Rush - Different Stages: Live
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Artist: RushEdition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Live
CD Release Date: 1998-11-10
Music Label: Atlantic / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Dreamline
- Limelight
- Driven
- Bravado
- Animate
- Show Don't Tell
- The Trees
- Nobody's Hero
- Closer To The Heart
- 2112
- Bonus Track 01
- Bonus Track 02
- Bonus Track 03
- Oracle
- Soliloquy
- Grand Finale
- Test For Echo
- Analog Kid
- Freewill
- Roll The Bones
- Stick It Out
- Resist
- Leave That Thing Alone
- The Rhythm Method
- Natural Science
- The Spirt Of The Radio
- Tom Sawyer
- YYZ
- Bastille Day
- By-Tor & The Snow Dog
- Xanadu
- Farewell To Kings
- Something For Nothing
- Cygnus X-1
- Anthem
- Working Man
- Fly By Night
- In The Mood
- Cinderella Man
Free Music Notes for Different Stages: Live
Free Music Review: Outstanding package of live RUSH
Hit: 5 Stars
THE BAND: Geddy Lee (vocals, bass, keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitars), Neil Peart (drums & percussion).
THE DISCS: (1998) 39 tracks on 3 discs totaling 200+ minutes (Disc-1 at approximately 70 minutes, Disc-2 at 69 minutes, and Disc-3 at 62 minutes). Included with the discs is a 7-page foldout containing band pictures, a collage of various tour paraphernalia, a list of crew members, and what songs were recorded where and when. Discs 1 and 2 capture the band somewhere between 1994 and 1997 (25 of the 28 songs are recorded in 1997 in support of the "Test For Echo" tour... cities included Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Toronto, Miami, Philly and Mansfield, MA). Disc 3 is a bonus disc of older material - recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon - London 1978. Disc 1 is enhanced - showing cluster artwork from Japanese artist Hisashi Hoda. The tri-fold case is a medium thick cardboard. Label - Atlantic / Anthem.
ALBUM REPRESENTATION (1st two discs only): 2112 (1 song - though divided into 7 sections - the complete 2112 Overture), A Farewell To Kings (1), Hemispheres (1), Permanent Waves (3), Moving Pictures (4), Signals (1), Presto (1), Roll The Bones (3), Counterparts (4), Test For Echo (3).
COMMENTS: Behind Rush's raw 1st powerful live album "All The World's A Stage" (1976), I like this "Different Stages" best. It seems we are treated to a live Rush release every 5-7 years... so after such a long and prosperous career, there are several live albums to consider (among others - "Exit... Stage Left", "A Show Of Hands", "Rush In Rio", "R30", "Snakes & Arrows"). For me, the song selection on "Exit... Stage Left" (1981) might be near perfect - capturing the band truly in their prime - but the sound production is sub par. THE GOOD: In a nut shell - "Different Stages" delivers lots of music, great song selection, a nice foldout CD package, and stellar sound production. Highlights include: the entire "2112 Overture" (worth the price of the disc by itself), a great rendition of "Natural Science", a nice inclusion of "Analog Kid", rocking versions of "Animate" and "Stick It Out", and the 2 instrumentals - the closer "YYZ" and the ultra smooth "Leave That Thing Alone" (leading into Peart's 8-minute drum solo on "The Rhythm Method"). Disc-3 is a treat - throws you back to the "Hemispheres" tour featuring classic tunes live - "Bastille Day", "By-Tor & The Snow Dog", a shortened version of "Cygnus X-1", "Fly By Night", "Xanadu", "A Farewell To Kings", etc. THE NOT SO GOOD: Two things stick out to me. One - as you'll notice on later Rush live albums, Geddy Lee's bass really takes over (drowning out Lifeson's guitar in spots). In some songs here, you can really notice the volume on Lee's bass. Two - several classic songs are missing. As stated above, Rush has so many live albums, you're bound to be able to find your favorite Rush tune live somewhere... but this "Different Stages" (discs 1 and 2) release sounds so good... I wish ALL the best songs were here. Absent is anything from "Caress Of Steel", "Grace Under Pressure", "Power Windows", or "Hold Your Fire". Classic tunes missing - "Red Barchetta", "Subdivisions", "Distant Early Warning", "New World Man", "La Ville Strangiato", "Force Ten", "Lakeside Park", etc. OVERALL: Nice package with lots of music covering old and new material - 1974 through 1996 (5 stars).
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