I'll admit that the first time I heard a Rush song on that glorious day, I couldn't help but laugh at Geddy's ornately unconventional vocals. It sounded almost like Michael Jackson performing some frighteningly-enthusiastic squeals. I was, however, very intrigued by how the music sounded unlike anything I had ever heard before. Through repeated listenings, I came to appreciate two things, first how incredible of a bass-player Geddy is, and secondly, how strikingly well Geddy's groovy and jazzy vocals contribute to the music. True, in any other band at any other time, Geddy's voice might have been the lower end of a potentially impressive group of musicians, but in Rush, he has no equal. To put it simply, Rush is not Rush without Geddy's flamboyant, familiar voice.
