Let's put this to rest!

[Lorraine]

From all that I have read, I was and am under the impression that the voice Geddy used in the seventies was not his natural singing voice and that he sang like that because he thought it was expected of him, or anyone looking to be a famous band to have a singer that sounded like that.

 

So I don't think it's a question of him losing anything. What he did is to just stop singing unnaturally high in order to preserve his true singing voice which is the voice we heard in the eighties.

[AnEggplant]

From all that I have read, I was and am under the impression that the voice Geddy used in the seventies was not his natural singing voice and that he sang like that because he thought it was expected of him, or anyone looking to be a famous band to have a singer that sounded like that.

 

So I don't think it's a question of him losing anything. What he did is to just stop singing unnaturally high in order to preserve his true singing voice which is the voice we heard in the eighties.

 

I think that's part of it, but I also think that his voice changed. He definitely can't sing the old stuff now the way he could then.

[Geddy's Soul Patch]

From all that I have read, I was and am under the impression that the voice Geddy used in the seventies was not his natural singing voice and that he sang like that because he thought it was expected of him, or anyone looking to be a famous band to have a singer that sounded like that.

 

So I don't think it's a question of him losing anything. What he did is to just stop singing unnaturally high in order to preserve his true singing voice which is the voice we heard in the eighties.

 

I think that's part of it, but I also think that his voice changed. He definitely can't sing the old stuff now the way he could then.

I think Geddy likes to say that wasn't his natural singing voice or whatever, but I firmly believe he LOVED singing like that when he had the ability

[Lorraine]

By the way, Eel, I thought you'd like to know that only last night did it dawn on me that your user name is Geddy Lee backwards. :LOLsign:

[Eel Yddeg]

It took that long?

[Lorraine]

It took that long?

 

Yes, it did. :) It came out of the blue. I wasn't even on here when it occurred to me. :hi:

Edited October 21, 2015 by Lorraine

[JohnRogers]

Huh, now I see it... :)

[EagleMoon]

I didn't realize that either. I thought it was Russian or something.

[Lorraine]

I thought it was Yiddish.

 

[Segue Myles]

Hahaha all this made me laff!

 

I thought I was the only one who took ages to work out the name!

 

Phew

[Verena]

To me it seems his voice changed a bit between Exit Stage Left and Signals.

After GUP, it's even lower.

[AnEggplant]

From all that I have read, I was and am under the impression that the voice Geddy used in the seventies was not his natural singing voice and that he sang like that because he thought it was expected of him, or anyone looking to be a famous band to have a singer that sounded like that.

 

So I don't think it's a question of him losing anything. What he did is to just stop singing unnaturally high in order to preserve his true singing voice which is the voice we heard in the eighties.

 

I think that's part of it, but I also think that his voice changed. He definitely can't sing the old stuff now the way he could then.

I think Geddy likes to say that wasn't his natural singing voice or whatever, but I firmly believe he LOVED singing like that when he had the ability

 

Yes probably!