Which is your fav Geddy Lee bassline? |
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: January 16 2007 at 11:03 | |
Oddly enough my favourite Rush Song is Subdivisions. In addition to the bass line I like Geddy`s keyboard work. What I also like is the fact that he came down on the vocal register a bit.
And now a bit of trivia: Lots of you guys mention YYZ. YYZ is acctually based on Morse Code for the call letters for Toronto`s Lester B Pearson International Airport. Kind of ironic naming an airport after a former Prime Minister who washed out of flying training. I knew the RFC flying instructor who failed him back during the First World War. |
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Pablo_P
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Posted: January 16 2007 at 17:15 | |
nihil novi
Cygnus X-1, YYZ, La Villa Strangiato - these are my favourites |
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jtullprog
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Posted: January 16 2007 at 18:18 | |
im going to have to say yyz(of course) and cygnus x-1
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A B Negative
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Posted: January 17 2007 at 11:19 | |
Xanadu!
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Jon89
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Posted: January 17 2007 at 15:54 | |
Subdivisions
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Mr Krinkle
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Posted: January 17 2007 at 17:22 | |
I' ll add a new one:
The Camera Eye, a fabulous bass work almost in the whole song. My favorite moment: right after the phrase "but the city is calm in this violent sea" |
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GilmourruomliG
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Posted: January 18 2007 at 00:31 | |
In the middle of YYZ, Alex decides he needs to give our ears a rest from the amazing guitar he's shredding, and Geddy Comes in with this amazingly lively and awesome bassline. So YYZ is my fav performance by Geddy.
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decypher
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Posted: January 18 2007 at 00:55 | |
Force Ten
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Cymoril2112
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 01:48 | |
What a nice guy Geddy is, giving us so many choices...
YYZ, it would have to be. |
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: May 08 2007 at 15:29 | |
Probably Marathon, then Xanadu, then Turn the Page.
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Lazarus
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Posted: May 08 2007 at 15:34 | |
La Villa Strangiato!!
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debrewguy
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Posted: May 08 2007 at 18:58 | |
Does he have his own signature Fender Precision Bass model ? If he does that's my favourite bass line
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Jim Garten
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Posted: May 09 2007 at 07:53 | |
I'd definitely third that opinion - Freewill on the 'Exit Stage Left' album shows Geddy Lee at his prime, as does YYZ on the same album - how Lifeson can concentrate on his solos when Lee is playing such blinding flowing runs is a testament to his focus. Just a pity 'Exit Stage Left' isn't such a prime testament to the recording of a live album...; we want a decent re-master! |
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Roskisdyykkari
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Posted: May 09 2007 at 13:32 | |
Of course the basslines of Xanadu, YYZ, La Villa Strangiato etc are awesome, but how about the new instrumental, MALIGNANT NARCISSISM? I love that bassline, it's so cool and complicated, and it's definitely one of the best basslines by Geddy. I also like The Big Money very much.
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And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away
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paolo.beenees
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Posted: May 09 2007 at 15:36 | |
My favourite Lee's bassline can be heard inside "The Necromancer" epic on "Caress of Steel". When the "Under the Shadow" section turns to a fast ride with one of Lifeson's most beautiful solos, Lee provides one of the most powerful bass riffs ever, with a sound I've never heard elsewhere.
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Padraic
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Posted: May 09 2007 at 20:51 | |
His runs on the bridge of "Freewill" are just ludicrous.
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Deus_Nova
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Posted: May 09 2007 at 21:31 | |
i love this bassist...
i think my favourites are:
-Marathon
-Turn The Page
-Where's My Thing?
-Cygnus X-1 Book II "Hemispheres"
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verslibre
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Posted: May 10 2007 at 00:47 | |
Definitely one of the best things he's ever recorded! If only it were at least a minute longer... |
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Jim Garten
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Posted: May 10 2007 at 07:15 | |
Good call - back in the days when Mr Lee still used that Rickenbacker for that trebly "clang" sound... |
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Dim
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Posted: May 10 2007 at 08:59 | |
Fly by night and closer to the heart, they both mimic the words before Geddy even plays them! la villa strangiato is good too.
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