>First off, I'm not a fan of Rush. Having said that, I must admit that the intro to that single (Fry Cry) sounded great...until Geddy started to sing. Arrrrggghhh I can't stand to hear that man's singing voice. There is just something about his vocals that gets under my skin.
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>Oh, well....to each his own. Lee is recognized as a vocal wizard in music. If you listen to him in concern, he sounds pretty close to what he does on an album.
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>I don't care much for the early Geddy Lee (where he was practically screeching), but by around 1980, when Permanent Waves came out, he started to develop a much better sound.

A vocal wizard? I think you and I have a disconnect here.

IMHO, Bobby Mcferrin, Ella Fitzgerald, Kurt Elling, Janis Siegel... those are vocal wizards. Lee is a guy who sticks his mouth on the mike and yells. No better or worse than a couple hundred others.