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10-01-2010, 08:07 AM
| | | | Vote if you think that Geddy is THE best.
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Is Geddy Lee of Rush THE greatest rock bassist of all time? I think so!! If you are like minded, put your response here Rush fans! Rock on! 
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10-01-2010, 08:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Milwaukee WI | | | There is no "best". He is good and so are others.
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10-01-2010, 08:11 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, Ontario, Canada | | | He's certainly the best bass player Rush has ever had... |
10-01-2010, 08:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chantilly, Virginia | | | There are a lot of great players and he is one of them.
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10-01-2010, 09:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ | | | Agree with the 'there is no best' comments, but I will give the guy this...
I am not even a Rush fan but have tremendous respect for those guys. There aren't too many players out there who can sing and play when the melodies and bassline don't match up. Throw in those odd time signatures while singing & playing, and he certainly ranks up there at the top.
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10-01-2010, 09:08 AM
| | | | Geddy has my vote. |
10-01-2010, 09:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Milton GA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dwm74  Agree with the 'there is no best' comments, but I will give the guy this...
I am not even a Rush fan but have tremendous respect for those guys. There aren't too many players out there who can sing and play when the melodies and bassline don't match up. Throw in those odd time signatures while singing & playing, and he certainly ranks up there at the top. | Dont forget the keyboards too.
I saw Rush for the first time wednesday night, and i was blown away by all of them. I literally started to cry.
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10-01-2010, 09:12 AM
|  | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | | Yup, definatly agree that "there is no best", but damn, Geddy is an incredible player.
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10-01-2010, 09:13 AM
| | | | Sure there is no true best of all, I meant best in Rock.
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10-01-2010, 09:14 AM
| | | | Just read the original Post.
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10-01-2010, 09:15 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO | | | To me he is. But I'm sure there are plenty of guys that are more technically profficeint than Geddy. But for all he does yes, and I'm a huge Rush fan. So naturally my opinion is skewed.
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10-01-2010, 09:20 AM
| | | | I'd say that no ROCK bassist has his ability or technical knowledge/experience. The fact that he's 60 and plays like a 25 year old that has used every hour to hone his ability speaks for itself. He is just that good. Watch Rush in person ONCE, and you get it.
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10-01-2010, 09:34 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pennsylvania | | | Hes by far my favorite bass player bar none, but there are better "technicians". Then again, I couldnt name any one of those "technique-guys" songs or watch them play for more than a few seconds so i guess that says it all. |
10-01-2010, 09:35 AM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by OPBASSMAN1994 Sure there is no true best of all, I meant best in Rock. | There is no best in rock either.
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10-01-2010, 09:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lowell/Amesbury Massachusetts | | | I judge a musicians quality by the music they make, not their technique, and in my mind geddy lee is very mediocre. |
10-01-2010, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by jsingles I judge a musicians quality by the music they make, not their technique, and in my mind geddy lee is very mediocre. | Fair enough but, who in your opinion, makes quality music? |
10-01-2010, 09:38 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | I believe that Geddy is one of the top rock bass players. He was the one who inspired me to begin playing the bass.
However, I do not remember Geddy's exact words, but he stated that he thought Jeff Berlin was one of the best bassist's in the industry. I know that Geddy and Jeff are friends and that Jeff even dedicated one of his songs to Rush (I believe it was All the Greats). Also, Geddy is an adjunct teacher at Jeff's school.
Anyway, Geddy has my vote.
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10-01-2010, 09:40 AM
| | | So many opinions, so little time.... 
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10-01-2010, 09:40 AM
| | | | I guess it's all in your taste in music.
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10-01-2010, 09:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Jackson, MS | | | I'm a huge Geddy fan and I think that his playing fits Rush's music perfectly, of course, I can't imagine it any other way.
I just try and listen to the players in the context of the music that is being made so I can't really compare one player to another.
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