2018 Reader Favorite Bassists – #3: Geddy Lee
He may be a man without a band at the moment, but that didn’t stop Geddy Lee from staying in the spotlight in 2018. Most notably, he wrote a (big) book about the bass. He also teamed up with Alex Lifeson for a fundraising event, and was interviewed throughout the year – covering his 10 most influential bassists, the book, and more.
Geddy Lee Lists His 10 Most Influential Bassists
It’s always interesting to see who your favorite bassist counts as their influences. In a new interview with Amit Sharma for MusicRadar.com, Rush bassist Geddy Lee named ten of his top bass influences, and it’s quite a list…
Geddy Lee Teams with Alex Lifeson for Fundraising Wine Tour
Now that Geddy Lee has some more free time, he’s certainly using it wisely. After announcing a new book for 2018, he also teamed up with his Rush bandmate Alex Lifeson again for “Grapes Under Pressure lV: Geddy and Alex’s Excellent Harvest Adventure”…
Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book Of Bass Available for Pre-Order
In what promised to be one of the best books of the year, Harper Collins announced they would be publishing Geddy Lee’s Big Book of Beautiful Bass in December…
Geddy Lee Discusses His “Big Beautiful Book Of Bass”
Geddy Lee is making good use of his time post-Rush. The bassist released his Big Beautiful Book Of Bass recently and sat down with Tom Power’s “q” show on CBC to talk about the book and the instrument….
Rush to Issue 40th Anniversary Edition of “Hemispheres”
Rush’s seminal album Hemispheres got a 40th anniversary reissue on November 16th. The new release included four packages: a super deluxe edition, a two-CD deluxe edition, a 3-LP deluxe edition, and a deluxe digital edition…
Rush, arguably the best band of all time. The best drummer ever, top 5 bassist, and top 10 guitarist.
Hell yeah. No doubt about it. They are by far the best band that ever was. The best band currently. And the beat band that ever will be . These three guys will never be out done. They wrote the book on every thing from lyrics, playing live, and every thing in – between .It is actually sad that they are for the most part finished. I have seen them live ten times. And no other band, past or present will ever be better. I have had this argument with a good number of people , who are simple minded when it comes to music. Maybe Rush is too complicated for them .But again, they are the best band ever.
One of my BIG regrets in life is not taking my adult son, a drummer, to see Rush during their last tour. I thought about it and next thing I knew it was over. I didn’t know it would be their LAST tour. So sad.