Alex Lifeson (left) Neil Peart (centre) and Geddy Lee of the band Rush pose with a trophy forward of a ceremony to induct them into the Canadian Songwriters Corridor of Fame in Toronto on March 28, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Younger
TORONTO --
Former Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson has written a musical tribute to his late pal and bandmate Neil Peart.
The Toronto musician says "Western Sunsets" got here collectively after spending time with Peart on the drummer's residence in Santa Monica shortly earlier than he died of mind most cancers in January 2020.
The instrumental piece drifts alongside on an acoustic-electric guitar, lasting a quick two-and-a-half minutes.
Lifeson says he started writing the tranquil composition as he sat with Peart on his balcony and watched a golden sundown mark the tip of a day.
He hoped the monitor could be a option to honour his pal "with out being too maudlin about it."
"Western Sunsets" closes the self-titled debut of Envy of None, a brand new band that includes Lifeson. The album is about for launch April 8.
The light tribute sounds noticeably completely different than the experimental rock edge that dominates the remainder of Envy of None's 11-track album. Lifeson hopes its "serenity and quietness" will enable listeners to soak up the melodic alt-rock sound in a "extra secure listening atmosphere."
However he acknowledges that acknowledging "Western Sunsets" was written for Peart offers the music a sure weight for some listeners.
"That is an issue, you do not need it to be this tribute and all people focuses on that," he says.
"It is a stupendous music that captures a second that was tough. Each time I hear it, I bear in mind these issues. So it's extremely private to me."
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed March 15, 2022.
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