Alex Lifeson (Photo: Jag Gundu) Jag Gundu
The poetic song about abandonment and heartbreak appeared on his 1966 debut album, “Lightfoot!,” then re-recorded as the title track for his 1967 follow-up.
“It was important for us to pay tribute to Gordon,” Lee told Variety. “Not being folk or pop artists, Alex and I were looking for one of Gordon’s songs that might better suit our style of play and we found that in ‘The Way I Feel.’ Its structure was loose and more open to interpretation than many of his more popular tunes.”
The sold-out crowd of 2,750 — most of whom, to hazard a guess, might never have seen a show by Rush despite the musically ambitious trio’s 40-year-plus run — nonetheless responded ecstatically to the unexpected addition of the national heroes, who have sold 45 million albums worldwide, as did the beaming members of Blue Rodeo. Rush’s “All the World’s a Stage” live album was recorded over three nights at Massey Hall in 1976.
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