bordercollie Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 And plus, i don't think he decayed too much. Even now, he still sounds good, but his 1978/9-onwards voice can't compare to before. Not in terms of histrionics, that's true. But I still maintain he was technically a better singer after he started to mellow a bit more. I agree with this. In the early days he did a lot of screaming, which fit the music they were doing and was also kind of his signature sound (along with that vibrato). As their music changed, so did his voice and his approach to singing. I don't think his 70's voice would have fit the 80's+ music. I don't know. I think this could have worked... Imagine a time.... YEAHWhere at it all began BABYIn the dying days of the warARARAARARARARARARRARAA weapon that would settle the SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 And plus, i don't think he decayed too much. Even now, he still sounds good, but his 1978/9-onwards voice can't compare to before. Not in terms of histrionics, that's true. But I still maintain he was technically a better singer after he started to mellow a bit more. I agree with this. In the early days he did a lot of screaming, which fit the music they were doing and was also kind of his signature sound (along with that vibrato). As their music changed, so did his voice and his approach to singing. I don't think his 70's voice would have fit the 80's+ music. I don't know. I think this could have worked... Imagine a time.... YEAHWhere at it all began BABYIn the dying days of the warARARAARARARARARARRARAA weapon that would settle the SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey that was pretty good. I could almost hear it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 His voice was and is just fine. :codger: :dweez: He is the man!! :geddy: :geddy: :geddy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 His voice was and is just fine. :codger: :dweez: He is the man!! :geddy: :geddy: :geddy: Fanboy. :P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 People are getting way too caught up in semantics regarding the vernacular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 People are getting way too caught up in semantics regarding the vernacular What else do we have to do on a forum where the vernacular is all we have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 People are getting way too caught up in semantics regarding the vernacular What else do we have to do on a forum where the vernacular is all we have? Great forum slogan: "The vernacular is all we have." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I don't know how anyone can say his voice is just as good today. It's not. That's no bad reflection on Geddy. It has happened to the best of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I don't know how anyone can say his voice is just as good today. It's not. That's no bad reflection on Geddy. It has happened to the best of them. I agree...and Happy 25,000! :7up: :cheerleader: (But remember, you are NOT your post count. :P ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I don't know how anyone can say his voice is just as good today. It's not. That's no bad reflection on Geddy. It has happened to the best of them. I agree...and Happy 25,000! :7up: :cheerleader: (But remember, you are NOT your post count. :P ) :) Thank you, and thank God for big favors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I don't know how anyone can say his voice is just as good today. It's not. That's no bad reflection on Geddy. It has happened to the best of them. His voice is shit these days compared to what it was at his peak. The qualifier lots people put on his voice is "well, he sounds really good for a man in his 60s" like that somehow means he actually sounds good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I see the insults are easy, now that they're not touring anymore. Sure, everybody's voice changes when they use it the way he has used his. Any of you who say he's nowhere near what he was- well, that's correct, in certain respects. But you spend 40-45 years doing what he's done, and I'd so love to hear your criticisms then. This is the tired-est trash-talk of Geddy, and of Rush, that I think I've ever seen. I don't have a whole lot of tolerance for it. But that's just one guy's opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) I'll never understand why people take criticisms of Rush so personally. It's not like Alex, Geddy, or Neil are any of our moms. Edited October 19, 2015 by JARG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordercollie Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) It happened on September 28, 1977 in Fresno. The vocal chord monster suddenly got a hold of him during Fly by Night! :D Edited October 19, 2015 by bordercollie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordercollie Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Side note: Does Geddy say I WANNA SEE YOUR PANCREAS going into In the Mood?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I see the insults are easy, now that they're not touring anymore. Sure, everybody's voice changes when they use it the way he has used his. Any of you who say he's nowhere near what he was- well, that's correct, in certain respects. But you spend 40-45 years doing what he's done, and I'd so love to hear your criticisms then. This is the tired-est trash-talk of Geddy, and of Rush, that I think I've ever seen. I don't have a whole lot of tolerance for it. But that's just one guy's opinion. Do you feel better now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stone and a hard place Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 when the doctor held up Geddy Lee after he was born he let out our scream that was sublime........it's been going downhill ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) It happened on September 28, 1977 in Fresno. The vocal chord monster suddenly got a hold of him during Fly by Night! :D Right before the solo he says something, the tail end of which sounds like "the guy's f***ing crazy" Edited October 19, 2015 by JARG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Side note: Does Geddy say I WANNA SEE YOUR PANCREAS going into In the Mood?! That's sure what it sounds like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto123 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Personally, here's my peaks for Geddy.Studio: Rush-HemispheresLive: 1974 (Rush Tour) through 1978 (AFTK tour). While his voice was great on the Hemispheres album, the tour featured him losing his grit and power. Though his voice still sounded good afterwards, even today, it can't compare to the greatness of the '70s. Sorry, but I don't consider all out screaming banshee the peak of his voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eel Yddeg Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 BUMP! I don't see why everyone says his voice changed after 2112/ATWAS. He still sounds in top form in the AFTK tour. This performance of 2112, for example, still has him in prime screeching mode, and his classic tone remains. I compared it to a 1976 version, and they sounded very similar in tone and phrasing. Or this awesome version of Cygnus X-1, which features amazing vocals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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