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The first time I heard Rush had to be around 1980, when Moving Pictures came out. I had started playing bass about a year or two before, and Geddy Lee's playing on "YYZ" blew me away. Still does.
Since then, I've bought every single Rush album the day it came out, and all the ones before it. Hemispheres remains my favorite recording.
Someone told me Rush is music for music snobs. Funny, and probably true. To me, Geddy is one of the most important rock bassists ever.
My favorite Rush albums
Geddy Lee at a Glance
Geddy Lee OC (born Gary Lee Weinrib; July 29, 1953) is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. Lee joined Rush in September 1968 at the request of his childhood friend Alex Lifeson in order to replace frontman Jeff Jones.
An award-winning musician, Lee's style, technique, and skill on the bass guitar have proven very influential in the rock and heavy metal genres, inspiring such players as Steve Harris of Iron Maiden,Steve Ha...
Are you in the Geddy Lee Fan Club?
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- coreybrown coreybrown Sep 3, 2007 @ 11:41 pm
- Hey TestForEcho... no lenses on Neil Peart yet on SquidWho. You should make one!
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- TestForEcho TestForEcho Sep 2, 2007 @ 10:47 am
- Corey, thanks for the comment. Just threw it together last night. Nice lens on the Ged as well. Seen a Peart lens out there?
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- archetekt archetekt Aug 31, 2007 @ 9:00 am
- Nice lens! I love Fly by night and Caress of Steel. Actually all of them up to Moving Pictures.
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