karkarius Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I was curious which songs you guys consider to be the best bass songs for Geddy throughout their career. Especially you bass players. Here are some of mine: Digital Man YYZ Leave That Thing Alone Red Barchetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112RUSH2112 Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 leave that thing alone yyz force ten (just love the sound of it) malignant narcissism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shreddy Lee Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 This is the thread for me. I find myself primarily listening to the bass when I listen to any Rush. In nearly every song, Geddy simply blows everything else out of the water with an outstanding bassline. I think the best one of all is YYZ. Hearing that bassline is what opened my eyes to the brilliance of Geddy's playing and of the bass overall, as an instrument. It has made me want to learn to play. More importantly, it led me to realize that the bass wasn't just a background instrument that never came to the forefront in any meaningful way. Not only could it be noticeable, it could lead! And it could be awesome! Realizing that those short solos taking place when everything else stopped were not done by the guitar, but by the bass, changed my life. Some of my other favorites: Hemispheres (the bass in the prelude is stunning) La Villa Strangiato Malignant Narcissism Leave That Thing Alone Anthem Freewill Fly By Night (very underrated, excellent bassline) The Trees and so many more I could list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyvoice Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I'm definitely not a bass player, but I've always thought the entire Power Windows album was fantastic...absolutely my favorite bass album. I was listening to an often-forgotten tune from that album yesterday - Emotion Detector - listen to what he's doing during Alex's solo. I hadn't heard it in so long, I had to rewind it and listen again...great stuff. Marathon. Grand Designs, Territories...also excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyvoice Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 QUOTE (Shreddy Lee @ Jul 20 2010, 05:39 PM) Hemispheres (the bass in the prelude is stunning) Holy crap...just went back and listened to that to refresh my memory... amazing stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Chicken Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Where's My Thing Driven Most of Counterparts (Jazz Bass thru SVTs sounds awesome) Subdivisions (not much bass, but what is there just kills) The Big Money (go and TRY to play and sing the verses at the same time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXDreamlinerXx Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 QUOTE (friendlyvoice @ Jul 20 2010, 05:45 PM)I'm definitely not a bass player, but I've always thought the entire Power Windows album was fantastic...absolutely my favorite bass album. I was listening to an often-forgotten tune from that album yesterday - Emotion Detector - listen to what he's doing during Alex's solo. I hadn't heard it in so long, I had to rewind it and listen again...great stuff. Marathon. Grand Designs, Territories...also excellent. And I thought I was the only one who recognized the genious that is Emotion Detector! The bass during Al's solo (one of his finest, I must say), is out of this world. He tears it up, while complimenting what Alex is doing. Literaly one of my favorite Rush moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacRedline Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Circumstances, Circumstances, and possibly Circumstances check this perfect video of it: watch entheogenesis's other Rush videos too, best out there imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Barchetta Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 My favorites in terms of bass tone: Cygnus X-1 (both books) Circumstances YYZ The Entire Signals Album Playing: Hemispheres Best I Can All of Caress Of Steel All of Power Windows ALL OF IT! He's so gooooooood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Can I just say everything? Geddy has done so many amazing things with the bass that it's tough to pick. Some of my favorites are: Hemispheres Marathon YYZ Leave That Thing Alone La Villa Strangiato Freewill Vital Signs Digital Man New World Man Where's My Thing? I'm still missing many others. Looks like next time I listen to them i'm gonna pay more attention to the bass than I normally do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moedrabowsky Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I dig the bass on The Analog Kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadude69 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Most of Counterparts has some good bass on it Big Money YYZ Circumstances Red Barchetta Freewill (the solo section) too many to think of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Enemy_Within Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Prime Mover Marathon The Enemy Within Leave That Thing Alone YYZ Mal Nar Caravan BU2B Ghost Rider Show Don't Tell Vital Signs amongst others! Edited to include Digital Man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briremo Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 QUOTE (moedrabowsky @ Jul 20 2010, 07:57 PM) I dig the bass on The Analog Kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I was just thinking about what my favorite bass song was per album the other day. Working Man By-tor Bastille Day Lessons Cygnus x-1 The Trees Nat Sci / Freewill TCE / YYZ / Red Barchetta The Analog Kid Distant Early Warning / Red Sector A The Big Money as for HYF, I can't choose... Yet. Superconductor / Hand over Fist Neurotica Cut to the Chase Virtuality / Dog Years Can't choose for VT yet either S&A is a hard pick just like VT & HYF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HigherWater Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 QUOTE (Shreddy Lee @ Jul 20 2010, 05:39 PM) This is the thread for me. I find myself primarily listening to the bass when I listen to any Rush. In nearly every song, Geddy simply blows everything else out of the water with an outstanding bassline. I think the best one of all is YYZ. Hearing that bassline is what opened my eyes to the brilliance of Geddy's playing and of the bass overall, as an instrument. It has made me want to learn to play. More importantly, it led me to realize that the bass wasn't just a background instrument that never came to the forefront in any meaningful way. Not only could it be noticeable, it could lead! And it could be awesome! Realizing that those short solos taking place when everything else stopped were not done by the guitar, but by the bass, changed my life. Some of my other favorites: Hemispheres (the bass in the prelude is stunning) La Villa Strangiato Malignant Narcissism Leave That Thing Alone Anthem Freewill Fly By Night (very underrated, excellent bassline) The Trees and so many more I could list... I agree with you. (the other favorites part) The entire Hemispheres album belongs to Geddy. La Villa is an unsung masterpiece. Alex takes the lead but Ged steals the show. HW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbomb106 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Just a couple off the top of my head: -New World Man from Philly (04/16/86 - sorry...no YouTube link) -The end of Leave That Thing Alone - while I prefer the Rio version, I couldn't find a version with audio on Youtube, so here's the Atlanta version; the good part begins at about 4:20: -Closer to the Heart - start here at about 2:55: -The ESL medley. Listen to the genius work on By Tor at ~0:50 and then the brilliant work between ~7:28 and 7:34: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kse01ftDAU0 Those are just a few off the top of my head. I'm sure more will come to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peart 2112 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 YYZ Cygnus X-1 Leave that Thing Alone Malignant Narcissism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 MalNar has really good bass, but I prefer The Way the Wind Blows, Spindrift, Far Cry, and TMMB if we're talking S&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldphilly Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Turn The Page already! YYZ The Big Money. La Villa Free Will +everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 QUOTE (oldphilly @ Jul 20 2010, 08:39 PM) Turn The Page already! overrated bassline, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Oh, and Caravan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbomb106 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 QUOTE (Kenneth @ Jul 20 2010, 11:41 PM) QUOTE (oldphilly @ Jul 20 2010, 08:39 PM) Turn The Page already! overrated bassline, that is. Disagree. When I learn to play that bassline and sing at the same time, I'll know I've made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 QUOTE (kbomb106 @ Jul 20 2010, 08:45 PM) QUOTE (Kenneth @ Jul 20 2010, 11:41 PM) QUOTE (oldphilly @ Jul 20 2010, 08:39 PM) Turn The Page already! overrated bassline, that is. Disagree. When I learn to play that bassline and sing at the same time, I'll know I've made it. Right, it's a complex song and all, and I don't play bass, but I'd imagine there's other tough bass lines Geddy plays while singing. It can't be so much more challenging than all other Rush songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuffWithoutStyle Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 i'm surprised nobody has mentioned a farewell to kings. that's one of my favorites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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