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When did Geddy's voice change? When did he begin to sing in a deeper register and get away from the "shrieking" of the early days?


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When did Geddy's voice change? When did he begin to sing in a deeper register and get away from the "shrieking" of the early days?  

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  1. 1. When did Geddy's voice get deeper, and put an end to the banshee screams?

    • RUSH - I remember back in 1970 when he REALLY had a high voice
    • Fly By Night - his vocals are tuned down to owl from tweetie bird
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    • Caress of Steel - Neil's voice was deep but he needed crap tape effects, Lee had the real deep voice
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    • 2112 - You can see that Geddy's balls had dropped in that gay disco outfit he wore on the cover
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    • A Farewell to Kings - Clearly his singing is deeper on this record he cracked less than a thousand wine glasses making it
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    • Hemispheres - No listen...his voice is really deep on this one, so deep it made Alex's hair curl
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    • Permanent Waves - Yes this is the album, he was pretty much crooning on a couple of these tracks
    • Moving Pictures - He sounds like Barry White on this one, I can't believe it's the same band
    • Signals - Ever see the Adams Family? Think of Lurch, Geddy makes him sound like a little girl on this album
    • Grace Under Pressure - By now Geddy's voice cannot be heard by the human ear, it's SO low!
    • Power Windows - You need Power Windows to shut out the low sound waves that shudder through your body from Geddy's 1985 warbling
    • Hold Your Fire - He caused an earthquake in New Zealand while recording this one
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    • Presto - I never listened to this one so I have no idea what he did on it
    • Roll the Bones - Geddy did the rap on this for obvious reasons, his voice had finally broken
    • Counterparts - Geddy created grunge with his low tones on this one
    • Test For Echo - They thought it was a Geddy robot at first
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    • Vapor Trails - Are there vocals on this one?
    • Snakes & Arrows - Finally Geddy sounds like a man! Unfortunately though a man with no balls!
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    • Clockwork Angels - Clockwork Lee was the original title, all you can hear is ticking when he sings because of the low register
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I can't believe that got past the censors in the 60s and got aired.

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Here is a little trivia for you guys and gals. What is the last song from a studio album that Geddy really forces his vocals and screams on? (It's kind of a trick question.)

 

 

Battlescar? He wails on that one.

Give the man a prize!
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He pushes vocals a little here. If anyone has seen the making of this song, Geddy was the only artist that only had to do one take for his line. Anne Murray was asked to do a second take but they ended up using her first take.

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Here is a little trivia for you guys and gals. What is the last song from a studio album that Geddy really forces his vocals and screams on? (It's kind of a trick question.)

 

 

Battlescar? He wails on that one.

Give the man a prize!

 

Yay! What do I win??

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Here is a little trivia for you guys and gals. What is the last song from a studio album that Geddy really forces his vocals and screams on? (It's kind of a trick question.)

 

 

Battlescar? He wails on that one.

Give the man a prize!

 

Yay! What do I win??

Don't ask me, I was telling someone else to give you a prize,
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Look at Kirk's face there. He'd hump an ottoman if you left him alone for 2 minutes.

Or a flea-bitten bloodhound.

 

He would!

 

A five-year mission is a long time for Kirk!

 

An overnite trip is a long time for Kirk!

2 minutes is a long time for him!

 

Maybe that's why he's carrying that stalactite dildo with him...for emergencies and all

that thing looks like it needs a trip to the local health department for antibiotics.

 

I can't believe that got past the censors in the 60s and got aired.

 

Well, you might not remember the episode but Kirk was hiding it in his mouth for most it. Gagging would've been a problem for most mortals but not for the captain of the Enterprise!

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Here is a little trivia for you guys and gals. What is the last song from a studio album that Geddy really forces his vocals and screams on? (It's kind of a trick question.)

 

 

Battlescar? He wails on that one.

Give the man a prize!

 

Yay! What do I win??

Don't ask me, I was telling someone else to give you a prize,

 

Somebody gimme a prize!

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his vocal style was a lot more chilled out on permanent waves it seems. nothing shriek-y like the albums prior. i mean shit, after cygnus x-1 book I i bet he probably didn't wanna yell like that anymore. sounded like it hurt.
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He pushes vocals a little here. If anyone has seen the making of this song, Geddy was the only artist that only had to do one take for his line. Anne Murray was asked to do a second take but they ended up using her first take.

"Ohhh you knoOOOOw that we'll be theeeeeeere..."

 

:notworthy:

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He pushes vocals a little here. If anyone has seen the making of this song, Geddy was the only artist that only had to do one take for his line. Anne Murray was asked to do a second take but they ended up using her first take.

"Ohhh you knoOOOOw that we'll be theeeeeeere..."

 

:notworthy:

David Foster jokingly asked him "Do you think you can put a little more feeling into it?".
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He pushes vocals a little here. If anyone has seen the making of this song, Geddy was the only artist that only had to do one take for his line. Anne Murray was asked to do a second take but they ended up using her first take.

"Ohhh you knoOOOOw that we'll be theeeeeeere..."

 

:notworthy:

David Foster jokingly asked him "Do you think you can put a little more feeling into it?".

My quote wasn't exactly what was said but I was going on memory from over 30 years ago. You can see the actual footage if you watch this.

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He pushes vocals a little here. If anyone has seen the making of this song, Geddy was the only artist that only had to do one take for his line. Anne Murray was asked to do a second take but they ended up using her first take.

"Ohhh you knoOOOOw that we'll be theeeeeeere..."

 

:notworthy:

David Foster jokingly asked him "Do you think you can put a little more feeling into it?".

My quote wasn't exactly what was said but I was going on memory from over 30 years ago. You can see the actual footage if you watch this.

Nice comments around the 2-minute mark where Ged talks about how fortunate we are in North America.

 

That was a fun watch. Thanks for the link!

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He pushes vocals a little here. If anyone has seen the making of this song, Geddy was the only artist that only had to do one take for his line. Anne Murray was asked to do a second take but they ended up using her first take.

"Ohhh you knoOOOOw that we'll be theeeeeeere..."

 

:notworthy:

David Foster jokingly asked him "Do you think you can put a little more feeling into it?".

My quote wasn't exactly what was said but I was going on memory from over 30 years ago. You can see the actual footage if you watch this.

Nice comments around the 2-minute mark where Ged talks about how fortunate we are in North America.

 

That was a fun watch. Thanks for the link!

Yeah, we tend to feel sorry for ourselves for little trivial things here in North America.
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Agree with that, but felt that during MP the power to do it was still there.. Signals.. different story!

 

You're probably right...there was most likely a time period where he could still do it, but hesitated on recordings because he didn't want to attempt the stuff live. I think the argument that he could still do it, but it just didn't fit in with the changing nature of their music holds merit also.

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Agree with that, but felt that during MP the power to do it was still there.. Signals.. different story!

 

You're probably right...there was most likely a time period where he could still do it, but hesitated on recordings because he didn't want to attempt the stuff live. I think the argument that he could still do it, but it just didn't fit in with the changing nature of their music holds merit also.

 

I think I remember Ged saying as much in some interview once. It just wasn't necessary by the time they got to MP/Signals. Although there is still a hint of it in The Camera Eye.

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