A new company called iVideosongs aims to offer virtual music lessons online, featuring video downloads of guitar pros demonstrating their playing techniques. In many cases, these are private instructors giving lessons. But in some cases, they have signed up the original artists.One of which is none other than Alex Lifeson from Rush. Yes, for $9.99, Alex will show you how to play Limelight, Spirit of Radio or Tom Sawyer in a 35-45 minute video lesson. Check out some short clips here, here and here. This is really cool, and I just might pony up some dough to get these.
Where was this service when I was wearing down tape machines rewinding these songs in the mid 80s, trying to figure them out for myself? Now, I can get a lesson from the famous guy who wrote the thing! Killer!
3 comments:
Digg it! It is almost surreal to see him playing his own tune so slowly. Funny thing is, I've watched you, Isorski, play Limelight and Tom Sawyer many more times than Alex Lifeson. So while watching the video I kept wanting to correct him: no, no, do it like Osiris damn it! Oh, right...
You'll have to do one of these videos for Bloated or Comatose...
Also dig the photo you posted of him. Reminds me of an odd mix of Teller, Andy Summers, and Alex Lifeson. Is that one of Ross Halfin's?
I think it is one of Ross Halfin's and if so, he's going to track me down and kick my ass!
If they could get Neil Peart to do the same, I'd gladly pony up the $10...
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