Rush - Exit Stage Left
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Free Music Review: Live is better than studio
Hit: 5 Stars
This recording was my first intro to Rush back in high school in 1981. I bought it on tape and wore it out. Thank goodness for CDs! Red Barchetta, Closer to the Heart, Xanadu, La Villa Strangiato, and The Trees (with the Broon's Bane intro) are all better than their studio counterparts. There is more emotion and flare to these versions. I put the effects processor on "Concert Hall", crank it up with the subwoofer (for Lee's incredible bass lines), close my eyes, and I am there live hearing it for the first time. I rank it with Boston's first album at the top of my collection. If you are new to Rush then this is the first recording to buy, but check out newer stuff too. This band has managed to stay creative for 25 years!Free Music Review: Amazingly good- and trippy, too
Hit: 5 Stars
Exit Stage Left contains the most real and moving conveyances of emotion through music that I have ever heard. Some songs, like La Villa Strangiato, you have to listen to several times before you can even grasp the level of proficiency that these three musicians are playing on. Neil's drum solo in YYZ is almost impossible to believe- in fact, it is what inspired me to take up drumming a few years ago. I have enjoyed this CD since I got a hand-me-down of the old version back in '94. The addition of "A Passage to Bangkok" is just one more incentive to buy the newer version. IMO, anyone who rates this CD lower than a 4 either didn't give it a thorough listen or isn't very musically inclined to begin with.Free Music Review: Amazing. Absolutely Amazing.
Hit: 5 Stars
What can you say about 'Exit...Stage Left'? Just listening to the E...SL brings back memories of when I first opened the CD case, put it into my DiscMan, and listened for hours. I've owned it for nearly 9 years now, and I can honestly say it is one of the few CDs that makes me shiver when I listen. "The Trees", "Xanadu", and "Spirit of Radio" are 'chef d'oeuvres' that make you realize -- almost feel -- the sheer skill that Neil, Geddy, and Alex possess. Toss in the pure power of Tom Sawyer, Jacob's Ladder, and La Ville....this should be required for every listener's CD collection, whether they are Rush fans or not. Trust me, folks, it is worth the money.Free Music Review: The best art rock live album of all time.
Hit: 5 Stars
For seventeen years, this album (whether it was in the form of an lp, cassette, cd, or remastered cd) has always impressed me. In fact, when I have looked for a certain amount of inspiration before a major test or when I just needed to relax- I usually listened to this one. Rush gives an incomparable performance which arguably, though outdoes the studio versions of these masterpieces. This recording has remained my favorite, since I purchased it back in 1981 as a sophomore at the university. It has impressed me so thoroughly that I have devoted a major page of my website to it. An absolutely extraordinary document of what many consider to be: Rush's great age.Free Music Review: The best live album I've ever heard
Hit: 5 Stars
As a whole I really enjoy live albums no matter who the artist. This is definitely no exception. This is definitely my favorite live release and the best of Rush's four live albums. It includes many of the band's greatest and best known songs and the versions are even better than the studio counterparts. The sound that the three men produce is breathtaking. The drum solo on YYZ is indescribable. Neil Peart has got to be one of the best rock drummers alive. Other standout renditions IMO are Red Barchetta, Xanadu, Jacob's Ladder, and La Villa Strangiato. There isn't a bad track on the entire album. If there is one indispensible Rush album, this is it.