Geddy Lee on FIRE! Bass Teacher REACTS to RUSH "Leave That Thing Alone" | Time Machine Live 2011
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➡️ At almost 600 votes, YOU chose "Leave That Thing Alone" for my next @rush reaction and analysis video! A few of you hinted I should do the Time Machine Live DVD version, and I'm SO glad I did (I almost did the studio version, from 1993's "Counterparts" album). Rush are notorious for elevating their live shows with extended jams and solos, and BOY did Geddy Lee's bass solo blow my head off. In this video, I discuss the beautiful contrast between Alex's lead tone and Geddy's grittier sound, how the song subtly shifts from a darker minor sound and moves to the Dorian mode (and how that single note change is SO effective), Geddy's aggressive plucking technique, his signature "flicking" technique, a breakdown of a few of his bass fills, highlights his chemistry with Neil Peart, tips on improvisation, and much more!
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17:47 Final Thoughts
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😒 I'm 59 and I 🤗 still wanna be Geddy when I grow up! 😁🥰🐰
Same!! (54, though). Lol
Same, but with 41. I Stiller have a little time
Same, but 56
The fact that we still want to be our heroes “when we grow up”
Means we’ll never grow up!
and you know what that means???
There’s still a Chance you’ll be Geddy Lee when you grow up!
I’m 61, been playing bass for over 45 years. I could live to 100 and still not be even close to Geddy! LOL
“Goes together, like peanut butter and jelly”
Perfect
It's no mystery. All three of these guys saw themselves as professional musicians rather than "rock stars". It showed in their art, their conduct and their personal lives. All three were perfectionists, always trying to get better, always refusing to compromise on less than their very best. All three had time. Neil studied with Gruber, not to get more technically proficient, but to get more feel, better pocket. He was already incredibly accurate, a human metronome, but he was trying to find a way to let the instrument breathe, come alive, rather than just be in perfect time. And, yes, it is amazing that one can be at the top of their craft and still desire to improve. Easily one of the things I have always admired the most about this band. That and their respect for the music, their fans, themselves and each other. No other band will ever achieve all of this.
As a long time Rush fan, I never thought of it that way. Alex as Peanut butter, Geddy a Jelly and Neil as the bread.
Countparts may not be the most popular Rush album, but it is an absolute gem! It actually came out exactly 30 years ago! Maybe I love it because it was my first Rush album. I still listen to it all the time and think it is one of the best sounding records of all time. Geddy's sound on that album is absolutely monstrous.
YES! I boutht this album as soon as it hit the store, went straight home, sat in the floor and listened to this entire album in one go!
It has some really good, rocking songs! Some of the basslines (Animate, Alien Shore) are just killer!
Counterparts is an amazing album! Cut to the Chase, Double Agent, Nobody's Hero....and the breakdown lyrics of Everyday Glory are some of the best lyric Neil's ever written! Add Geddy's singing, and slays me every time!
It is a gem!! One of my favorite songs on the album is “Alien Shore” That song is absolutely incredible. The bridge section is phenomenal !!!
The drum sound's awesome, too - I remember the first time I heard 'Animate' come out of my then-brand-new Technics hi-fi rig, I couldn't believe just how damn good the production was.
I got met meet Gaddy on 3 seperate occasions, and each was with more fans around, and he was just as genuine and sincere each and every time. A class act.
That is awesome to hear. Usually meeting your heroes is monumental let down, but always hearing how gracious uncle Geddy acts is wonderful.
You should hear "Malignant Narcissism". Another masterclass.
He plays a fretless bass in that one!
Geddy developed his "flamenco guitar" style as a way to play quick notes because of tendonitis in his forearm, made it hard to move his index and middle fingers fast enough. The better he got at it, the more he incorporated it into his playing. Now it is just so smooth, you cannot even hear a difference in how he is picking.
I have barely listened to Rush since my big brother died in 2015, he introduced them to me when we were teenagers and I regret every day that I never thanked him. They were the exclusive soundtrack to my life, and then they were gone too. So much loss leaves a vacuum inside that can never be filled again, but little gems like Ged’s solo at the end of this video sparkle like diamonds of sun on the water.
How beautifully written. I like and admire lots of artists and bands, but Rush get me right there every time. Closer to the heart, some would say.
“Leave that thing alone” in response to the instrumental on the preceding album Roll the Bones. Called “Where’s my thing?” And they were having trouble naming the instrumental. And Alex said we (you) better come up with a name! Or I’m going to name it “Gangster of Boats” part IV!!
That bass solo at the end is extra play, you don't hear it like that on the album. So awesome, they are all true masters and have a chemistry unmatched by any other band.
This whole record is magic just like every rush record....rest in peace Neil. Love you and miss you
I am here for more Geddy! (Hope you do like Marathon or something where he is singing hard vocals and crazy bass at the same time).
also vote for Marathon Live show of hands
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson were absolutely priceless at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute last year. Played 3 songs, with Dave Grohl, Chad Smith and Danny Carey on drums. This was my favourite part of the 6-hour show.
So glad you did this version Mark, it showcases what an absolute monster of a master bass player Geddy is. You need to check out the live version of Where's My Thing ( another 'thing" instrumental) it has the that same type of elevation in his playing. God bless and thanks for starting my morning off really well.
Second this. Where's My Thing is my personal favourite Rush instrumental.
Geddy is an absolute legend.🤘
Have to do Digital Man such a killer bass line.
true - their chemistry is bar none - no other like them and I appreciate your expertise - my kids play guitar and I am constantly sending them RUSH - they never had internet - how kids learn today - they simply jammed - practiced
I met Geddy Lee with my mother when I was very young and knew I enjoyed how Rush sounded, but now that I'm older and absolutely love bass I know Geddy had a massive part in what I love about the instrument. I sincerely wish I could meet him again and thank him for inspiring this passion in me, there are aspects of playing and listening to bass that even today I have to pause for a moment and think "well no wonder I play/enjoy this sound, that's how Geddy plays". Music is never a competition to me, but if it were, Geddy Lee would win. Greatest bassist of all time in my opinion. Thanks for covering this performance, it's phenomenal!
One of the secrets to Geddy’s tone has to do with how hard he attacks those strings. His dynamics on those strings gives it a tone that no processors or strings can get you if you aren’t going to pluck those strings like they owe you money. I’ve heard a lot of guys play every note correct, have the right strings, have a signature Geddy Jazz bass and the same Sans processor, but can’t capture his tone because they can’t beat those strings like a they slapped your mother.
That really is like 90% of it. And you can hear its effect on his tone throughout all of his equipment changes. From the P-Bass to the Rick to the Jazz Bass and even the Steinberger and the Wal which sounded thinner to me but still had that attack of him laying into it.
"Slappin da bass, mon"
you said it all! That'"s also why Roger Patterson was so great too!
Geddy's flamenco finger strum is an accessory to the way he plays through the strings. Think of it as an upstrum to his downstrum as he attacks the string. Very cool and efficient way to get a second hit on the string without having to lift and attack the string again.
So in 2010-11 on this TM tour, they brought this tune back after letting it rest for a tour or two and decided to incorporate the extended bass solo for the finish. It appears on Counterparts from 1993. Then next tour on Clockwork Angels they brought back ‘Where’s My Thing’(also a instrumental)from Roll The Bones 1991, which was ONLY played live on that one tour, and put the bass solo at the beginning of it and then it led into the song so perfectly.🤘🖖✌️🎸🥁🎹🎤Check that one out from Clockwork Angels live, it’s full title on the Blu-ray is “Where’s My Thing/Here It Is.”
Geddy is a monster on this one, and Neil with that traditional grip right in the middle of everything!! Malignant Narcissism, is another one that features Geddy!
Love this live version simply because Ged just goes off near the end! Alex has his solos in the songs, and of course Neil is a monster on the drums with his own solo during live shows, but I wish Geddy would have done just a 1 or 2 minute bass solo of his own.
I just listened to Counterparts for the first time this week, and I'm sad it took me so long. It's a fantastic album! It sounds like they were being influenced by Soundgarden at the time, which absolutely suits a band with a sick rhythm section and beautiful guitar work. Meaning, perfect with Rush.
This might be the best version of this song! Geddy is practically soloing the whole song.
I saw the actual Counterparts tour live and still consider it one of their best concerts.
Counterparts is my favorite album, the best synthesis of their early power, and their maturing sensibilities.
Also, I love Rush reaction videos, bc unlike every other band, their live performances are never lower quality than their studio tracks - and are sometimes meaningfully better.
Honestly, the Rush In Rio dvd has the best version of this song (and a lot of their songs) the sound of everything is so crisp and perfect. Geddy is a monster.
Too bad the sound quality is terrible on Rush in Rio.... absolutely horrible.
Couldn’t disagree more. I have the original dvd release and it’s incredible. Blows away anything released since in my opinion.
Working Man from this same show really shows the way Alex & Geddy can play off each other and remain so in tune with each other.
That demonstration of Geddy's attack was awesome! That's exactly how Neil plays. Loud. Very loud. I was behind him by about twenty feet one time and watched Subdiv and it was like a god was pounding the drums (then I got chased out and back to my seat). Geddy and he obviously share a viewpoint.
Read once about drummers who used the same cymbals their whole careers - and Neil going through three sets on ONE TOUR.
@@jonathanroberts8981 ikr! I still have my ride from 1987, the center hole is getting oval. All crashes are destroyed tho.
Dang, I love Rush. There’s lots of videos out there on his tone though and how he achieves it, especially with his jazz bass he uses. He has his YYZ pedals too that gets his exact tone you can dial in he endorses. His technique is showy but effective after all his years of Playing
Had the pleasure of seeing Rush over 10 times thanks to my mom ❤ Time Machine tour is my all-time favorite. So so proud the fans voted for this song "Leave That Thing Alone" an epic example of what they do together
Very cool! Got to take my son to R40 and it really meant everything to pass on the torch in a way. I’m sure your mom and you had a great bond. Thanks for sharing.
Another you would like is Where's my thing? from the 1991 Roll The Bones album. I reommend the live version from their Clockwork Angels tour for their last studio album, Neil does a short solo in the middle then they all finish the tune. That version is called Where s My Thing?/ Here It Is!. Of course their first instrumental from Hemispheres in 1978, La Villa Strangiato - there's actually a lyric video for it since it's a 12 part tune.
"You can HEAR that they are friends...you really can"
Yep....😊
Geddy's "flicking" technique is pretty similar to flamenco style on classical guitar. It's not terribly common on bass, but there are definitely some players who have brought that to the instrument.
I read that Geddy had an accident as a kid where he cut the end of his finger. As it healed the finger toughened up, especially at the finger nail. It has allowed him to play with that gritty sound.
The pedals Ged and Alex play are Taurus pedals.
The outro Ged solo's is a framework and varies a bit show to show.
Best rock bassist ever. Lots of great ones throughout the years but Geddy (and the entire band) were all focused on being great musicians ahead of image, explosions and over the top live stage props.
Rush was one of those bands like Led Zeppelin Queen Yes, Judas Priest, UFO, The Scorpions, Pink Floyd, Kansas, The Who, Van Halen that's when you knew you're witnessing greatness, Rush was that way, they always were just one of the greatest live bands to ever exist. If a person only liked one Rush song before the concert, seeing them live is going to make want to buy their entire back catalog, Yeah they were that good. When you saw a live band like Rush, it's sticks with You for the rest of Your life. I saw them first in 1986 in Sacramento Cal Expo Amphitheater.
Here the Tours I saw
Power Windows tour 86'
Presto tour Twice 90' Sacramento at Cal Expo & The Original Arco Arena
Counterparts tour 93 (New) but no longer Existing Arco Arena
Test for Echo tour 96' same venue
Vapor Trails tour 02' Sleep Train Amphitheater Chico Ca
R40 tour 15' Moda Center Portland OR
I'm glad I never regretted seeing this band live, when they came to town, it was showtime Thank You to Alex, Neil, Geddy "Canadian Devastation"
RushFanForLife God Rest The Professor & all the fun You gave Us through the years🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶🎵😎
One of my favorite Rush tunes!
I live in Toronto and was even at Lee's house as a kid. But it was only this passionate review that turned me into a fan. Thanks for the great video. I am about t get my first bass so this is really helpful to hear what is happening.
Where's My Thing is probably the epitome of instrumental Rush.
What a great musician this bass player is. Looking forward to more videos.
This album is full of bass lines you can munch on.
With great bands likes Rush; the best performances are always the live performances.
He is an totally master - it's "sick" how amazing he is ❤ Love him and he looks so cool when he play 💕
Ayooo. More Rush love! You already know how much this band means to me. Every time we have met that’s where our conversations have gone!
Geddy é incrivel!
I belive they are Moog Taurus pedals, he has played them since they were introduced in 1975. Another great short (just over 2 min) instrumental is malignant narcissism from the 2007 Snakes and Arrows album, on that tour it was the intro to a drum solo,
I saw Rush live for the first time on 27 March 1976. They were an opening act for Styx. Almost three months later to the day in June 1976 they played the exact same set in front of their hometown fans as the headline act Toronto's Massey Hall. You can hear that set, including the encore, on the album "All The World's A Stage".
By the end of "Bastille Day" they were my favorite band. They remain so to this day. I made it a point to get to at least one show on every tour thereafter. When I found a girlfriend that wanted to go to a Rush show with me, I married her 💯. We took our kids to their first Rush shows. As it happened to work out, the Test For Echo, Vapor Trails and the Time Machine tours all made stops at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington. Yep there is an actual place in Washington state called George.
Much to our eldest daughter's chagrin her mum and I went to the R30 show on our own. It was like hearing the soundtrack to our life and times.
Geddy has been my fav bas player for decades no. I just love his lines & riffs.
Omg lol I absolutely love watching bass players react to this. I've been watching this rush video for over 10 years. When you said oh my God what a monster I almost shit my pants laughing.
A few more RUSH instrumentals bc for you to check out are:
Where’s My Thing live on the Clockwork Angels tour
The Main Monkey Business and Malignant Narcissism from Snakes and Arrows live.
Great reaction.
RUSH fanatic for 45 years!!
MORE GEDDY MORE RUSH.
Counterparts has some killer basslines!
Saw rush for grace under pressure had such a great time !!!! Great inspirational band !!
I dated a girl that worked at an exclusive golf course once and managed to caddy for a guy that was in a 3some with Alex, got his autograph on a golf card
The best is during sarsstock Getty had washing machines as stacks 😄😄
I find if I do a half a bend if it doesn't sound good I bend a full and generally that will sound good so now u have a full step anchor point u can bend and use vibratto out of it and 3 spots on the neck that goes along with the anchor point b it all starts with a half a bend !!!
Leave that thing alone is on Counterparts. I love this album, it was recorded with Kevin Shirley, or however you spell his name
Geddy is why I started playing bass when I was 12 years old and why I still love thumping. He has so much style and skill. Then to sing and play keyboard with his feet all at the same time. He still just blows my mind. I really hope that he and Alex find a handful of guest drummers to take back out on the road while they're still able. (Alex has some arthritis) Neil inspired almost every great drummer working today. I'm sure they wouldn't have to search too hard to find a few to come jam with them. Nobody could replace Neil. That's why I would imagine it more fitting to find a few.
he digs those strings so hard that it almost sounds like pops
I am not a musician, just someone who appreciates the work of Rush and everything that they have generated. That said, I would recommend listening to Headlong Flight, Driven, and One Little Victory are great songs from there later material. Some of their best songs.
Great point about Alex's tone. All bands with "lead" bass must have a compliant guitarist. Alex has the strongest "artist" persona in Rush, with Geddy being the "leader" and Neil as the "idealist".
If Rush never existed, Alex could have been a celebrity chef on TV, Neil would have been a good trucker, and Geddy for Mayor.
Man I'm glad you did this. I've never heard this song before. I had the same reaction as you... "F@#!". Loved it. Definently ending up on repeat for a bit.
My friend thanks for geeking out on Rush, I’m 58 and would geek out on Rush any opportunity I get. LTTA live is one of my favourite Rush videos, Alex in Analog Kid live also very special
ha,ha,ha !!! what a monster,,,,,,,love it, ,,, bass master is the word,,,🤘🤘🤘
13:35 That lick is just something else. Feels like some really fast triplets or something. Dayum.
On this Time Machine tour they had major attention to detail, stuff that few people without binoculars would ever see. Every boom cymbals stand on Neil’s drum Kit has some sort of steam punk looking gauge on the round part of the boom.
Alex has a crowd of Barbie dolls behind his pedal board, all holding up signs for Alex, like groupies. I only know about them because I watched a video where his guitar tech was interviewed and he pointed them out and said that it was part of his job, on top of all of the guitar gear he has to have ready for the show. He has to set them all up in a particular way that Alex wants his groupies set up.
There are tons of tiny details most of us never see. I only know about the boom stand steam punk gauges because of the video about Neil’s tech where he pointed out all of the details. Anyone who went to the Time Machine tour also know that all of Neil’s symbols have an image of gear teeth, so the overhead camera shot makes it look like his cymbals are a bunch of gears from above. They show these overhead views on the large screen behind them. At that time, they had the largest flat screen that was portable. At least that’s what his tech said.
Neil’s toms are also inlayed with emblems from every studio album they ever made, his drum set had tons of details all over it for this tour.
I love how you describe Geddy’s playing as Authoritative. The reason he plays like that is because he knows every note in the song and knows what notes are coming next. That’s the only way you can play like that, if you know every note.
Here’s something you might enjoy as well. Neil plays with the same authority. Here’s a perfect example. Watch him towards the end of the song. The way he hits his cymbals and toms with such force…again you can only do that if you know what you are supposed to play next. Everything is clean and in time, even at the end of the song when he is throwing down his double kicks. Just so clean and no misses. He never ever rushes into rolls or getting to a cymbal. They are just amazing.
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I dont know a thing about music theology, how to play an instrument or read a note, but I know what I like to listen to. Love it when musicians stand in awe of each other. Makes you appreciate all that You love.
Nice, thanks for stopping by and watching!! Appreciate you 🙏🏼
Great song, very funky. Coun terparts is one of my favourite Rush albums. ❤
Cheers
Christ...2011, that hurts man, seems like yesterday...
I am so happy you saw this because this is one of his best bass solos and I've loved it for years. 😂 And watching your face melted off was just priceless😂🤣 if you have not seen it yet please check out driven, but you have to watch it live
Omg. That was soo good! I had a huge smile watching Geddy work that bass. Awesome!
Good God Geddy goes off. RUSH fan 4 life and beyond...
4:52 You didn't even comment on the chef on stage. 😂
Thanx for all you're Reactions from Steve Harris to Geddy Lee
Damn someone finally did this one - one of my faves from Rush!
On your Freewill video note his thumb placement. While I have been learning to become a bassist the past 12 years I've been playing guitar for about 40 now. And one of the keys is adapting to the instrument. The older Geddy models had VERY thin necks while the one he is playing here is definitely thicker. Note how his thumb is resting but not being over in almost a Jimi Hendrix style where you could play root notes. On guitar playing for long hours at time moving from a thumb over on chords to a thumb on the back of the neck for some leads is just something you develop over time if you play a quite a bit. To me Geddy adapts to whatever he is playing and when. In the early 80s he used a Wal bass on some songs, pretty sure on The Big Money and those had really wide and thick necks. While I never saw him play one of those live I can only imagine the didn't use a thumb over much with them. Very nice videos BTW, definitely enjoying your content!
Amazing!
I love this because how you react to music is what’s going on in my brain too, but you articulate it so well. Thank you for all your great content.
I call this performance "Geddy beats on his bass like it owes him money". I have heard multiple versions of this song through the years, from the studio version through official live versions and bootlegs, and Geddy just hits it on the screws. The solo was always improvised, and was a little different every time I heard it, but this one seemed to me was Geddy saying "I think I don't ever have to play this song ever again, because it will not get any better."
Geddy is the Bassmaster.
That finger sweep is almost a flamenco sweep.
My, ultimate Maestro!!! the best... and correct...you are right... is AUTHORITY....on the bass
Man, I miss these guys. Used to see them whenever they came through (even drove a couple of states). I've got serious withdrawals....and it really stinks it'll never happen for me again. Shit.
I've loved this track since day 1 and so glad that someone has reacted to it. I'm now subscribed to your channel
Great react, so fun and cool to watch. Rush is such a classy and melodic band within their rock style, it's very nice to see a react that links to that. Hello from Brazil.
Absolutely LOVE your videos...especially were Rush is involved! Counterparts was the album this track came from, and it was my first Rush album proper (I had the Chronicles compilation 2CD set as my first intro to Rush - and what a great intro it was).
This song IMMEDIATELY stuck out as something special! I've always been drawn to the rhythm section of bands, and here is one of the best tandems in rock history! The entire group's sense of dynamics is what has amazed me for over 30 years. Their instrumentals have such a way of showcasing each member's talents, be it YYZ, La Villa, this one...such perfection is musicianship! Thanks for this. Cheers!
Rush are one of those few bands that sounds better live than in the studio because that is how competent and creative they are. They are the opposite of so many artists that barely can play live their studio stuff because they needed hundreds of takes and gimmicks...
I have watched so many reaction videos pertaining to one of my favourite bands, and everyone mentions the bass-master, Geddy, of course. But you took it to a level that he and his mastery deserve. Thank you!
Highly recommend Counterparts and also Test For Echo albums, if your not familiar with that era.
You should take a look at Closer to the heart 1998 different stages. Really good bass work.
Legends of RUSH!!!!
On the record, it ended with some scattered phrasings and scales. The end solo was usually improvised when played live.
In the 1990's/early 2000's it would lead into Neil's drum solo. Sometimes Geddy would play more floating or spaced lines with little scat-like pops, slides and runs like a blues scale. Saw him describe his style as flamenco-picking. He learnt it in the mid to late 90's about the same time as Neil started jazz playing.
Great jam song. As a guitar player it helped teach me simple phrasings and even a bit of chord strumming technique when I started playing guitar in 2011, but man I was always wishing to be Geddy on the track.
My favorite Geddy moments on record, is the bass/drum interplay during the brakes in "Show Me Don't Tell Me" from Presto.
This song is much more reminiscent of past albums. Never thought it belonged on Counterparts.
Counterpart was released 10/19, 1993 30 yrs ago
As for Geddy's flicking technique, I saw an interview where he said he does it so his nails rake across the string he is playing to give a sound element more akin to him playing with a pick than straight fingers.
Geddy just released a book called my effin life and he's going out on a book tour and selling tickets, currently trying to convince my husband that we need to go to it 😊 apparently he's going to discuss the book and a lot of stories about the past and I think you would really appreciate it
Iirc this is album Geddy started strumming on. And it was Claypool that inspired him to learn and use it.
Wow! What a great academic critique of my favorite band!
Certainly one of the best Rush albums