The January issue of
Guitar World includes a new interview with Alex Lifeson where he discusses
Clockwork Angels. Here's the full article, thanks to RushIsABand for the headsup!
... Alex Lifeson stops short of calling Rush's upcoming
Clockwork Angels a concept record, but he does admit that a theme runs
through most the songs. "We have Caravan and BU2B; both of which we
released already and played on the Time Machine tour," he says,
referring to the group's extensive 2010-2011 outing. "Those two, along
with three other songs, form a suite. The story of Clockwork Angels is
in those five tracks."
Longtime Rush fans, who grew up on such multi-song narratives as 2112
and Hemispheres, will no doubt applaud the group's return to its
prog-rock roots. They'll also be thrilled to learn that the band isn't
paying mind to the length of its compostitions. "We're definitely
stretching out," Lifeson says. "Most of the songs are over six minutes.
We're having fun with them, seeing where they want to go."
The guitarist estimates that Rush has eight songs finished. One
track, however, is putting up a fight. "We wrote it, scrapped it, then
rewrote it and shelved it again," Lifeson says, laughing. "Right now,
we're still considering it. Something's there that we don't want to
lose."
The band is working once again with prodcucer Nick Raskulinecz, who
in addition to helming albums for the Foo Fighters, Alice in Chains and
Evanesence, oversaw Rush's 2007 release, Snakes & Arrows. "Nick is
fantastic," Lifeson says. "He's very enthusiastic, has great ideas, gets
incredible sounds, and he's so adaptable to our twists and turns."
That includes a more stripped-down, instrumental approach. "The last
few records have been quite produced, with many layers of guitars and
vocals," he says. "This time, we'd like to keep things simple and
direct.
"We'll see if that sticks," he adds after a moment's though. "I might
listen to the finished record and go, 'Needs more guitar!'..."
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