Although it's widely agreed that all three members of Rush are incredibly talented at their respective instruments, guitarist Alex Lifeson tends to be the most underrated of the bunch.

Born Alexander Zivojinovich on August 27, 1953 in Fernie, Canada (his parents were Yugoslavian immigrants), Lifeson grew up in Toronto, and received his first guitar as a Christmas gift when he was 13.

Soon after, Lifeson discovered rock n' roll (via the usual suspects – Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, etc.), and began jamming with local drummer John Rutsey. By the late ‘60s, bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee had signed on with the group, as the trio focused primarily on perfecting cover songs of Cream, Led Zeppelin, and the Who, among others. The group slowly built a regional following, and eventually started penning their own original songs (which were initially highly derivative of the aforementioned bands they had been long covering – especially Zeppelin).

The trio eventually signed a recording contract with Polygram, who reissued their self-titled debut in 1973 (which had previously been released independently). Rutsey left the group soonafter, and the missing piece to the group's puzzle came in the form of his replacement, Neil Peart, who besides being an exceptional drummer, was also a quite gifted lyricist.

It took a few releases for the new line-up to truly gel, but with 1976's breakthrough release, 2112, Rush had hit the road that would eventually lead them to be one of hard rock's most popular and successful acts in the whole world. During this string of classic albums, Lifeson's fine guitar chops could be sampled on a variety of standout tracks, especially “Xanadu" (1977's A Farewell to Kings), “La Villa Strangiato" (1978's Hemispheres), “Freewill" (1980's Permanent Waves), and “YYZ" (1981's Moving Pictures). Rush continued to tour the world and issue hit albums throughout the ‘80s, but Lifeson's guitar work took a backseat, due to the group's experiments with more textured, synthesizer-based sounds.

By the ‘90s, Rush's desire to return to more straight ahead, hard rock-based material had returned, as Lifeson's guitar work once more became more prominent, especially on such releases as 1993's Counterparts. During the mid ‘90s, Lifeson participated in one-off side project, Victor, a group that issued a self-titled debut in 1996, and included appearances by Primus bassist Les Claypool and I Mother Earth vocalist Edwin.

In addition to his Rush duties, Lifeson has guested on recordings by other artists, including Platinum Blonde (1985's Alien Shores), Tom Cochrane (1995's Ragged Ass Road), and 3 Doors Down (the 2001 ‘bonus CD' reissue of Better Life). Besides music, Lifeson also owns a small invention company, The Omega Concern, and is one of the owners of a Toronto restaurant, The Orbit Room and can be seen there regularly working the bar when he isnt in the studio, or in one of his air planes as flight is one of his hobbies as well.

Rush - 1974

Fly By Night - 1975

Caress of Steel - 1975

2112 - 1976

All The Worlds A Stage - 1976

Farewell To Kings - 1977

Hemispheres - 1978

Permanent Waves - 1980

Moving Pictures - 1981

Exit...Stage Left - 1981

Signals - 1982

Grace Under Pressure - 1984

Power Windows - 1985

Hold Your Fire - 1987

A Show of Hands - 1989

Presto - 1989

Roll The Bones - 1991

Counterparts - 1993

Test For Echo - 1996

Different Stages - 1998

Bout time it got done so here ya are folks

Angusyoungfan:If anyone has pictures of all the albums please send to me so I can add them into this,Thank You.

Yea my username aint in the credits but anyhow, enjoy it everyone.

thank you! Alex Lifeson is underated. great job, i really enjoyed it.

Alex Lifeson is probably one of the most underated professional guitarists out there. He's great.

Alex Lifeson is definetly an insanely talented man. He has always been a hero in my eyes. His song writing ability and conceptual masterpieces have amazed me since the first time I heard him play.

Ive been to three Rush concerts and was not only amazed by how long the Neil Peart drum solo is, but at Alex Lifeson, who has been an insparation to me since day one. Nobody gives credit to him. His guitar playing and soloing is so different from people are used to hearing. And it doesnt hurt that he has 1000 PRS's

















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He doesnt have 1000 PRS's, wherever you heard that is full of crap. Besides he uses tons of various guitars, Gibsons, Fender's, Ricks, PRS, Martin acoustics and a few other brands as well I believe.

I know, I was just kidding because most of the guitars he played at the concerst were PRS's. i guess you cant joke around with legends.

Actually he has 8 PRS guitars, 2 of each model just in case they break down and need fixing, at least one will be working.

Aside from the Gibson's and Fender's, he actually owns two guitars called Hentor Sportscasters, which are actually modified Strats with a different sticker.