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!
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.
“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!!
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!
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'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 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.
I'm late in the game, but I remember Geddy talking about his right hand technique in an interview with Fender when he released his signature bass. I don't remember much, but I do remember him mentioning that the raking technique you're looking at around 11:30 was inspired by Les Claypool when they toured with Primus in the early 2000s, and he uses it when he wants to get a little extra power. If I find the link I'll post it!
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!
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."
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...
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
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.
As someone who didn’t vote for this song I’m so glad this one won! Geddy makes me want to play a 4 banger Jazz so bad!! Could you show us how to get that tone, Mark?
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 !!!
Geddy is half of, arguably, the most precise and complicated rhythm section in rock. He is playing with Neil Peart, authority and confidence is what they do.
Geddy Lee must have listen to John Entwistle for influence. I like my string action low like type of the other side of the frets. John once said in an intervju.😂
A suggestion for someone to analyse: Grace Aberhart. She's a 19 year old Australian bassist (and guitarist) who just released her first EP in 2023. My introduction to her was the song "Letterbox", along with "Early" and short covers she does of other bands. Her bass cover of McCartney's "Silly Love Songs" made me start liking a song I always hated. I have other suggestions if you're open to it.
Check "Where`s my thing" live. I think that`s one of the most technical song that Lee plays. An other one to check out is "Show don`t tell" from the "Different stages" live album... Two songs that are overlooked in the band´s repertoire, but are great for people who like Lee´s bass playing.
I use that "flicking" technique all the time. I wasn't copying Geddy, I developed it on my own, just trying to replicate the speed of a pick. Then I saw Geddy use it, and it felt quite gratifying. The trick to making it successful, for me at least, was learning to use the same amount of force with the back (nail) side of my fingers as when plucking normally. If you can do that, then the volume of the notes is the same, and you can get very fast with it. By the way, I like the color scheme of your bass.
Checkout Pat Travers band Go for what you know album-Mars Cowling on bass. Good ol rock n roll!! They opened for Rush’s Hemispheres tour in the 70’s-amazing show! You’ll love it, especially Makin Magic and It makes no difference
They have a document of them making this album. This was actually recorded with a fretless bass that Fender gave to him to try. The album version is unbelievably fluid.
❤️Neil❤️ Also. Alex is very bluesy and once you start noticing it, you can’t unnotice it. PS While I do have the blah blah blah T-shirt, I still do not have the RASH baseball T-shirt.
......the musician GEDDY LEE'S bass makes me think of.........is John Mclaughlin.......I like John Mclaughlin's guitar playing in the Shakti period......or do John Mclaughlin - Pork Pie Hat acoustic........Geddy's playing is reminiscent of that.
Double-stop Arpeggios. Not really a thing unless you are Geddy Lee or Stanley Clark. The term doesn't even make sense but it's the best way I can think to describe some of those in-between riffs Geddy is playing.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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’m pretty sure “that flicking thing” was a combination of Geddy losing a nail on his picking hand and it grew back extra thick, and his friendship with Les Claypool, who influenced him.
😒 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
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 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
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.
Where's My Thing is probably the epitome of instrumental Rush.
“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!!
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!
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.”
I saw the actual Counterparts tour live and still consider it one of their best concerts.
One of my favorite Rush tunes!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Such an incredible song…. Don’t know what else to say.. The sounds that come out of their instruments, amaze me. SMH. Love this
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.
Omg. That was soo good! I had a huge smile watching Geddy work that bass. Awesome!
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!
Nice perspective on a video I must have seen a hundred times. A work of bass genius. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've loved this track since day 1 and so glad that someone has reacted to it. I'm now subscribed to your channel
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 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.
13:35 That lick is just something else. Feels like some really fast triplets or something. Dayum.
Rush is by far the greatest band EVER ,the intricacies,the,amazing members
This album is full of bass lines you can munch on.
Great song, very funky. Coun terparts is one of my favourite Rush albums. ❤
Cheers
My, ultimate Maestro!!! the best... and correct...you are right... is AUTHORITY....on the bass
Counterparts has some killer basslines!
I'm late in the game, but I remember Geddy talking about his right hand technique in an interview with Fender when he released his signature bass. I don't remember much, but I do remember him mentioning that the raking technique you're looking at around 11:30 was inspired by Les Claypool when they toured with Primus in the early 2000s, and he uses it when he wants to get a little extra power. If I find the link I'll post it!
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!
Christ...2011, that hurts man, seems like yesterday...
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."
Love to see you breakdown Rush's best bass song: Digital Man
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...
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
That finger sweep is almost a flamenco sweep.
You should take a look at Closer to the heart 1998 different stages. Really good bass work.
My favorite Geddy moments on record, is the bass/drum interplay during the brakes in "Show Me Don't Tell Me" from Presto.
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.
As someone who didn’t vote for this song I’m so glad this one won! Geddy makes me want to play a 4 banger Jazz so bad!! Could you show us how to get that tone, Mark?
Amazing breakdown 🔥
Iirc this is album Geddy started strumming on. And it was Claypool that inspired him to learn and use it.
Certainly one of the best Rush albums
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 !!!
By FAR greatest band EVER
Geddy is half of, arguably, the most precise and complicated rhythm section in rock. He is playing with Neil Peart, authority and confidence is what they do.
Need to listen to the Bass on Middletown Dreams from Rush!!
All of the songs on that poll are great and worth reacting to!
I heard this song for the first time while listening to Different Stages. That version of LTTA is my favourite. ❤🤘🏻
Geddy Lee must have listen to John Entwistle for influence. I like my string action low like type of the other side of the frets. John once said in an intervju.😂
6:45 bro said he wanted to study precision when he was already the most precise drummer of all time☠️☠️☠️
I was at this show!!😊
A suggestion for someone to analyse: Grace Aberhart. She's a 19 year old Australian bassist (and guitarist) who just released her first EP in 2023. My introduction to her was the song "Letterbox", along with "Early" and short covers she does of other bands. Her bass cover of McCartney's "Silly Love Songs" made me start liking a song I always hated.
I have other suggestions if you're open to it.
Check "Where`s my thing" live. I think that`s one of the most technical song that Lee plays. An other one to check out is "Show don`t tell" from the "Different stages" live album... Two songs that are overlooked in the band´s repertoire, but are great for people who like Lee´s bass playing.
I use that "flicking" technique all the time. I wasn't copying Geddy, I developed it on my own, just trying to replicate the speed of a pick. Then I saw Geddy use it, and it felt quite gratifying. The trick to making it successful, for me at least, was learning to use the same amount of force with the back (nail) side of my fingers as when plucking normally. If you can do that, then the volume of the notes is the same, and you can get very fast with it. By the way, I like the color scheme of your bass.
Checkout Pat Travers band Go for what you know album-Mars Cowling on bass. Good ol rock n roll!! They opened for Rush’s Hemispheres tour in the 70’s-amazing show! You’ll love it, especially Makin Magic and It makes no difference
Counterparts is the best 90’s album in Rush’s catalog and it ain’t even close.
They have a document of them making this album. This was actually recorded with a fretless bass that Fender gave to him to try. The album version is unbelievably fluid.
You sure that wasn’t malignant narcissist
That was Malignant Narcissism from their Snakes and Arrows album
RUSH fans are crazy like me, more RUSK please!?
"What a monster" :D
YYZ gets all the attention, but this song is at least as good if not better. Well I like it better, lol
LEAVE THAT THING ALONE!
❤️Neil❤️
Also. Alex is very bluesy and once you start noticing it, you can’t unnotice it.
PS While I do have the blah blah blah T-shirt, I still do not have the RASH baseball T-shirt.
......the musician GEDDY LEE'S bass makes me think of.........is John Mclaughlin.......I like John Mclaughlin's guitar playing in the Shakti period......or do John Mclaughlin - Pork Pie Hat acoustic........Geddy's playing is reminiscent of that.
Double-stop Arpeggios. Not really a thing unless you are Geddy Lee or Stanley Clark. The term doesn't even make sense but it's the best way I can think to describe some of those in-between riffs Geddy is playing.
Man I am more of a fan now jeez!
Fun fact, that bass was all white until Geddy beat the shit out of it on stage.
How have you not know about this being a bass player?! I’m not sure I buy your act
09:30 Geddy triggered and stopped synth and backing tracks with the pedals.
Rush is peanut butter and jelly. Neil is the bread.
Very last part is definetely not the same as on the record. Was magnificent.
Dude is time to bring Colin Hodgkinson from Back Door to the masses Back Door Montreux 1974 for example
Enjoy your videos. You have a good balance of talking and letting the music play
Where's my thing
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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!
You should hear "Malignant Narcissism". Another masterclass.
He plays a fretless bass in that one!
@@nicholasvinenand he STILL finds a way to make it bark hard.
Geddy is an absolute legend.🤘
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.
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
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
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.
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 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.
This whole record is magic just like every rush record....rest in peace Neil. Love you and miss you
With great bands likes Rush; the best performances are always the live performances.
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.
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.
What a great musician this bass player is. Looking forward to more videos.
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’m pretty sure “that flicking thing” was a combination of Geddy losing a nail on his picking hand and it grew back extra thick, and his friendship with Les Claypool, who influenced him.
4:52 You didn't even comment on the chef on stage. 😂