Alex Lifeson Talks Influences, Holdsworth, and More!

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On the first episode of the new podcast series Shred With Shifty, which features host and Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett getting a front-row lesson from our favorite guitar heroes, Shiflett learns the solo from Rush’s “Limelight” with a little help from the man who wrote it, Alex Lifeson. According to Shiflett, Lifeson’s lead on the song “does exactly what a great solo should do. It’s a scene change, it’s kind of emotional, it builds, and yes, it shreds.”
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[@kidgloves2]

I like that Alex calls it a vibrato arm. That’s what we all should call it.

[@zambotv8150]

He always comes across great, he's a lovely guy

[@nolanpalumbo6526]

Alex Lifeson is seriously underrated. One of the greats. 🤘

[@Jmarshall-kj4hc]

I think THE most underrated!

[@aschule5684]

I don't agree, he's actually held in very high esteem by many of his peers,..

[@1p6t1gms]

I have to go listen to Rush’s “Limelight” right now... on my old 33 1/3.

[@aschule5684]

Much love to Alex 👍

[@paultraynorbsc627]

Thanks for sharing 🎸🎶🎵🇬🇧

[@mg-yl1uv]

His solos are among the most beautiful and excellent in Rock: Red Barchetta, yyz, la Villa strangiato, Jacobs ladder, Camera eye etc

[@nickhem12]

Gotta get guests full guitars in shot. You can’t see his picking hand and he’s talking tremolo vibrato.

[@jameshartwell4345]

I think it’s on zoom

[@michaelscott2269]

….not to mention that was a seriously short piece..I’d love to hear the entire interview. What a life and career he has had…and he’s not done yet…!

[@dv8322]

Sting is pedestrian. Nice. 🤣🤣🤣

[@dannynysus]

Well, he _does_ walk from time to time 🚶‍♂️

[@JimGeigerMusic]

Well the guy was in the same band as Geddy fuckin Lee.

[@rickjason215]

Jeff Beck was the best I ever saw with the vibrato arm. Just amazing. Must have put thousands of hours of practice.

[@chriswade9673]

Anyone notice the guy with glasses reflected in Alex’s guitar?

[@snicker576]

guitar

[@Wargasm54]

Alex, where do I get a Lerxt Strat like you have? Hook me up brother!

[@frankenstrat78]

Are you kidding the edge?

[@aschule5684]

😂 LoL....right

[@Aidos8158]

Allan Holdsworth - the guitarist’s guitarist

[@TurtleC0mic]

Ricky kidnapped this dude once.

[@aschule5684]

Ricky to the hotel clerk ...."I'm taking this man in he's a male prostitute" Alex in his bathrobe getting wheeled out of the hotel on a luggage dolly🤣 that was great LoL I didn't care much for "Trailer Park Boys" until I saw that episode, incidentally Bubbles is a real decent guitar player 👍

[@negtype13]

Yep for some Fin’ Rush tickets and if I’m not mistaken ( it may have been another episode as TPB had tons of Rush references) the hotel room number was 2112!🤘