Rush

Hemispheres

Alex Lifeson has often stated his affection for Steve Howe’s playing – and his eccentric clusters of notes contrasting with bluesy pentatonic patterns bears this out. The angular solos that intersperse

Cygnus X-1 Book II are another take on bringing blues ideas to a different style and well worth a listen, as is his phrasing over odd time signatures in The Trees and La Villa Strangiato.