Geddy Lee

[smokinbear]

Saw Rush at Red Rocks last night, and they still tear it up! Geddy has one hell of a cool rig also. Shoots steam and makes sausage. Last time i saw them was the early 90's. I think there were 7 women at the show, must be a record for a Rush concert. Still Geddy has one of the best overdriven sounds around and his right hand technique is very unique. Lots of fun, plus they played Moving Pictures in it's entireity. Bear

[gregduboc]

I'm going to see them in October!
Good to know they're rocking!
 
Greg

[bigredbass]

Absolutely the most overlooked, amazing musicians.  I just saw the Rush documentary, 'Beyond the Lighted Stage', and it's terrific.  Peart's biographical 'Ghost Rider' book, chronicling his long motorcycle journey after his personal tradgedies, is a fabulous read.  Plus, anybody who rides his BMW GS from gig to gig is way up on my heroes list.
 
It always stuns me that Ged can play bass, tap dance on his pedals, and sing against the grain, so to speak, but as always I wonder:  Why not just hire some sidemen to fill in the pad parts?
 
I liked his backline of the dryers better !   I wonder if there's a Rush chatroom where they get into heated debates as to whether he sounded better through Kenmores or Electroluxes . . .
 
J o e y

[kenbass4]

Joey,
 
With the Kenmores, he had a really clean, dry sound.
 
When he added the vending machine, his sound got fuller.
 
When he added the chicken roasters, it was a warmer, meatier sound.
 
(sorry, I just couldn't help myself)

[ajdover]

The chicken spit roasters also made his playing very, very tasty ...
 
Like Ken, I just couldn't help myself either ....

[richbass939]

LOL, Ken and Alan, that's rich.
Rich
 
The guys in my band are going to Red Rocks on Wed.  I agree about Beyond the lighted stage.  Great documentary.

[dadabass2001]

+1 on Beyond the Lighted Stage. I saw it on VH-1 Classic Sunday night and it was very enjoyable.
Mike

[hieronymous]

+2! Seen bits and pieces on VH-1, finally went out and bought it. Amazing that Geddy and Alex have been friends since junior high school! Looking forward to watching the bonus disc...
 
Been listening to Rush since junior high myself. A lot of my bass playing comes from sitting in a practice room learning Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves. I finally saw Rush during college on the Presto tour, but had bad seats - couldn't see Geddy! Made up for it in 2002 with 3rd row seats at the Shoreline in Mt. View, CA for the Vapor Trails tour! Kind of bummed that I'm missing this Time Machine tour...

[mikedm]

I've been carting this poster around for 31 years. They cancelled the show three days before - Alex smashed a finger in a car door, what a goober. The Circus Krone was an excellent location for concerts. Saw The Tubes, Van Halen, Ted Nugent, Styx and Frank Zappa in the space of two months. Those were THE days.
 
I won this bass in one of MARS' (the musician's planet, remember them?) last promotions, timed with Geddy's solo release. I have his autograph on the CD, too.
 
   
 
I've been in and out of the Rush fan wagon, but always come back. Lately I've been playing nothing but Rush in the car and in the woodshed.

[bigredbass]

The real hoot for me in the documentary was their talking about playing shcool dances when they started out:  Just to think of them playing 'Down by the River' or 'Long Tall Sally'!
 
Taylor Guitars talks about the 'bone tone' unique to each of us, having to do with the physiology of our fingers (bonier, fatter, etc.) as far as how each of us sounds on a given axe.  I've always been flabbergasted that Ged gets such a pick tone with his fingers.
 
J o e y

[rockbassist]

I have never seen them. I wanted to see them in Boston but minutes after they went on sale, there was only nose bleed section tickets available

[rockbassist]

I have never seen them. I wanted to see them in Boston but minutes after they went on sale, there was only nose bleed section tickets available