Alex Lifeson, Kim Mitchell: BATTLESCAR live RUSH + Max Webster

It took over 35 years for Alex Lifeson & Kim Mitchell to share the stage to perform Max Webster classic, "BATTLESCAR"

Kim Mitchell: As I started making my bed every morning, life began to change…

On this Kim Mitchell Interview, Kim talks about how Max Webster came together, and why the band ultimately broke up… working with Joe Walsh “almost”... opening for Black Sabbath, why he never opened for Kiss, an emotional experience he had while watching Allan Holdsworth, hanging backstage with Eddie Van Halen… the backstory to his new record and some of the songs on it… moving through a low point in his life when he lost a parent, his marriage broke up, and he was at a musical low - and how he came back even stronger… making your bed, race cars, his guitars & amps, curiosity and more. AWESOME conversation, lots of energy and lots of laughs - a MUST!

Kim Mitchell was the lead singer & guitarist for the band Max Webster (5 LPs) before going on to a solo career where he’s released 8 solo records, including a new LP called The Big Fantasize. Kim is a multi-platinum selling artist, a Juno Award Winner (CA Grammy), and is being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support/

Kim Mitchell Interview: “As I started making my bed every morning, life began to change…”

Kim Mitchell: The Kim Mitchell Band play Max Webster tunes back in 1984

Max Webster band were great, saw them in 1978 supporting Rush on the tour of the Hemispheres... playing tracks from A Million Vacations  which went on to be a platinum album. Max Webster later they went on to become The Kim Mitchell Band... still playing some great Max Webster tunes with great guitar. I loved Beyond the Moon!



The Kim Mitchell Band - The Party / Beyond the Moon (Big Ticket, Oshawa Civic Auditorium, 1984-11-09)

Kim Mitchell - Lead Guitar and Vocals
Peter Fredette - Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals
Robert Sinclair Wilson - Bass, Keyboard, BG Vocals
Paul DeLong - Drums

The Kim Mitchell Band - The Party / Beyond the Moon (Big Ticket, Oshawa Civic Auditorium, 841109)



The Kim Mitchell Band - Go For Soda (Big Ticket, Oshawa Civic Auditorium, 1984-11-09)

Paul Gilbert, Kim Mitchell: Traffic Jam

Traffic Jam with Paul Gilbert

Dave Martone, Kim Mitchell: now that's Canuck guitar fire power right there

Dave Martone

Kim Mitchell.... aka... Max Webster... Man... Kim was the first concert I ever saw in my entire life! Grade 9 at Denis Morris High St Catherines Ontario... What a blast to hang out!!!!

Dave Martone and Kim Mitchell

Kim Mitchell: returns for some shredding!

KIM MITCHELL SHREDS HIS GUITAR

Paul Gilbert: the Kim Mitchell interview

Just reliving the good news about the massive Rush tour in the USA with my Canuck buddy Mike Blackburn... Will there be one in the UK... yes please!!! We were recall all the shows we'd been to see, Mike recalls his first time back in 1976 and me back in 1978, with the Tour of The Hemispheres! What a tour that was ( although my other buddy Brad constantly reminds me the 1977 tour Farewell to Kings was awesome). The support act was Max Webster! Kim Mitchell, what a guy, great singer and guitar player... now that's one helluva intro for the video... which is Kim Mitchell interviewing Paul Gilbert... obviously Rush was a big influence on Paul if you check out the Rush tribute band Cygnus and the Sea Monsters which features Paul and Mike Portnoy.


Kim Interviews Paul Gilbert