In the debut episode of Shred With Shifty, Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett gets a masterclass on Rush’s “Limelight” solo from its creator, Alex Lifeson. Shiflett praises the solo as the perfect scene change—emotional, building, and shredding in all the right ways. Lifeson shares stories of early influences like Allan Holdsworth and Jeff Beck, and candidly admits to lifelong insecurities about his playing despite Rush’s dazzling technicality. He recalls using a modded Stratocaster to capture the solo’s sense of isolation and fragility in just a few takes, reflecting the theme of “living in the limelight.”
