While Neil Peart and Geddy Lee definitely deserve all the praise they get for their playing, Alex Lifeson is criminally under-appreciated as a guitar player. This song is a popular challenge piece for drummers and bassists, but Alex has plays his ass off and delivers a killer solo that’s a lot of fun to play.
Try it out!
Oh yeah, regarding whether it’s “zee” or “zed”… I’m American. I call that letter “zee”. If you’re going to insist it’s ” zed”, then I insist you pronounce the titles to all Rush songs with a Canadian accent.