Alex Lifeson was recently interviewed by New England newspaper The Eagle Tribune in the lead up to tomorrow's Clockwork Angels tour opening night show at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH. Lifeson discusses the Clockwork Angels album and tour among other things. Here's what he had to say about the tour:

... On tour, Rush is continuing to push forward and take its show to new places. For starters, Lifeson said, there's a new light show and new video over a three-hour set that includes most of "Clockwork Angels" and a number of older songs that haven't been played live in years. Then there's something completely new to a Rush tour - a string section. "'Clockwork Angels' has five or six songs with strings on them, and we thought that rather than triggering samples, why don't we think about taking strings out for a change?" Lifeson said. "We can pull out some of the older material from the past that we did string arrangements for and include that. And we sort of dove into it. It's so nice to go out and do something that's unusual and different and keeps on your toes," he said. "And hopefully you don't wreck anything for them and they don't wreck anything for you. So it's a challenge, and we're always looking for something to move us forward." ...

You can read the entire interview at this link (thanks RushFanForever).

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