Geddy Lee Shares Touching Story About Robert Plant
Geddy Lee has shared a number of stories during his book tour in support of his memoir, My Effin’ Life. However, the story he shared about Robert Plant reaching out to him…
Geddy Lee has shared a number of stories during his book tour in support of his memoir, My Effin' Life. However, the story he shared about Robert Plant reaching out to him will truly tug at the heartstrings.
Per Classic Rock, Lee detailed during the Los Angeles stop of the book tour hosted by actor/musician Jack Black. Lee said he and Plant first met while the two were vacationing in Morocco at the same time during the mid '90s. They met for dinner and got along really well.
Cut to 1998. Plant reached out to Rush's management to get into contact with Lee. Even though Rush's management thought it was a prank, they forwarded the message to Lee along with a phone number Plant left. It turns out that Plant wanted to invite Lee to his show with Jimmy Page in Toronto.
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He also wanted to touch base with the Rush singer/bassist since the band was on hiatus. The five-year hiatus of Rush began after Neil Peart's 19-year-old daughter, Selena Taylor, was killed in a car crash in August 1997. Less than a year later, Peart's longtime partner, Jacqueline Taylor, died from cancer in June 1998.
When recalling talking to Plant, Lee said he told the Led Zeppelin singer that he didn't know if he would be up for going to the gig just shortly after Peart lost his partner.
Lee noted, "And [Plant] said, 'Look, I've had my own share of loss, and you have to get on with your life, and sooner is better than later. I want you to come down, call Alex [Lifeson] up, just come down.'"
Lee said he and Lifeson ended up taking up Plant on his offer and that he and Page "couldn't have been nicer to us." He noted the gesture "really lifted us, at a moment when we could have used the lifting."
Few bands have enjoyed legendary decades-spanning career like Rush. Fewer still have been able to take their final bow on their own terms. Once Rush reached arena-headlining status, they never had to "downsize," or even go on package tours. They rarely played multi-act festivals and towards the end of their career, even stopped using opening acts on their tours, so that they could play longer shows. They also were always able to play a lot of new music at their shows, and fans responded. They've had classic songs on every album, starting with their self-titled debut in 1974, up through their final album, 2012's Clockwork Angels. Of course, that made it difficult to narrow down this list to just 50 songs -- and of course so many of you will disagree with the songs we included, the songs we didn't include, and the order. That's part of the fun of lists, though.
50 - “The Wreckers” from ‘Clockwork Angels’ (2012)
Roadrunner49 - “I Think I’m Going Bald” from ‘Caress Of Steel’ (1975)
Universal48 - “Seven Cities Of Gold” from ‘Clockwork Angels’ (2012)
Roadrunner47 - “In The End (live)” from ‘All The World’s A Stage’ (1976)
Universal46 - “The Fountain of Lamneth” from ‘Caress Of Steel’ (1975)
Universal45 - “Resist (live)” from ‘Rush In Rio’ (2003)
Anthem44 - “The Necromancer” from ‘Caress Of Steel’ (1975)
Universal43 - “Mystic Rhythms” from ‘Power Windows’ (1985)
Universal42 - “Ghost Rider” from ‘Vapor Trails’ (2002)
Atlantic41 - “Lakeside Park” from ‘Caress of Steel’ (1975)
Universal40 - “Best I Can” from ‘Fly By Night’ (1975)
Universal39 - “Here Again” from ‘Rush’ (1974)
Universal38 - “By-Tor and the Snow Dog” from ‘Fly By Night’ (1975)
Universal37 - “In The Mood” from ‘Rush’ (1974)
Universal36 - “Between The Wheels” from ‘Grace Under Pressure’ (1984)
Universal35 - “Force Ten (live)” from ‘A Show Of Hands’ (1989)
Universal34 - “Beneath, Between & Behind” from ‘Fly By Night’ (1975)
Universal33 - “Finding My Way” from ‘Rush’ (1974)
Universal32 - “Cygnus X-1 Book One: The Voyage” from ‘A Farewell To Kings’ (1977)
Universal31 - “Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres” from ‘Hemispheres’ (1978)
Universal30 - “Nobody’s Hero” from “Counterparts” (1993)
Atlantic29 - “New World Man” from ‘Signals’ (1982)
Universal28 - “Anthem (live)” from ‘All The World’s A Stage’ (1976)
Universal27 - “The Analog Kid” from ‘Signals’ (1982)
Universal26 - “Dreamline (live)” from ‘Clockwork Angels Tour’ (2013)
Anthem25 - “Time Stand Still (featuring Aimee Mann)” from ‘Hold Your Fire’ (1987)
Universal24 - “Vital Signs” from ‘Moving Pictures’ (1981)
Universal23 - “Animate” from ‘Counterparts’ (1993)
Atlantic22 “Xanadu” from ‘A Farewell To Kings’ (1977)
Universal21 - “The Big Money” from ‘Power Windows’ (1985)
Universal20 - “Losing It (live, featuring Jonathan Dinklage”) from ‘R40 Live’ (2015)
Anthem19 - “Red Sector ‘A’ (live)” from ‘Grace Under Pressure Tour Live (recorded in 1984)
Universal18 - “La Villa Strangiato (live)” from ‘Exit… Stage Left’ (1981)
Universal17 - “Show Don’t Tell” from ‘Presto’ (1989)
Atlantic16 - “A Farewell To Kings” from ‘A Farewell To Kings’ (1977)
Universal15 - “Freewill” from ‘Permanent Waves’ (1980)
Universal14 - “Distant Early Warning” from ‘Grace Under Pressure’ (1984)
Universal13 - “Fly By Night” from ‘Fly By Night’ (1975)
Universal12 - “Bastille Day (live)” from ‘All The World’s A Stage’ (1976)
Universal11 - “One Little Victory” from ‘Vapor Trails’ (2002)
Atlantic10 - “Far Cry” from ‘Snakes and Arrows’ (2007)
Atlantic9 - “Subdivisions” from ‘Signals’ (1982)
Universal8 - “Working Man” from ‘Rush’ (1974)
Universal7 - “Limelight” from ‘Moving Pictures’ (1981)
Universal6 - “2112” from ‘2112’ (1976)
Universal5 - “Closer To The Heart” from ‘A Farewell To Kings’ (1977)
Universal4 - “YYZ (live)” from ‘Exit… stage Left’ (1981)
Universal3 - “Tom Sawyer” from ‘Moving Pictures’ (1981)
Universal2 - “Red Barchetta (live)” from ‘Exit… Stage Left’ (1981)
Universal1 - “The Spirit Of The Radio” from ‘Permanent Waves’ (1980)
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