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.
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.
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!!!
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 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!
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!
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 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.
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!
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 have been traveling internationally for years and burning out small appliances. Never thought of stealing those converters from the hotels. Thanks Geddy! ;-)
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.
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.
facelessfatloss honestly thats a really silly thing to say. There are a lot of very talented bands out there. There is one called mars volta who really is as good as rush was from 2112-hemispheres. Their song called the widow was a semi-hit, for a prog band anyway. Neil is a fan of them btw. Tai Shan is not a great song.
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.
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 !
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.
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.
So does mine![she's 27 now]and learned to play it on keyboard very young.What a beautiful gift our generation were able to pass on to our children.HMM. I wonder what gift of todays generations' music they can pass down?Baby Baby?
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.
Thanks for posting...but... Oh man.. Tai Shan?? I used to have a very young coworker who was obsessed with this song! He kept playing it over and over and I always liked it but now it's a strong memory booster about that period in my life. Sort of like the smell of the cookies your grandma used to bake. It's a wonderful song. The sound of (synth) Pan Flute at the beginning n of course the lyrics. ...A song of eternity....
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.
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!
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.
Its no wonder this band was so successful. All the guys are not full of themselves. Down to earth. They used the talent God blessed them with to create something special. They treated each other like brothers. Sad to see one of them leave this earth. Thanks for the music. Neil, Eric,Geddy. Well done....
