RUSH Guitarist Alex Lifeson: "Once We Start Playing Songs Live They Take On A New Identity"
July 25, 2007, 16 years ago
Arizona Republic's Michael Senft recently issued a Q&A; with RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson. The following is an excerpt:
Q: The new album is your strongest in quite awhile. The songs are almost paradoxical - they are straightforward yet are also densely layered. How do you recreate the music live?
A: "Once we start playing songs live they take on a new identity. It isn't as difficult as I thought it would be though. The layering is missing, but we make up for that in just the sheer power of the whole band live. It doesn't destroy the song if it's missing a vocal harmony here or a guitar overdub there."
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