Bass Player Geddy Lee

“New World Man” is a hit single from the 1982 album, ‘Signals’ by Canadian Rock band, Rush. The song was the last and most quickly composed song on the album, stemming from a suggestion by then-Rush producer Terry Brown to even out the lengths of the two sides of the cassette version. It went to #1 (on the national singles chart in Canada, where it remained for two weeks in October 1982. It was the only single by a Canadian act to top the RPM chart that year.

Less successful in the United States, it nonetheless remains Rush’s only American Top 40 hit, peaking at No. 21 on the Billboard singles chart in October and November 1982.

“New World Man” reached No. 42 in the United Kingdom. A remixed version (released as a double A-side with “Countdown”) later reached No. 36 in the UK in early 1983.

Wikipedia nonsense out of the way, we ask they question – is Geddy using a pick on this? Geddy never used a pick but the lines on the opening verse have that tell-tale click. Is that a fingernail or has he succumbed to the temptation to utilise the most innocent but controversial of accessories?