ALEX LIFESON acoustic solo & Closer to the Heart Syracuse New York State Fair Time Machine Tour 2010

[TheOberheimer]

Alex Lifeson is an guitar virtuoso..... he plays with such respect for melody... it's similar to a classically trained guitarist.... beautiful.

[MyOwnHallOfFame]

This has gone on long enough.

I've inducted them: The RUSH induction video is the 1st feature video on the "MY OWN HALL OF FAME" channel.

Rock on good people.

[superunt43]

@MyOwnHallOfFame Indeed, it has gone on long enough. Far too long actually.

[pryt86]

such an amazing guitarist

[1896danr]

he led into the "closer to the heart" intro so well....thats why he is the best

[jjeeffnneerroohardyy]

we tried to get front row but didnt realize they went on presale so early..so we ended up 5th row dead center

[ACELLOFAWARENESS]

@jjeeffnneerroohardyy - most front row tix are not acquired through presales. if you got 5th row center in a presale you did damn good!! don't expect that to happen again any time soon.

[jephstiph]

Good Ole' "coughin'" Al LIfeson ..

[steelybob1]

i was there

[MiriamSPia]

This is for all the people who became their fans when I was still a child. I'm one of the Moving Pictures picked up fans. I'm so old, I still think their stuff from the 1990s is NEW - LOL!

[TheRealQuester]

Man, how I wish I was there!

[lonewolf604]

wow man, I would have shat my pants being that close to them

[BOBBYHOWELL23]

nothin' wrong with being far left, that way you get the great privilege to "exit stage left" hahaha

[FLAGUITAR]

@dragonsGTO.....its also called a Gracie or(Gracy) stand. You can still find them. Friend of mine just bought a new one a couple of years ago.

[lonewolf604]

just epic.....makes me tear up how epic they are

[superunt43]

@lonewolf604 Indeed, our artists are growing old. Shall I offer, treasure these 3 men.

[IbeenTHUNDERSTRUCK14]

@Delgift might be because its hard for Ged to do the "WOAH-O-OH" part before the "you can be the captain..." verse. but still its a pretty nice change

[starman21121]

BECAUSE OF YOUR AWSOME QUALITY I LEARNED HOW TO PLAY THE INTRO TO CLOSER TO THE HEART

[Navarinomoon]

Happy 58TH Birthday to ALEX!!!!!!  :D

[rushnut4ever]

Great video! What are you using to video this?

[ACELLOFAWARENESS]

@rushnut4ever - Canon Powershot 210 IS. not really good sound, the bext camera out there is the Panasonic ZS7 (or the ZS5 or ZS3 older ones), awesome sound and no distortion right out of the box!! i screwed up buying the Canon :(

[rushnut4ever]

@ACELLOFAWARENESS Thanks for the reply and insight on the Canon. I'm on the brink of buying a Canon S95 primarily for the low light shooting. Any experience with this model? The 210 does take really nice HD video and the sound really is not all that bad!

[ACELLOFAWARENESS]

@rushnut4ever - DON'TDO IT!! do a search for this video: 'Rush - BU2B - Columbus, Ohio - August 29, 2010' is is by big time RUSH fan 'tst4eko' and you'll see what the Panasonic ZS series will get for you, there is NOTHING on the market that can match it except for one high end sony but they are garbage because of their bullshit exclusive file formatting that makes it incompatible and useless in the minds of most people. you watch that video (& his others and you will know what camera to buy!!

[dragonsGTO]

What is that stand thing called that holds up Alex's acoutsic guitar?

[ACELLOFAWARENESS]

@dragonsGTO - he had a company back in the 80's or 90's that made them, was called the "Omega stand' or something like that.

[fasionroadkill]

@dragonsGTO look up "m brace guitar holder"

[zzerovisibility]

Long live Alex!!

[nakedchilli]

righteous seats!

[zioband]

CREATIVITY ALIVE.......greetings from italy ciao

[NolikargAven]

WHAT A WEIRD ARRANGEMENT

[silent955]

Unless I win the lottery this is as close as I'll get to a Rush concert. It's not that Australia is too far away, it's that there aren't too many smart people down here that like these guys to fill a hall. Thanks for posting.

[IantoddusSardus]

I love, in sexually sense, Rush!

[zakatak51]

just saw them 2 days ago in louisville. AMAZING

[GuitarGreek006]

@zakatak51 : I was there too man. It was indeed AMAZING!

[ryandevison]

awesome sound for a bootleg, Great Job!

[LucasGasbarro]

who is the only one (crazy) people who don't like this? hahaha

[RHaMMer341]

Alex Lifeson looks like such a Canadian. perhaps its the plaid shirt. awesome vid. good job with the camera too.

[MrSnorreke]

@RHaMMer341 Maybe Alex Lifeson looks like such a Canadian...but he is Serb;-)))!!! One of the best guitarists EVERRRRRRRRRR!

[mayramaki]

Dude! Best acoustic guitar intro EVER! The nicest I've ever heard... But, c'mon... it's freakin' Alex Lifeson...

[Kingding6]

I'd be a multi-show travelling super fan to....if it wasn't for the wee issue of money

[DeRayW65]

YES I love this version!!!!

[ACELLOFAWARENESS]

@Delgift I hope they continue to go to South America for all of you wonderful fans!!

[alexhg78]

@ACELLOFAWARENESS Tnk u for all your vids I traveling through u on all rush concerts and almost all 2010 tour jeje I'm so far away and they only came to Brasil, Argentina & Chile and I couldn't make it. I appreciate your channel so. I'm a big fan rushgirl since ufff a lot time ago ;) (upps sorry for my English btw I'm very bad I think :S)

[ACELLOFAWARENESS]

@alexhg78 - THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I am so happy to hear your comment, and will try hard to make the best videos I can for you in 2011 at many many many RUSH concerts, but most of all hope that you are able to get to a concert yourself because the opportunities you have in South America are very very limited, and I understand that being from Venezuela it may be very difficult to go to another country to attend a concert. All of us RUSH fans in the world hope for you to see RUSH live!!!

[alexhg78]

@ACELLOFAWARENESS Tnk u for all your vids I traveling through u on all rush concerts and almost all 2010 tour jeje I'm so far away and they only came to Brasil, Argentina & Chile and I couldn't make it. I appreciate your channel so. I'm a big fan rushgirl since ufff a long time ago ;) (upps sorry for my English btw I'm very bad I think :S)

[happyface4444]

it sounds like geddy lee is getting his old voice back.

[crush21me]

Great video cell!!! Thanks!!!

[Envirotech]

Awesome quality video, can finally see his fingering for this one, been trying to figure it out for months.

[ACELLOFAWARENESS]

@Envirotech ok, now trade me your BIG AL #69 for the quicktime video file of the song!!!!

[ACELLOFAWARENESS]

AWESOME how he 'toyed' with the song at 2:06 showing everyone that he F@&%ING O-W-N-S this song baby and that's the bottom like cuz BIG AL SAID SO!!

[mommyofzuzu]

This is so sweet of you! Now I can listen to it over & over and finally learn it! Thanks,

Cell, you're great and I loved your sign ;-)

Best,

Sandy Foster

[ACELLOFAWARENESS]

I dedicate this video to SANDRA out on Long Island....an awesome & benevolent fellow RUSH multi-show travelling super-fan!!!!