the radio and tom sawyer is their then and now true success peak, although new world man off signals and big money from power windows would still achieve some similar or higher charts just as long lasting), they would only to be top 10 and top 20 then on until rock competition became so few that they would get easy top 10 or 5 like others regardless how the public viewed them.
you seem to even believe your opinions of the albums are fact and above all else, but it would be opposite to reality and also would make their success impossible.
at the sometime you say things that present what you deny, such as underrated. you must not know what these words mean.
and to say your a fan, and of neil, but to disregard most especially their early 2000s stuff is depressing... those things are representations of work ethic after hardship... to diminish that is fake and inflated... vapor trails was amazing and was a similar motivation of 2112, rebounding off catastrophic events to their lives... especially neils... even roll the bones was amazing previous that. and things test for echo and such were still well liked...
Holy crap, Alex Lifeson is my favorite guitarist but I never noticed how big his fingers are! Good Lord, those things look like uncooked brats! Another note on how good he really is.
Alex has bulked up with age. Look at pictures of his hands from the 70s / early 80s - had slender piano player like fingers. I know he did quite a bit of body building during the early 90s --- maybe not the best thing for a guitarist's fingers.
He's a bigger guy than most people think he is
@@CusterFlux No matter what anyone says, having big fingers helps with guitar playing. I have small fingers. I notice in certain areas of my playing where having bigger fingers would help.
@@MattSmith-iq1ld Agreed - FWIW, here's another kick ass "Hammy Hand-ster" -> ruclips.net/video/P2zWwoTxeU0/видео.html : if you've got small hands, stick with Les Paul scale necks, and lighter strings - true, there's not as many guitar options, but most of the sound is in your fingers anyway, so why work harder than you have to?
he has arthritis & knowing his love for playing (before Neil passed) they were likely swollen as well. Amazing what these guys and their families sacrificed just to create such amazing music to share it with us.
Underrated guitarist! Probably the best writer of guitar music ever. No one can write songs like Alex. So prolific and original.
I appreciate what Neil’s writing did for the band
But if I understand that Alex wrote most of the original album then we have missed out on pure genius!!!
YOU TUBE HIS MOVIE FROM HIS TEEN YEARS
WHAT A BLAST FROM THE PAST !!!!&!
@Paul SeanO I completely agree 🤘🏻
The intensity alex shows is pure guitar virtuosso. 💖
The Master in his element….you love to see it.
Just love how he is just following along with it adding stuff, and then when the big space is there for him the afterburner just fires up.
How cool it must have been to be in that room, fantastic!!
Nice dad
Badass guitar solo! Love it!
This clip is SO AWESOME !!! WOOOO !!! GET IT ALEX !!!👍😜😜😜😜😜
Alex ...what a master blaster...saw you in the 80's and you and the whole band Rush were just incredibly good...i said to myself these peeps are great !You are still great and your music is awesome...Always miss Neil...jam on boy!!!!
Wow! so awsome. What a beautiful sound. And powerfull.
I just recently discovered his solo album "Victor". Fantastic !!!
I can play Victor front to back and be happy
Thank you Alex for allowing me to play as well as you (in my dreams)…… God bless you, Geddy, and the Professor for wonderful music memories
I can't stop watching this!!
Beyond tasteful. My all time favorite. I really hope he and Ged do something in the future. Would be ashamed if they did not.
Dam!!! That was to good !
What a beautiful mind.
one of rocks best guitar solo writers! always enough of everything with taste and thrill!
Many people will wish they could play like that. I’m satisfied sitting back, closing my eyes and drinking in the warmth and beauty created by a master. If I would have been in that room, I would have gone crazy trying to keep my body from shaking and making a fool of myself.
Ronnie Montrose, would'a been proud. Alex nailed this beautifully! and toward the end, hit some chords and some Textures, that harkened to Gamma and Ronnie. absolutely. bravo Alex! a true guitar innovator and legend. of course, same for Montrose.
Damn, I miss seeing this guy live!
No kidding! He never ceases to amaze.
I'm so glad they were finally inducted in to that joke of the R&RHOF, but it was 25 yrs too late.
Say That!!!
He is so beautiful...solo brought tears to my eyes
I started following RUSH in 1975. Never missed a tour after that. My favorite band. Actually met Alex and Geddy after the Roll the Bones concert here in Pittsburgh, PA in 1991. Both guys were very nice.
If you want to hear Alex really rip as a guest soloist, look up the song Crying Over You by Platinum Blonde. He just shreds it in the solo!
Not impressed, and it was like pulling teeth trying to get through the song. But his later years yielded a genius on guitar. I think his solos and playing and tones on Snakes and Arrows are some of the best stuff out there,, period. He has really refined his playing over the decades. His older stuff was brittle by comparison, his more recent stuff is boss.
@@realtruenorth Yeah can't see myself listening to Platinum Blonde, even to hear Alex play. Ha!
@@rogerhickson7256 Alex has really refined himself,, but i tried to watch that video ,, it was so cringe. Not a good example of Alex's playing either LOL.
@@realtruenorth In the third bar of that solo, it has the stacco sound and feel from a section of the solo on Dio's Holy Diver
@@ritparent7239 I don't remember the holy diver solo TBH
🐐G.O.A.T!
the song is called Losin' by Jason Plumb and The Willing. It's available for purchase from itunes for 99 cents. If there is enough interest I can try to upload it,
wow! Thank you very much for this video!
And then God said let there be a guitar player! Yeah!!! Richard🤗
Alex will always be a BADASS!!
My hero and biggest influence! Rock on Alex!
Guitar 🎸 G.O.A.T
Awesome as usual!
I have always wanted to see Alex Lifeson "create music". Just to hear all the tones and textures coming from his playing, for the very first time, is like watching something beautiful being brought into the world. Waiting to hear what Alex comes up with has been a real pleasure in my life.
I've always loved Alex's choices when he constructs his work.
this is absolute gold!. thank you for posting!. Alex the most underrated guitarist ever.
There are those who are good, those that are great, and then those who are beyond that...and that tone oh my word, this is stratospheric
Truly one of the greatest of all time
Excellent tone man !!!. Freakin solo gave me chills. That's why they're my favorite band.
Oh My God how we miss all of you !
GREATNESS AT WORK
woooooow master ALEX you awesome
Guitar hero.
Legend.
Thanks Alex
ALEX!!!! AAHHHHH THAT SOLO IS FREEKIN AWESOME ❤❤❤❤
Great solos, great vocals, great song!👍
Cool jam. Love it .
Man this sounds like it should be on Power Windows. Just fucking beautiful sound. I wish his solos were this clear on Rush records these days.
If you listen to the released version of this song ( Losin' ) he adds a harmonic and whammy bar lick that sounds like it's right out of his Kid Gloves solo.
fantastic !!!
I started being a fan of Rush after the release of "All The World's a Stage", before anyone thought they were "cool". Glad I did, and I still call them my number 1 after 40+ years.
I love my Epiphone Alex signature guitar and I dialed in the Slash Sweet Child of mine lead tone on it so it is very versatile!!
Amazing tone.