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Geddy Lee????? I don't get it.......

#61
Sub300Hertz said:
Are we supposed to open new threads for every artist we dislike...or should we stick to those more accomplished and well known bands/artists as a measure to call more attention for ourselves? :hmm: ?
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Apparently we should. I mean, I get being able to express whatever you want but is it really necessary? Seriously, what do you get out it? Just spending a few days on TB, you will see that Geddy is one of the most revered bassists so as far as I am concerned, the OP is just trying to stir up BS.
 
#64
Ok, this is the sort of thing I was hoping for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPAqEQ1_ctQ This is a GREAT bass line. Some of the runs are fantastic. All I was getting at was that I didn't know what all the fuss was about. I was hoping a few people would try to "Set me strait" in a constructive way. Still not a fan but My interest is sparked. I was not trying to stir the pot with this post. I had a idea that it would, but mostly wanted to ether be shown why Geddy Lee is treated as a God, or find out if I was not alone.
As far as who I do like, I love Paul Mccartney, Bootsy, Collins, and Rocco Prestia. Then that guy, Jamerson. he could play a little bit :) Those guys are believable to me.
 
#67
u hurted my feelers.....

dude bass is so easy just play all the dots.

and nobody hears you in metal bands so get long hair and do helicopters. Its really the role for a bass player in metal.

Its ok to crouch down real low, that is cool. But if the guitar is doing the same thing. it is better to just do helicopters.
 
#69
I think that Rush is OK,
my woman however, can't "appreciate" Geddy's voice.

Now Jaco............ there's something I "don't get"!!!!
I hear people gushing over one of his tunes, I check it out and
think to myself - "Is this some kind of joke?"

Good thing there are enough different types of music to keep us all entertained.
 
#71
nortonrider said:
I think that Rush is OK,
my woman however, can't "appreciate" Geddy's voice.

Now Jaco............ there's something I "don't get"!!!!
I hear people gushing over one of his tunes, I check it out and
think to myself - "Is this some kind of joke?"

Good thing there are enough different types of music to keep us all entertained.
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I could never "appreciate" his face either, but with age it seems to make more sense.
 
#74
nortonrider said:
I think that Rush is OK,
my woman however, can't "appreciate" Geddy's voice.

Now Jaco............ there's something I "don't get"!!!!
I hear people gushing over one of his tunes, I check it out and
think to myself - "Is this some kind of joke?"

Good thing there are enough different types of music to keep us all entertained.
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My wife doesnt like Rush at all and its not just Geddy's voice. But she likes romantic, simplistic, pop tunes you dont have to think too much about. Im a rabid Rush fan and cant stand most of what she likes.

Now...Jaco...I didnt think I would get into him because its not my cup of tea but I really have. You have to remember that most of what you have heard from him was from the mid to late 70s and no one was playing like that (or at least not many). These days you have a million guys and its common for that type of playing but back then, he was IT. I first hear Teen Town and was blown away. Its one of my favorite tunes to play.
 
#75
jgroh said:
My wife doesnt like Rush at all and its not just Geddy's voice. But she likes romantic, simplistic, pop tunes you dont have to think too much about. Im a rabid Rush fan and cant stand most of what she likes.

Now...Jaco...I didnt think I would get into him because its not my cup of tea but I really have. You have to remember that most of what you have heard from him was from the mid to late 70s and no one was playing like that (or at least not many). These days you have a million guys and its common for that type of playing but back then, he was IT. I first hear Teen Town and was blown away. Its one of my favorite tunes to play.
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My 3 years old girl love Rush, dancing to The Mission, 2112, Leave that thing alone.... :)
 
#76
Geroi Asfalta said:
I like rush...I honestly didn't knwo what songs were theirs until I joined TB (When I was a kid listening to the radio, I thought Geddy and Joan Jett were the same). Now they're one of the few english language bands I'll actually listen too. People give me crap for not having heard (insert recent band name here) all day at work, so if you don't like rush, you don't like rush, end of story.
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English band?
 
#77
dave64o said:
So you don't like them. No problem. But I'll bet there are a ton of people here who feel nothing but disdain for what YOU consider to be emotion filled, mature, authentic prog rock. how about some examples? :rolleyes:
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Logical fallacy: when somebody calls a band "immature prog-rock," they are probably using "prog" pejoratively; that is, they regard all prog-rock as immature. Which is silly. At least from my perspective.
 
#80
Ignoring that this is an obvious troll job...

I can certainly see someone hating Rush (those quirks that a lot of us find endearing ain't for everyone...), but to call Geddy's bass playing "sterile" is absurd. His playing and tone are pretty much the antithesis of "sterile."
 

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