LRRC EP884: Rick Beato with Alex Lifeson & Anika Nilles, RUSH in LA, RUSH Set List

What this episode covers

Alex Lifeson: Relearning his old material Guitars: Les Paul, double neck, Telecaster.  String gauge amps… marshalls  Getting their advance from Mercury records on going shopping 100 watt Marshall stacks cry baby and Maestro phase High watt stacks Then for Marshall combos inspired by Allen Holdsworth Discovered chorus on farewell to Kings and used it ever since Using fractal axeffex now tonex… amplitube.. modeling his own sounds  striving not to repeat himself on each album  Simplifying his playing to work with Geddy and Neil Doesn’t like doing too many takes Recording the solo to Limelight… put the speaker cabinet outside finger picking… took classical guitar lessons as a teenager Spontaneity challenge to work around keyboards  Change writing guitar part approach and went from Les Paul type guitars to stratocasters with single coils and even active pickups Getting back to rock with counterparts with kevin Shirley…. Recording in the room with the amp versus In the control room. Video with his parents when he was 17. about the guitar: “Not just a piece of wood with metal strings it’s a being” Was hoping they could just make it for 5 years and that would be pretty good lol 2112: “our protest record” Moving pictures their magnum opus I’m not crazy about the production on signals. Grace Under Pressure was a difficult album for them Spirit of Radio. Electric mistress. Tribute to radio. We playing the hits for this tour. But also playing some songs I just want to play and want to surprise people. Anika Nilles: new drum kit reverse ride tom configuration  loose heads… bottom heads higher pitch dry sound bubinga kit… same as jeff beck tour… perfect for big rooms How to learn a lot of songs… learn it step by step… learning parts… then the feel dad was a drummer… ambitious hobby musician..  taught by dad..  then Music school Jeff Beck’s guitar tech introduced her to Geddy Lee. influence: Toto, The importance of technique to sort of keep up with the guys  started making rehearsals later and later into the evening so that they would be more prepared for when they would have to play the shows social media… lost interest during the pandemic… a lot of pressure… interrupted her practice