Home"Even if he had never progressed beyond the brain-rattling riffing of '2112' and 'Xanadu,' Rush's guitarist would have left his mark on Metallica and other like-minded metalheads. But he went on to fill out Rush's power-trio sound with a seamless mix of lush arpeggios and rock crunch that sounded like at least two players at once. 'The guitar just had to make a broader statement,' he says. Alex Lifeson reserves his most daring playing for his solos – just try wrapping your head around the extraterrestrial lunacy of 'Freewill.'"
Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"
RollingStone.com has posted a new list of their 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. This time, they left the choosing to the professionals, a panel of guitarists including Alex Lifeson. In addition, Alex mades the list, coming in at #98:
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What a joke! They put Big Al at #98?!?!?!?!?!
ReplyDeletePlus, they didn't even have STEVE HOWE on the list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In conclusion......what a JOKE.
- Jim
KING LERXST AT #98 ! ARE YOU KIDDING !! OH WAIT I'M SORRY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BOWLING HERE RIGHT?
ReplyDeleteMusical tastes are always subjective and I never agree with these lists. I scrolled through until #90 and I had to check out. The clown from the Sex Pistols higher up than King Lerxst?! Pathetic. Anyone on that list until I tapped out for that matter. Pathetic. Rolling Stone. Pathetic. But who is surprised by that?
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