Geddy Lee

[Andy Flees]

I'm starting to become a big Rush fan. After hearing Geddy sing and play, I'm convinced that his success is no fluke. I know that Les Claypool gets together with Geddy once in awhile to practice. You hear a lot of Geddy's licks in Primus songs too. The man's got a pretty good voice too. 2112 Forever! "Geddy"

 

[JahKnow]

Geddy is the reason that I play bass. I've been a Rush fan since 1977(yes I'm old). The first time I heard 2112, I knew I had to play bass! Twenty five years later I'm still going strong. I just went and saw them in September, and it was an unreal show. Three hours long, and man did they rock. Have you heard the new CD(I almost said album)? Its pretty incredible.

 

[RAM]

Big Geddy fan o'er here!

Actually, I think you'll find TB is chock-full-o'-Geddy fans.

 

[LiquidMidnight]

Originally posted by Andy Flees
The man's got a pretty good voice too.

Thank you for saying that!!! I agree 100%. The fact of if you like Geddy's tone or not is irrelevant, the fact is, he is a techincally amazing vocalist.

 

[Dave Castelo]

Originally posted by RAM


Actually, I think you'll find TB is chock-full-o'-Geddy fans.

leaded by almighty JT

 

[Turock]

On bass, great. On vocals, yuck.

 

[peteroberts]

he was one of the first major influences for me, along with Chris Squire and John Entwistle.

 

[Molotov]

That's why they call me....call me the working man!!

Geddy Rocks!!! One of my main influences.

 

[Christopher]

He's the Little Jimmy Scott of progrock.

Good bassist, but you'd think his voice would have dropped by now.

 

[john turner]

Originally posted by Dave Castelo


leaded by almighty JT

yep. i lead the geddy army - charge!!!

 

[Captain Scarlet]

Geddy Lee was the player that got me interested in the bass initially, so he was a great inspiration and influence. Interestingly enough, I play nothing like him today.

 

[funk_engineer]

I, uh, hear he's all right.

Actually, I keep meaning to check out some of Rush's music, because I haven't heard a lot of his playing.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Originally posted by Turock
On bass, great. On vocals, yuck.

Totally. His voice makes my testicles shrink.

 

[Caeros]

Oh c'mon, the man's got a totally unique voice with a ****load of range and can still sing as well at 49 as he did at say 30 while cranking out some technically difficult rock basslines, playing keyboards AND triggering samples.

 

[Nino Valenti]

Originally posted by diff


Totally. His voice makes my testicles shrink.

Don't blame Geddy for that problem!!!

Geddy is my God. I worship @ the Temples of Syrinx.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Hey, I think he's a great player and bandleader. I just can't get past the voice or the lyrics, no matter how hard I've tried. Wish I could like it, but it just gets under my skin.

 

[beermonkey]

When I switched from guitar to bass, I was HUGELY into Rush. Geddy was my first major bass influence. I learned most of the Rush catalog when I sold all my guitar gear and starting playing the low-sounding instrument. Geddy is the man, and I rather enjoy his singing. At least the poor bastard doesn't have a speaking voice up in the stratosphere, like Jon Anderson of Yes... whose singing voice I also rather enjoy.

 

[seamus]

I'm a HUGE Rush and Geddy fan. He is definitely the man who made me want to pick up bass in the first place. He remains a constant influence and inspiration.

 

[Matt Till]

If they had a different singer, I would love Rush.

 

[P. Aaron]

What am I supposed to think of him? I have thought of him. That's about it.

The band he's in is not bad, though.