What I appreciate, Kev (and which also infuriates me in a good way), are the good topics that you come up with. I am not as 'hip' on all of them, but I LEARN from them. Some of your artists, due to a lack of input from my older inner circle, I have never heard of.
Nice guys, such as Mike Miles, Peter Buck, etc..........I 'initially' never heard of, but cohorts of the time pushed them on to me in a good way. Those times are over.....except for posts such as yours.
I'll be a putz as to Lifeson for one reason: the two times I saw Rush in Baltimore this decade, he wore a plaid flannel shirt. The 'C'mon, Man' line came to mind. If you are a lead guitarist in a rock band (unless it is grunge), you don't wear plaid.
On a personal note, rearrange the positions for Freddie Mercury and Geddie Lee, as with Brian May and Alex, and we're good. Thanks for the education.