The one person from Rush who thankfully was able to make it was Alex Lifeson....You can hear his playing at the start of the guitar solos, in the Paul Rodgers verse and hes the one playing the crash chords at the end of the song. He did it all in one take. John Brough and I were producing the session that day and we were duly impressed. When Alex left the room we just stared at each other and raise our eyebrows in awe. - Jon Dee, Founder of Rock Aid Armenia, RockAidArmenia 25 years ago today, Alex Lifeson was in the studio to record his parts for the Rock-Aid Armenia: The Earthquake Album benefit album, now available on iTunes at tinyurl/possteg A benefit for the victims of the earthquake in Armenia on December 7, 1988, Smoke on the Water was newly recorded by an all-star group of performers. Also released as a single, at least five mixes of the song were original released: Album version, Mayem Mix, Mega Rock Remix, Radio Mix, Extended Mix (same as Album version). Smoke On The Water was recorded over five sessions from July 8th to September 24th, 1989. Neil Peart had agreed to take part but was unable due to scheduling conflicts. Alex was in attendance for the final session on September 24th.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:00:01 +0000
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