ROCK… BEFORE 1980

01 GEDDY LEE

“I will never forget the first time I heard that undeniable, twangy, and ferocious flurry of notes which comprise the solo of ‘My Generation’. Little did I realize at the time, how much The Ox would change the way I listened to music. My ears would be forever attuned to the murkier, nether regions of a song, that place where bass guitar parts roam.” Geddy Lee

Blessed with an incredibly versatile set of pipes, in addition to his superlative bass skills, Gary Lee Weinrib—nicknamed Geddy Lee after the way his grandmother used to pronounce his name—was among the first electric players to combine funk with progressive-rock elements (quirky time signatures and key changes, a flurry of different musical styles, intoxicating dexterity... you know the drill) and make it big while doing so. Complemented by his virtuoso band-mates in Rush—guitarist Alex