Texas King Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 How much do you dig Geddy's vocals on the final studio album? I'll give it 3 stars at best, I'm not so impressed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 5 stars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 2 stars. to me it was the first album where even in the studio they couldn't hide the fact he just didn't have it anymore. Mick 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Is this seat taken? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjnev Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) Have a seat. Popcorn? Edited June 13, 2017 by Lorraine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Is this seat taken? i think this should be good. we've already got 1 five star vote for ged on this album, lol Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Is this seat taken? i think this should be good. we've already got 1 five star vote for ged on this album, lol MickThank you for the hearty laugh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootruss Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 For a 60yr old I'd score a 4.. In a studio environment, he can still cut it. His range is a good 3 tones down on what he could sing at his peak and his tone has mellowed, as indeed it had to. When he tries to sing older material in original keys it can sound embarrassing, but that's when his voice is tired after a run of gigs. New material wouldn't be an issue as he can write in the keys he's comfortable in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummerrobin Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Some good stuff but definitely not his best work vocal-wise. What's interesting is (at least to me) how much better his vocals sound on Caravan and BU2B (recorded before the Time Machine Tour) than the other songs (recorded after). You can really hear how much his voice deteriorated on the that tour. Still not a bad performance but a little shaky at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Girl Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Whatever rating 'funeral dirge' falls under... I gave it 2 stars. I know...harsh. Not every song per se...but a majority. The tone and pitch are just... hmmmm, unlpeasant, I guess you could call it. Off putting, even better. For instance; The Anarchist would be the perfect song...starts out sounding like old Rush. Seriously good, until Geddy comes in with the vocals. The whole song remains my favorite off the album, musically it's perfect, but man, I cannot get past the vocals. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 pretty darn good, considering he was unlistenable to on tour at times 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Well, I'm not assuming it's the final album... But, anyway...3 stars for Geddy's vocals. I do blame fanboy Nick R for coaxing Ged to "recapture old school Rush" by reaching for the higher register. Way to speed up the aging process of a voice...f'n stupid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Whatever rating 'funeral dirge' falls under... I gave it 2 stars. I know...harsh. Not every song per se...but a majority. The tone and pitch are just... hmmmm, unlpeasant, I guess you could call it. Off putting, even better. For instance; The Anarchist would be the perfect song...starts out sounding like old Rush. Seriously good, until Geddy comes in with the vocals. The whole song remains my favorite off the album, musically it's perfect, but man, I cannot get past the vocals. EXACTLY. The intro to that song is so cool but once Geddy starts warbling and not only that, I can't make out half of what he's singing, not even sure he's speaking English, I skip to the next song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I voted 3 because at his age he still pulled off some decent stuff, but at the same time, it is nowhere near the Ged of old. And how could it be? But yea, as someone else mentioned, you could tell even in the studio that his voice was going. But that is the curse of ageing. On the other hand, the band play great on that record. So they still had enough rocket fuel to pull that off. If it is the last album, it's a fine send-off. No shame in what they accomplished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 pretty darn good, considering he was unlistenable to on tour at timesThis^^^. On the tour it was unfortunately really bad. I still enjoyed the Atlanta show however... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Na na na Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 He's not that bad...I'll give him 4 stars, go listen to Paul Stanley and then we can talk 2 stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 pretty darn good, considering he was unlistenable to on tour at timesThis^^^. On the tour it was unfortunately really bad. I still enjoyed the Atlanta show however... I was at that show and he was good considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasbo Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Thijs van Leer for yodelling on Hocus Pocus,10.Geddy Lee on CA for yodelling ,2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerofthor Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 His voice is adequate on CA, but the vocal melodies are horrendous on some songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 If we are rating his vocals on a scale in comparison to his previous work, I give it a 2. He's barely able to sing in his lower range without his voice breaking anymore. They were able to cover up a lot of it in the studio which had the effect of muffling them and making a lot of it hard to understand. If we are rating him in comparison to other people his age who have been in the same band 40+ years and been the lead vocalist that entire time. There is no comparison. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I think the vocals on The Anarchist are pretty good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xx_blahblahblah_xX Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 even though his voice breaks a lot, i give it a 4 because there's something about his voice that's just. addicting. i love his voice so much 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) I gave it 3 stars. I was just watching some R30 youtubes last night and it's really disappointing how poor his voice is in comparison to just 10 years ago. Ok, we have an overweight crippled drummer, a guy who can't sing and a guitarist with arthritic hands and feet. But people still want Rush to continue? For f**k's sake, no. Edited June 14, 2017 by HemiBeers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New World Kid Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 1 star. Sorry guys. I listen to this album a lot, and I can't understand what he's saying on about 1/4th of the songs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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