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“It was a different level of fame. Neil was struggling”: Why a classic Rush album troubled legendary drummer Neil Peart
By Paul Elliott published
“I didn’t want to be famous," Peart said. "I wanted to be good!"

How Rush marshalled Alex Lifeson’s dreams to write a bona-fide prog-rock classic
By Jonathan Horsley published
A tour-de-force of instrumental prog, La Villa Strangiato is the sound of Rush at the height of their powers, and this is how the Hemispheres epic came together

"Why wouldn't I wanna hang around with him?”: Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee still meet up and jam
By Will Simpson published
But guitarist was “disappointed” with the way Rush ended

Alex Lifeson on the disguised guitars and soloing strategies behind Envy Of None’s Stygian Waves
By Jonathan Horsley published
Envy Of None's sophomore album, Stygian Waves, is the sound of Lifeson's post-Rush project stretching out with a sound you can really sink right into

“We always have one song that doesn’t quite click. And we thought that Tom Sawyer was the one”: How Rush finally nailed a classic track
By Paul Elliott published
“We were going for this dry sound with that unique tone,” Geddy Lee said

"Each time I'm about to play it, I take a deep breath and I exhale on that first note": 5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Rush
By Simon Bradley published
Songs in the key of Lifeson

"I felt sad to see such joy in Neil’s face": Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee recall Rush's final live moments
By Will Groves published
Prog trio's surviving members look back at the band's 50-year career

IK Multimedia teams up with Alex Lifeson for TONEX collection featuring four of his favourite amps
By Jonathan Horsley published
Lifeson promises “dimension, depth, all that stuff” from IK Mutlimedia’s latest signature TONEX release, and if you have a TONEX pedal you can have all this on your 'board
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