BATTLESCAR w. Alex Lifeson (RUSH) & Kim Mitchell (Max Webster) 

Not sure about greatest as, honestly, there are too many outstanding guitarists out there. But there is no question that Alex is remarkable in so many ways. Playing with Geddy and Neil caused him to be overshadowed to a large extent, not because the other two were better, but because the band was truly a triumvirate. Normally in a three piece a guitarist is highlighted but in Rush, all three members were highlighted. Completely remarkable how they did that.

@@stephencrispin1763 Completely agree that why is I said " one of " . Coming from a players point of view, his technique and phrasing choices are outstanding.

Undoubtedly.

Alex is the George Harrison of the 70's...supremely talented, but overlooked, and elevated, because of his bandmates.

Absolutely

Who is Getty Lee?

Yup I was there,taking the Subway from Kennedy in Scarberia they did about 3 New Years Eve show s

Toronto yea

Saw Kim New Years Eve when he played under his own name for his first EP. He played before SAGA. Really fun concert. Had floor seats at MLG. KIm and SAGA killed it.

@@ExpediteMMCXII lol

Me too ... Massey Hall 1976

His voice is shot.

@@geftiler2112 You're high. LOL!!! He is trying to be high voice Geddy. He is a great talent.

everyone’s too busy watching videos of drunk girls kissing 🙃

Don't forget Triumph! Another awesome Canadian Band and trio like Rush! :-)

Bill D also FM another amazing Canadian prog trio I got to see open for Rush in the early 80's it was supposed to be Max Webster but Kim quit a few weeks before the show I saw right in the middle of supporting Rush on the Signals tour.

he took it from Ace Frehley 😉

Geddy has publicly said that Alex sounds his best with a Gibson

I saw Rush at the Montreal Forum in the mid-1980s. I never saw Max Webster or Kim Mitchell. But in the late 1970s, Montreal's CHOM-FM radio station had a contest and the high school that won had Max Webster perform at a dance. The winner was Centennial High School in the next town, and some of my friends went.

@@jamesmoffet4292 you are lucky to have seen rush in their prime, really I guess that would’ve been the 70’s but it’s hard to choose cuz it’s all good. I love max Webster too but, Ive not seen them either, I was a troubled kid who spent those yrs locked up but as I got older I saw many bands just never rush and I love rush. Party on dude! Long live rock!!

Saw Rush on their "Farewell To Kings" tour in Guelph. The only song I knew that Max played was "Diamonds, Diamonds". Couldn't wait for them to get off the stage and get to the band I came to see. Wish I been more invested in their music at the time. My brother bought their live album and after hearing it I was hooked. Used to listen to it on my disc player riding my bike for work from Hamilton to Burlington.

Me too!! Wish Geddy was singing the vocals with Kim

And how cool was it to be able to see these 2 bands together in same concert? They toured so much together they were almost 1 band! Still remember thinking how great it was for us fans to able to hear a song done by both bands together....and such a great song at that!

I saw max open for Rush and Angel. No cigarettes, no matches.

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I completely agree except the Signals tour kinda sucked.... Golden Earing looked pretty good that night. 😮 The "reggae version" of Working Man was atrocious!

@Don’t call me Angie And Pat Travers for good measure.

Not like he’d be hitting them notes haha. Even when this song came out, Geddy was reaching back a couple years for those high notes, they’d already transitioned into the Permanent Waves-Signals sound so he was singing lower at the time anyways.

I too was there third row blues right above the clock at one end of MLG - BB Gabor and Goddo Geddy on Battlescar

Yup...I was there 3-years in a row. I pretty well grew up listening to shows at MPLG..

I knew that.

Max Webster lyricist Pye Dubois co-wrote the lyrics to Tom Sawyer with Neil Peart.

Hey Jester. Goddo wasn't bad either. The kid on Pretty bad boy, priceless. But why the hell was BB Gabor there . I seen the singer get hit by a watch. 3 rows from the stage. Comeau Murray.