The Bassline That Blew My Mind: Nukem in a Rush

Don Lauder, bassist with San Diego thrash metal titans Nukem, told us about his Geddy Lee "YYZ" love... Don Lauder: The first time I think I actually noticed bass guitar was when I first heard Rush’s song "YYZ" back in 1981. My brother’s best friend was/is a huge Rush fan and so when Moving Pictures came out he played it for us. When "YYZ" played, I was confused because I had never heard a musical pattern like that. I was only 8 but still I recognized that something was way different and in a very cool way. When it got […] The post The Bassline That Blew My Mind: Nukem in a Rush first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.