Freewill guitar solo
Rush, 1980, from Permanent Waves. Solo by Alex Lifeson.
A lightning-fast, frantic solo over shifting time signatures, one of his most exciting.
Freewill by Rush is ranked #198 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Alex Lifeson and the song was released in 1980. It appears on 3 lists, placing as high as #20 (WatchMojo (article text)).
In our lists
- The Best Alex Lifeson Guitar Solos — #4
- The Best Rush Guitar Solos — #3
- Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1980 — #6
Sources
- WatchMojo (article text): Top 30 Greatest Guitar Solos Of All Time — #20
- Radio Beat: 88 kytarových sól na Beatu — #63
- Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos — #109
Who played the guitar solo on Freewill?
Alex Lifeson played the solo on Rush's Freewill (1980).
Where does Freewill rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#198 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 3 of them.