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Different Stages: Live

Rush - Different Stages: Live Audio CD

A fair review of the Rush "Different Stages: Live" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Rush reviews here, or go back to the Rush tabs.

Band: Rush
Title: Different Stages: Live
Rating:

Release Date: 1998-11-10
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Dreamline 2: Limelight 3: Driven 4: Bravado 5: Animate 6: Show Don't Tell 7: Trees 8: Nobody's Hero 9: Closer to the Heart 10: 2112: Overture 11: 2112: The Temples of Syrinx 12: 2112: Discovery 13: 2112: Presentation 14: Oracle 15: Soliloquy 16: Grand Finale 17: YYZ 18: Test for Echo 19: Analog Kid 20: Freewill 21: Roll the Bones 22: Stick It Out 23: Resist 24: Leave That Thing Alone 25: Rhythm Method 26: Natural Science 27: Spirit of Radio 28: Tom Sawyer 29: YYZ 30: Bastille Day 31: By-Tor & the Snow Dog 32: Xanadu 33: Farewell to Kings 34: Something for Nothing 35: Cygnus X-1 36: Anthem 37: Working Man 38: Fly by Night 39: In the Mood 40: Cinderella Man

I would have never guessed
2112 Tour! I can see why fans love this band! Their good out in the studio, but live will blow your mind. Different Stages was a great surprise for me! I am a 30 year RUSH fan and in 1976/77 saw them for the first time. This album is full of early and middle Rush era's songs and to any Rush fan who has not heard it GET IT NOW! A super live album that you can not miss buying! If I could give 10 stars I would!

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Best Effort?
I love this band however the best part of this 3cd set is disc3 which has alot of their older stuff on it.

I'd Pay Full Retail Price for Disc 3 Alone
Rush performing in early 78' on the Fairwell to Kings tour, this is Rush in their prime. While I find listening to the older Rush tunes from the 2 90's discs interesting, and the quality is fairly impressive, it's the 3rd disc that really matters here. One reviewer wrote "a hard listen"- not sure what he was listening to, but the sound quality is fantastic, as is each song on the disc. Crank it up! Tight as can be, even Fly By Night rocks out- perfect! All the Kings cuts are perfection-

I listen to the other live discs ocassionally, mostly just the Moving Pictures stuff and earlier, just never could get into them much after that album- Grace was my last studio purchase, to me, the beginning of the end for Rush in the studio.

We're not likely to get any more gems like this from the 70's, especially this good sounding. Also, the live cd for Grace included in the 3 dvd box set is a pretty good listen too- better than a Show of Hands, and its coming out August 11th without buying the box set. Includes Witch Hunt and Vital Signs- nice versions, pretty good sound also.

Long live Rush!
Oh, and it's DAD of 2- mom doesnt like disc 3 and only likes the hits!!
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it's rush
a great mix of new live and old live songs. a great live cd from a great band . few rock bands as old as rush have always had the same members . so having a disc from the 70's and the 90's you can hear the DIFFERENT STAGES LIVE in more thirdy years. if you like rush you will love this cd. just buy it.

Outstanding package of live RUSH

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). THE BAND: Geddy Lee (vocals, bass, keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitars), Neil Peart (drums & percussion). 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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