you have two of the premier guitarists out there...Rik Emmett of Triumph and Alex Lifeson of Rush, how can you NOT be in awe of their talent ???

both of them are indirectly responsible for the Bryan Adams plague on the United States. Yet no apologies in this video.....

Wow, how fun for those kids! And was that Alex trying to sound like Geddy?

God I wish there was more of this!!

Two of my favorite guitarists of all time.

As someone who was actually there that day, both of these guys have killer chops. Very different styles but both absolute masters. I was in the prog rock seminar class with Rob Bulger that week at Appleby College in Oakville. The class had about 20 people in it and Rik and Alex were scheduled to visit our class on Tuesday of that week. Rik spent the morning with us doing some playing and talking about his career. Alex arrived around 2 in the afternoon and did the same. Rik stayed for the afternoon and sat in on Alex's session which was really cool. Both of them about 10 feet away. At the time Rush was 1/2 way through recording Snakes and Arrows and Alex gave us sneak peek by playing the song "Hope" of the album on his Garrison acoustic. This is a video taken later on in the evening with students from the entire program present in the audience This is a fantastic program. Also got to see Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan up close as well the two following years.

Lifeson is GOD and Rik knows it.

Would love to see Jerry Miller of Moby Grape jam with these two!!!

Definitely be an experience those kids will never forget.

Rik has the better tone and chops, Lifeson has the better songs.

Each player has his own thing. Alex is a much more experimental and "unique" guitarist, I feel, but Rik has such impressive facility with a broad spectrum of guitar styles.

Alex Lifeson and Rik Emmett jamming together to Working Man. I surprised it didn't knock the Earth of it's axis

Big Rush fan but guitar fans know how great Rik Emmett was/is. Cue up Triumph's 1983 US Festival set. Rik's finest hour imo.

uhhhhh emmit is good but what happened here? and this is why RUSH are still alive. i feel for Al here.

I agree!

Rik is my master, ''MOONCHILD''

Throw in April Wine!

I will also say Alex Lifeson performs his magic in many different time signatures than Triumph ever attempted to try...but Rik is a better singer...hands down...lol

Alex Lifeson is waaay more creative and has a huge guitar identity compared to Rik Emmett, I like both players but Lifeson is an icon all to himself and totally unique(closer to Jeff Beck), Rik is great but stuck more to the rules...and everyone knows you have to break the rules to be on top and to live forever in the rock n roll world

Seriously. The thing that matters here is that these two equaly talented guitarist donated their time to a workshop for kids.

If anyone here actually thinks that Alex Lifeson is a better guitar player than Rik Emmett, you do not know the first thing about playing guitar. I love Rush, but there is simply no comparison. Rush have a much better rythm section (drums and bass), but Rik Emmett is far and away a more versatile and accomplished guitarist - in ANY style that they choose to play (blues, jazz, clasical, rock, etc.). It's just a fact, and one I'm sure that Alex Lifeson would agree upon.

Guitar Workshop PLUS is right! Getting BOTH Lifeson and Emmett as teachers... if I were one of those kids I would NEVER forget this day!

Jæ :D

F*** Sick!

Al and Rik should do a weekly acoustic gig at a local Toronto spot... hell, maybe even over at Al's club. they cold play songs and tell funny road stories. so cool two legends take time to jam with the young musicians!

awesome to see two legends taking time out to jam with young musicians! seriously - how cool is that?

Look at the kids in the background standing in a pool of piss and blowing snot bubbles. That's how you do it kiddos!

Imagine a tour with both Triumph and Rush...that would be Canadian Rock music at its best...a 6 hour show of the 2 greatest power trios of all time.

Alex is my hero!!!!!!

@cwodragon they are just looking at each other butwhat can you expect 2 lead guitarists from 2 of the best 3 member bands are thrashing it they should jump in with some power chords?? lol

2 kids in the back look like deer in the headlights!!

Very cool video, Lifeson and Rush are the best but Rik Emmett is also excellent.

Very cool!!!