Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee gave the impression onstage in combination past due remaining week at a display at Massey Corridor in Toronto. It used to be a go back to acquainted territory for the Rush pair, whose are living album All The Global’s A Level used to be recorded on the 2700-capacity venue in 1976.
Lee and Lifeson’s look took place right through a tribute display for fellow Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot, who died remaining yr, right through a collection by means of nation rockers Blue Rodeo wherein they had been joined by means of Rick Haynes, Barry Keane, Mike Heffernan and Carter Lancaster from Lightfoot’s backing band, and a number of other particular visitors.
The Rush duo’s cameo got here right through a efficiency of The Means I Really feel, the identify monitor of Lightfoot’s 2nd album, launched in 1967. Alex Lifeson performed acoustic guitar right through the music, whilst Geddy Lee shared the vocal with Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy. Lee and Lifeson additionally gave the impression on the night’s climax, when the ensemble accumulated for a model of Lightfoot’s Summer time Facet Of Lifestyles, initially launched in 1971.
Lightfoot performed the Massey Corridor greater than any person else – over 170 instances right through the process six a long time – whilst Rush carried out on the venue six instances, together with 4 successive nights at the 2112 excursion.
Previous this month, Lifreson published that he’d been enjoying songs from the band’s again catalogue with Lee.
“It is humorous as a result of we sound like a truly dangerous tribute band for the primary 3 or 4 run-throughs on these items,” he mentioned. “It is ‘Oh, my God, what did I play there? Why did I play that so arduous?’ After which muscle reminiscence kicks in, and we are having a ball doing it. It is excellent for the hands. We are in combination in a room like we’ve at all times been.”
Lifeson additionally informed Vintage Rock Historical past, “Such a lot of other folks take into account us, and there is disappointment among our enthusiasts that it ended, and they would like extra, however you’ll’t return. We will be able to’t simply move and get any other drummer, and move out and play concert events, and make new subject material; it simply would no longer be the similar; it might simply be a cash ploy.”
