Geddy Lee
Biography
Few hard rock bassists have been as influential as Rush's Geddy Lee. Born Gary Weinrib on July 29, 1953, in Toronto, his parents migrated from Europe to Canada and got his nickname "Geddy" from when his mother would try to pronounce "Gary" in her accent. Taking up bass as a teenager and influenced by the likes of the Who's John Entwistle, Cream's Jack Bruce, and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Lee hooked up with guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer John Rutsey to form the hard rocking trio Rush (Lee would also serve as the band's lead vocalist). Although the band would eventually find success and fortune as a progressive hard rock band, early on they were highly derivative of blues rock/Led Zeppelin, as their self-titled 1973 debut proved.
But when Neal Peart replaced Rutsey one year later, the band's sound and musical direction immediately changed. Gone were the long Zep-jams and in came technically demanding and challenging hard rock, complete with thought-provoking lyrics (courtesy of Peart) -- although Lee's high-pitched, Robert Plant-esque wail remained. After honing their sound on a few albums, the trio hit pay dirt with relentless touring and their 1976 sci-fi concept album, 2112.
Selected Discography
My Favorite Headache
2000
what a voice and what mad bass skillz, as well as foot pedals and synths and keyboards. the voice gets a little annoying after awhile though. but still.
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This solo album was amazing - absolutely amazing. You can definitely hear the Rush overtones and hints of their classical melodies, but he did an outstanding job putting this project together and releasing a top-notch album. I think all those years of Neal writing the thought-prov o k i n g lyrics also rubbed off a litte on Geddy for this album. ;)
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Geddy Lee is THE MAN!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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