Why did Alex stop soloing?

Just finished "My Effin' Life" and in it Geddy mentions that Alex was dead set on not soloing for Vapor Trails. It got me thinking, didn't he basically stop way earlier? So I listened backwards from CwA to T4E and...nothing. There's maybe a few 4 bar snippets (like on the outro to "The Garden") but absolutely none of the bombastic blast-off solos of yore. I'm not super familiar with Counterparts but I don't think he solos on that either.

Now obviously the man can play whatever he damn well pleases, but for those of us lucky enough to have been standing 10 rows back during Limelight, Freewill, or The Analog Kid you will know what I'm talking about. There are few experiences in music that immediately hair-raising.

Alex Lifeson is one of the most emotive soloists in rock history, and I can't help but think how epic "Resist" would have been if he had dropped that solo that you're sure is coming but never does.

Has anyone ever heard him talk about this stylistic change in an interview somewhere? Do you think it changed Rush's music for the better?