The two guitarists became close friends over a pair of tours. Says Lifeson, "To see him lose himself in his guitar playing ...

Lifeson also weighed in on Pete Townshend's influence on his rhythm playing and writing, and the guitar talents of Michael ...

but beneath the layers of mind-boggling time signature changes and maze-like song structures, they were a blues band. And for guitarist Alex Lifeson, few blues guitarists captured his imagination ...