Between Geddy and Gord Downey Canada has left an impressive mark for front men to live up to. Both talented musicians but also great guys. I wish more musicians were like these guys.
He's so awesome. I remember growing up a Toronto Blue Jays fan and seeing footage of him at the games. Anytime they interviewed him he was always so so genuine and interesting. Used to get mocked for liking Rush. Now the world has caught on to how great they are.
He got a helluva nice pad on the traffic circle in Rosedale, too. It'a actually an historical landmark! But if it hadn't been for Neil Peart's lyrics, heh heh heh, HE'D PROBABLY BE A HARDWARE STORE CLERK!! UH HUH!!!
If you judge a band by virtuosity, their sound quality, the live shows or individual character... the boys from Rush have all that nailed like no other band has or ever will. I salute you.
Yeah, they've got the 4 most important band qualities nailed down........Which explains why it took so long for the elitist douchers at the R&R Hall of fame to even notice them. Its also why they shouldn't have been inducted in the first place, because they deserve better than to be lumped together with cheesy fad-bands like Bon Jovi and Green Day.
The more I learn about Geddy Lee, the more I love not only the musician he is, but the individual he is. I miss you Rush! After seeing you 13 times in concert, still didn’t have enough! One more tour please!!!
Geddy Lee is always such a class act in interviews. Thoughtful and humble. When I listened to Rush as a teenager I always imagined a him to be a prima donna. Great musician!
Geddy as well as Neil and Alex are just real guys like all the rest of us. They are humble and respectful of their fans ...and each other. Let us not forget how much time they spend with each other. More than with their families. I am thankful that these 3 guys met up and hit it off 45 years ago!
I still am in awe after seeing them last week live for the first time. What I wouldn't give for a few minutes to talk to Geddy Lee. This guy's one of my biggest bass heroes.
Having heard Geddy here from the first question on is one of the best reasons I like him so much. HE is a riot and such a regular guy. Seems so nice. If I could ever meet Geddy or at the least have him read my impression of him, I would hope he could be blessed to hear I sure do thank him for the Music, and moreso the man he is. Geddy, has truly enriched the world both with making people happy and with his benevolence.
It's not fair....for one man to be so talented and so charming, clever, and funny. And I think all three of them were. How fortunate we are that they met and made music. RIP Neil
I have been traveling internationally for years and burning out small appliances. Never thought of stealing those converters from the hotels. Thanks Geddy! ;-)
one of my favorite interviews.. As an Animal rights person and someone who loves dogs him saving his dogs first really brought a smile to my face.. I would save mine too..
I love Rush and they are my favorite band. But when he answered "my dogs". I didn't think I could admire him more and then he goes and does this! Dogs are the greatest animal to ever walk this planet and how they became our best friends is incredible. Rush and dogs, you can't lose with either of them.
Gary, I mean Geddy you're incredible. Been listening to yall since I was in 7th grade, 46 now, keep getting better and better! thanks for all of your music! Rush is just a huge cut above the rest in music, attitude, talent and disposition!
I'm so happy that I can say that I saw RUSH live at the Honda Center on their Clockworks Angels tour, incredible musicians, just witnessing Neil throw that drumstick at least over 7ft over his head then catching it without missing a beat, RUSH is just amazing and def one of my favorites. hope they tour again.
I love RUSH, but I think after Neil auditioned Geddy and Alex realized they'd have to up their game to virtuoso level. Such an amazing band and you're right. The odds of three virtuosos meeting and sharing the same vision are ridiculously off the charts.
Great sense of humor by Geddy. Good questions for the most part. I was expecting his most regrettable Rush song to be "I think I'm going bald" on Caress of Steel. That one is difficult to get through.
For years, members of Rush have named Genesis as an influence on their early stuff. And who can blame them? Genesis from 1970-1977 made some of the best shit ever.
@@mrgrey361 You can hear the influence of Genesis in Fountain of Lamneth, in the first section 'In the Valley'' Rhythmically it's very like Watcher of the Skies.
Old Genesis is killer. The Peter Gabriel stuff kicks the crap out of Collins. And Collins is good don't get me wrong. More people should know those classics like carpet crawlers and lamb lies down on Broadway.
Don't know why some are putting down "I Think I Am Going Bald". The song rocks, is humorous (considering their age back then), also symbolic of the whole hippy " freak flag" lifestyle. Crank it up! It rocks!
lol rush (featuring simon le bon and some guy in a raccoon hat) 😄 how can you not LOVE geddy ?!? .... two words if you don't love him : TAKE OFF !! miss you professor .... you were the best !
It is so good to be an avid fan of Rush, it is hard to comprehend that Geddy would think negatively of anything they've done. I find myself playing Tai Shan almost anytime I visit that album - so even if he does not like it, it is excellent.
I'm beginning to believe that if you want a long, healthy marriage and a wonderful family life, you'd have to move to Canada cause these men sure were raised right. All still married. I think they learned this respect for their spouses from the family who raised them. The term, "you were raised right" certainly applies to all three. Geddy is a gem as well as his best friends. No drugs or alcohol for them. They're not wearing faces that belies drug abuse and that is rare in a rock band. Look at the stones who all look twenty years older than they are and you'll see the ravages of abuse. For what I see, I can't find even a hint of anything suspicious and that's because they were raised right.
Marilyn Catalano I agree they seem to have maintained pretty level headed lives, but they most certainly have done some drugs, there’s interviews about them talking about doing hash back in the day and ‘Passage To Bangkok’ is a drug reference song. Also, Geddy is a wine aficionado. He collects wine (Alcohol is a drug, for the record). Additionally, you can be “raised right” and still end up with substance abuse problems. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem like any of them had any major struggles with abusing substances, but to imply it’s just a matter of being raised correctly, is sheer ignorance. Viewing it as a moral issue, rather than a disorder of the brain is outdated and incorrect.
@@karenhansen2440 first of all, I can and did say what I want. I don't need a tutorial on abuse, alchohl or drugs. I do NOT believe hash is a drug in the worst case scenario. They drank a little but so do most young people. Their record speaks for itself and they didn't do Crystal meth or heroin I believe. Just hash (recreationally). They all looked very healthy so I don't believe anyone had a drug problem. Unless your an addition counselor who likes to cram down our throats that a drug, is a drug, is a drug. Speaking about something I have been doing as a teenager then I fell in love with heroin and that drug brought me to my knees for twenty years and I lost my great career. My face doesn't scream drug abuse and I'm not a typical addict as I went to work everyday for years until the gorilla on my back had me get into treatment and I did but it took three times to get clean but when I came home, family thought I was golden for getting sober. These guys faces looked very healthy. Like I said and meant, just saying they may have smoke weed, well that's great. There is no strong indication of a horrible abuse of minor experimentation. They were a very respected group of men that was Jimmy Page heroin addict .my favorite band led Zeppelin play high like I saw three times and page and Jimmy was wasted that he could lift his nesdll
Marilyn Catalano of course you can say whatever you want. I have the same right. I simply disagree with your opinion that being “raised right” is the primary reason people don’t have addiction issues, but I’m not getting into a heated debate with you over it. Best of luck to you.
Such Is Life Actually, I think they did. At least from their eyes and body language it seemed to me that there was a recognizing glance. Rush has always been the under dogs of rock & roll and I love them for that.
Its interesting that Geddy mentions the "bad hair" as something he wishes he never did. Every time I watch the video for "Time Stand Still" - a great song & still a cool video, I wonder what he was thinking with the hair. 😂👍. But, I'm not judging. I went with a mullet for several years myself, back then. Hard to believe that he finds any of Rush's music undesirable. I've seen them 'live' several times, & I've been calling Rush - Canada's only, true "super-band" for years. Just watch 'Rush in Rio'. They could fill a stadium - anywhere - in the world. P.S. Neil Peart's not dead, he just left the stage. Exit... Stage Left. Profess in peace, Master Neil.
What I like about Geddy is that he is down to earth for someone with such great talent. I remember hearing him once talk about how he had to relearn some of his older songs to go on tour. He said "How the hell did I play that?! I had to watch videos of myself to figure out what the hell I was doing".
Gonna put in my vote for The Friends of Tai Shan as well. It's not The Spirit of Radio or Limelight, but it's a decent tune on a seriously underrated album. Hold Your FIre doesn't get much play in my house these days, but it was the album that got me listening to Rush again after a self-enforced sabbatical from all pop music in the early 80s (personal reasons).
I also enjoy putting on HYF form time to time, and Signals....just such a departure from the hard core 70s and early 80's. Like a different band almost.
It's one of their best produced albums and it's Geddy's best vocal effort. Absolutely stunning. Peter Collins is a monster producer. Love Hold Your Fire.
Once a huge fan, I haven't liked Rush all that much since the early 80's, but it's WHO they are that keeps me interested. I think they are genuine guys, and genuine friends of one another. Almost bizarre. I'm happy to see them getting deserved recognition, finally.
What is lost is the art of going into the studio and playing live to tape (with some double tracking). And doing it all without autotune or ProTools. A lot of bands, back in the day, also used session musicians on their recordings, sometimes uncredited. What amazes me is when a band plays like every member could be a 1st call session player. Many bands play just well enough to get by, but Rush, much like The Police, have to work super hard to fill out that sound as a trio. That puts them on par with the greats. I'm not the kind of person who declares one band or guitarist is, "the best ever" because style is subjective, but they are certainly masters of their craft.
Geddy Lee is a fantastic ambassador for Canadians.
Rush is the official ambassador of good music for Canada.
Between Geddy and Gord Downey Canada has left an impressive mark for front men to live up to. Both talented musicians but also great guys. I wish more musicians were like these guys.
@Fred Jaminson Sundin shoots, HE SCORES!!!
❤️🇨🇦❤️
He is a fantastic ambassador for man.
Geddy is just so humble. How can you not love the guy?
For years they were cast as uncool: too serious, stable home lives, no tabloid crap. This here is cool- gracious, unassuming, genuine.
"cast in this unlikely role, ill-equip to act, with insufficient tact, one must put up barriers to keep oneself intact."
gracious, unassuming, genuine... and they were never anything but.
Class people, class musicians, class band.
@@9EricCN3 Have never felt any shame in being a fan of their music. Cheers!
Well I love them but they are cast as uncool because they play nerd music
They have respect for the music so they didn't do drugs or drink heavily while performing, so many bands had no respect for thier music or fans
Good to see Geddy just being a regular guy, he is truly a well grounded gentleman who just happens to be a musical genius. M
He's so awesome. I remember growing up a Toronto Blue Jays fan and seeing footage of him at the games. Anytime they interviewed him he was always so so genuine and interesting. Used to get mocked for liking Rush. Now the world has caught on to how great they are.
@@tobyfunk6858 here as a BlueJays fan as well, I loved searching for Geddy at the games! It was always cool seeing a familiar face.
He got a helluva nice pad on the traffic circle in Rosedale, too. It'a actually an historical landmark! But if it hadn't been for Neil Peart's lyrics, heh heh heh, HE'D PROBABLY BE A HARDWARE STORE CLERK!! UH HUH!!!
A man who gets it: "I love things. I love collecting things. But they don't mean that much to me. in the end, I'd let 'em burn."
Rush...three of the nicest,down to earth guys in music,great fun,still great mates.
agree
down to 2 god-like men now 😞 miss you professor .... you were the best !
MM...tragically sad but that's the reality. So, so gutted about Neil's passing. 🙏😥
If you judge a band by virtuosity, their sound quality, the live shows or individual character... the boys from Rush have all that nailed like no other band has or ever will. I salute you.
I agree
Bang on brother!
on the money man!!!!
Yeah, they've got the 4 most important band qualities nailed down........Which explains why it took so long for the elitist douchers at the R&R Hall of fame to even notice them. Its also why they shouldn't have been inducted in the first place, because they deserve better than to be lumped together with cheesy fad-bands like Bon Jovi and Green Day.
If you saw their induction, then you know what Neil had to say about that.
Geddy looks much cooler in his old age than in his younger days.
He has aged really gracefully. He's that one guy who looks better for a little extra weight.
I dknt know... the wicked witch look he had going on around 1981 was pretty badass. Definitely my favorite Geddy Lee era
@@jackmomma7481 Oh my god yes
@@jackmomma7481 🤣
I think he's always been a cool down to earth guy who you can approach and ask for an autograph
The more I learn about Geddy Lee, the more I love not only the musician he is, but the individual he is.
I miss you Rush! After seeing you 13 times in concert, still didn’t have enough! One more tour please!!!
And in the back of Pete's mind he was thinking, "oh my gosh, I'm meeting Geddy Lee"
No, he was thinking Alex has a nice ass.
Geddy is so humble and sweet, I love him 💕
Geddy is a great guy, he can represent my country anytime!
Geddy Lee is always such a class act in interviews. Thoughtful and humble. When I listened to Rush as a teenager I always imagined a him to be a prima donna. Great musician!
Geddy as well as Neil and Alex are just real guys like all the rest of us. They are humble and respectful of their fans ...and each other. Let us not forget how much time they spend with each other. More than with their families. I am thankful that these 3 guys met up and hit it off 45 years ago!
His personality makes me appreciate rush even more
for those who doesn't knows or dosn't remember, this is the best rock bass player of all time. Period.
not period you for got the keyboards singing and using his nose to move the mic! =D
i dunno.. I love Rush, but Cliff Burton gives him a run for my money
Entwistle is top of the heap for me...Geddy's too, if memory serves.
idk what ever... I still love rush!
ギャビン I like the flea comment that was funny but how did you not include JPJ in your comment
I still am in awe after seeing them last week live for the first time. What I wouldn't give for a few minutes to talk to Geddy Lee. This guy's one of my biggest bass heroes.
"I NEVER sing in the shower. I'm VERY busy in the shower." ROFLMAO! I'm DYING ovah hea!!!
Geddy is so great because he's so humble and real.
Having heard Geddy here from the first question on is one of the best reasons I like him so much. HE is a riot and such a regular guy. Seems so nice. If I could ever meet Geddy or at the least have him read my impression of him, I would hope he could be blessed to hear I sure do thank him for the Music, and moreso the man he is. Geddy, has truly enriched the world both with making people happy and with his benevolence.
You can never tire of Rush,
BEST BAND EVER❤️👍🇬🇧
It's not fair....for one man to be so talented and so charming, clever, and funny. And I think all three of them were. How fortunate we are that they met and made music.
RIP Neil
How can you not love this band? After MASSIVE success they are still humble and real....
I have been traveling internationally for years and burning out small appliances. Never thought of stealing those converters from the hotels. Thanks Geddy! ;-)
Canadian ingenuity......oh..gonna need this thing in Paris too.......
"I stood at the top of the mountain, and China sang to me"....I LOVED Tai Shan!! Still love that song!
Yeah, I mean, it's a little way from their regular sound but I don't see how it could be considered bad.
Pete Townshend should have been honoured to meet Geddy.
silly
Uh...no
Perhaps they should have been honored to meet each other?
Perhaps. But the man who wrote Quadrophenia, or rather, channeled that music into the world from wherever it came, deserves respect regardless.
@@pCeLobster Well, that goes without saying....
Hands down my favorite musician. Such a good guy.
one of my favorite interviews.. As an Animal rights person and someone who loves dogs him saving his dogs first really brought a smile to my face.. I would save mine too..
I love Rush and they are my favorite band. But when he answered "my dogs". I didn't think I could admire him more and then he goes and does this! Dogs are the greatest animal to ever walk this planet and how they became our best friends is incredible. Rush and dogs, you can't lose with either of them.
"My dogs,...then maybe the family." I love a man with priorities.
Gary, I mean Geddy you're incredible. Been listening to yall since I was in 7th grade, 46 now, keep getting better and better! thanks for all of your music! Rush is just a huge cut above the rest in music, attitude, talent and disposition!
As a 13 year old seeing Rush 2112 as my first live concert, I thought the "Kimono's were awesome!!
Geddy is an icon, so underrated
Such an infectious laugh. Love it...
Gotta love Geddy and his sense of humour
Gosh he's so breathtaking 💕💕
This remembers me why I love Geddy so much :) ♥
Rachel Baril its reminds me why i love Geddy, you are stupid, but your picture is good. how long did it take you to search that up on google images?
Frodo Bolbo As Rush once said, "Quick to judge. Quick to anger.
Slow to understand".
WTF is going on here ?
Rachel Baril dont worry about it, im a simple internet troll who happens to love rush :)
Rachel Baril hello??????? who are you????????
I always had the feeling that Rush(as in its members) is(are) one of the most "down to earth" rock bands ever.
Geddy Lee/Rush are geniuses. Period. :)
Hisusic still rocks my stereo😎 My neighbors liked his music so much last night they threw a boot thru my window so they could hear it better.
I'm so happy that I can say that I saw RUSH live at the Honda Center on their Clockworks Angels tour, incredible musicians, just witnessing Neil throw that drumstick at least over 7ft over his head then catching it without missing a beat, RUSH is just amazing and def one of my favorites. hope they tour again.
Did u see R40?
John Petito Na I wish I did, Clockwork Angels was the first concert I saw, wanna see them again.
Anthony Reynoso just saw them last night in Irvine CA. Absolutely perfect show!
Robert Pierce There show is worth every penny, love them.
i saw their moving pictures tour in seattle... my favorite band before and after that concert
I think the irish wood elf was a fitting look for 1984, since everyone else looked that way too. it made me hurl too.
that 80's hair... still dead sexy, 'tho
he's such a normal guy is crazy. he's that guy you would want to run into at the bar and buy him a drink.
For the Mathematicians out there, what are the odds of three exceptional musicians with the same vision colliding in Canada in the 70's?....
I love RUSH, but I think after Neil auditioned Geddy and Alex realized they'd have to up their game to virtuoso level. Such an amazing band and you're right. The odds of three virtuosos meeting and sharing the same vision are ridiculously off the charts.
@peggy… Well done.
I like him even more now,when i know he's Genesis fan :D
ha me also i was waiting for him to slag them off but yep he has great taste..seriously i have heard him before and he is a humble guy
roy ashman He was always one of my favourite singers :) His voice is great,he could sing anything.
and pete townsend ! coollest musician ever--- the original !!! love geddy
I like all Genesis records,but i grew up listening to Phil Collins music,so i prefer Phil,but Peter is amazing! :)
loved it, what a nice guy.
what a GREAT sense of humour! Looks like Sean Penns Dad I think!!
looks like my dad did lol
Poor Lou Reed lol Hearing Geddy quote 'Watcher of the Skies' was so cool to hear cause I knew he was a fan of Yes but never knew about Genesis :)
I am jealous he got to see Genesis with Gabriel. I was only 9 when he left the band.
Wow, love Rush. Seen them 3 times back in the '80s. Also love Genesis. Never knew they opened for Lou Reed.
James Murray yeah Rush and Genesis are my favourite prog groups Yes and PF are up there as well I also love porcupine tree and Steven Wilson as well
I think you'll find that Lou Reed closed for Genesis...
Tai shan is an awesome song.........
I didn't really like that period of Rush so much (it has grown on me over time) but always liked that song myself.
And NOT the last song on HYF.
Craig is off his meds again,...
His voice is so calming!
Geddy Lee... a very decent human being... and one helluva rock musician.
Geddy, so decent, so honest, so humble, so responsibly evolved. Some fun questions that a fun gentleman like Ged answered brilliantly directly.
Fuckin a man "Things don't mean that much to me. Id let 'em burn."
Gary Lee, Pete Townshend, Brian May. No words can describe their aura, humility, and simply 100% unpretentious.
Geddy
Gary Lee ? Auto correct strikes again 😂
Outstanding interview! Geddy is cool. A normal, brilliant, fun loving guy. You can tell tht he really loves life...god bless ya geddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rush just has it all. ALL. LOVE YOU RUSH!!!
So glad he's a great guy as well as an amazing musician
So humble and witty
OMDG! Geddy is absolutely hilarious, but, he is really honest!
This is why this man is so cool. Smart'
,great musician,great sense of humor and not overbearing
We love geddy lee he's funny
I just love this guy.The story of this band is really amazing!!
Great sense of humor by Geddy. Good questions for the most part. I was expecting his most regrettable Rush song to be "I think I'm going bald" on Caress of Steel. That one is difficult to get through.
+Ed9870 I actually really like that song! The main riff rips!
He wrote that for Kim Mitchell, his friend from Max Webster.
Love ya Geddy! You and your mates will always be in my soul.
He's such an awesome guy, and an amazing talent.
I love that he loves old Genesis!!!
For years, members of Rush have named Genesis as an influence on their early stuff. And who can blame them? Genesis from 1970-1977 made some of the best shit ever.
@@mrgrey361 You can hear the influence of Genesis in Fountain of Lamneth, in the first section 'In the Valley'' Rhythmically it's very like Watcher of the Skies.
@Wicker Billy Also Geddy and Alex have both mentioned being influenced by Jethro Tull.
Geddy Lee kinda based his style after Mike Rutherford. Mike was doing the double-neck Rickenbacker and bass pedals thing before Geddy.
Old Genesis is killer. The Peter Gabriel stuff kicks the crap out of Collins. And Collins is good don't get me wrong. More people should know those classics like carpet crawlers and lamb lies down on Broadway.
...Very busy in the shower...
Aren't we all?
a thumbs up from me despite the audio recorded on a tuna can from 1948
Don't know why some are putting down "I Think I Am Going Bald". The song rocks, is humorous (considering their age back then), also symbolic of the whole hippy " freak flag" lifestyle. Crank it up! It rocks!
goteverlastinglife ...You shouldnt remove it from the play list, their
earlier albums especially, flow from
one song to the next...
If I were only allowed to take one album to my desert island I would be hard-pressed to choose between Caress of Steel and Permanent Waves.
lol rush (featuring simon le bon and some guy in a raccoon hat) 😄
how can you not LOVE geddy ?!? .... two words if you don't love him : TAKE OFF !!
miss you professor .... you were the best !
"I'm very busy in the shower" lmfao
GREAT interview! Geddy's sense of humor is first rate!
I searched out Tai Shan, and i love this song.
It is so good to be an avid fan of Rush, it is hard to comprehend that Geddy would think negatively of anything they've done. I find myself playing Tai Shan almost anytime I visit that album - so even if he does not like it, it is excellent.
I love this man more than life itself.
Everyone in Rush has such a great sense of humor. Makes sense they all got along so well
Best bass player on EARTH!!!!!!!!!
Can I say how meaningful was that silence near the end NOT being cut for editing? I love this :)
I'm beginning to believe that if you want a long, healthy marriage and a wonderful family life, you'd have to move to Canada cause these men sure were raised right. All still married. I think they learned this respect for their spouses from the family who raised them. The term, "you were raised right" certainly applies to all three. Geddy is a gem as well as his best friends. No drugs or alcohol for them. They're not wearing faces that belies drug abuse and that is rare in a rock band. Look at the stones who all look twenty years older than they are and you'll see the ravages of abuse. For what I see, I can't find even a hint of anything suspicious and that's because they were raised right.
Marilyn Catalano I agree they seem to have maintained pretty level headed lives, but they most certainly have done some drugs, there’s interviews about them talking about doing hash back in the day and ‘Passage To Bangkok’ is a drug reference song. Also, Geddy is a wine aficionado. He collects wine (Alcohol is a drug, for the record). Additionally, you can be “raised right” and still end up with substance abuse problems. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem like any of them had any major struggles with abusing substances, but to imply it’s just a matter of being raised correctly, is sheer ignorance. Viewing it as a moral issue, rather than a disorder of the brain is outdated and incorrect.
@@karenhansen2440 first of all, I can and did say what I want. I don't need a tutorial on abuse, alchohl or drugs. I do NOT believe hash is a drug in the worst case scenario. They drank a little but so do most young people. Their record speaks for itself and they didn't do Crystal meth or heroin I believe. Just hash (recreationally). They all looked very healthy so I don't believe anyone had a drug problem. Unless your an addition counselor who likes to cram down our throats that a drug, is a drug, is a drug. Speaking about something I have been doing as a teenager then I fell in love with heroin and that drug brought me to my knees for twenty years and I lost my great career. My face doesn't scream drug abuse and I'm not a typical addict as I went to work everyday for years until the gorilla on my back had me get into treatment and I did but it took three times to get clean but when I came home, family thought I was golden for getting sober. These guys faces looked very healthy. Like I said and meant, just saying they may have smoke weed, well that's great. There is no strong indication of a horrible abuse of minor experimentation. They were a very respected group of men that was Jimmy Page heroin addict .my favorite band led Zeppelin play high like I saw three times and page and Jimmy was wasted that he could lift his nesdll
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Marilyn Catalano of course you can say whatever you want. I have the same right. I simply disagree with your opinion that being “raised right” is the primary reason people don’t have addiction issues, but I’m not getting into a heated debate with you over it. Best of luck to you.
I've become a bigger fan of Rush because of this video. Geddy is a very gracious interview.
I really like Tai Shan
One of the only songs I like from HYF
+Fabiano Dias I like everything that RUSH does! They could sing Mary had a little Lamb,and I would not only BUY it,but LIKE it as well!
David
+Del McTarsney buddy guy and stevie ray Vaughn already did it
Me, too. I like that it sounds like it's from a Martial Arts movie.
That was fantastic. :) He is such a great guy
I've seen them 15 times. Starting in the 70's with 2112.
Really, anyone could just say that.
Such Is Life
Well, it's true, and I love them. I was listening to 2112 today at work. BTW: I saw them backstage 4 times and I've met them twice.
Bob Toller did they recognise you the second time?
Such Is Life
Actually, I think they did. At least from their eyes and body language it seemed to me that there was a recognizing glance. Rush has always been the under dogs of rock & roll and I love them for that.
Bob Toller
are they any good live?
1979 Massey Hall, 6th row floor seats, a great show, this was the `Hemisphere's tour as some know.
Its interesting that Geddy mentions the "bad hair" as something he wishes he never did.
Every time I watch the video for "Time Stand Still" - a great song & still a cool video, I wonder what he was thinking with the hair. 😂👍.
But, I'm not judging.
I went with a mullet for several years myself, back then.
Hard to believe that he finds any of Rush's music undesirable.
I've seen them 'live' several times, & I've been calling Rush - Canada's only, true "super-band" for years.
Just watch 'Rush in Rio'.
They could fill a stadium - anywhere - in the world.
P.S.
Neil Peart's not dead, he just left the stage.
Exit... Stage Left.
Profess in peace, Master Neil.
Hilarious interview, because Geddy Lee is a humble, self-depreciating man. With a ton of talent.
geddy lee with the Canadian "against"
What I like about Geddy is that he is down to earth for someone with such great talent. I remember hearing him once talk about how he had to relearn some of his older songs to go on tour. He said "How the hell did I play that?! I had to watch videos of myself to figure out what the hell I was doing".
I love hold your fire and tai shan.
The hair (Power Windows era)! Hilarious!
Gonna put in my vote for The Friends of Tai Shan as well. It's not The Spirit of Radio or Limelight, but it's a decent tune on a seriously underrated album. Hold Your FIre doesn't get much play in my house these days, but it was the album that got me listening to Rush again after a self-enforced sabbatical from all pop music in the early 80s (personal reasons).
I also enjoy putting on HYF form time to time, and Signals....just such a departure from the hard core 70s and early 80's. Like a different band almost.
It's one of their best produced albums and it's Geddy's best vocal effort. Absolutely stunning. Peter Collins is a monster producer. Love Hold Your Fire.
Once a huge fan, I haven't liked Rush all that much since the early 80's, but it's WHO they are that keeps me interested. I think they are genuine guys, and genuine friends of one another. Almost bizarre. I'm happy to see them getting deserved recognition, finally.
Geddy was right about the hair.😂😘
Grace Under Pressure days.... I always thought the same.
Yes,He definitely had a Davey Crockett hat thing going on there . Needed a better Hairstylist!!
I just Flat out love this guy!
I was going to say the mullet, but yeah, the feathered, overgrown mullet in a ponytail probably tops that.
I wold never utter the words: "please get out of my bedroom" to Geddy Lee.
What is lost is the art of going into the studio and playing live to tape (with some double tracking). And doing it all without autotune or ProTools. A lot of bands, back in the day, also used session musicians on their recordings, sometimes uncredited. What amazes me is when a band plays like every member could be a 1st call session player. Many bands play just well enough to get by, but Rush, much like The Police, have to work super hard to fill out that sound as a trio. That puts them on par with the greats. I'm not the kind of person who declares one band or guitarist is, "the best ever" because style is subjective, but they are certainly masters of their craft.
Exceptional audio quality as always with Rush videos
Full marks to Geddy Lee for sitting through these inane questions.
+1000sguzzi I think these questions are more interesting. Better than "so where do you get your ideas?"