# Freewill guitar solo

> Alex Lifeson's guitar solo on Freewill by Rush (1980) starts at about 3:03. From the album Permanent Waves. Ranked #198 of all time across 80 lists.

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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](https://greatestsolos.com/list/alex-lifeson-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [The Best Rush Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/rush-guitar-solos/) — #3
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1980](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1980/) — #6

## Sources

- [WatchMojo (article text): Top 30 Greatest Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-30-guitar-solos-of-all-time) — #20
- [Radio Beat: 88 kytarových sól na Beatu](https://www.radiobeat.cz/cs/1/17168/88-kytarovych-sol-na-beatu/) — #63
- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #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.

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