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Geddy Lee makes Rolling Stone's Top Ten Bassists of All Time list

Thu, Mar 31, 2011@10:20PM | comments removed/disabled

Last Friday RollingStone.com asked its readers to name the best bass player of all time. The results are in and Geddy Lee came in at #4 behind Paul McCartney, Flea and John Entwhistle. They even had some nice things to say about him:

If Geddy Lee's only role in Rush was to play the bass he'd be unbelievably accomplished. The fact that he does it while singing and playing keyboards proves that the man is almost a freak of nature. Few singers in the history of rock could have handled this triple duty. The group has occasionally flirted with the idea of adding a fourth member to their stage show to ease Lee's load, but they always decide that fans only want to see the three members of Rush onstage. He manages it all by playing bass pedals during his keyboard parts. The band is currently performing their 1980 LP Moving Pictures on a world tour.

Thanks to Mr. K for the heads up.

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