UPDATE - 11/23@1:13PM: And in other guitar list news, Rush's Closer to the Heart made Guitar World's list of the 25 Greatest Acoustic Songs In Hard Rock (thanks RushFanForever).

Rolling Stone magazine has assembled a panel of top guitarists and other experts - including Rush's Alex Lifeson - to compile a list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Not only did Alex help compile the list, he also made the list at #98. Here's what they had to say:

Even if he had never progressed beyond the brain-rattling riffing of "2112" and "Xanadu," Rush's guitarist would have left his mark on Metallica and other like-minded metalheads. But he went on to fill out Rush's power-trio sound with a seamless mix of lush arpeggios and rock crunch that sounded like at least two players at once. "The guitar just had to make a broader statement," he says. Alex Lifeson reserves his most daring playing for his solos – just try wrapping your head around the extra­terrestrial lunacy of "Freewill."

Key Tracks: "La Villa Strangiato," "The Spirit of Radio"

Topping out the list were Jimmy Page at #3, Eric Clapton at #2 and Jimi Hendrix at #1. You can check out the entire list at RollingStone.com. Thanks to Power Windows for the heads up.