Breaking All Illusions guitar solo/La Villa Strangiato

[T-ski]

forgive me if this has been brought up, but is the solo is BAI is very similar to Rush's "La Villa Strangiato?"

[ResultsMayVary]

I don't see the resemblance.

[Priest of Syrinx]

I don't see the resemblance.

[darkshot]

I think JP's tone in this song sounded a lot like Alex Lifeson, especially around the time when James first starts singing.  I'm not sure about the solo though, maybe a slight similarity in style.

[TAC]

I agree with the OP. I thought of La Villa Strangiato right away.

[The Letter M]

https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/dream-theaters-a-dramatic-turn-of-events-full-album-preview-488940/9

"The song is extremely proggy, with a lot of keyboard breaks. As a guitarist, I had a great time on the section that's very La Villa Strangiato [by Rush]." - John Petrucci

-Marc.

[Mosh]

I noticed a similarity too. Especially the way it builds up. Also, and I'm not 100% certain on this, I think the time signature is 7/8 like the LVS solo.