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Rush in 1986
“I never realised how difficult it was for Alex”: When Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson had to battle to get heard

By Paul Elliott Published

"The guitar suffered in a lot of the mixes," Lifeson said

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“I realised how hard it was to play these songs”: Alex Lifeson makes a surprise admission

By Will Simpson Published

Bedroom guitarists are doubless nodding in agreement

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Rush in the '70s
“The high priests of conceptual rock!” Every Rush studio album ranked – from worst to best

By Paul Elliott last updated

Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire called them “the world’s biggest cult band”

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Geddy Lee confirms that Rush are going back on the road with Anika Nilles joining them on drums

By Will Simpson Published

“It’s been over 10 years since Alex and I have performed the music of Rush alongside our fallen bandmate and friend Neil... it’s time for a celebration of 50-something years of Rush music"

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Neil Peart performing with Rush in 2012
“To those I inspired to start drumming, I apologise to your parents!”: A rare interview with Rush legend Neil Peart

By Paul Elliott Published

“After 40, 45 years of playing, I wanted to push myself and open up this whole new frontier,” he said

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Neil Peart
“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!"

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Rush in their pomp as they perform on the Farewell To Kings tour in 1967, with both Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee playing double-neck guitars. Neil Peart's drum kit is similarly grand.
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

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Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee
"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

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Former Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson hits a note and feels it as he plays a red Gibson Les Paul onstage. He wears a grey blazer and a black T-shirt.
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

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Rush in 1981
“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

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