Also of note are the subtle keyboard and synthesizers Geddy Lee uses in the foundation of " Xanadu ", along with their prominent use in the melodic bridge and the chorus section.

* Geddy Lee Interview on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

To achieve a broader, more progressive palette of sound, Alex Lifeson began to experiment with classical and twelve-string guitars, and Geddy Lee added bass-pedal synthesizers and Minimoog.

Geddy Lee's high-register vocal style has always been a signature of the band – and sometimes a focal point for criticism, especially during the early years of Rush's career when Lee's vocals were high-pitched, with a strong likeness to other singers like Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin.

These instruments were also widely used among progressive rock bassists, particularly Chris Squire of Yes and Geddy Lee of Rush, who achieved distinctive signature sounds with their Rickenbacker bass, strung with round-wound Rotosound bass strings.

Some power trios also experimented with keyboards and sequencers in the studio, most notably the Canadian trio Rush, whose bassist-frontman Geddy Lee has often demonstrated his multi-instrumental capabilities on diverse rock albums such as 1977's A Farewell to Kings and 1985's Power Windows.

Taylor played " YYZ " with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush on stage at a concert in Toronto on March 22, 2008.

( Geddy later drafted the Virginia corporate papers for the project, filed them with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and served briefly as the first President of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Vocalist and bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson were working on songs that could fit the lyrics drummer Neil Peart wrote at a small desk there, with Peart at the same time trying to write lyrics adaptable to Lee and Lifeson's music.

In a 2009 interview with Blender, Geddy Lee expressed regret in including the song " Tai Shan " on the album, calling it an " error.

Rush's bassist / singer Geddy Lee included The Yes Album among his favourite albums in an interview with The Quietus ' Mick Middles.

Williamsburg attorney Vernon M. Geddy, Sr., did much of the title research and legal work and later drafted the Virginia corporate papers for the project and filed them with the Virginia State Corporation Commission.

* Geddy Lee of Rush ; the 1998 " Geddy Lee Limited Edition " Fender Jazz bass is equipped with a Badass II, also his Jetglo Rickenbacker 4001 with a Badass I.

* During the finale of the song Distant Early Warning by Canadian band Rush, Geddy Lee sings, " Absalom Absalom Absalom.

The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist and backing vocalist Alex Lifeson, and drummer, percussionist and lyricist Neil Peart.

It is also notable as one of the few Rush songs for which Geddy Lee wrote all of the lyrics after Peart's entry into the band.

Also in the introductory prologue to the song, the " three travellers, men of Willowdale " is a reference to the band itself, an allusion to the Toronto suburb of Willowdale where Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson grew up and formed the first incarnation of the band.

Geddy Lee of rock band Rush said, " It's an amazing location.

My Favourite Headache is a solo album by Geddy Lee of the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 2000.

Geddy Lee joined the band onstage to sing and play his Rickenbacker bass guitar for " Battle Scar " on December 31, 1980, when the band headlined the show.

Longtime Kim Mitchell bandmate Peter Fredette joined the band onstage to sing Geddy Lee's part on " Battle Scar.

" The song that plays while the Simpsons visit the Skydome in Toronto is " Take Off " by the fictional comedy duo Bob and Doug McKenzie, the chorus of which was sung by Geddy Lee, the lead vocalist and bassist of the Canadian rock band Rush.

Multiple people who have committed the same honourable act or deed are also eligible for induction ; for example, all three members of the band Rush ( Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart ) have been appointed as Officers of the order, the first time a group, rather than an individual, was appointed to the Order of Canada.

On June 5th, 2008, Geddy Lee ( of the Canadian band Rush ), himself an avid baseball fan, donated nearly 200 autographed baseballs to the NLBM.

* Geddy Lee, of the Canadian rock trio Rush has played fretless bass on and off since the 1970s.

Soon after, Geddy began using the Fender Jazz Bass which was used on Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals and the supporting tours.

The OBX synthesizer used by Geddy Lee on the album Signals ( 1982 ).

Geddy Lee originally wrote his bass lines on his acoustic bass.

* Geddy Lee of Rush used a Minimoog on several Rush albums, from 1977's A Farewell to Kings to 1982's Signals.

The song " Take Off " ( identified on the album as " the hit single section "), featured guest vocalist Geddy Lee of Rush.

Other drumming contributions by Cameron include four tracks on Eleven's 1995 album, Thunk, the track " Disappearing One " on former bandmate Chris Cornell's 1999 solo album, Euphoria Morning, and Geddy Lee's 2000 solo album, My Favourite Headache.

Taurus pedals were used by a range of rock, metal, soul, R & B and fusion performers, including Cold Chisel and Michael Jackson on Stacy Lattisaw's 1980 song " You Don't Love Me Anymore ", Ritchie Blackmore, Pink Floyd, Neurosis, Electric Light Orchestra, Yngwie Malmsteen, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson from Rush, Styx, U2, John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin, Jon Anderson and Chris Squire from Yes, Jon Camp of Renaissance, Sting and Andy Summers of The Police, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett & Daryl Stuermer of Genesis, Francis Buchholz of the Scorpions, Justin Harris of Menomena, Troy Sanders of Mastodon, and Stefan Lessard of Dave Matthews Band.

He also performed guitar parts on My Favorite Headache ( 2000 ), a solo project of Rush's lead singer Geddy Lee.

In addition to drumming for Our Lady Peace, Taggart has worked on various side projects, including providing the drums on Chantal Kreviazuk's song " Blue ", Geddy Lee's song " Home On The Strange ", and The Beautiful Unknown's song " Riot in the House of Ruin ".

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* " Runaway Train ", a song by Geddy Lee from My Favourite Headache

Vocalist / bassist Geddy Lee introduces the song as being from the Beatles VI album.

The original 1968 line-up of Rush ; from left to right: Alex Lifeson, John Rutsey and Geddy Lee.

Cartman, dressed in a long wig to look like singer Geddy Lee, sings his own, personal, version of the song's lyrics prompting the usual outrage from Kyle.

The show featured cameos from McKenzie celeb fans like Ben Stiller, Dave Foley, Tom Green, Paul Shaffer, Andy Dick, Matt Groening, Barry Pepper, Martin Short, and Geddy Lee.

Geddy Lee from Rush and Steve Harris were like gods to me.

His bass playing style has been influenced by Toto bassist Mike Porcaro, as well as Geddy Lee from Rush and John Myung of Dream Theater fame.

The booklet contains essays by Chris Welch and Bill Martin, as well as forewords from Rush bassist Geddy Lee and Phish drummer Jon Fishman.