Top 5 Rush Bass Lines | Geddy Lee | Thomann
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- This time Julia selected her personal Top 5 Bass Lines from prog rock legends Rush! Originally played by Geddy Lee with his hard hitting, yet melodic and complex finger style Julia adds her own touch to these bass parts... What's your favourite Rush Bass Line? Let us know in the comments!
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Intro
0:42 Song 1 | Tom Sawyer
2:24 Song 2 | Halo Effect
3:23 Song 3 | YYZ
4:17 Song 4 | Red Barchetta
5:06 Song 5 | Big Money
6:14 What's your favourite Rush Bass Line?
6:22 Thanks for watching!
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Hey guys, thank you so much for all your comments! 😊
Here are your suggestions:
Digital Man
Turn The Page
Subdivisions
Anthem
Chemistry
Marathon
Vital Signs
The Analog Kid
Circumstances
Fly By Night
Limelight
Working Man
Red Lenses
Prime Mover
Middletown Dreams
Bastille Day
Malignant Narcissism
The Trees
Where‘s My Thing
Leave That Thing Alone
Show Don‘t Tell
The Enemy Within
La Villa Strangiato
Spirit Of Radio
Camera Eye
Cheers, Julia 💛
I really like the bass line off of "Heart of the Sunrise".
Pls ..."Bravado"
Let me add another vote for "The Analog Kid."
Hemispheres
Xanadu
Cygnus X-1
@@michaelbyrd7883 Yes.
What’s most amazing, to me, is that Geddy played these complicated bass riffs while singing melodies that were completely dissimilar. Truly a talent.
Well, I have seen Rush many times.... first starting in Atlanta during the Grace Under Pressure tour.. the best was each. Always the upmost experts and craftsmen. Love this band forever. RIP Neil.
you forgot the synth
I've seen video where he's singing, playing bass with right hand, keyboards with left and playing bass pedals with his feet all at the same time... I can't even rub my stomach and pat my head...@@drury2d8
No doubt about it!!!
Practice makes perfect.
Tom Sawyer was on Moving Pictures. 1981, not '76
That was my first thought "oh dear, I am old but not quite THAT old" :D
yeah I caught that immediately and I was sure I bought that in 1980 same as back in black scared my mom quite a bit
Thank you... I was there the day it came out, waiting to buy the album at my local record store, it was most definitely in 1981.
Hey guys, you are totally right! I am sorry, my bad! // Cheers, Julia
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses No big deal, but it is funny how something small like that grabs your brain. Love the video, great choices of bass lines - and awesome playing as always. I was fortunate to see Rush live back on the '81 'Moving Pictures' tour in Boston (was 15 at the time), great mix of new and old stuff. Geddy Lee was a big influence on me as a young bass player.
Geddy's Bass solo that blends into Alex's solo on FREEWILL is amazing.
Bingo
Geddy Lee is bass god in his own right but the fact that he sings while playing all that just elevates him to another level of musician. Oh his keyboard skills are not too shabby either. Legend.
Agreed - I can sing, I can play bass, I can even play rhythm guitar whilst singing. But I cannot play bass and sing at the same time. I end up slurring my speech and my fingers get confused as my brain is trying to wrestle with two completely different rhythms and melodies.
Geddy Lee (and the few other people who are good at simultaneous bass and singing) are either wired differently or somehow train their brains to do multi-thread processing!
Geddy Lee is from another planet, because for doing those bass lines while singing, playing bass pedals and alternating with keyboards is unique OMG 😮
You forgot his foot work on the Moog Taurus pedals.
Yes, a great bass player, but a disgusting singer.
Never got to see them but always on my bucket list. However, my band did open for Permanent Waves, a tribute band in Toronto. They're awesome. Check them out on Facebook.
Everybody disregards the 80s Rush songs when they do these lists. I'm glad you picked Big Money to be included here.
80's Rush was my very first Rush experience! A friend of mine had given me a bag with some of his LP's to check out, in '89, and one of them was 'Grace Under Pressure'; I was instantly hooked 🙂
That and Marathon
All of Power Windows is a joy for me to listen to, and my favorite albums are their final two. It really is a shame that their middle works get buried so often
I've always been amazed at how Geddy could play those bass lines and sing at the same time. Monster talent.
And the taurus pedals too.
Digital Man is one of my favorite Geddy bass lines. That opening is killer
Favorite bass line: The short bass break in La Villa Strangiato
same
Incredible criatividade and performance... I agree!
Funky one
La Villa Strangiato is their masterpiece of the masterpieces.
Excactly, that was my way down that rabbit hole and made me pick up the bass guitar. So, thank you Geddy!
Amazing part about Rush, they figured out how to play all their songs as recorded on the albums in a live setting without adding touring musicians, so they are up there playing their usual instruments, Geddy has a pedal synth so he’s playing 2 instruments at once AND singing (and standing on one foot), and all three of them had gear to trigger samplers to add in anything they couldn’t play without having 8 arms and legs.
Having played in a Rush tribute, I can testify to the extreme difficulty of staying upright while trying to wrangle all the technology needed!
There was no band I looked forward to seeing live more than Rush. I was a little late to the game getting into their music and didn't see them live until the Presto tour in 1991. After that, I saw them with my brother every time they played in Philadelphia until their final tour, the R40 tour, in 2015. Geddy's vocal range dropped over the years, but their musicianship never wavered one bit. Absolute fucking legends.
yep. Multi-faceted multi-talented trio
Except clockwork angels
F10! F10!
I’m from Ontario, Canada, believe it or not they played at my high school in 1972, I’ve seen them 8 times, starting with the, All the Worlds a Stage tour, when they were still playing the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, up to the Moving Pictures tour. One of my all time favourite bands! Great video Julia!
My high school as well even earlier than 1972. And a yearbook has RUSH bass player Jeff Jones before Geddy replaced him. Geddy went to Newtonbrook; I went to Downsview Secondary School - the next neighbourhood high school south west of Newtonbrook. ie. they weren't mega superstars then; more like another of the teen/bar bands in suburban Toronto.
Cooll!!!!!!!
I believe it. Do you happen to remember any songs they played in 1972? Unfortunately, we have pre-1974 live recordings or even setlists which I've always found strange
I thought ATWAS was at Massey?
Was that Laura Secord Secondary?
I love the bass in "Free Will."
my top choice
@@davidlajaunie6009 Mine too indeed ...
"Leave That Thing Alone" for me is the perfect tune for learning and playing. And it also features one of Lee's trademark techniques, playing with one finger in a way of alternative picking.
His technique has never been truly copied (that I’ve seen), the only person I’ve seen employ a similar technique is Brian Beller.
Another song that heavily uses that technique is Animate. Damn near the whole song is played with that technique.
Back when I first got into Rush, I tried learning Caravan, and found myself using a similar technique on the main riff before I even knew about it. Just felt right I guess
Agreed!!!!👍👍👍
There’s no hiding when you’re playing Rush. You either have it or you don’t.
Julia has it apparently. Well done.
I tried playing Tom Sawyer. I thought I had it until I got to the fast part and I really don't have it. I noticed Julia stopped just before that part though
No, she doesn't. Hitting the right notes and "getting it" are 2 different things.
@@Welcome2TheInternet I think she did a fantastic job - and this is coming from someone that plays Rush.
Cameras are cheap - if you think you can do it better, put up or shut up.
@@Welcome2TheInternet I believe she has it. She didn’t go into the whole song but she seems seasoned enough and I don’t even watch this channel
It's a little tougher for him live what with singing and all but from his recordings the dude is a seriously tight player and his technique is certainly a big part of his sound. If you used a pick or don't have really good fingering technique it would never sound right. Not with that type of progressive rock so bass driven and percussive/melodic. Julia does indeed seem to have it.
My favourite is Show Don’t Tell, especially the bass solo.
that’s a good one 👍🏻
Yes! People sleep on that solo! Underrated solo!
That solo is hard,...especially the harmonics part
Show Don't Tell! Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dave Stieb's walk up song in 1990. He and Geddy are good friends.
Those three Canadian gents are three of the most amazing musicians ever to grace rock ‘n’ roll
Ged has written many memorable bass lines over the years but my personal favorite remains Closer to the Heart. Beautifully melodic and flowing and is just about the most perfect bass line to fit a song.
One of my favorite Rush baseline if from "The Enemy Within".
Great one!
Absolutely. The fact that he could sing while playing this is amazing!
Mine, too. Such an underrated song!
might have been lifted from this song (4;30) ruclips.net/video/Dy4HA3vUv2c/видео.html
I just commented the same thing! :D
The counting right after the first part of the intro to YYZ… it always feels great! 🤘🏽😁
My fav, “Camera Eye” bass line
I've been a fan of Rush for years.... and now I'm a fan of Julia. Keep up the great work!
🤮
Awesome job and impressed you included YYZ-lots of bassists avoid it. Freewill on the whole, but especially the bass break supporting the solo. ❤️
I approve!
My favourite Rush bass line is „Spirit of Radio“. A real monster 👹!
Energía pura!!!
I was always amazed by the fact that Geddy is able to sing with a perfect pitch while playing some complex lines. Indeed a rare breed.
Can't get enough of Julia's bass face! 🔥❤
This is surreal: Last week, after Geddy was nominated "the greatest bassist of all time" in the MusicRadar poll, I scanned the Thomann website and YT for a channel email address to send in a suggestion that this could be a good excuse to do a top-5 on Rush. Thanks for doing it anyway! I would've suggested "Turn The Page", the verse bassline is really cool and at least you wouldn't need to sing on top of it... The verse of "Alien shore" is also great. As for me, I've used "Distant Early Warning" for warm-up... a lot. :-)
Yes! Turn the Page! Exactly! It's a crazy complex bass line.
I too have been playing along to 'Distant Early Warning' a lot; Good fun! 🙂
As a drummer who's covered a lot of Rush songs, you helped me "hear" Tom Sawyer anew. Your tone and rhythm are splendid!
Middletown Dreams is a fantastic bassline. Glad to see Halo Effect and the latest album get some love. The Garden is one of the best songs Rush have ever produced in my opinion.
Thanks a bunch for highlighting this bass-god. You did very well. His attack is awesome, his lines are a dream. I’m from ‘67 and grew up with them and stuck with them. Got into bassplaying because of Geddy. Once you go Rush, you never go back!
I love how when shit gets real, Julia's upper lip gets stiff and then crawls into the Billy Idol style smirk.
Please note, Tom Sawyer was from 1981 not 1976. Thank you.
She knows, & apologized in an earlier comment above.
Spirit of Radio, Subdivisions… Julia, thanks for your take on this pioneer musician who brought such amazing textures to Rush, with that great bass work, AND vocals that were unmatched AND keys… what a talent! And we get to listen to Geddy forever. A thrill.
Geddy Lee? YAAAAASSSSS. Favorite bass line... too many to choose from.
Surprised Marathon wasn’t on here. That’s a snappy bass line!
Very snappy,.....that was during Geddy's poppin' funk Wal days
@RDog4484 - Yes, 'Marathon' would be in my list also! Lots of fun to play, too! It's also my 15-year-old Son's favourite Rush song, and he had first thought Geddy was actually "slappin' da bass" 😊
Definitely in my top 5
Yeah how does he play and sing that choppy bass line?😳
@@paultringali4099 - Yes, mind-blowing! 😀
"YYZ" and "The Big Money" are great picks. I would also have included "Digital Man", "Prime Mover" and "Where's My Thing" in my top 5 with "Fly By Night" as honorable mention.
I’d also include Vital Signs, I started listening to that song a couple weeks ago and it’s so much fun to play
dude Prime mover is so underrated its criminal!
@@andrewpappas9311 - I too love playing along to 'Vital Signs' 🙂
Prime mover is so overlooked and underrated, it’s nice to finally see someone mention it .
Nice! Good choice of Rush songs and nicely played, Julia. Thank you.
ANYTHING off of Hemispheres would be dope.
YES!
Its a good day when the Goddess of the Bass drops a new video.
Especially when it's Geddy Lee bass lines!
All his basslines are good , Circumstances and The Trees come to mind as favorites
Geddy is the best ever, and I could not possibly love this video more. Well done, Julia! Thank you.
Thank you!!! It’s hard to say who was the most talented in that band. All 3 brilliant. Your renditions were flawless and really took me back there. Thank you.
3:35 haha, bass face on! Brilliant!
I'm a fan of the bass lines from Grand designs from Power Windows, Digital Man from Signals, Kid Gloves and After image from Grace Under Pressure and all of the other bass lines Geddy played!
Awesome job Julia, Geddy is often imitated but never duplicated. You my dear are a cut above
Hi from Brasil! The instrumental part of "Freewill"... not just the bass: drums and guitar "attack" with EVERYTHING, getting the MOST out of your instruments!
I often watch the concert video of RUSH playing YYZ in a stadium in Brasil. You are obviously fanatical fans of them judging from that video. It's great to watch.
@@charlieross-BRM This live version is amazing! ruclips.net/video/ZiYGR9S0FIU/видео.html
Good choice. I saw Rush live a couple times and was always super impressed by the fact Geddy Lee could play these fairly complex lines while singing lead.
Favorite Rush bass line?
Impossible to answer, however I still can't play Circumstances and sing at the same time!!!
Great job once again Julia!
Only one to catch that...awesome. seen Geddy rip Circumstances live and he killed it like it was nothing...truly amazing
That was REALLY good! Thank you for honoring one of my favorite bands with talent and respect. 🙏🏼
Jacobs Ladder, The Trees, Freewill, Entre Nous, Different Strings, La Villa Strangiatto, so many awsome bass lines...
Although already mentioned, 'Digital Man' is the top one for me.
Thank you so much for performing such incredible bass lines... Besides those 5 songs, I also love:
1) Finding my way
2) 2112 (especially the final part)
3) Natural Science
4) New World Man
5) Earthshine
6) Anthem
And of course: 7) Working Man 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Never got to see them but always on my bucket list. However, my band did open for Permanent Waves, a tribute band in Toronto. They're awesome. Check them out on Facebook.
Sweet video, amazing songs, amazing bass playing! Rock on Julia!
L.oved this so much! And I completely agree with the list that you ended up posting 3 days ago. Many thanks for another wonderful and fun video!
Speaking of Clovkwork Angels, I really like the bass line of "The Garden".
Well done Julia! You chose some great songs to demonstrate Geddy’s techniques. A few of mt favs are Vital Signs, Digital Man, and Chemistry.
Another great bass video. I love watching bassists who love their instrument honor other bassists who love the bass like Lee.
One my all time favorites: Marathon
Geddy Lee is such an amazing bassist!
Rush? Instant like :-)
Did the same 🤣🤣🤣
Well done
Heh, same here! ;-)
right!!!
Grande
Favorite Geddy baselines; The Enemy Within, Digital Man, Analog Kid and New World Man to name a few. A good sampling of funky, fast and fun !!!
Those are all amazing!! Couldn't agree with you more
Great playing Julia!!! sound terrific
Great video, Julia! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
When i was 14 years old i bought my first Rush album: A Farewell To Kings and i am a fan ever since. I like how Geddy plays in the titelsong of the album particularly after 3 minutes in the song there's an instrumental part and guitarsolo with amazing basswork. Another one of my favorites is in Freewill, Also after 3 minutes and before and under the guitar solo in a 6/8 beat, very nice!
You need to check out Tim Starace from the group YYNOT, you may love his playing!!
Tim is awesome!
Tim is the best Rush tribute bassist I've ever seen.
Great playing Julia! I’ve listened to Rush on and off for many years.. their tunes have real staying power.
You nail those lines. Great work! Red Barchetta is my favorite. So vivid...so picturesque. 🏎🏎🏎 🎸🎸🎸
For me, Geddy is a sort of "Bass-God." I tried yesterday, to play Hemipheres again, for the fist time in years... OMG that is pure art. To mention 5 Rush songs is difficult... The power of Geddy is in the virtuosity of composing certain parts, like for example the piece in "show , don't tell" it is so melodic. And "Hemipheres" of course, The power of bass in La Vila , Free Will, @mikko rinne mentioned Turn the page. Open secrets, and than I forget 100 or more ;-) . And yes, now days there are a lot of great great bass players, but if Geddy play's , you know immediatly it's him.
Fantastic! You should do Yes bass lines too, Chris Squire was Geddy Lee his big bass inspiration.
I saw Yes live at Madison Square Garden when a kid. It was before I started playing bass but IIRC he was using a pick which I believe contributes a lot to his sound. Here nor there the bass sounded great so I use both fingering and pick if needed for sound. It was easier for me being I also play regular guitar.
John Entwistle also
Chris Squire is probably my favorite bass player.
Agreed!
Yah, Yah, but this is not about Chris Squire.
I've loved that you included Big money, I always felt this song was so underrated bcs none of my friends who were rush fans knew this song
Absolutely great, thanks!
Slappa 'da bass! The first Rush song I ever learned is The Spirit of Radio. I love the groove and walking bass line that's played with the solo. Great list!
The bass on Vital signs is a great one to try. You did very well:)
Love this huge respect: Geddy's right hand technique is phenomenal. YYZ still challenges me after 40 years of playing.
Absolutely Awesome!!!! Well done! Great video
Back in studio 🤘🏽😃 what a Rush that must have been, I hope Pineapple isn’t lonely.
Or did you do an awesome renovation of your apartment??
Mmm I’d like to try playing guitar Working Man in that Lewitt booth!
My favourite Rush bass line (and one of my favourite songs) has to be The Pass from Presto. It's not his most complicated but it fits the song perfectly. Have seen them live many times and can't believe I never will again
Great presentation!!! You rock!!!
Wowo, I never realized how much I'm listening to the bassline in Big Money. Thanks
"Ghost Of A Chance," their most complex and melodic tune.
Alex rips it up on that solo.
Some of his best work.
Probably in my top 10 of Rush songs
It is hard to choose because there are so many, but one of my favorites is "Vital Signs."
1) solo break in La Villa Strangiato. 2) playing throughout Circumstances 3) Freewill-solo break 4) YYZ 5) and, weirdly “Fly by Night” beautiful example of his melodic capabilities
awesome 👏 well played Julia, Rush are my favourite band, Geddy is a phenomenal player. There musically gifted, unbelievable Live 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Rockin' Julia!!! Yeah!!
3 out of 5 from Moving Pictures. No wonder that's my favorite Rush album --and they have not shortage of great ones.
Julia, you suprised me, I think your interpretation is so far the best I've ever heard from Rush. The Big Money - how cool is that?! Amazing!
YES! Julia plays Rush!
Nice to see Big Money get some love. Such an underrated song. Digital Man would make my top 5.
Fly by Night, Closer To The Heart, and Limelight
Why are you one of my favorite Bass player? Because you love what you do. And... Good timing, relaxt playing... Joy during play. Love it. ❤️
Your bass faces keep me coming back along with your playing 👍, Glad you did this video , I love Rush and Geddy Lee, best songs and musicians on the planet
My favorite Rush basslines:
Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Freewill
2112 (especially Overture and Temples of Syrinx)
Working Man
Subdivisions! The runs in that song are so damn cool.
Oh gosh juila thank you so much for the Rush tunes. Love all the tunes being a drummer. Waited a long while for this.your great.
So good! Absolutely nailed YYZ!!!
Malignant Narcissism is probably my favorite Rush instrumental, would love to hear you take that bass line on.
fantastic and well done......Red Barchetta from Exit Stage Left has a special place in my old heart.
This video was an absolute joy to watch!
Three of my favorite bass lines off the top of my head are from Grand Designs, Open Secrets and Dreamline. They really make me happy.
Xanadu, Necromancer, Anthem, Distant Early Warning, there are so many, I could go on & on.
Xanadu! It's my favourite, just so many good basslines in one song
@@christmas83 - To me, 'Xanadu' in the live version on 'Exit...Stage Left' is one of RUSH's best recorded moments! 🙂
@@christmas83 Yeah, that's why it came to my mind first I think, & they're somehow unique from each other, despite coming from the same song.
I love Big Money. The band made a lot of political jabs and this is one.
Your playing is sublime.
I always wondered how he could sing over that busy bass line. So complicated and he makes it look so easy.
Many years ago when I was only playing guitar, I saw an incredible guitarist in the now defunct Carnavon Castle, Camden Town, and after the show told him I was going home to dig a hole in the garden to bury my guitar - I felt so inadequate. After watching several of Julia's videos looks like I need to get my spade out again! But seriously, I'm hanging in there on both instruments, and this is a great tribute to Rush from a motivational player who comes across so well on screen. Thanks a lot.
First RUSH then on german TV yesterday evening ! Contrast program 😎 well done Julia !