Rush Bootleg Trading

Attention

2009-07-28T09:12:00.000-07:00

I am still trading, just e-mail me at vaughnrush@hotmail.com and we can work out something, or you can comment and give me your e-mail, which ever one is more or less good for you, I dont care at all.

Update

2009-03-06T14:07:00.003-08:00

All SHN and FLAC files now can be any other kind of file, I learned to convert! Thats a small update for you.

Update

2009-03-01T14:26:00.000-08:00

Hello, its Vaughn speaking. I'm saying I cannot currently burn DVD's because I am having troubles burning the DVD's, simple as that. I am not going out of trading, I just cannot trade DVDs as of this moment, I can trade anything else. Another thing, I changed e-mails. Here is my new e-mail: vaughnrush@hotmail.com so don't hesitate to e-mail me.

Organized list

2009-01-29T12:14:00.000-08:00

Here is a more organized list. Its by the date, so this might be a little easier for you to navigate than my last post here, so enjoy!

Rush Dates:

August 14, 1974 At the Civic Center Remastered (AUD C+)
August 14, 1974 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down (AUD Ver. 1 B ver 2. C-)
August 26, 1974 The Fifth Order of Angels (FM A+)
November 01, 1974 Come in and Feel the Show (AUD B-)
November 19, 1974 Music is Paramount (AUD A-)
November 27, 1974 Rushian Whiskey 74 (AUD B/B+)
December 05, 1974 Electric Rush (FM A)
December 16, 1974 Finding Prime (FM A-)
December 16, 1974 Here Again At The Agora - Platinum Edition (FM A)

Fly By Night Dates:

March 19, 1975 Fly By Detroit (AUD C)
May 15, 1975 Bad Boys in Cleveland (FM A-)
June 25, 1975 In the Beginning (AUD B+)
June 25, 1975 Live Anthem 1975 (AUD B)

Caress of Steel Dates:

November 15, 1975 Stainless Steel (AUD B-)
November 15, 1975 Steel Breeze (AUD B-)
December 16, 1975 Lakeside Springfield (AUD C+)
January 10, 1976 Bastille Toronto (AUD C+/B-)

2112 Dates:

May 30, 1976 Tuning Man (SBD A-/B+)

All the Worlds a Stage Dates:

September 22, 1976 Bastille Nights (AUD B-)
October 25, 1976 By-tors Battle VCR 2.01 (SBD B+)
November 26, 1976 The Winterland (AUD C)
November 27, 1976 Tear the Temples Down (AUD B)
November 28, 1976 The Work of Gifted Hand Platinum Edition (AUD A+)
December 10, 1976 Out of hiding (PRO A-)
December 31, 1976 Auld Lang Syne (AUD B-/C+)
April 17, 1977 We Have Assumed Control (AUD B+)
April 22, 1977 Rons Vault Release #6 (AUD B)
May 10, 1977 You can trust your car to the man inside the star (AUD B+)
June 02, 1977 Sign of Eth (AUD B)
June 02, 1977 Summer Nights (AUD A-)
June 04, 1977 Thank you for your Warm Welcome (AUD B-)
June 11, 1977 Live in Newcastle, U.K. (AUD C)

A Farewell to Kings Dates:

September 28, 1977 Ron's Vault release #5 (AUD A-)
September 30, 1977 Short Takes (AUD B/B+)
October 20, 1977 The Magic Hall (AUD B)
November 12, 1977 The Art of Sound (AUD B+)
November 12, 1977 New York 1st Gen (AUD A-/A)
November 19, 1977 Live in Rochester, New York 1977 (AUD B-/B)
November 26, 1977 Lost Tapes (AUD C/C-)
December 10, 1977 The Sport of Kings (AUD B)
December 10, 1977 Canadian Bacon Platinum Edition (AUD A-)
December 10, 1977 Hollywood FM (SBD B/B+)
December 12, 1977 Three Hellions come to Frogtown (AUD B)
December 12, 1977 Cinderella Kings (AUD B+/A-)
December 12, 1977 3 at the Forum (AUD C+)
December 12, 1977 Fly in the Night (AUD F)
December 29, 1977 Kings on the Stage (AUD C+)
December 29, 1977 Toronto, ON 1977 (AUD B+/A-)
February 14, 1978 Drive 'til you die (AUD B)
February 16, 1978 Premium Export (AUD B-)
February 16, 1978 Premium Import (AUD B+/A-)
February 17, 1978 Castles in the Distance (AUD A-)
February 17, 1978 Where's That Tape? (AUD B/B+)
February 19, 1978 Waterproof (AUD B)
February 22, 1978 Sound and Fury (AUD B)
February 23, 1978 Nineteen Hundred And Seventy-Eight (AUD C+)
February 23, 1978 Manchester Master (AUD B+/A-)

Archives Dates:

May 10, 1978 Niagra Falls Revisited (AUD A-)
May 10, 1978 Niagra Falls (AUD B)
May 16, 1978 Ancient Archives (AUD C+)

Hemispheres Dates:

November 04, 1978 Waltz of Sherves (AUD A)
November 04, 1978 Rocinante Remastered Edition (AUD B+)
November 15, 1978 Looking Down From Olympus (AUD A-)
November 20, 1978 A Dessert Passage Platinum Edition (SBD A+)
November 20, 1978 Every Soul a Battlefield (SBD A-)
November 20, 1978 Cygnus Gold Edition (SBD A-)
November 20, 1978 Cygnus (SBD B)
November 20, 1978 A Desert Passage (SBD B+)
December 02, 1978 Buenas Nochas! Motor City (SBD A+)
December 02, 1978 Oak Oppression (SBD A-)
December 07, 1978 Rush in Milwaukee (AUD C)
December 14, 1978 Hemispheres from Chicago (AUD C+)
December 16, 1978 Fallen Trees Platinum Edition (AUD B+/A-)
December 29, 1978 Welcome back home (AUD B+/A-)
December 31, 1978 New Years Eve Bash 1978-1979 (AUD B-/B)
January 11, 1979 Live in Boston 1979 (AUD A)
January 21, 1979 Spinning in a Spectrum of Hemispheres (AUD C+)
February 03, 1979 Dedication Platinum Edtion (AUD B+)
March 10, 1979 Held Hostage in Hollywood (AUD A-)
April 04, 1979 Turn the Pages of History (AUD C+)
April 24, 1979 Belt up and Listen (AUD B-)
April 29, 1979 Fun in England (AUD B)
April 30, 1979 Armed with Sense and Liberty (AUD B+/A-)
May 02, 1979 Secret Empire (AUD B-)
May 05, 1979 Instant Attraction (AUD B)
May 18, 1979 Belgium 1979 (AUD C-)
May 23, 1979 Lost Circumstances (AUD B+)
May 23, 1979 Forgotten Kings (AUD B/B+)
May 24, 1979 A Passage to Oslo (AUD B+)
May 24, 1979 A Passage to Olso Platinum Edition (AUD A+)
May 25, 1979 Tivoli Gardens (AUD B/B+)
May 27, 1979 Invasion from Canada (AUD B/B+)
May 28, 1979 Black Forest (SBD A+)
June 04, 1979 A Right to Passage (SBD A-)

Tour of the Semi-spheres Dates:

August 22, 1979 Premature Waves (AUD C+)
August 31, 1979 Check this out (Semispheres Portion) (AUD C)
September 02, 1979 Preludes of the Future (AUD B-)
September 08, 1979 Practice makes Perfect (AUD B+)
September 12, 1979 Tour of the Semispheres (AUD B-)
September 12, 1979 Tour of the Semispheres Platinum Edition (AUD A-)
September 12, 1979 United the Allentown '79 Master (AUD A-)
September 12, 1979 Allentown Remastered (AUD A-/A)

Permanent Waves Dates:

January 20, 1980 The Spirit of Montreal (AUD B)
January 21, 1980 Distnat Overture (AUD B+)
January 26, 1980 National Sound (SBD B+/A-)
February 02, 1980 The Three Magicians (AUD B)
February 02, 1980 The Three Magicians-Remastered Edition (AUD B)
February 02, 1980 Timeless Wavelength Platinum Edition (AUD A-/A)
February 14, 1980 St. Louis '80 - Remaster Edition (SBD A+)
February 14, 1980 Taurus Pedals from Hell (SBD A)
February 14, 1980 The Spirit of St. Louis (SBD A-)
March 2, 1980 Raw source (AUD B-)
March 10, 1980 Setting the Course (AUD B/B+)
March 10, 1980 A Year Later & Another Hostage Released (AUD A-)
March 19, 1980 Permanent Tour (AUD B)
March 21, 1980 History in Ruins (AUD B/B+)
April 04, 1980 The Appliance of Science (AUD B/B+)
May 08, 1980 Freedom of Music (AUD B+)
May 20, 1980 Elm City Waves (AUD B-)
June 04, 1980 Permanent Hammersmith (AUD C+)
June 05, 1980 On the Bar (AUD A-)
June 05, 1980 Hammersmith Remastered (AUD A-/A)
June 06, 1980 Big Ben (AUD B+)
June 07, 1980 Rush of Hammersmith (AUD C/C-)
June 11, 1980 Live Glasgow Apollo '80 (AUD B-/B)
June 15, 1980 Generations Lost (AUD B-/C+)
June 20, 1980 Birmingham 1980 (AUD C)

Pre-Moving Pictures Dates:

September 16, 1980 Moving to Baton Rouge (AUD D)
September 26, 1980 First Contact (AUD B/B-)
September 30, 1980 Something Old, Something New (SBD A+/A)

Moving Pictures/Exit...Stage Left Dates:

February 26, 1981 Moving Chicago (AUD C-)
March 01, 1981 Exit...Stage Right (AUD A-)
March 01, 1981 Chicago, IL 3-1-81 - The Definitive Edition (AUD A+)
March 23, 1981 Toronto's Last Stand 1 (AUD B)
March 24, 1981 Toronto's Last Stand 2 (AUD B+)
March 24, 1981 Living in the Limelight (AUD A-)
March 25, 1981 Toronto's Last Stand 3 (AUD B+)
March 27, 1981 Red Barchetta (SBD A)
March 27, 1981 Red Star of the Solar Federation (SBD A+)
April 04, 1981 Pictures of Phoenix (AUD B+/A-)
April 12, 1981 For What its Worth Platinum Edition (AUD B+)
April 19, 1981 Closer to the Magic (AUD B+/A-)
May 17, 1981 Live in Largo 1981 (AUD B)
May 18, 1981 Picture This (AUD B+)
May 22, 1981 Philidalphia Signs (AUD B+)
May 24, 1981 Streets of Diversity (AUD A-)
May 24, 1981 Short Takes (AUD B/B+)
June 05, 1981 Mechanicl Music (AUD B-)
June 06, 1981 Exit the Warrior (AUD B)
June 14, 1981 Moving Stage (AUD A-)
June 16, 1981 Anaheim, CA 6-16-81 - The Definitive Edition (AUD A+)
June 16, 1981 Caught in the Camera's Eye (AUD B+/A-)
July 02, 1981 Living in Bloomington (AUD B)
October 31, 1981 On European Holiday (AUD B+/A-)
November 02, 1981 Freewill and a Broken String (AUD A/A+)
November 04, 1981 Ron's Vault Release #1 (AUD B/B+)
November 11, 1981 Vital Signs Platinum Edition (AUD A-/A)
November 12, 1981 Hemmerlian Halls (AUD B-)
November 12, 1981 Breaking Sound Barriers (AUD B+)
November 19, 1981 Live In Stuttgart 1981 (AUD B-)
December 02, 1981 Municipal Auditorium Nashville NT (AUD B-)
December 12, 1981 Today's Tom Sawyer (AUD B/B+)
December 20, 1981 Moving Pictures Story (SBD B+/A-)
December 20, 1981 Permanent Pictures (SBD A-/A)
December 20, 1981 Tempest (SBD A-)

First tour of the Nadars Dates:

April 03, 1982 Biloxi Nights (AUD B-/B+)
April 11, 1982 Live in Lakeland Platinum Edition (AUD A-)

Signals Dates:

September 04, 1982 Signals From Wisconsin (AUD B-/C+)
October 09, 1982 In the Middle (AUD B)
October 12, 1982 Take me out to the Ball Game (AUD B)
October 15, 1982 Take me out ot the Ball Game (AUD B)
November 08, 1982 Digital Men (AUD B+)
November 17, 1982 Distant Signals (AUD B/B+)
November 29, 1982 New World Largo (AUD B-/B)
December 08, 1982 Electronic Countermeasures (AUD B/B+)
December 09, 1982 Music in the Abstract (AUD A)
December 09, 1982 Autumn Woods and Winter Skies (AUD C+)
February 18, 1983 The L.A. Kid (AUD B+)
February 26, 1983 Excitement so Thick (AUD C/B)
April 01, 1983 Live in Hartford 83' (AUD B+/A-)
April 01, 1983 Hartford 1983 1st Gen (AUD A/A+)
April 02, 1983 Signalling Syacuse (AUD A-)
April 07, 1983 Signals De Quebec (AUD A-)
April 08, 1983 Stories from Signals (AUD B-)
April 09, 1983 A Digital Forum (AUD A-)
April 09, 1983 Visual Chemistry (AUD B)
May 03, 1983 Mass Production Zone (AUD B+)
May 03, 1983 Xanadu (AUD B/B+)
May 08, 1983 Hydrant (AUD A-)
May 10, 1983 New World (AUD B+)
May 11, 1983 Signals From Suburbia (AUD B-)
May 12, 1983 Belgian Delights (AUD B-)
May 14, 1983 Suite Signals 1 (AUD B)
May 15, 1983 Suite Signals 2 (AUD B+)
May 21, 1983 Signals from london (AUD B)
May 21, 1983 Signals from London Remastered (AUD B+/A-)
May 21, 1983 Countdown to London (AUD A/A+)
May 21, 1983 Music of the Spheres (AUD A-/A)
May 22, 1983 Suite Signals 3 (AUD B)
May 25, 1983 Mad Cows And Scotsmen (AUD B+/A-)

Pre Grace Under Pressure Dates:

September 18, 1983 Countdown Platinum Edition (AUD A-)
September 23, 1983 Row in a Night (AUD B+)

Grace Under Pressure Dates:

May 12, 1984 Spinning Wheels (AUD A-/B+)
June 25, 1984 Experience to Extremes Remastered (AUD A)
July 15, 1984 Seeing Red (AUD A-)
September 17, 1984 P/G/MSG (AUD A)
September 21, 1984 Fear (SBD A-)
September 21, 1984 Currently in Vogue (SBD A/A+)
September 27, 1984 Cool under fire (SBD A/A+)
September 27, 1984 Tip of the Iceberg (SBD A-)
September 27, 1984 Bottle of Booze (SBD A-)
September 29, 1984 Graceful Meadowlands (AUD B+)
September 30, 1984 Paz's Attic Release #6 (AUD D+/C-)
October 30, 1984 Omni Under Pressure (AUD B-)
November 20, 1984 Made in Japan (AUD A)

Second tour of the Nadars Dates:

March 11, 1985 The Digital Wait (AUD B-/B)

Power Windows Dates:

October 1985 Power Windows Demo (SBD A+)
December 08, 1985 Different Degrees (AUD A-) 1st Gen
March 20, 1986 Ron's Vault Release #2 (AUD A-/A)
March 21, 1986 At the Horizon (AUD B-)
March 24, 1986 Mid-American Dreams Platinum Edition (AUD A)
March 24, 1986 Mid-American Dreams (AUD B+/A-)
March 24, 1986 Mid-American Dreams Platinum Edition Speed Corrected (AUD A/A+)
March 25, 1986 Twin Territories (AUD A-)
March 25, 1986 Northern Territories (A/A-)
April 16, 1986 Mystic Dreams (SBD A-)
April 16, 1986 Visions And Illusions - Version 2.01 (SBD A)
May 12, 1986 Different Circles (AUD B-)

Hold Your Fire Dates:

November 12, 1987 Invisible Force (AUD A-/A)
January 23, 1988 JD3-The Definitive Edition (AUD A)
January 26, 1988 The Mission (AUD A-)
February 28, 1988 Force without Form (AUD A)
March 04, 1988 Great Balls of Fire (AUD A-)
April 02, 1988 Leaving Omaha Again Platinum Edition (AUD A+)
April 02, 1988 The Dream Ignites (AUD A-)
April 05, 1988 Imaginations on Fire (AUD B+/A-)
April 23, 1988 Birmingham '88 - Remaster Edition (SBD A+)
April 24, 1988 A Desperate Voice (SBD A)
April 30, 1988 Live in London '88 (AUD B)
May 02, 1988 Ahoy, Eh? (AUD B+/A-)

Presto Dates:

February 17, 1990 For our First trick (AUD B/B+)
February 19, 1990 Second Edition (AUD B)
February 20, 1990 Voices from the Sea (AUD B+/A-)
April 02, 1990 Live Art (AUD B)
April 07, 1990 Atmospheric Changes (AUD B+/A-)
April 24, 1990 Full Spectrum (AUD A-)
April 24, 1990 Wanting to Explode (AUD B/B+)
May 01, 1990 Target Mass Appeal Platinum Edition (AUD A)
May 01, 1990 Target mass appeal (AUD B)
May 08, 1990 War Paint (SBD A)
May 08, 1990 The Hartford '90 (SBD A+)
May 13, 1990 Une Nuit Magique (AUD B+)
May 16, 1990 The Spirit of Rabbits (AUD A-/B+)
June 02, 1990 High and Away (AUD B-)
June 07, 1990 A Difference of Perspective (AUD B+)
June 17, 1990 Scars of Pleasure (AUD A/A+)
June 20, 1990 Hare Raising (AUD A-)
June 29, 1990 The Last Orange (AUD B+/A-)

Roll the Bones Dates:

November 01, 1991 A Chicago Dreamline (AUD A/A-)
November 07, 1991 Row the Boats (SBD A)
December 07, 1991 Garden Road (SBD A)
December 16, 1991 Home Again Platinum Edition (AUD B)
January 30, 1992 Mirrors (SBD A/A+)
April 17, 1992 Run from the Fans (SBD A/B+)
April 17, 1992 Run Faster (SBD A+/A-)
April 29, 1992 Over the Europe (AUD A-)
May 01, 1992 All the Roles we Played (AUD A/A-)
May 03, 1992 Atmospheric (AUD A/A+)
June 14, 1992 Vital Dreams (SBD A+)
June 14, 1992 Charolette Fever Platinum Edition (AUD A)
June 27, 1992 Scanning the Waves Platinum Edition (AUD B+)

Counterparts Dates:

January 18, 1994 First Part of Counters (SBD B+/A)
January 28, 1994 In A Phosphorescent Wave (AUD A-)
February 24, 1994 Cold Fire in Hotlanta (AUD A-/A)
March 08, 1994 The Big Apple Box 1 (AUD B+/A-)
March 09, 1994 The Big Apple Box 2 (AUD A-)
March 11, 1994 Welcome to our Town (SBD A)
March 22, 1994 Critical Mass (SBD A-)
March 23, 1994 A Farewell to Richfield (AUD A-/A)
April 02, 1994 Nuts and Bolts (SBD A+)
April 26, 1994 Darkness and Light (SBD A-)
April 26, 1994 Winken, Bliken, Nod (SBD A-)
April 29, 1994 A Night at the Spectrum (SBD A+/A-)
May 07, 1994 Animated (SBD A/A+)
May 07, 1994 Matrix Animated (SBD/AUD A)

Test for Echo Dates:

October 18, 1996 Echoes on the stage (SBD A+)
October 19, 1996 Never Stand Still (AUD B+)
November 01, 1996 Milwaukee's Best (AUD A-)
November 03, 1996 Vishnu & Gaia (AUD A-)
November 06, 1996 Aztec and Maya (AUD A-)
November 07, 1996 An Absolut Rush (AUD A+)
November 09, 1996 Its all about the Music (AUD/SCAN A)
December 05, 1996 Bigger & Better in Texas (SBD A)
December 11, 1996 A Farewell to Omni (AUD A)
May 16, 1997 Plus ca Change (AUD B+)
May 20, 1997 Delta Forces (AUD A-/A)
May 22, 1997 Mile High Echo (AUD B)
May 25, 1997 All Systems Go (AUD B-)
June 07, 1997 Between two Extremes (AUD A)
June 13, 1997 Sending Mixed Signals (AUD/SBD A+/A)
June 14, 1997 O' Chicago (AUD A)
June 22, 1997 Driven to the Edge (AUD A-)
June 22, 1997 Driven to the Edge Platinum Edition (AUD A)
June 23, 1997 Great woods and Summer Skies (SBD A+)

Vapor Trails Dates:

October 13, 2002 One Big Victory (SBD A+)
November 02, 2002 The Secret Touch (AUD A-/A)

R30 Dates:

July 17, 2004 Project R30 Las Vegas (AUD A/A+)
September 29, 2004 Penultimate R30 At The Globe (AUD A)

Snakes and Arrows Dates:

June 19, 2007 Snakebites in Tampa (AUD A+)
July 08, 2007 Snakes & Arrows & Rotisserie Chicken (AUD B+)
June 09, 2008 69 Chicago (AUD A-)
July 17, 2008 Making Mordern Music (AUD A+)

I hope that this made your life a little bit easier while browsing my site. And, remember, if you need to trade, just ask me. Send me an e-mail at vaughnrush@hotmail.com Don't hesitate, you can ask anytime to trade. RUSH RULES!

Thank you Digital Rush Experience!

2009-01-02T10:10:00.000-08:00

This is definatly the best Rush bootleg information source, and I would love to thank them at the source for everything. The reason why I thank the people there is because I get all of my information about tours, setlist, dates, and everything else from them, they are one of the greatest sites around. I would like everyone who reads this to thank them too, because without them, I would have no prior information about a bootleg, and without the reviews, I would probably, most likely, have a bad bootleg. And, also, thank you reviewers of Digital Rush Experience, for letting me know what bootleg is good, and what bootlegs are really bad. So, I just want everyone to thank them for the information!

Here is the link to their site: www.digitalrushexperience.com/

I hope you guys love it as much as I do, for bootleg information, can you please click on this link, and it will show you each tour and each bootleg information sub-link.

Happy Trading!

DVD Bootlist

2008-12-17T15:02:00.000-08:00

March 08, 1990 Available Light
Location: The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
Source: Proshot Video (High Gen)
Audio: B/B+
Video: B+
Setlist: Force Ten
Freewill
Distant Early Warning
Time Stand Still
Subdivisions
Marathon
Red Barchetta
Superconductor
Show Don't Tell
The Pass
Closer to the Heart
Manhattan Project
Xanadu
YYZ
The Rhythm Method
Scars
War Paint
Mission
Tom Sawyer
The Big Money
2112: Overture
La Villa Strangiato
In the Mood

Comments: Though not as good as the Mountain Views show in terms of both video and sound, this is an excellent and very rare source. There are some claims the the audio is better than the video, I completely disagree. First off, the sound is wraped in tape hiss and compression, and the drums are nearly nonexistant at times. The guitars, vocals, and bass really standout though, which redeems the listening factor. The video, despite being very high generation, is very enjoyable, and in my opinion, a low excellent. It dosen't have as much clarity as the Mountain Views show as that show is much lower generation, this show gives a completely badass Geddy for us to watch! Its a great DVD, with a great performance. If your a Presto fiend as I am, you will really like this show.

March 22, 1994 A View from the Palace DVD
Location: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
Source: Video - Proshot VHS (low gen)
Audio: A/A+
Video: A+
Setlist: Dreamline
The Spirit of Radio
The Analog Kid
Cold Fire
Time Stand Still
Nobody's Hero
Roll the Bones
Animate
Stick It Out
Double Agent
Limelight
Mystic Rhythms
Closer to the Heart
Show Don't Tell
Leave That Thing Alone
The Rhythm Method
The Trees
Xanadu
Hemispheres: Prelude
Tom Sawyer
Force Ten
YYZ

Comments: Here is probably the best proshot that I own. Its probably not my absolut favorite, as that might go to Detroit 90 and Passaic 76 as my favorites, but this might slip right under those. The sound is much improved over the Critical Mass bootleg that I own, as this is much more clear sounding, and much less flat sounding as well. The bass tonight sounds great, as its the best instrument that is being played that night. The video is, well, outstanding. Its amazing for a proshot, the colors are so vivid and amazing. The band looks amazing, and its really cool to watch Alex play keyboards in time for Time Stand Still, he does that on the Presto tour, but its cooler here. The performance is excellent, with the best version of The Analog Kid around, you can't find any other one thats like that one. This is a must have.

November 06, 1996 Aztec & Maya
Location: Corestates Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen Mixdown video)
Audio: A-
Video: A-/A
Setlist: Thus Spake Zarathustra
Dreamline
The Big Money / Wipeout
Driven
Half The World
Red Barchetta
Animate
Limbo
The Trees
Red Sector A
Virtuality
Nobody's Hero
Closer to the Heart
2112
Test for Echo
Subdivisions
Freewill
Roll the Bones
Resist
Leave That Thing Alone
The Rhythm Method
Natural Science
Force Ten
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
YYZ
Cygnus X-1

Comments: Here is an excellent Test for Echo show, while not as good as the Albany DVD a few weeks prior, this one is definatly great. The sound is definatly much better than the Albany show, as it has much more depth and much less rough spots in the recording, and there isn't so much taper talk on this one. The mids and highs are just about right as the lows seem to come in perfectly with the show. The video is outstanding too. One of the cameras had better optics than the other, as it didn't move so frequently, but they both offer different and interesting visuals of the band. There are 4 cameras! There is one on Alex side, near the stage, the rest are in the back, on in center, and 2 on left and right hand side. Everyone can be seen and heard fine on this recording. The audience is up for the night, and so is the band. They give in a pretty damn good performance for the Philly crowd, as they surge into a very good Red Sector A, which is when the video mixer screen actually pops up! Its actually funnier than anything, as it shows excatly what kind it is. A must have DVD that you can definatly enjoy for a long time with great sound and great video.

June 30, 1997 Coming Home - YYZed: The Complete Edition 1
Location: Molson Amphitheater, Toronto, Canada
Source: VHS master
Audio: A-
Video: A
Setlist: Thus Spake Zarathustra 1:40
Dreamline 5:03
Limelight 4:29
Stick It Out 5:28
Driven 5:09
Half The World 3:55
Red Barchetta 6:52
Animate 6:59
Limbo 5:26
The Trees 5:27
Virtuality 5:51
Nobody's Hero 5:32
Closer to the Heart 5:31
2112 21:34
Test For Echo 7:03
Freewill 5:35
Red Sector A 5:19
Roll the Bones 6:02
Resist 5:03
Leave That Thing Alone 4:49
The Rhythm Method 8:44
Natural Science 8:08
Force Ten 4:44
The Spirit of Radio 4:58
Tom Sawyer 6:31
YYZ 4:55

Comments: What a great show we get here, with some awesome video and some awesome sound to match! I do think that the audio is from the scanner source from Digital Reproductions release Stolen Signals, but I can't be for sure as I don't have that source. That source that is listed is from the same exact date as this show. I definatly think that the bass sounds really nice here, with some good mids and the overall sound is awesome. The mix is near perfect, with no distortion or anything that would make this a bad sounding show. Now the video is the best part of the show. Not only is it the best single cam from the tour, its one of the better from every tour. The only detractor is that Neil isn't seen as Geddy's keyboards get in the way most of the time, but you can see Neil on the video projector screen above, so we can still see shots of Neil, which is very good. The video is so clear and great, it amazes me. There are only a few security ducks, but none that would detract from this overall awesome show. The performance is one of the best from the tour, with one of the better versions of 2112 and Force Ten caught here. A must have recording, you will enjoy it alot if you really love the Test for Echo tour, and if you love Geddy and Alex.

July 02, 1997 Coming Home - YYZed: The Complete Edition 2
Location: Molson Amphitheater, Toronto, Canada
Source: VHS Master
Audio: B/B+
Video: B+/A-
Setlist: Thus Spake Zarathustra 1:16
Dreamline 4:59
Limelight 4:24
Stick It Out 5:10
Driven 5:14
Half The World 3:55
Red Barchetta 6:45
Animate 6:42
Limbo 5:26
The Trees 5:27
Virtuality 5:41
Nobody's Hero 5:32
Closer to the Heart 5:22
2112 21:10
Test for Echo 6:58
Freewill 5:31
Red Sector A 5:14
Roll the Bones 5:58
Resist 4:57
Leave That Thing Alone 4:47
The Rhythm Method 8:08
Natural Science 8:01
Force Ten 4:40
The Spirit of Radio 4:54
Tom Sawyer 6:18
YYZ 4:18
Cygnus X-1 1:10

Comments: The third and fourth discs of this awesome release. This show is great, I think that the performance here is a tad higher than the nights previous, though this version of 2112 might not be as strong. The sound and video are a tad lacking, but not too much. The video is pretty good, you get a full shot of the band and the close-ups are decent, but the overall picture quality isn't as excellent as the few nights prior. The sound, although not in pristine condition, is very good and you can hear everything very well. A must have for the more serious collector.

June 01, 1992 Left to Chance DVD
Location: Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen VHS)
Audio: A-
Video: A
Setlist: Intro 0:45
Force Ten 4:42
Limelight 4:19
Freewill 4:04
Distant Early Warning 4:27
Time Stand Still 6:13
Dreamline 5:04
Bravado 6:36
Roll The Bones 6:15
Show Don?t Tell 6:16
The Big Money 6:09
Vital Signs 4:44
The Analog Kid 5:16
Ghost Of A Chance 5:47
The Trees 4:50
Where?s My Thing? 5:30
The Rhythm Method 7:44
Closer To The Heart 4:41
Xanadu 6:41
Superconductor 5:05
Tom Sawyer 6:06
The Spirit Of Radio 4:46
2112: Overture 3:19
Finding My Way 2:05
La Villa Strangiato 3:15
Anthem 1:44
Red Barchetta 1:34
The Spirit Of Radio (Reprise) 0:47
Cygnus X-1 0:51

Comments: Right off the bat, I think that this was recorded from the camera because when the camera moves to Geddy, the drums sound a bit more compressed, and when the camera is on Neil and Alex it has a more drum sounding mix to it. But this show is amazing. The performance is great here, Geddy has a sleeveless on, and his hair is really cool looking on this video boot. The sound here is excellent, definatly. There are parts were the mix seems to be a little compressed, but there is an amazing amount of sound flucuation. There seems to be a bit of crispy-sounding qualities to the recording, but its an amazing sounding video boot. The video is the star though. There are amazing close ups here, as this was recorded on Alex's side of the stage, and there weren't too many heads or security ducks, which is very good here. Its clear, ands a personal favorite from any tour. With good sound and video, this is a must have video bootleg, definatly one of the best audience shots I have ever seen.

September 17, 2007 Madison Square Garden 2007 DVD
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
Source: Audience Video (3 Cam Matrix) / Audio
Audio: B/B-
Video: A+
Setlist: Intro Video
Limelight
Digital Man
Entre Nous
Mission
Freewill
The Main Monkey Business
The Larger Bowl
Secret Touch
Circumstances
Between the Wheels
Dreamline
Lerxst Video Intro
Far Cry
Workin' Them Angels
Armor & Sword
Spindrift
The Way the Wind Blows
Subdivisions
Natural Science
Witch Hunt
Malignant Narcissism
Drum Solo
Hope
Distant Early Warning
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
One Little Victory
A Passage to Bangkok

Comments: This is my favorite Snakes and Arrows video boot, and I may stress the word video in the sentence. The sound is very far from perfect. There isn't too much distortion or anything, but its so very distant sounding and the mix ins't well captured. But I don't think its terrible, as you can hear the instruments seperately, and the drums sound good here. The video is the obvious standout here. Its a 3 camera mix, and all of the cameras are pretty much near the tripod level for anything. There is one in the middle right in front of the stage (probably the one that was taken for the audio, as that is the most distant one, and the audio itself is very distant and has very poor resolution) and 2 other cameras on each corner. I think the guy on the right corner liked Geddy's crotch as he positioned is camera right there in Entre Nous and Digital man, but they camera men are amazing here. There is an extremely rough part in the audio in Limelight, were the taper may have been breathing too heavily, as there was some distortion and some wind noises going on. That only lasts for a minute or so. You can hear coughing in Digital man, but it dosen't detract from this outstanding video. A must have, if you can get past the minor audio problems, this is amazing.

March 08, 1994 The big appel box DVD
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
Source: Audience (Hi8 Master Clone)
Audio: A-
Video: A-/A
Setlist: Thus Spake Zarathustra
Dreamline
The Spirit Of Radio
The Analog Kid
Cold Fire
Time Stand Still
Nobody's Hero
Roll The Bones
Animate
Stick It Out
Double Agent
Limelight
Mystic Rhythms
Closer To The Heart
Show Don't Tell
Leave That Thing Alone
The Rhythm Method
The Trees
Xanadu
Hemispheres: Prelude
Tom Sawyer
Force Ten
YYZ
Cygnus X-1

Comments: This is excellent! The sound, the video, the everything is so good here! The audio is excellent, with the exception of Dreamline sounding a little bit more distant and a little more distorted than the rest of the show, as the rest is distortion and distance free. The video is the standout here. There is so much clarity here, and every band member gets their moment on the camera, which makes for a great bootleg. There are a few heads in the beginning of the show, but other than that the camera man does a very good job on focusing in on the action and does a really good job of keeping the lense on the band and into the crowd. The performance is pretty good, with a great version of Force Ten and the Analog Kid come to mind when it comes to performance on this show. The sound and amazing clarity in the video are enough reasons to get this great DVD we have here.

August 19, 2004 The Spirit Of Radio City Act II
Location: Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York, USA
Source: Audience
Audio: A
Video: A-/B+
Setlist: Intro
R30 Overture
The Spirit of Radio
Force Ten
Animate
Subdivisions
Earthshine
Red Barchetta
Roll the Bones
Bravado
YYZ
The Trees
The Seeker
One Little Victory
Darn That Dragon
Tom Sawyer
Dreamline
Secret Touch
Between the Wheels
Mystic Rhythms
Red Sector A
O'Baterista
Resist
Heart Full of Soul
2112: Overture, Temples of Syrinx, Finale
La Villa Strangiato
Bytor and the Snow Dog
Xanadu
Working Man
Summertime Blues
Crossroads
Limelight / Outro

Comments: If I had the 3 camera edition that I hear is floating around somewhere, I would like that, but this isn't bad by any means. The sound here is a bit better than the video. There is a good amount of bass and drums, the vocals and keys come through fine and the guitar seems to jump right at you. So by me, this is a perfect mix. I think that the sound might not be as good as the first night they were here at the Radio City Music Hall, but this offers a little more clarity, but lacks in overall punch as the first night. The video here is excellent, but somewhat suffers from one camera, but overall the taper seems to keep a good eye on the band. There are little obstructions in the video, which is great. The performance is amazing here, they give a good shot for the New Yorkers here, and the band is up for the night, as they were the first night, but both nights produced good performances. A must have.

April 13, 2008 Sunrise at Henhouse
Location: Bank Atlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida, USA
Source: Audience
Audio: A+
Video: A-
Setlist: Intro
Limelight
Digital Man
Ghost Of A Chance
Mission
Freewill
The Main Monkey Business
The Larger Bowl
Red Barchetta
The Trees
Between The Wheels
Dreamline
Intro
Far Cry
Working Them Angels
Armor And Sword
Spindrift
The Way The Wind Blows
Subdivisions
Natural Science
Witch Hunt
Malignant Narcissism
Drum SoloHope
The Spirit Of Radio
2112 (Overture / The Temples Of Syrinx)
South Park Lil Rush
Tom Sawyer
One Little Victory (photo slideshow)
A Passage To Bangkok (1/3 photo slideshow)
YYZ

Comments: An excellent show, one of my favorites. The sound here is excellent. There is a great amount of clariy in the instruments, and the depth is fantastic. I wish the highs were a tad brighter, but they are fine as they are. If it were a bit brighter, you would get more clarity, but I think that it sounds excellent as it is. The video quality here is definatly beautiful. There are a few moments when he has to hide the camera from the security, but that is very rare. Most of the security hiding happens on disc 1, luckily. It was synced with the best audio, and it really is a great production. The performance here is a very good one. They seem to be doing well after their few month break, and they are now on their Snakes and Arrows Live tour, if any distinction from the Snakes and Arrows regular tour and the Snakes and Arrows Live tour can be made, except for a little bit of a change in the setlist. A great DVD set, a must have for the new fans who want to see them now, in the present.

September 12, 2004 Rush Cubed - The Power Of 3
Location: MEN Arena, Manchester, UK
Source: Audience - 3 Cam Mix
Audio: A+
Video: A/A-
Setlist: Intro
R30 Overture
The Spirit of Radio
Force Ten
Animate
Subdivisions
Earthshine
Red Barchetta
Roll the Bones
Bravado
YYZ
The Trees
The Seeker
One Little Victory
Darn That Dragon
Tom Sawyer
Dreamline
Secret Touch
Between the Wheels
Mystic Rhythms
Red Sector A
Drum Solo
Resist
Heart Full of Soul
2112 - Overture
2112 - Temples of Syrinx
2112 - Grand Finale
La Villa Strangiato
By-Tor & The Snowdog
Xanadu
Working Man
Summertime Blues
Crossroads
Limelight

Comments: Here is an excellent 3 cam mix from the R30 European part of the tour. The sound here is excellent, great depth with the audio and it gives it some soundboard qualities because it seems to be very close to the stage at most times, there is little distance with anything. The sound is not flat, and I think it is in stero, if not, its the best mono recording that I have ever heard in my whole life. The bass sounds great tonight, and there is not distance. The first camera is probably the best looking one, but that, unfortunatly, is the one that only works for the first few songs, and then goes. The remaining cameras a pretty good, but we do get to see alot of heads at times, but when they zoom, it looks great. Disc 1 is the worst, which respectivly gets about a B+ for the video, but Disc 2 and Disc 3 are amazing, so I bumped up the grade to an A/A- more or less. A great DVD that you can enjoy for many years to come.

April 09, 1983 Visual Chemistry DVD
Location: The Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Source: Audience (Camcorder (1st Gen))
Audio: B/B+
Video: A-
Setlist: Three Stooges Intro
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Freewill
Digital Man
Subdivisions
Vital Signs
The Camera Eye
Closer to the Heart
Chemistry
The Analog Kid
Broon's Bane
The Trees
Red Barchetta
The Weapon
New World Man
Limelight (cut)
Countdown
2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx
Xanadu
La Villa Strangiato
In The Mood (cut)
YYZ/Drum Solo

Comments: How fucking lucky are we to get this super rare Signals DVD? This is great, but it isn't perfect. There are 2 cuts, none too bad, luckily. The sound here isn't great until "Digital Man" then it gets a B/B+ rating really. Its very distant sound because it was filmed in the back of the Forum, but I think that it still sounds pretty good for the most part. The video is the real star on this night, though. We get clear shots of everyone, and its very interesting to see them on the Signals tour. Geddy looks bad ass with those leather pants on. Oh yeah, something that is really cool here, Geddy uses the Steinberger on "Digital Man" and it sounds really good. The sound has exceptional bass response, as that is the clearest instrument there. The performance here is very good, Geddy and Alex are really happy to be there. Alex is moving all across the stage, and its really cool. A great DVD that no Rush fan can live without.

June 27, 1990 Mountain Views
Location: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA
Source: Proshot (In-House Line Feed)
Audio: A-
Video: A-
Setlist: Force Ten
Freewill
Distant Early Warning
Time Stand Still
Subdivisons
Marathon
Red Barchetta
Superconductor
Show Don't Tell
The Pass
Closer To The Heart
Manhattan Project
Xanadu
YYZ
Drum Solo
Scars
War Paint
Mission
Tom Sawyer
The Spirit Of Radio
2112: Overture
La Villa Strangiato
In The Mood
Pipeline / Jazz Bass

Comments: Here is good proshot in-house feed, meaning it has all of the little videos that they had playing over the band while they were performing. The video and the audio have major problems, but they both look and sound pretty good for the most part. The performance here isn't that great, very average to say the least. They seemed a little tired tonight, but I think that the Snakes and Arrows tour has much better performances than all of the the Presto shows combined, but this is a definatly average night for the boys. They seem to have a few problems, like when Geddy makes an ugly note in "Marathon," but nothing else is overly bad about this show, but it is a little average tonight. The sound here has alot of treble. In fact, I have never heard so much treble in a soundboard/proshot recording. The overall sound isn't terrible, but it lacks life. It dosen't have so much fun to listen to, very flat and very boring to listen to, but I think that everything is very clear. One main problem for me with the audio is that it is in mono, so you don't get a very full sound like when you are listening to a normal stero soundboard or audience recording of that nature. The video has some problems, but probably not as bad as the sound problems with this show. There is pixelation, due to the fact that this show is only on one disc, but I think that it should stay that way because you don't have to change discs every hour, but it means less quality with your recordings, and that can be bad. The cameras have nice angels, a good amount of clarity, and it has great shots of Niel in this show, which really amazes me. There are moments when the video and audio freak out, just look at Distant Early Waring, but that only happens 2 times, so it is a very rare occurance. Also, when the camera is further from the stage, there is much less clarity with the video, but this only happens a few times, so it does not interfere with the rest of the show, just a few sections. This is a great Presto show that any fan with love, mainly because it is a Proshot recording.

October 19, 1996 Initial Reflections DVD
Location: Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York, USA
Source: Audience (2 Camera Mixdown Digital Master Clone)
Audience (Master DAT )
Audio: B+
Video: A
Setlist:2001 Intro
Dreamline
The Big Money
Driven
Half the World
Red Barchetta
Animate
Limbo
The Trees
Red Sector A
Virtuality
Nobody's Hero
Closer to the Heart
2112
Test for Echo
Subdivisions
Freewill
Roll the Bones
Resist
Leave That Thing Alone
The Rhythm Method
Natural Science
Force Ten
Time and Motion
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
YYZ
Cygnus X-1

Comments: Another excellent video bootleg that I have found. This is a 2 camera mixdown, with is great, because it has very good angles and such. The band seems really good for their first night on their tour, they give a really good performance. Geddy introduces "Driven" with "There not mess-ups, just new parts" and its pretty funny. The video quality is great, clear and steady. The audio is fine, but there is alot of audience noise, but the band comes in very clearly, making this fine bootleg. Highly recommended.

November 15, 1975 Caught in the Act Part 2
Location: Rockford Armory, Rockford, Illinois
Source: audience 8mm film > Video
Audio: B-
Video: A-
Setlist: Intro
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
The Necromancer
By-Tor and the SnowdogWorking Man

Comments: This is the second show from the Caught in the Act DVD, which includes the Caress of Steel video as well, which is another this you don't want to pass up. The intro is just Neil telling how bad the tour for Caress of Steel really was. There is alot of rare footage, which is really great. But that bad thing is the audio. It was taken from the only Caress of Steel source. The Stainless Steel isn't that bad, it was a little hard to watch with the audio, though, but definatly not a bad boot. You get alot of good shots of the band, Geddy, Alex, and Neil in their indiviual shots, and what not. This is a great DVD, and you really don't want to miss this rare DVD.

December 10, 1976 Caught in the Act Part 1
Location: Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey
Source: Proshot
Audio: A
Video: A-
Setlist: Intro (Nights,Winters,Years by BLUE JAYS)
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
2112
Fly by Night/In the Mood

Commenst: This is one of the best bootlegs that I own. The sound and video are crisp, clear, and near offical quality, in my opinion, because it is an all proshot source, even the audio. The sound is really only one of the best parts of the performance. Geddy sound incredible on that night. The sound is actually much better than the audio bootleg of this. The performance was overall outstanding, you can see that Alex has many problems with the tuning, though. Neil's drums came in really great. The video is clear, but in black and white, which isn't really all that bad. You can see almost everything. A boot you don't want to miss.

Snakes&Arrows Dates

2008-10-07T16:13:00.000-07:00

July 17, 2008 Making Mordern Music
Location: Hershey Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Audience Master
Grade: A+
Setlist: Digital Man (Cuts In) 3:04
Ghost Of A Chance 6:13
Mission 5:42
Freewill 5:52
The Main Monkey Business 6:29
The Larger Bowl 5:10
Red Barchetta 7:16
The Trees 5:47
Between The Wheels 5:54
Dreamline 5:33
Intro 3:29
Far Cry 5:19
Workin' Them Angels 4:45
Armor And Sword 6:38
Spindrift 5:45
The Way The Wind Blows 6:40
Subdivisions 6:29
Natural Science 8:28
Witch Hunt 4:41
Malignant Narcissism 2:15
Drum Solo 8:39
Hope 2:16
The Spirit Of Radio 4:59
2112 : Overture The Temples Of Syrinx 7:03
Tom Sawyer 7:36
One Little Victory 5:34
A Passage to Bangkok 3:49
YYZ 4:52
Outro 1:40

Comments: With the possible exception of the Tampa show, this is the best Snakes and Arrows show out there, performance and sound are amazing. The performance here is very spirited, Geddy is in a very good mood tonight, and Geddy even jokes with the crowd as you can hear some laughing in the backround after Digital Man, as Geddy forgets how to say music it seems, and its hilarious! The sound is something too get crazy about. The mix is just about perfect, nothing wrong with it at all. There is an amazing amount of bass, and drums. The guitar and highs are well captured too, the keyboards and pedals sound amazing and extremely full here too. The only complaint is that it is barely incomplete. Its missing Limelight and some of Digital Man, but I can live as this is just about soundboard as there is absolutly no taper talk, no distance, and this show is about as close as pure heaven as you can actually get on earth. A must have show, its amazing in every single way.

June 09, 2008 69 Chicago
Location: The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Source: Audience Master
Grade: A-
Setlist:
Intro 2:06
Limelight 4:20
Digital Man 6:46
Ghost Of A Chance 5:51
Mission 6:06
Freewill 6:09
The Main Monkey Business 6:13
The Larger Bowl 5:24
Red Barchetta 7:02
The Trees 5:43
Between The Wheels 5:52
Dreamline 5:34
Intro 2:29
Far Cry 5:19
Workin' Them Angels 4:44
Armor And Sword 6:33
Spindrift 5:57
The Way The Wind Blows 6:30
Subdivisions 6:27
Natural Science 8:21
Witch Hunt (cut) 3:53

Comments: If this show was complete, it would get an A, because what is here sound very good, but maybe not best of tour. The performance is excellent, as I was there, far from the stage, with my step-father unfortunatly. Alex almost fell a few times, but the performance was very good despite almost falling. Geddy was in a very good mood, and it was very loud tonight as it scared me when Alex started to play Limelight. The sound here isn't excellent, but its more or so a low excellent. There is some distance with the recording, but it actually adds more than detracts as it gives you more of a feeling of your there. The mix here is exceptional. A very good recording, but I definatly wish that this show was complete, as what is here sounds pretty damn good.

July 08, 2007 Snakes & Arrows & Rotisserie Chicken
Location: PNC Bank Arts Center, Homdel, New Jersey, USA
Source: Audience Master
Grade: B+
Setlist: Intro
Limelight
Digital Man
Entre Nous
Mission
Freewill
The Main Monkey Business
The Larger Bowl
Secret Touch
Circumstances
Between The Wheels
Dreamline
Intro
Far Cry
Workin Them Angels
Armor And Sword
Spindrift The Way
The Wind Blows
Subdivisions
Natural Science
Witch Hunt
Malignant Narcissism
Drum Solo
Hope
Summertime Blues
The Spirit Of Radio
Lil Rush
Tom Sawyer
One Little Victory
A Passage to Bangkok
YYZ
Outro

Comments: Well, this isn't very good, but it isn't bad. Medicore, I should say. There is a great amount of people around the taper, and I can't really hear the band at all that night, so it was a bring down, for me. But, it has its highs were you can hear them pretty well, most prominatly in "Far Cry" and "Natural Science". The band seems to put on a good show that night, to. The performance, mainly , is the only reason to get this, and because it might be a more or so rarer than normal source, that that is okay. So, I can really only recommend this to collectors.

June 19, 2007 Snakebites in Tampa
Location: Ford Amphitheater, Tampa, Florida, USA
Source: Audience Master
Grade: A/A+
Setlist: Intro
Limelight
Digital Man
Entre Nous
Mission
Freewill
Geddy talk
The Main Monkey Business
Mckenzie talk
The Larger Bowl
Secret Touch
Circumstances
Between The Wheels
Dreamline
Intro
Far Cry
Workin Them Angels
Armor and Sword
Spindrift
The Way The Wind Blows
Subdivisions
Geddy talk
Natural Science
Witch Hunt
Malignant Narcissism
Drum Solo
Hope
Summertime Blues
The Spirit Of Radio
Tom Sawyer
One Little Victory
A Passage to Bangkok
YYZ
Outro

Comments: This is probably the best from the tour, from what I have. The sound is almost perfect, I swear, when I'm listening to it, it sounds like a great soundboard show. The only real problem is that there are a few annoying people, and the crowd gets in the way at first, but settles down after "Limelight". Geddy was singing all of the high notes, and overall, a really, really great perfromance by the boys. The boys seem to really be enjoying themselves tonight, and I'm very glade that the performance is so good with such amazing sound on this one, so you know you really can't go wrong here. You have to get it if you love the Snakes & Arrows days of the band.

R30 Dates

2008-10-07T16:10:00.000-07:00

September 29, 2004 Penultimate R30 At The Globe
Location: Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Grade: A
Setlist: Intro
R30 Overture
The Spirit of Radio
Force Ten
Animate
Subdivisions
Earthshine
Red Barchetta
Roll the Bones
Bravado
YYZ
The Trees
The Seeker
One Little Victory
Darn That Dragon Intro
Tom Sawyer
Dreamline
The Secret Touch
Between the Wheels
Mystic Rythms
Red Sector A
O Baterista
Resist
Heart Full of Soul
2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx/Grand Finale
La Villa Strangiato
By-Tor & the Snowdog
Xanadu
Working Man
Summertime Blues
Crossroads
Limelight
Outro

Comments: The only reason I don't give this an A+ is because the performance isn't as strong as some others that I have heard that I didn't get a chance to put on my blog. The sound quality is astonishing, really. Its excellent, definatly. It will blow your ears out if you listen to loud on headphones, and it will break your windows when you have it on your stereo, but you won't mind because the sound is near soundboard. A show you need to get.

July 17, 2004 Project R30 Las Vegas
Location: MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Grade: A/A+
Setlist: Intro 2:48
R30 Overture/Finding My Way/Anthem/Bastille Day/A Passage to Bangkok/Cygnus X-1/Hemispheres: Prelude 6:32
The Spirit of Radio 5:02
Force Ten 4:43
Animate 5:50
Subdivisions 5:54
Earthshine 6:14
Red Barchetta 6:53
Roll the Bones 6:08
Bravado 6:11
YYZ 4:50
The Trees 5:44
The Seeker 3:44
One Little Victory 6:54
Darn That Dragon Intro 5:35
Tom Sawyer 5:00
Dreamline 5:09
Secret Touch 7:34
Between the Wheels 5:58
Mystic Rhythms 5:23
Red Sector A 5:10
O Baterista 8:38
Resist 4:47
Heart Full of Soul 2:49
2112: Overture/The Temples Of Syrinx/Grand Finale 8:10
La Villa Strangiato 9:45
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 4:36
Xanadu 6:57
Working Man 7:02
Summertime Blues 3:49
Crossroads 3:12
Limelight 4:50
Outro 2:17

Comments: This is a really great show, nothing is really to complain about this bootleg. This honestly sounds like a soundboard or a monitor or scanner mix, but its actually a DAT source, which actually amazes me. Why I didn't ever make comments on this one, I'll never know till now. There is some traveling, if your listening in headphones or anything of that nature, in the music, it seems to go from ear to ear and it gets a little annoying, but its not the worst thing that could happen. The worst thing that could happen is that this is bad, and its not. The sound, as I mentioned before, is great, and the performance is really nice as well. The band seems to be up for the night, rocking out the stage as hard as they can, with little or no flaws within the performance. What else is stricking about this bootleg is that there is almost no audience noise in-between the songs, so you can hear everything near perfrection, like you wished. There is more, we get a good version of Force Ten, Xanadu, and Dreamline, which is amazing, to make the performance even better. One reason to get this is because of the great sound, and no audience noise, and another great reason to get this amazing, awesome, incredible bootleg is because I really recommend it, a good bootleg to have for anyone.

Vapor Trails Dates

2008-10-07T16:08:00.000-07:00

November 02, 2002 The Secret Touch
Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Grade: A-/A
Setlist: Tom Sawyer 5:15
Distant Early Warning 5:00
New World Man 4:05
Roll The Bones 6:43
Earthshine 5:41
YYZ 4:54
The Pass 4:58
Bravado 6:19
The Big Money 6:17
Vital Signs 4:47
Freewill 5:36
Natural Science 8:29
One Little Victory Intro 5:00
One Little Victory 5:31
Driven 5:14
Ghost Rider 6:05
Secret Touch 6:59
Dreamline 5:15
Red Sector A 5:20
Leave That Thing Alone 4:57
The Rhythm Method 8:36
Resist 4:44
2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:59
Limelight 4:32
La Villa Strangiato 10:11
The Spirit of Radio 6:57
Bytor and the Snow Dog 4:38
Cygnus X-1 3:14
Working Man 5:33

Comments: Oh my god, almost soundboard! I swear, honest to god it is that good, the sound is near soundboard! The sound is crisp, phenominal, and extremely clear. The bass is so tight, and the guitar is just about right in the overall mix. Geddy's vocals are pretty good, and can be well distinguished. The drums are near perfection as well, in fact, the whole recording is pretty much near perfection. The performance here is pretty good. Nothing too special seems to be going on with the performance, but definatly nothing that is extremely bad. The version of Tom Sawyer is pretty good, just of note. A must have recording in your collection.

October 13, 2002 One Big Victory
Location: Phillips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Source: Scanner (Monitor Mix)
Grade: A
Setlist: The Three Stooges Intro 1:01
Tom Sawyer 4:58
Distant Early Warning 5:01
New World Man 4:10
Roll The Bones 6:45
Earthshine 5:40
YYZ 5:05
The Pass 4:58
Bravado 6:19
The Big Money 6:33
Between Sun And Moon 4:46
Vital Signs 4:54
Natural Science 8:43
Intro 4:40
One Little Victory 5:32
Driven 5:46
Ceiling Unlimited 5:35
Secret Touch 7:05
Dreamline 5:18
Red Sector A 5:19
Leave That Thing Alone 5:02
The Rhythm Method 8:39
Resist 4:55
2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:59
Limelight 4:28
La Villa Strangiato 10:08
The Spirit Of Radio 6:57
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 4:46
Cygnus X-1 3:15
Working Man 5:34

Comments: This is the only Vapor Trails bootleg that I have (not anymore, check my other reviews). Its pretty good, Geddy comes in very well, the guitar is a little short, but nothing extremly serious. The bass is loud, same with the drums. So, overall, its a great show. The performance itself is great, which is probably why there were so many bootlegs from the Atlanta show, about everyone in the crowd had a taper, or anything that could record, and this came out fine from the huge Atlanta bootleg mix, I guess. One more note on this definatly excellent show, Geddy coughs on Limelight into the microphone, pretty funny. This is probably the best source of the show as well. I highly recommend it.

Test For Echo Dates

2008-10-07T16:04:00.000-07:00

December 11, 1996 A Farewell to Omni
Location: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Grade: A
Setlist: Thus Spake Zarathustra 1:20
Dreamline 5:07
The Big Money 7:07
Driven 5:13
Half The World 3:54
Red Barchetta 6:54
Animate 7:01
Limbo 5:24
The Trees 5:25
Red Sector A 5:18
Virtuality 5:55
Nobody's Hero 5:37
Closer to the Heart 5:07
2112 21:32
Test for Echo 7:15
Subdivisions 5:43
Freewill 5:43
Roll the Bones 5:57
Resist 4:52
Leave That Thing Alone 4:48
The Rhythm Method 8:22
Natural Science 8:08
Force Ten 4:48
The Spirit of Radio 5:01
Tom Sawyer 5:50
YYZ 4:59

Comments: A very awesome show we get here. The performance is completely excellent, Geddy is in probably the best mood that I have ever heard him in, and his vocal powers here definatly show. Alex is in a great mood as always, and Neil is hitting the drums very well as he usually does on these shows. The sound is completely excellent too. Though its not as good as the Landrover show, it beats Boston and Philly, but Boston is very close. It even beats Chicago in the later parts of the show, thats how excellent this recording usually sounds. The mix is near perfection, with the audience very low in the mix for most of the time, and the band is very well heard and well distinquished, and the mics are very detailed because everything is so crisp and very clean and clear sounding for most of the time. The bass end sounds exceptional here with awesome clarity. The highs and lows are very well represented here as well. There is some echo, nothing very serious, actually it helps the recording seem a little more detailed at some times. This show is a must have for anyone and anything because this is one of the absolute best Test for Echo show that I have ever come across, so this is highly recommended.

June 22, 1997 Driven to the Edge Platinum Edition
Location: Blockbuster - Sony Music Entertainment Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Grade: A
Setlist: Thus Spake Zarathustra 1:37
Dreamline 5:01
Limelight 4:29
Stick It Out 5:12
Driven 5:15
Half The World 3:55
Red Barchetta 6:50
Animate 6:52
Limbo 5:19
The Trees 5:28
Virtuality 5:47
Nobody's Hero 5:22
Closer to the Heart 5:24
2112 21:25
Test for Echo 6:57
Freewill 5:38
Red Sector A 5:11
Roll the Bones 6:39
Resist 4:27
Leave That Thing Alone 4:47
The Rhythm Method 8:29
Natural Science 8:07
Force Ten 4:46
The Spirit of Radio 4:54
Tom Sawyer 6:30
YYZ 4:21
Cygnus X-1 0:33

Comments: Another very excellent show from the second half of the Test for Echo tour, and a grand show it is. Though the performance might not be one of the best from the tour, it sometimes beats Boston and Philly at most times. The performance isn't bad, its just a bit boring and unexciting at most times. Geddy is in an okay mood, but he dosen't seem to be too happy to be here at most times. The sound is completely excellent. This show would be an A+ if the performance was a bit beter, because the sound quality is completely excellent. This is also a complete show, so you can get to hear everything that they were playing tonight. The highs and lows are pretty good, with only the bass end seeming a bit low in the overall mix. A good show that you pretty much have to have in your collection for the collection to be complete, its really that good.

November 03, 1996 Vishnu & Gaia
Location: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Grade: A-
Setlist: Dreamline 5:33
The Big Money / Wipeout 7:08
Driven 5:07
Half The World 3:57
Red Barchetta 6:52
Animate 7:03
Limbo 5:25
The Trees 5:21
Red Sector A 5:17
Virtuality 5:54
Nobody's Hero 5:36
Closer to the Heart 4:51
2112 20:34
Test for Echo 7:05
Subdivisions 5:38
Freewill 5:40
Roll the Bones 5:59
Resist 4:53
Leave That Thing Alone 4:42
The Rhythm Method 7:56
Natural Science 8:04
Force Ten 4:49
The Spirit of Radio 4:57
Tom Sawyer 5:49
YYZ 4:53

Comments: Here is an awesome show from the first half of the Test for Echo tour. Its much better than its brother, Aztec & Maya because the sound is much fuller sounding. There is some distortion on Dreamline, maybe the PA system was distorting, but the rest of the show is completely amazing. The performance is something to get crazy about, because they are in Pittsburg, so there is a few notches turned for he performance. The sound is completely amazing as well. Everything is well balanced and heard very well. A show you have to get.

May 20, 1997 Delta Forces
Location: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master Clone)
Grade: A-/A
Setlist: Stick It Out 5:31
Driven 5:27
Half The World 3:56
Red Barchetta 6:54
Animate 6:51
Limbo 5:33
The Trees 5:36
Virtuality 6:14
Nobody's Hero 5:16
Closer to the Heart 5:20
2112 21:58
Test for Echo 7:19
Freewill 5:42
Red Sector A 5:20
Roll the Bones 6:18
Resist 4:39
Leave That Thing Alone 4:47
The Rhythm Method 9:02
Natural Science 8:09
Force Ten 4:43
The Spirit of Radio 5:05
Tom Sawyer 6:51
YYZ 5:49

Comments: The only, and I mean the only thing that keeps this from being an A is that it is missing the first 2 songs. What we have here is one of the best from the tour, rivaling that of the Chicago and the Boston show! We get amazing depth with the recording, great highs and lows that make it seem like a soundboard at times. There is no distance that I can pick up at all, so that just adds to the sound. The audience, for the most part, seems to be in good form, not shouting when they shouldn't be. The performance, is decent. Nothing really special seems to go on with the performance, but its not terrible as they don't make too many mistakes. A great show that will make its way into your collection one time or another.

June 14, 1997 O' Chicago
Location: World Music Theater, Tinley Park, Illinois, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master Clone)
Grade: A
Setlist: Thus Spake Zarathustra 1:40
Dreamline 5:03
Limelight 4:29
Stick It Out 5:28
Driven 5:09
Half The World 3:55
Red Barchetta 6:52
Animate 6:59
Limbo 5:26
The Trees 5:27
Virtuality 5:51
Nobody's Hero 5:28
Closer to the Heart 5:25
2112 21:53
Test for Echo 7:17
Freewill 5:39
Red Sector A 5:18
Roll the Bones 6:01
Resist 4:52
Leave That Thing Alone 4:49
The Rhythm Method 8:23
Natural Science 8:08
Force Ten 4:44
The Spirit of Radio 4:58
Tom Sawyer 6:31
YYZ 5:25

Comments: This show rivals the Houston soundboard, it might even beat it because this show has such a full stero sound! Oh my god, I don't beileve what my ears are hearing right now, its like heaven! The sound quality is awesome, soundboard is what these audience shows should be called if it is this good. There is not one ounce of distance, and everything sounds awesome, the mix is amazing. The drums and bass are very prominate in the mix, and the guitar seems to hit the right spot. The keyboards sound good, nothing special though. The performance is excellent as well. Amazing version of 2112, hands-down the best version of the tour. Just listen to the way Geddy sings it, its awesome, best vocals tonight for him. A must have recording, this show is absolutly amazing and you need it in your collection or you will die from not having this superb show! Get it now!!!!!

June 13, 1997 Sending Mixed Signals
Location: Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Audience (DAT Master)
Scanner (DAT Master Clone)
Grade: A+/A
Setlist: Tune up 0:56
2001 Intro 1:22
Dreamline 5:04
Limelight 4:29
Stick It Out 5:09
Country Music Jam 2:38
Driven 5:15
Half The World 3:55
Red Barchetta 6:58
Animate 6:51
Limbo 5:25
The Trees 5:26
Virtuality 6:20
Nobody's Hero 5:06
Closer to the Heart 5:23
2112 22:10
Test for Echo 7:28
Freewill 5:46
Red Sector A 5:18
Roll the Bones 6:26
Resist 4:26
Leave That Thing Alone 4:47
The Rhythm Method 8:52
Natural Science 8:14
Force Ten 4:45
The Spirit of Radio 4:58
Tom Sawyer 6:27
YYZ 4:23
Cygnus X-1 1:24

Comments: This is awesome. Thats one sentence to view this show. This is an audience show with a scanner version of the show, so its makes Geddy sound monsterous tonight! We do get an awesome Country Jam captured tonight as Alex broke his thing, Geddy calls it, but after about 2 or 3 minutes the boys start Driven just fine. The performance here is excellent, as they are in Milwakee which leads to an excellent performance. This is a show you can't really pass up for anything as the performance and the sound are both very, very excellent.

November 09, 1996 Its all about the Music
Location: Fleet Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Scanner (DAT master clone)
ALD (DAT master clone)
Audience (DAT master clone)
Grade: A
Setlist: Thus Spake Zarathustra 1:34
Dreamline 5:38
The Big Money / Wipeout 7:07
Driven 5:14
Half the World 3:57
Red Barchetta 6:54
Animate 6:45
Limbo 5:35
The Trees 5:24
Red Sector A 5:14
Virtuality 6:19
Nobody's Hero 5:18
Closer to the Heart 4:48
2112 21:57
Test for Echo 7:12
Subdivisions 5:14
Freewill 5:35
Roll the Bones 6:38
Resist 4:29
Leave That Thing Alone 4:41
The Rhythm Method 7:53
Natural Science 8:04
Force Ten 4:44
The Spirit of Radio 5:00
Tom Sawyer 6:36
YYZ 4:25
Cygnus X-1 1:06

Comments: An extremely good matrix of sources. The sound here is nothing short of phenominal and excellent, but at the beginning or so, there is a very hollow sounding part of the show, and the scanner sources goes with "Driven" all the way until the first set. The sound is still very good, and we do also get a pretty good performance to match. There are better shows performance-wise, but I do think that they had some fun tonight. A great boot that should definatly make it into everyones collection at one time or another, this is also a must-have for the casual collector.

October 19, 1996 Never Stands Still
Location: Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: Driven 5:48
Half The World 3:55
Animate 7:01
Limbo 5:30
The Trees 5:05
Red Sector A 5:23
Virtuality 6:06
Nobody's Hero 5:06
Closer To The Heart 4:39
2112: Overture / Temples of Syrinx 6:44
2112: Discovery / Presentation 6:34
2112: Oracle
Test for Echo 6:42
Subdivisions 5:33
Freewill 5:32
Roll The Bones 6:31
Resist 4:24
Leave That Thing Alone / The Rhythm Method 12:02
Natural Science 7:57
Force Ten 5:09
Time and Motion 5:30
Tom Sawyer 5:21
YYZ / Cygnus X-1 5:02

Comments: An okay show to say at best, and definatly not the worst from the tour that I have heard so far. There is a good amount of distance with the band, some distortion, but luckily not too much. There are a lot of audience memebers who like to shout so loud that it really gets annoying at times, but I do think that for the most part that this is an enjoyable recording. There are cuts, the first few songs are completely gone, and so is "The Spirit of Radio" which really nocks the grade on this one. A diehard boot, one for them.

November 06, 1996 Aztec and Maya
Location: Corestates Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Grade: A-
Setlist: Thus Spake Zarathustra 1:29
Dreamline 5:06
The Big Money / Wipeout 6:58
Driven 5:07
Half The World 3:57
Red Barchetta 6:50
Animate 6:56
Limbo 5:28
The Trees 5:18
Red Sector A 5:14
Virtuality 6:07
Nobody's Hero 5:22
Closer to the Heart 4:55
2112 20:44
Test for Echo 7:14
Subdivisions 5:38
Freewill 5:40
Roll the Bones 6:31
Resist 4:27
Leave That Thing Alone 4:44
The Rhythm Method 7:47
Natural Science 8:01
Force Ten 4:46
The Spirit of Radio 5:02
Tom Sawyer 6:42
YYZ 4:25
Cygnus X-1 0:43

Comments: This show is possibly one of the best shows from the first leg of the tour, the sound is great and so is the performance. Well, the sound is a tad distant at times, but when you play it loud, this show really shines. The guitar is perfect in the mix, with only the bass being a tad low in the mix, but I do think that it can be pretty loud at times, luckily nothing overwhelming. The drums are also captured pretty well, as with the vocals and the keyboards sounding great. The crowd and the band is definatly up for the night, as they are both very loud, but luckily the audience is polite around the taper so the sound is very clear, and every instrument sounds very good. It is definatly a must have show from the Test for Echo tour.

May 25, 1997 All Systems Go
Location: Woodlands Pavilion, Houston, Texas, USA
Source: Audience (Digital Master Clone)
Grade: B-
Setlist: Driven 4:10
Half The World 3:56
Red Barchetta 6:52
Animate 6:42
Limbo 5:33
The Trees 5:28
Virtuality 6:12
Nobody's Hero 5:08
Closer To The Heart 5:27
2112 21:54
Test For Echo 7:06
Freewill 5:37
Red Sector A 5:18
Roll The Bones 6:26
Resist 4:24
Leave That Thing Alone 4:43
The Rhythm Method 9:02
Natural Science 8:03
Force Ten 4:46
The Spirit of Radio 5:03
Tom Sawyer 6:31
YYZ 5:39

Comments: So far, the worst Test for Echo show that I have come across lately, and it is really something that should be avoided at all costs. The sound here isn't great, but not terrible. The drums are the only thing that actually stick out in this recording, and everything else, unfortunatly, gets buried in the heavy mix of things. Geddy is really lost, near to the point were he is pretty much nonexistant in the recording. The recording is definatly distant. The performance here is pretty good, but I think that the sound is so bad that it really dosen't matter because this show is near unlistenable quality. The first few songs are cut, so that really dosen't help this recording in any way possible. A collectors item really.

June 22, 1997 Driven to the Edge
Location: Blockbuster - Sony Music Entertainment Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Source: Audience (Digital Master clone)
Grade: A-
Setlist: 2001 Intro 1:42
Dreamline 4:58
Limelight 4:27
Stick It Out 4:27
Driven 6:04
Half The World 3:54
Red Barchetta 6:46
Animate 6:24
Limbo 5:52
The Trees 5:24
Virtuality 5:53
Nobody's Hero 5:27
Closer To The Heart 5:24
2112 21:43
Test For Echo 7:01
Freewill 5:34
Red Sector A 5:22
Roll The Bones 6:05
Resist 4:58
Leave That Thing Alone 4:50
The Rhythm Method 8:26
Natural Science 8:05
Force Ten 4:46
The Spirit Of Radio 4:59
Tom Sawyer 6:32
YYZ / Cygnus X-1 12:52

Comments: What an ugly cover art! Look at that, its terrible! But, luckily the show itself isn't. The sound on here is nothing short of a fantastic, it sounds really almost like a high generation soundboard recording. The only complaint is that it is a tad distant at times, but for the most part everything is very clear, and loud to say the least. I think that the performance is also a standout for the tour. We get some great versions of "Force Ten" and a blistering version of "2112" in it's incredible full length. A must have show from the Test for Echo tour.

May 22, 1997 Mile High Echo
Location: Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA
Source: Audience(Master)
Grade: B
Setlist: Dreamline 4:50
Limelight 4:27
Stick It Out 5:12
Driven 5:16
Half The World 3:50
Red Barchetta 6:52
Animate 6:48
Limbo 5:22
The Trees 5:27
Virtuality 5:42
Nobody's Hero 5:35
Closer to the Heart 5:25
2112 21:34
Test for Echo 6:43
Freewill 5:39
Red Sector A 5:13
Roll the Bones 5:56
Resist 4:43
Leave That Thing Alone 4:44
The Rhythm Method 8:23
Natural Science 8:05
Force Ten 4:43
The Spirit of Radio 5:01
Tom Sawyer 5:40
YYZ 4:22
Cygnus X-1 0:33

Comments: Not the best Test for Echo tour show, but I think that it is still because its more of a rare show to own than shows like 12/5/96 or 6/23/97 shows. I think that the sound has so much echo, it can be distracting, and there is alot of distance with the overall recording. The sound itself is distortion free, which is great. Only thing bad is that the cheers are somewhat distorted at times, which is really weird, but never the music. I also think that the performance is pretty good here, too. Maybe not as pucnhy or energetic as places like Milwaukee or Chicago, but I think that they seemed to be enjoying the fact that they were there. A must have for those Test for Echo lovers, but more for the collectors in terms of quality.

November 01, 1996 Milwaukee's Best
Location: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Audience (DAT Master)
Grade: A-
Setlist: Taper Talk 1:00
2001 Intro 1:36
Dreamline 5:05
The Big Money 7:03
Driven 5:08
Half The World 4:00
Red Barchetta 6:57
Animate 6:57
Limbo 5:26
The Trees 5:25
Red Sector A 5:22
Virtuality 5:55
Nobody's Hero 5:35
Closer to the Heart 5:08
2112 21:02
Intermission 3:45
Test for Echo 7:20
Subdivisions 5:43
Freewill 5:45
Roll the Bones 6:02
Time and Motion 5:24
Leave That Thing Alone 4:44
The Rhythm Method 7:52
Natural Science 8:07
Force Ten 4:49
The Spirit of Radio 4:59
Tom Sawyer 6:47
YYZ 4:28
Cygnus X-1 1:34

Comments: The second best audience source to come out of the first part of the Test for Echo shows, with only Absolut Rush betting it, and tied with Between two Extremes in sound quality. The sound is really excellent, with punchy high ends, and some blistering low ends without any distortion with the overall recording, which makes for a great and clear sounding recording. The only problem I have with this is that at times, the music drops-out but its definatly nothing distracting. The performance is definatly great. It is much better than the 5/16/97 show, they were a little flat that day, so I really think that this has a great performance. One of the most listenable recordigns from the whole tour, so i really think that this is a must-have show from the Test for Echo tour, definatly one of the best.

May 16, 1997 Plus ca Change
Location: GM Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Source: Audience (DAT Master clone)
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: Dreamline 5:12
Limelight 4:27
Stick It Out 5:12
Driven 5:18
Half The World 3:59
Red Barchetta 6:52
Animate 6:44
Limbo 5:39
The Trees 5:27
Virtuality 5:48
Nobody's Hero 5:40
Closer to the Heart 5:25
2112 21:47
Test for Echo 7:03
Freewill 5:39
Red Sector A 5:20
Roll the Bones 6:01
Resist 4:55
Leave That Thing Alone 4:49
The Rhythm Method 8:18
Natural Science 8:13
Force Ten 4:46
The Spirit of Radio 5:06
Tom Sawyer 6:41
YYZ 4:25
Cygnus X-1 0:34

Comments: A decent show we have here. The sound is better than the performance, I see. It is much like the Roll the Bones show Mirrors, with great sound, but the performance is very dry and a tad bland here. I think that this is a great example of that. The sound isn't best of tour, but I think that it is pretty good, with some nice lows, but the high end seems to be lacking a tad in this recording. There is some distance, but the audience is quiet in songs so that makes for a clear sounding show. The performance is dry, bland, and uninteresting, so I can really only recommend this show to people who really liked the test for echo shows. The sound is also a tad compressed, I did forget to mention.

June 07, 1997 Between two Extremes
Location: Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, Kansas, USA
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: A
Setlist: Thus Spake Zarathustra 1:02
Dreamline 5:01
Limelight 4:29
Stick It Out 5:20
Driven 5:19
Half The World 3:55
Red Barchetta 6:55
Animate 7:04
Limbo 5:26
The Trees 5:47
Virtuality 5:54
Nobody's Hero 5:38
Closer to the Heart 5:30
2112 21:52
Test for Echo 6:56
Freewill 5:47
Red Sector A 5:18
Roll the Bones 6:00
Resist 5:00
Leave That Thing Alone 4:56
The Rhythm Method 9:16
Natural Science 8:13
Force Ten 4:46
The Spirit of Radio 5:02
Tom Sawyer 5:49
YYZ 4:56

Comments: One of the single best audience sources from the whole tour, and, a matter of fact, probably the best performance from the tour, besides the Great woods and Summer skies bootleg performance. Its really such an amazing performance, they were rocking their balls off in this performance. Geddy sang with passion on this date, and it really amazes me how great it really sounds. The sound is also excellent. There are only very few cuts, but the sound really saves the grade on this one. The only problem with this recording is that you can hear everyone, but the band comes in incredibly. You can hear people caughing in "Dreamline" but thats about it really for audience noise. A great show you don't want to miss.

June 23, 1997 Great woods and Summer Skies
Location: Great Woods Music Center Amphitheater, Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A+
Setlist: Thus Spake Zarathustra 1:48
Dreamline 5:05
Limelight 4:26
Stick It Out 4:58
Driven 5:19
Half The World 3:54
Red Barchetta 6:54
Animate 6:55
Limbo 5:24
The Trees 5:35
Virtuality 6:25
Nobody's Hero 5:04
Closer to the Heart 5:30
2112 21:22
Test for Echo 7:11
Freewill 5:37
Red Sector A 5:16
Roll the Bones 6:06
Resist 5:02
Leave That Thing Alone 4:48
The Rhythm Method 8:44
Natural Science 8:08
Force Ten 4:42
The Spirit of Radio 4:55
Tom Sawyer 6:20
YYZ 4:22
Cygnus X-1 0:47

Comments: Yes, this is one of the best shows from the tour. Its that damn good. The sound quality is excellent, offical quality. The audience can be loud, but the band plays louder, thats what I love about Rush. The performance is also excellent, with an impressive version of "2112". Actually, this version of "2112" was used on Different Stages, it was really a great performance. The band was really just rocking that night, and it really shows on here. I think that they should have video taped a concert (Different stages with a Test for Echoe video, Counterparts Video, and a Farewell to Kings concret video) of they taped a concert, this would be it. But, they decided not to, but now we have a bootleg for it! Geddy was really having fun tonight, giving his Austin Powers impressionation a try, and its just hilarious. A great show you can't miss.

November 07, 1996 An Absolut Rush
Loaction: US Air Arena, Landover, Maryland, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master Clone)
Grade: A+
Setlist: Thus Spake Zarathustra 1:31
Dreamline 5:09
The Big Money / Wipeout 6:58
Driven 5:11
Half The World 3:59
Red Barchetta 6:56
Animate 6:58
Limbo 5:28
The Trees 5:31
Red Sector A 5:18
Virtuality 6:09
Nobody's Hero 5:25
Closer to the Heart 4:57
2112 20:42
Test for Echo 6:44
Subdivisions 5:40
Freewill 5:41
Roll the Bones 6:21
Time and Motion 5:11
Leave That Thing Alone 4:46
The Rhythm Method 7:41
Natural Science 8:06
Force Ten 4:46
The Spirit of Radio 4:58
Tom Sawyer 6:45
YYZ 4:30
Cygnus X-1 0:40

Comments: I swear to god, I am listening to an incredible soundboard, but its an audience! This definatly lives up to the hype. This is alot better than the majority of the bootlegs that I have found, and challenges many soundboards. This, in my opinion, is way better, more live, than the Houston soundboard recording. The instruments sound really great. Vocals are upfront, as with the guitar, and drums (the drums are really loud) and the keys come in pretty well, too. The only problem that keeps this from being a straight A+, is that the sound sort of travels in "Dreamline" but the rest of the show sounds really great, a must have. Another great thing about this audience recording, "2112" is played in its full form. It's a great hear, so you really have to have it if you like the Test for Echo era of the band. And, this is the first leg of the tour, so you can hear nice versions of "The Big Money" and whatnot. So get it, if you don't have it.

October 18, 1996 Echoes on the stage
Location: Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A+
Setlist: Dreamline 4:04
The Big Money 6:34
Driven 4:59
Half the World 3:58
Red Barchetta 6:50
Animate 6:38
Limbo 5:27
The Trees 5:13
Red Sector A 5:33
Virtuality 5:52
Nobody's Hero 5:44
Closer to the Heart 4:28
2112 20:38
Test for Echo 7:04
Subdivisions 5:35
Freewill 5:35
Roll the Bones 6:10
Resist 4:44
Leave That Thing Alone 4:38
The Rhythm Method 7:15
Natural Science 8:15
Force Ten 4:50
Time and Motion 5:02
The Spirit of Radio 4:59
Tom Sawyer 5:10
YYZ 5:48

Comments: This is so great! We get a soundcheck, and its in incredible condition. Some songs are actually turned into instrumentals so that Geddy can catch his voice, and, man, those instrumentals sound extremly professional, really like it was meant to be the real song, but its just a soundcheck. This actually sounds like it was a really released board, but, really, its not. Still, a great catch, and you really don't want to miss this baby. Its just so great to hear nice audio like this. So, its so recommended.

December 05, 1996 Bigger & Better in Texas
Location: The Summit, Houston, Texas, USA
Source: Soundboard (DAT Master Clone)
Grade: A
Setlist: 2001 Intro 1:33
Dreamline 5:04
The Big Money 7:07
Driven 5:19
Half The World 3:56
Red Barchetta 6:58
Animate 6:56
Limbo 5:38
The Trees 5:25
Red Sector A 5:25
Virtuality 6:12
Nobody's Hero 5:32
Closer to the Heart 5:04
2112 22:50
Test for Echo 7:15
Subdivisions 5:42
Freewill 5:43
Roll the Bones 6:18
Resist 4:43
Leave That Thing Alone 4:50
The Rhythm Method 8:21
Natural Science 8:14
Force Ten 4:50
The Spirit of Radio 4:58
Tom Sawyer 6:43
YYZ/Cygnus X-1 5:16

Comments: This was considered one of the best shows of the T4E shows. Its pretty good, 2112 is so amazing in its full length, but the rest of the show dosen't really hold up. The guitar is a little background, the bass is upfront, as with the vocals and drums. One thing I really don't like about this recording is that sometimes Geddy's voice goes really background, to sound like a bad audience, but then it quickly goes back to normal, but a glitch that isn't one of my favorites. Overall, its highly recommended.

Counterparts Dates

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March 23, 1994 A Farewell to Richfield
Location: Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, USA
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: A-/A
Setlist: 2001 Intro 1:08
Dreamline 5:05
The Spirit of Radio 4:57
The Analog Kid 5:42
Cold Fire 4:53
Time Stand Still 5:55
Nobody's Hero 5:06
Roll The Bones 6:08
Animate 7:46
Stick It Out 5:18
Double Agent 4:50
Mystic Rhythms 5:43
Closer to the Heart 5:21
Show Don't Tell 5:22
Leave That Thing Alone 5:55
The Rhythm Method 7:15
The Trees 5:07
Xanadu 6:40
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:17
Tom Sawyer 6:00
Force Ten 4:39
YYZ 4:23
Cygnus X-1 0:41

Comments: What a show we have here! The performance is definatly excellent, and so is the amazing sound! The sound is so warm because it is an Analog Master source, it makes me feel so happy to listen to it. There is some echo, but not too much distance, and the mix is especially wonderful for such a huge place like the Richfield Coliseum. The performance is definatly awesome here, the boys love Cleveland, Ohio, and I think that they love Ohio in general as they always give very strong performances when they come here. Geddy is in a very nice mood tonight, and Alex is in a "Star Trek" mood, you'll have to find out! Get this show, and you definatly will not be dissapointed by the amazing sound and the awesome performance. And, did I mention, its cut free!

April 26, 1994 Winken, Bliken, Nod
Location: US Air Arena, Landover, Maryland, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A-
Setlist: Stick It Out
Double Agent
Limelight
Bravado
Mystic Rhythms
Closer To The Heart
Show Don't Tell
Leave That Thing Alone
Drum Solo
The Trees
Xanadu
Hemispheres: Prelude
Tom Sawyer / YYZ
Cygnus X-1

Comments: Here is what it called "the best" Counterparts show, it might give Nuts and Bolts a run for its money. The overall sound is absolutly excellent, my main thing with it is that its incomplete, though. The incompletness of this show knocks it down to an A-, which is pretty much excellent in its own right, but it would have gotten an A+ if it was full. The vocals get a bit buried in the mix, because Geddy is a little hard to distinguish at times. The performance isn't anything to get excited about, just normal I guess. A show for the Counterparts fan.

May 07, 1994 Matrix Animated
Location: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Source: Audience/Soundboard
Grade: A
Setlist: Intro/Dreamline 6:43
The Spirit of Radio 4:53
The Analog Kid 5:17
Cold Fire 5:24
Time Stand Still 5:53
Nobody's Hero 5:09
Roll the Bones 6:01
Animate 7:14
Stick It Out 5:17
Double Agent 4:55
Limelight 4:28
Bravado 6:25
Mystic Rhythms 6:00
Closer to the Heart 5:38
Show Don't Tell 5:25
Leave That Thing Alone 5:58
The Rhythm Method 7:18
The Trees 5:17
Xanadu 6:31
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:14
Tom Sawyer 5:13
Force Ten* 4:37
YYZ^ 4:20
Cygnus X-1^ 0:44

Comments: This isn't as good as Animated, but its awesome. Its much fuller than the soundboard recording, and the audience matrix makes it seem to have a bit fuller, and less mono sound qualities to it. Starting with Force Ten, the sound dramatically changes, not bad, but a little more distant as that is the audience tape going on. The mix is completely awesome, with everything sounding tip-top. The performance is damn awesome, with an amazing version of Hemispheres tonight, with Force Ten sounding really good as well. A show for anyone who would love to see the complete MLG show.

April 26, 1994 Darkness and Light
Location: US Air Arena, Landover, Maryland, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A-
Setlist: Stick It Out 6:11
Double Agent 4:52
Limelight 4:31
Bravado 6:22
Mystic Rhythms 5:35
Closer To The Heart 5:40
Show Don't Tell 5:16
Leave That Thing Alone 5:56
Drum Solo 6:52
The Trees 5:21
Xanadu 6:45
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:15
Tom Sawyer 5:01

Comments: A very good show is what we get here. As I have said before, the sound quality is astonishing, and amazing. The highs and lows are completely excellent here, and the mids are something to get crazy about. The performance is pretty much okay, and Alex is in a decent mood tonight while introducing Stick it Out, but nothing really unusual or exciting with the overall performance. This show is incomplete, that is why it got an A-. Its a great show, more for the Counterparts lovers and soundboard freaks.

February 24, 1994 Cold Fire in Hotlanta
Location: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Grade: A-/A
Setlist: Intro 1:44
Dreamline 5:05
The Spirit of Radio 5:00
The Analog Kid 6:15
Cold Fire 4:30
Time Stand Still 5:55
Nobody's Hero 5:09
Roll The Bones 6:09
Animate 8:01
Stick It Out 5:44
Double Agent 4:56
Limelight 4:32
Mystic Rhythms 6:12
Closer to the Heart 5:22
Show Don't Tell 5:30
Leave That Thing Alone 5:50
The Rhythm Method 7:26
The Trees 5:02
Xanadu 6:50
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:20
Tom Sawyer 5:31
Force Ten 4:40
YYZ 5:11

Comments: This show is amazing, I will definatly put it that way. The sound qualilty is outstanding, and in the most pristine of conditions. The audience is a little loud, but nothing that is way too distracting for me. The sound is like a high generation soundboard to me, its that amazing, you could definatly have had me easily fooled. Everything is very well captured, and the seperation and clarity are phenominal. The performance is great too. Rush always gave a good show to the Atlanta crowd, and this show is definatly excellent. Geddy is in an awesome mood tonight, definatly great. The boys serve up a great version of Force Ten tonight, in fact, this is probably the strongest performance of the early part of the tour. Amazing, you need this show in your collection.

April 29, 1994 A Night at the Spectrum
Location: Corestates Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A+/A-
Setlist: Intro 2:02
Dreamline 5:05
The Spirit of Radio 4:57
The Analog Kid 6:25
Cold Fire 4:31
Time Stand Still 5:57
Nobody's Hero 5:07
Roll The Bones 6:07
Animate 7:48
Stick It Out 5:14
Double Agent 4:54
Limelight 4:46
Bravado 6:34
Mystic Rhythms 5:57
Closer To The Heart 5:50
Show Don't Tell 5:28
Leave That Thing Alone 6:06
The Rhythm Method 7:53
The Trees 5:19
Xanadu 6:59
Hemispheres: Prelude
Tom Sawyer 5:28

Comments: There are a few things about this boot that are simply amazing, and there are somethings about this boot that actually can drive people insane. The performance isn't great, Geddy is a little sick from a few days prior to this show, and the second disc of this show is in full mono quality, or the second disc has very many mono-qualities to it that make it a little less enjoyable than the first disc. The sound on the first disc is official quality, no doubt in my mind, it sounds completely excellent, full bass, nice mix, and the drums kick ass. The second disc isn't bad or anything, but not excellent or official quality. The show is also a little incomplete, its missing the encore of the show, but the rest of the show is actually here, so we can definatly enjoy that part. A great boot, I recommend the first disc over the second disc any day of my life though.

March 11, 1994 Welcome to our Town
Location: The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A
Setlist: Intro 1:48
Dreamline 5:07
The Spirit of Radio 5:00
The Analog Kid 5:44
Cold Fire 4:34
Time Stand Still 6:01
Nobody's Hero 5:11
Roll the Bones 6:10
Animate 6:48
Stick It Out 6:19
Double Agent 4:53
Limelight 4:34
Mystic Rhythms 5:54
Closer to the Heart 5:43
Show Don't Tell 5:27
Leave That Thing Alone 5:57
The Rhythm Method 7:28

Comments: Another amazing Counterparts performance, and its a soundboard! There are amazing soundboards and audience recordings from this tour, and this is definatly one of the best of the soundboards that I have listened to. The clarity is amazing here, and all of the instruments sound amazing here. The performance is pretty good too. The sound easily beats the 1994-03-22 show, because this isn't in mono format, and it is much less compressed. But this is incomplete, wich the other show I mentioned is complete. The version on of "Double Agent" here is fucking killer, is so amazing. A must have show for everyone.

March 22, 1994 Critical Mass
Location: The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
Source: Pro Video Feed/FM Broadcast
Grade: A-
Setlist:Intro
Dreamline 4:58
The Spirit Of Radio 4:55
The Analog Kid 6:13
Cold Fire 4:49
Time Stand Still 5:33
Nobody's Hero 5:10
Roll The Bones 6:09
Animate 7:47
Stick It Out 5:15
Double Agent 4:56
Limelight 4:38
Mystic Rhythms 6:13
Closer To The Heart 5:25
Show Don't Tell 6:44
Leave That Thing Alone 4:34
Drum Solo 7:23
The Trees 5:04
Xanadu 6:44
Hemispheres: Prelude
Tom Sawyer 5:34
Force Ten 4:38
YYZ 4:23
Cygnus X-1 0:47
Pieces of Eight 10:15

Comments: This is a proshot video feed, so you can't expect this thing to be amazing. There is a good amount of sound here, but it seems very compressed at times, but thats my opinion. It dosen't come close to Animated, Nuts and Bolts, or even First Part of Counterparts in the sound quality. I think that sometimes the keyboards overall drown the music out (check Mystic Rhythms for a good example of this) but its not all bad. The band seems to be tight tonight, they give some good performances. I think that there is a great amount of clarity here, too. This is good for people who love the Counterparts tour, or people who like good performances.

March 08, 1994
March 09, 1994 The Big Apple Box
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Grade: A-
Setlist: Intro 1:41
Dreamline 5:10
The Spirit Of Radio 4:57
The Analog Kid 5:40
Cold Fire 4:42
Time Stand Still 6:04
Nobody's Hero 5:19
Roll The Bones 6:07
Animate 7:35
Stick It Out 5:22
Double Agent 4:55
Limelight 4:30
Mystic Rhythms 6:09
Closer To The Heart 5:20
Show Don't Tell 5:26
Leave That Thing Alone 5:59
The Rhythm Method 7:10
The Trees 5:05
Xanadu 6:50
Hemispheres: Prelude
Tom Sawyer 5:07
Force Ten 4:37
YYZ 4:23
Cygnus X-1 0:38

Comments: A great show that we have here, and full to mention. The sound in "Dreamline" isn't very good, maybe about a B/B- on a scale of F to A (thats pretty much with both of the recordings, unfortunatly), this thing is a definate A-, clearing its name, really. The sound, overall, is very clear, distortion, and tape hiss free and there is about no distance with the music at all. The sound, is also very crisp sounding. The performance is also very nice here tonight, they give some great songs like "Force Ten" and "Xanadu" but the overall performance is pretty excellent. The mix is also very nice, with Alex coming in pretty damn well. This is an incredible bootleg, because of the amazing performance that can easily be the best from the tour, and excellent sound quality, except for "Dreamline."

April 02, 1994 Nuts & Bolts
Location: Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A+
Setlist: Intro/Dreamline 6:39
The Spirit of Radio 4:54
The Analog Kid 6:07
Cold Fire 4:29
Time Stand Still 5:39
Nobody's Hero 5:03
Roll The Bones 6:09
Animate 7:27
Stick It Out 5:15
Double Agent 5:26
Limelight 4:39
Mystic Rhythms 6:05
Closer to the Heart 5:35
Show Don't Tell 5:20
Leave That Thing Alone (intro) 1:14
Leave That Thing Alone 4:50
Drum Solo 7:29
The Trees 5:18
Xanadu 10:29
Hemispheres: Prelude 0:22
Tom Sawyer 5:20
Force Ten 4:39
YYZ 5:04
Bravado 6:55

Comments: Holy shit, God has gifted us with the perfect bootleg from the Counterparts tour, this is way to good to be true! The sound is perfect, the mix is incredible, it actually sounds professionally mixed. This is just as good as Great Woods and Summer Skies because of their amazing quality. If Rush did decide to release this, I think it would be a best-selling live album. The performance is pretty good here, too. They give the absolut best version of "Nobody's hero" with Geddy giving all of his passion into that song. This is, no question in my mind, better than Animated and the First Part of Counterparts bootlegs, this thing sounds so good. This should be in everyones collection.

January 28, 1994 In A Phosphorescent Wave
Loaction: Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Grade: A-/B+
Setlist: Dreamline 5:35
The Spirit Of Radio 5:00
The Analog Kid 5:58
Cold Fire 4:36
Time Stand Still 5:52
Nobody's Hero 5:17
Roll The Bones 6:08
Animate 7:20
Stick It Out 5:03
Double Agent 5:08
Limelight 4:37
Mystic Rhythms 6:01
Closer to the Heart 4:55
Show Don't Tell 5:38
Leave That Thing Alone 5:57
The Rhythm Method 7:07
The Trees 4:55
Xanadu 6:44
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:16
Tom Sawyer 5:12
Force 10 4:41
YYZ 5:03

Comments: This might not be soundboard quality, but its a decent audience bootleg. The mix is perfect, but I wish I could say the same for the sound quality, but I definatly cannot. The sound by all means isn't bad, its actually quite good, but nothing special. There is some compression and some distance with the band, but I think this is a pretty good source. The performance here is what gives this something to turn off. Its early in the tour, and I think they weren't that incredible yet, so I can't say that the performance is definatly incredible. This is more for the Counterparts fan.

January 18, 1994 First Part of Counters
Location: Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: B+/A
Setlist: Thus Spoke Zarathustra 1:27
Dreamline 5:29
The Spirit of Radio 4:59
The Analog Kid 5:30
Cold Fire 4:19
Time Stand Still 6:00
Nobody's Hero 5:23
Roll the Bones 6:07
Animate 6:47
Stick It Out 5:07
Double Agent 6:16
Limelight 4:36
Mystic Rhythms 5:46
Closer to the Heart 4:41
Show Don't Tell 5:31
Leave That Thing Alone! 4:31
The Rhythm Method 6:42
The Trees 5:06
Xanadu 6:43
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:17
Tom Sawyer 5:03
Force Ten 4:38
Distant Early Warning 3:11
YYZ 2:01

Comments: This is really a true jem! How could it get better than this, a rehearsal of the Counterparts! I love it! The sound quality is a little odd at the beginning, then is simply corrected. I can actually recommend this more than the Animated show because this is a rare source, and Animated, is a widely spread source, and I really don't think that it really stands a chance to this one in a rarity contest. I highly recommend this show!

May 07, 1994 Animated
Location: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A
Setlist: Dreamline 6:55
The Spirit Of Radio 4:56
The Analog Kid 5:05
Cold Fire 5:36
Time Stand Still 5:26
Nobody's Hero 5:21
Roll The Bones 6:12
Animate 6:29
Stick It Out 5:23
Double Agent 5:36
Limelight 4:30
Bravado 6:30
Mystic Rhythms 5:55
Closer To The Heart 5:38
Show Don't Tell 5:15
Leave That Thing Alone 6:08
The Rhythm Method 7:18
The Trees 5:12
Xanadu 6:34
Hemispheres: Prelude
Tom Sawyer 4:57

Comments: Amimated is the last show of the tour, as far as I know. It sound really nice, crisp, and delightful sound. But, another mention, its a little thin on the sound quality, but is really nice, and full in some songs. Rush is in Canada, so you know its going to be a good show. The performance is captured perfectly, which is really great, and I enjoy that. The only problem is that this isn't as rare as the other source, but its pretty good, for the most part. I also think that the mix could be a little better, but I think that the best part of the mix is the bass coming in with such an amazing and powerful response. I highly recommend this show.

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March 04, 1992 A Roll of the Dice
Location: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Source: Audience (Original DAT Master)
Grade: A-/A
Setlist: Limelight 4:11
Freewill 4:01
Distant Early Warning 4:26
Time Stand Still 6:06
Dreamline 5:03
Bravado 6:44
Roll The Bones 6:15
Show Don't Tell 6:14
The Big Money 6:34
Ghost Of A Chance 5:34
Subdivisions 3:50
The Pass 5:24
Where's My Thing? 5:11
The Rhythm Method 7:38
Closer To The Heart 4:48
Xanadu 6:46
Superconductor 5:03
Tom Sawyer 5:48
The Spirit Of Radio 4:51
2112 Overture 3:17
Finding My Way 2:06
La Villa Strangiato 3:13
Anthem 1:44
Red Barchetta 1:33
The Spirit Of Radio 1:09

Comments: Here is the other DAT source from the Omni 92 show. All of the Omni shows from 1990 until 1996 are amazing, all probably from the same taper, but this show might have had the same taper and someone else. This show is awesome, though incomplete. This version of the show omits the Intro and Force Ten from the setlist, but what is here is pretty much complete without much dropouts or any cuts or edits in the songs. The bass and mids seem incredible here, the but the highs aren't as large, so it seems a bit more compressed sounding, whether you like your mix with more bass clarity, you might like it or not. I'm hoping to do a matrix of these sources, use the other source which has Force Ten on it, and the rest has both shows playing. A show you have to have from the tour, its awesome bass end demands that you play this sucker really loud and very forcefully.

January 29, 1992 Ballons By the Bay
Location: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
Source: Audience (Analog Master)-1st Gen VHS
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist:Intro 0:56
Force Ten 4:42
Limelight 4:24
Freewill 4:03
Distant Early Warning 4:30
Time Stand Still 6:16
Dreamline 5:02
Bravado 7:01
Roll The Bones 6:07
Show Don't Tell 6:18
The Big Money 6:43
Ghost of a Chance 5:28
Subdivisions 4:15
The Pass 4:50
Where's My Thing 5:12
The Rhythm Method 7:28
Closer to the Heart 4:54
Xanadu 6:17
Superconductor 5:10
Tom Sawyer 6:16
The Spirit of Radio 4:56
2112 3:21
Finding My Way 2:08
La Villa Strangiato 3:17
Anthem 1:44
Red Barchetta 1:35
The Spirit of Radio 1:22

Comments: Here is a cool show from the night before the infamous Mirrors. The performance is way better, so much better, in fact, that I wish that the soundboard guy taped this show instead of the next night. The sound here is pretty good, a little distant, but night. The mids are very harsh, but the bottom end bass mix sounds really good. The only bad thing is that sometimes Alex gets a bit lost in the mix because of the bottom end clarity, but nothing that is very overally distracting to me. There is a part after Roll the Bones and in the middle of Wheres My Thing? where its a bit distorted. Thats were the first generation VHS cassette was used, as the analog masters were missing that. Though it dosen't sound different, its a shade more muffled, but hiss free but there is some clipping and distortion in some places where it is a bit loud. Overall, a show that is pretty good for the collectors.

January 29, 1992 Roll the Bass Staring Geddy Lee
Location:Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA
Source: Scanner (2nd Gen Analog Cassette)
Grade: B/B+
Setlist:Limelight 3:17
Freewill 4:04
Distant Early Warning 4:48
Time Stand Still 6:00
Dreamline 5:02
Bravado 7:05
Roll The Bones 6:36
Show Don't Tell 5:23
The Big Money 6:35
Ghost of a Chance 5:30
Subdivisions 4:04
The Pass 5:02
Where's My Thing 12:35
Closer To The Heart 4:53
Xanadu 6:09
Superconductor 5:07
Tom Sawyer 5:34
Closing Medley 17:48

Comments: Here is an early scanner source from the Oakland show, right before the Mirrors soundboard, and I wish they recorded this show. There is an audience recording of this show, with better sound, but this is interesting if you like Geddy's bass. The sound isn't amazing, because Geddy's vocals are slightly muffled and the guitar and drums are virtually lost, but the bass is well refined and loud. I tried to matrix this with the audience source, and it was pretty much impossible for me. All in all, for the collectors, but not a bad show to have.

May 01, 1992 All the Roles we Played
Location: Le Zenith, Paris, France
Source: Audience (1st gen Analog Cassette)
Grade: A/A-
Setlist: Force Ten 5:47
Limelight 4:20
Freewill 4:04
Distant Early Warning 4:18
Time Stand Still 6:05
Dreamline 5:05
Bravado 6:36
Roll The Bones 6:13
Show Don't Tell 5:55
The Big Money 6:19
Ghost Of A Chance 5:37
Subdivisions 3:53
The Pass 5:09
Where's My Thing? 5:20
Drum Solo 7:22
Closer To The Heart 5:10
Xanadu 6:45
Superconductor 4:05
Tom Sawyer 6:55
The Spirit Of Radio 4:53
2112 Overture 3:18
Finding My Way 2:05
La Villa Strangiato 3:13
Anthem 1:42
Red Barchetta 1:33
The Spirit Of Radio 0:44
Cygnus X1 0:55

Comments: Wow, this is one of the best audience recordings that I have ever heard from this tour, but the Holland show and Charlette show might beat it in the audience category, but this is awesome. The sound is so clean and so clear that you would swear that this is a soundboard recording, as there is no distance and not too much echo for this to make it unenjoyable, and the best thing is that there is no taper talk really to be heard! The audience on a whole is pretty quiet, not loud. The venue is enough to get it, as this is the first time that they played anywhere in France. They were supposed to in 1979, but the venue burned down, so I don't really know what venue it was, but at least we have this recording. The performance is awesome too, the boys are definatly game for a little French fun, as Geddy gives a long French intro to Dreamline, it almost seems like he actually won't stop talking! Its pretty funny, but this show is a must have recording from the European leg of the Roll the Bones tour. One last note, there is a very small cut in Superconductor, nothing serious, only like a few seconds is cut, otherwise complete show without many edits or cuts to know of.

May 03, 1992 Atmospheric
Location: Ahoy Sportpaleis, Rotterdam, Holland
Source: Audience
Grade: A/A+
Setlist: Intro 0:56
Force Ten 4:45
Limelight 4:21
Freewill 4:04
Distant Early Warning 4:26
Time Stand Still 6:08
Dreamline 4:59
Bravado 6:49
Roll the Bones 6:08
Intermission Music 0:44
Show Don't Tell 5:34
The Big Money 6:30
Ghost of a Chance 5:34
Subdivisions 4:13
The Pass 4:50
Where's My Thing? 5:35
The Rhythm Method 6:20
Closer to the Heart 5:12
Xanadu 6:54
Superconductor 5:07
Tom Sawyer Intro 0:35
Tom Sawyer 6:34
The Spirit of Radio 4:59
2112: Overture 3:17
Finding My Way 2:05
La Villa Strangiato 3:17
Anthem 1:44
Red Barchetta 1:33
The Spirit Of Radio (reprise) 0:47
Cygnus X-1 0:57

Comments: I heard that this was a good audience recording, but all of the people that told me that were wrong. This is an amazing audience recording, pretty much soundboard quality after Force Ten. There is some taper talk on Force Ten that starts at an A/A- grade, but the rest of the recording is A+ grade. The sound is incredible, pretty much soundboard, I swear. The highs and lows are excellent, and the fidelity is great. The sound is pretty warm, and the bass extension I really like. There aren't any cuts to be heard, and I don't think that there are any to be found. The only noticable cut is in Superconductor, but otherwise this is the complete show beginning to end. This show is better than Mirrors. Though the sound is better on the Mirrors soundboard, the performance is terrible. This performance is completely exellent, the boys are in a great shape tonight, so this might even be along with the best Rush audience recordings ever because it is so amazing. A show that you have to have from this tour.

December 16, 1991 Home Again Platinum Edition
Location: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: B
Setlist: Intro 0:40
Force Ten 4:51
Limelight 4:24
Freewill 4:05
Distant Early Warning 4:36
Time Stand Still 6:24
Dreamline 5:07
Bravado 6:56
Roll the Bones 6:06
Show Don't Tell 6:12
The Big Money 6:39
Ghost of a Chance 5:23
Subdivisions 4:12
The Pass 4:47
Where's My Thing? 5:10
The Rhythm Method 7:30
Closer to the Heart 4:43
Xanadu 6:22
Superconductor 5:09
Tom Sawyer 6:00
The Spirit of Radio 4:52
2112 Overture 3:20
Finding My Way 2:05
La Villa Strangiato 3:16
Anthem 1:46
Red Barchetta 1:33
The Spirit Of Radio (reprise) 1:05

Comments: Well, another decent Roll the Bones show, and, a fucking suprise, it has a bad mix. I think that this show would be much better if the mix were sharper, it were less damn distant, and there wasn't a screaming chick next to my ear (Signals De Quebec anyone?). But I think that this show, with all of its negatives, is a good show. Thes sound might not be the best, but at least you get to hear the fucking band. The performance here is excellent, Geddy is in a great mood tonight, and Alex is in a Canadian mood, eh. I think they deliver, as the performance here is very strong. Only for the completeist.

April 17, 1992 Run Faster
Location: Wembly Arena, London, England
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A+/A-
Setlist: Force Ten 5:19
Limelight 4:24
Time Stand Still 5:40
Roll the Bones 6:07
Freewill 4:07
Distant Early Warning 4:42
Ghost Of A Chance 5:31
Xanadu 6:54
Superconductor 5:09
Tom Sawyer 5:56

Comments: The infamous Welmbly 92 soundboard show. This one is much improved over the Run from the Fans bootleg from the same show, as this one runs faster (hence the damn title). The sound here is official quality, nothing that would be bad here with the overall sound as the mix here is perfect for a Roll the Bones tour show. The main, and the biggest problem in bootleg history, this is the most incomplete you can get. I think the soundboard guy only got the songs that he liked, because about 3/4ths of the fucking show is gone! What the hell is wrong with him, actually record the fucking show once in a while! Holy shit. What an amazing bootleg this would have been if it were the whole god damned show.

April 17, 1992 Run from the Fans
Location: Wembly Arena, London, England
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A/B+
Setlist: Force Ten 5:19
Limelight 4:24
Time Stand Still 5:40
Roll the Bones 6:07
Freewill 4:07
Distant Early Warning 4:42
Ghost Of A Chance 5:31
Xanadu 6:54
Superconductor 5:09
Tom Sawyer 5:56

Comments: I think this is the original soundboard boot from the show. The sound here is quit amazing, but 2 main problems with the source. It runs a tad slow here, nothing terrible, and this is terribly incomplete. I think that the fucking soundboard guy was really high or drunk when he was recroding this show, he is fucking stupid for not recording the whole fucking show! Holy shit, how fucking hard can pushing a few fucking buttons be?! The performance here is pretty good, but I don't think its anything special from the tour as a whole. What a great bootleg this would have been if it were fucking complete.

March 04, 1992 Loaded Dice
Location: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Source: Audience (Original DAT Master)
Grade: A-/A
Setlist: Intro 0:57
Force 10 4:43
Limelight 4:25
Freewill 4:01
Distant Early Warning 4:26
Time Stand Still 6:09
Dreamline 4:59
Bravado 6:54
Roll The Bones 6:06
Show Don't Tell 6:14
The Big Money 6:38
Ghost Of A Chance 5:31
Subdivisions 3:50
The Pass 4:51
Where's My Thing? 5:14
The Rhythm Method 7:38
Closer To The Heart 4:48
Xanadu 6:46
Superconductor 5:03
Tom Sawyer 6:16
The Spirit Of Radio 4:51
2112 Overture 3:17
Finding My Way 2:06
La Villa Strangiato 3:13
Anthem 1:44
Red Barchetta 1:33
The Spirit Of Radio 1:18

Comments: This show is amazing sounding, and the performance here is great too! There are two DAT sources from this show, I don't own the other boot, yet, but when i do get it, I will compare the two in my next review. The sound here is almost soundboard quality, but I do think that the audience is a little loud between songs for it to be soundboard quality, actually. This show has amazing high end and incredible atmosphere, but the bass and mids seem to be missing the in the mix, but overall incredible. There is no distance in the sound, you can just feel that your on the stage, its really great! The performance here is pretty good too. You get such a strong performance, but I don't think that it is as good as the Charolette 92 show, but this is as fucking close as you can fucking get in performance. Overall, amazing show.

November 01, 1991 A Chicago Dreamline
Loctation: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Source: Audience (Master+2nd Gen)
Grade: A/A-
Setlist: Intro 0:48
Force Ten 4:45
Limelight 4:23
Freewill 4:03
Distant Early Warning 4:30
Time Stand Still 6:15
Dreamline 5:05
Bravado 6:47
Roll The Bones 6:06
Show Don't Tell 6:16
The Big Money 6:06
Subdivisions 3:48
The Pass 5:24
Where's My Thing? 5:11
The Rhythm Method 7:03
Closer to the Heart 5:00
Xanadu 6:41
Superconductor 5:05
Tom Sawyer 6:36
The Spirit Of Radio 4:53
2112: Overture 3:21
Finding My Way 2:07
La Villa Strangiato 3:19
Anthem 1:42
Red Barchetta 1:34
The Spirit Of Radio (Reprise) 1:10

Comments: This is a great audience recording from the 1st leg of the Roll the Bones tour. The sound may not be as good as shows like Mirrors or Charlette Fever Platinum Edition, but I do think that it does sound very good in its own section. There is a tad bit of distance with the band, but nothing that would detract from the overall great sound of the show. The 2nd gen source works through "Show Don't Tell" and "The Pass" which isn't bad, but it isn't good as the master from the show. I think that the performance here is also very good, considering that it is only the first leg of the tour. They give some great renditions of "Force Ten" and "Anthem" notibly. I think that this is definatly a must have for a Roll the Bones fan, because of the great sound on this one, and a great performance to top.

April 29, 1992 Over the Europe
Location: Hans-Martin Schlayerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
Source: Audience
Grade: A-
Setlist: Intro/Force Ten 5:51
Limelight 4:33
Freewill 4:04
Distant Early Warning 4:26
Time Stand Still 5:52
Dreamline 5:04
Bravado 6:49
Roll the Bones 6:09
Show Don't Tell 6:18
The Big Money 6:35
Ghost of a Chance 5:27
Subdivisions 3:55
The Pass 5:13
Where's My Thing? 5:30
The Rhythm Method 7:36
Closer to the Heart 5:15
Xanadu 6:44
Superconductor 5:06
Tom Sawyer 7:06
The Spirit of Radio / 2:13
2112 Overture / 3:50
Finding My Way / 2:02
La Villa Strangiato / 1:50
Anthem / 2:08
Red Barchetta / 2:20
The Spirit Of Radio (reprise) / 2:02
Cygnus X-1 2:02

Comments: While it definatly isn't as good as shows like Charlette Fever Platinum Edition, Garden Road, Vital Dreams, or Mirrors, its an okay show to have. The sound here is pretty good, some distance and compression to the midrange, but all of the instruments come in perfectly, and the distance isn't bad at all. The performance here is pretty good, they seem to be having fun tonight, as Geddy tries to speak German to the corwd. I think this could be passed on as a high gen, very high gen, soundboard. There has no hiss so to speak of, and the audience is pretty good tonight, no extra clapping or yelling. A great Roll the Bones show that will have fans listening for a long time, and much more times to come.

June 14, 1992 Charolette Fever Platinum Edition
Loaction: Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master)
Grade: A
Setlist: Intro 1:00
Force Ten 4:44
Limelight 4:21
Freewill 4:03
Distant Early Warning 4:27
Time Stand Still 6:22
Dreamline 5:00
Bravado 6:55
Roll The Bones 6:06
Show Don?t Tell 6:16
The Big Money 6:32
Ghost Of A Chance 5:23
Vital Signs 4:49
The Analog Kid 5:23
The Trees 5:13
Where?s My Thing 5:26
The Rhythm Method 7:46
Closer To The Heart 4:43
Xanadu 6:36
Superconductor 5:06
Tom Sawyer 6:03
The Spirit Of Radio 4:52
2112: Overture 3:18
Finding My Way 2:06
La Villa Strangiato 3:12
Anthem 1:43
Red Barchetta 1:34
The Spirit Of Radio 0:47
Cygnus X-1 0:45

Comments: Though it does not sound as good as Vitals Dreams of the same show, it does win the completeness portion of the both. I think the sound here is definatly excellent, though. This sounds a little distant, but the audience is very silent, they don't even sound that loud between the songs, but you know that they are very happy to see Rush, as every Rush fan would be. The performance is the best of the tour, definatly better than Mirrors, because Mirrors has a pretty damn bad performance. The performance, as described in Vital Dreams, is increidble, with great performances of "Vital Signs" "The Analog Kid" and "The Trees" there is really nothing to actually complain about here. This boot has the completeness of the Vital Dreams show, which this one includes the encore, which is great. A must have for Rush fans.

December 07, 1991 Garden Road
Location: Madison Square Gardens, New York, New York, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A
Setlist: Intro/Force Ten 5:02
Limelight 4:21
Freewill 4:02
Distant Early Warning 4:29
Time Stand Still 6:00
Dreamline 5:10
Bravado 7:01
Roll The Bones 6:03
Show Don?t Tell 6:17
The Big Money 6:16
Ghost Of A Chance 5:33
Subdivisions 4:07
The Pass 4:59
Wheres My Thing? 5:12
The Rhythm Method 7:28
Closer To The Heart 4:45
Xanadu 6:34
Superconductor 5:09
Tom Sawyer 6:06
The Spirit Of Radio 4:56
2112: Overture 3:22
Finding My Way 2:08
La Villa Strangiato 3:17
Anthem 1:42
Red Barchetta 1:35
The Spirit Of Radio (Reprise) 0:41

Comments: This is a really nice, sleek, and clean recording. The band is on fire tonight, with all of the instruments on high. The bass is a little low in the mix, but it still noticable. The drums, guitar, vocals, and keyboards are all heavy in the mix. But, one very notable flaw with the recording. Some songs, like "Force Ten" sound like Audience recordings, but it dosen't sound like a very bad audience recording, if it were. In songs like "Ghost of a chance" there is some compression that you can definatly pick up if you are actually listening closely. In conclusion, I say that this is a great bootleg, and its highly recommended.

June 14, 1992 Vital Dreams
Location: Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Source: Soundboard (DAT Master Clone)
Grade: A+
Setlist: Force Ten 5:01
Limelight 4:21
Freewill 4:04
Distant Early Warning 4:26
Time Stand Still 6:16
Dreamline 5:07
Bravado 6:53
Roll The Bones 6:06
Show Don?t Tell 6:17
The Big Money 6:30
Ghost Of A Chance 5:32
Vital Signs 4:52
The Analog Kid 5:24
The Trees 5:12
Where?s My Thing 5:28
The Rhythm Method 7:46
Closer To The Heart 4:43
Xanadu 6:39
Superconductor 5:07
Tom Sawyer 6:03
The Spirit Of Radio 4:50
2112: Overture 1:28

Comments: Ah, yes, the overrated Vital Dreams bootleg, in my hands, I shall review it. Well, I got to say, its actually incredible, one of the best sounds from the tour. I think this is a great recording because of the amazing performance overall, they really sounded great tonight, nothing flat. The performance is easily the best from the tour, with great versions of "Vitals Signs" and "The Analog Kid" that are absolutly to die for. Other than that, its crisp, and clean. The only main complaints that I have is that there are no encores, and the guitar is a tad low in the mix. But, this show is just too amazing not to have! I think that this could easily be passed as a official quality recording if the mix was a tad better. Highly recommended.

November 07, 1991 Row the Boats
Location: The Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A
Setlist: Thus Spoke Zarathustra > Force Ten 5:31
Limelight 4:26
Freewill 4:07
Distant Early Warning 4:31
Time Stand Still 6:15
Dreamline 5:10
Bravado 7:02
Roll the Bones 6:21
Show Don't Tell 6:18
The Big Money 6:10
Subdivisions 3:34
The Pass 5:23
Where's My Thing ? 5:15
The Rhythm Method 7:12
Closer to the Heart 4:53
Xanadu 6:50
Superconductor 5:15
Tom Sawyer 5:55
Medley: The Spirit of Radio~ 5:12
2112: Overture~ 3:23
Finding My Way~ 2:09
La Villa Strangiato~ 3:17
Anthem~ 1:43
Red Barchetta~ 1:36
The Spirit of Radio (reprise) 2:21

Comments: This is a pretty nice recording. The only real flaw is that its way to bass and drum heavy, not enough guitar. Lets keep this review short and simple, I love it, crisp sound quality, its a jem, highly recommened, is that enough for you? No, this is also a complete concert, and thats one of the best parts of this. This is also the first bootleg from the a new company, I think the name is Cygnus, and they did a great job getting this into traders hands, and its one of the best shows out there. I though the performance wans't best of tour sounding though, but still good. I really want you guys to have it.

January 30, 1992 Mirrors
Location: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A+/A
Setlist: Force Ten 5:52
Limelight 4:27
Freewill 4:06
Distant Early Warning 4:31
Time Stand Still 6:18
Dreamline 5:06
Bravado 7:02
Roll the Bones 6:10
Show Don't Tell 6:20
The Big Money 6:27
Ghost of a Chance 6:21
Subdivisions 4:13
The Pass 4:54
Where's My Thing? 5:16
The Rhythm Method 7:29
Closer to the Heart 4:48
Xanadu 6:37
Superconductor 5:09
Tom Sawyer 5:59
The Spirit of Radio / 2112 Overture
Finding My Way / La Villa Strangiato Anthem / Red Barchetta
The Spirit of Radio (reprise) / Cygnux X-1 18:31

Comments: Mirrors, in my opinion, is the second best sounding soundboard from the RtB tour by far. The guitar is nice and heavy, the bass is really shining, and the drums are absolutly delightful. But it seems that the sound really dosen't match the performance. I'll be completely honest, they sucked tonight, they were flat and uninteresting tonight. But, luckily, there are moments that are okay, but the overall performance isn't that great at all. The sound is superb for the most part, really glossy and clear sounding, but there seems to be some trouble with the performance that might turn some off of this recording. This is good, mostly for the sound though.

June 27, 1992 Scanning the Waves [Platinum Edition]
Location: Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin, USA
Source: Scanner (DAT Master Clone)
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: Roll the Bones (sound check) 5:17
The Analog Kid (sound check) 3:13
Force Ten (sound check) 3:10
Addicted to That Rush (Mr. Big opening act) 3:57
Rush Stage Setup 9:13
Intro 0:58
Force Ten 4:33
Limelight 4:20
Freewill 4:03
Distant Early Warning 4:28
Time Stand Still 6:28
Dreamline 5:03
Bravado 6:58
Roll The Bones 6:04
Show Don?t Tell 6:19
The Big Money 6:17
Ghost Of A Chance 5:57
Vital Signs 4:46
The Analog Kid 5:29
The Trees 5:07
Where?s My Thing 5:39
The Rhythm Method 8:15
Closer To The Heart 4:46
Xanadu 6:37
Superconductor 5:04
Tom Sawyer 6:58
The Spirit Of Radio 4:54
2112: Overture 3:17
Finding My Way 2:05
La Villa Strangiato 3:13
Anthem 1:43
Red Barchetta 1:33

The Spirit Of Radio 0:53
Cygnus X-1 1:02

Comments: What the hell, this is pretty damn good. There are very many problems, but it has nice sound on it. I like the few soundchecks that this bootleg offers. The guitar is a little high, but clean sounding with no distortion effects, which is somewhat weird for a scanner source, of course it is. The bass is kind of muddy, but sounds really nice for the most part. The drums are clean, but not very noticable and very low in the mix, as this is an Alex scanner source show. One of the many problems are the few cuts in the songs that hear, and the biggest problem. There are so many static interferences in all of the songs, with the guitar. Because of the static, I can only recommend this to diehard fans of bootleging.

Presto Dates

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June 29, 1990 The Last Orange
Location: The Meadows, Irvine, California, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist: Force Ten 5.25
Freewill 3.53
Distant Early Warning 4.15
Time Stand Still 6.01
Subdivisions 5.26
Marathon 6.33
Red Barchetta 6.10
Superconductor 5.06
Show Don?t Tell 6.16
The Pass 5.12
Closer To The Heart 4.56
Manhattan Project 4.56
Xanadu 6.41
YYZ 3.11
Drum Solo 4.35
Scars 4.32
War Paint 5.41
Mission 5.35
Tom Sawyer 6.26
The Spirit Of Radio 4.48
Medley: Overture/La Villa Strangiato/In The Mood/Wipeout/Jazz Bass 11.29

Comments: Here is one of the last known shows from the Presto tour, and it does sound very good what is here. The performance is great, with only Geddy and his voice seeming a little out of place at times, but he dosen't sound too bad. Alex's guitar playing is definatly excellent tonight, and Neil hits those drums as hard as he can. The mix is wonderful for a Presto show, how lucky are we? There is some tape hiss and some minor distortion that keeps this from being an high than it is. A good show, it will make its way into your collection one time or another.

June 20, 1990 Hare Raising
Location: Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Source: Audience (1st gen analog)
Grade: A-
Setlist: Force Ten 5:40
Freewill 4:02
Distant Early Warning 4:25
Time Stand Still 5:56
Subdivisions 5:41
Marathon 6:41
Red Barchetta 6:44
Superconductor 5:25
Show Dont Tell 6:03
The Pass 5:15
Closer to the Heart 5:05
Manhattan Project 5:08
Xanadu 6:50
YYZ 3:12
Drum Solo 5:30
Scars 4:17
War Paint 6:05
Mission 5:41
Tom Sawyer 5:42
The Spirit of Radio 4:56
2112: Overture 3:22
La Villa Strangiato 4:52
In The Mood / Wipeout 3:27

Comments: Another exceptional show from the later half of the Presto tour. The sound quality here is definatly excellent, and for a change, the mix is actually very good here! The guitar sounds good, and in the perfect spot in the mix. Geddy is very upfront, with his vocals and the bass seems the be well positioned in the mix. Neil is in good, he is very well heard in his "Rhythm Method" which is my vote for my favorite Neil performance of the solo, he is very good here. I think that the performance overall here is very good, nothing that would make this a bad performance. A show that is a must-have for anyone.

April 24, 1990 Wanting to Explode
Location: The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: Force Ten 5:22
Freewill 4:00
Distant Early Warning 4:22
Time Stand Still 6:07
Subdivisions 5:22
Marathon 6:35
Red Barchetta 6:27
Superconductor 5:11
Show Don?t Tell 6:26
The Pass 4:53
Closer To The Heart 4:50
Manhattan Project 5:12
Xanadu 6:42
YYZ / Drum Solo 7:29
Scars 4:28
War Paint 5:35
Mission 5:33
Tom Sawyer 5:45
The Spirit Of Radio 4:46
2112: Overture 3:16
La Villa Strangiato 4:43
In The Mood 2:08
Pipeline / Jazz Bass 0:45

Comments: Another good Presto show. The mix is decent, but definatly not the worst of the Presto mixes, as I have seen much worse. The guitar seems to be okay, but the recording seems to be a little distant itself, with decent resolution and good instrument seperation. The performance here is pretty good though. They give nice performances of everything really tonight, nothing to complain about with the overall performance. I think that this would be graded higher if it were less distant sounding, but I guess nothing is absolutly perfect with any recording, obviously. A good Presto show, but more for the collector.

February 20, 1990 Voices from the Sea
Location: Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist: Force Ten 5:29
Freewill 4:02
Distant Early Warning 4:31
Time Stand Still 5:58
Subdivisions 5:29
Marathon 6:32
Red Barchetta 6:44
Show Don?t Tell 6:38
Superconductor 5:28
The Pass 5:00
Closer To The Heart 5:11
Manhattan Project 5:10
Xanadu 6:48
YYZ 3:14
Drum Solo 4:10
Scars 4:37
War Paint 5:59
Mission 5:44
Tom Sawyer 5:56
Big Money 6:02
2112: Overture 3:23
La Villa Strangiato 4:54
In The Mood 3:01

Comments: At times, this is one of the best audience sources from the whole tour. When the mic gets blocked, it degrades the overall quality, and it makes it only a decent show. The good parts have devastatingly harsh highs, but amazing lows and mids that make this sound really good. The drums tonight sound really good, so its much like Hartford 90 as in the drums sounding very nice and things like that. The audience is loud, but they aren't loud enough to make this a bad boot. The bass seems to come in fine in the mix, as the vocals and keys do as well. The guitar is a tad low in the mix, but I don't think that you have to strugle to hear it like some other boots from this tour have that problem. The performance here is good, but since its early in the tour, they don't sound perfect yet. The definatly don't make that may flubs or problems in the performance, so its good just for that. A great show for all of the Presto fans.

June 07, 1990 A Difference of Perspective
Location: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: B+
Setlist: Force Ten 5:40
Freewill 4:06
Distant Early Warning 4:28
Time Stand Still 6:24
Subdivisions 5:37
Marathon 6:48
Red Barchetta 6:57
Superconductor 5:07
Show Don?t Tell 6:27
The Pass 5:03
Closer To The Heart 5:01
Manhattan Project 5:08
Xanadu 6:39
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:38
Scars 4:41
War Paint 5:48
Mission 5:40
Tom Sawyer 5:56
The Spirit Of Radio 4:54
2112: Overture 3:22
La Villa Strangiato 4:51
In The Mood 2:20
Pipeline / Jazz Bass 1:11

Comments: This is definatly an excellent find. The sound here is great, with only a little distnace keeping this from being an aboslut must-have recording. There is a good amount of overall dynamics, and the bass comes in through fairly clear. The guitar is the low-man in the mix, as you sometimes have to struggle to hear him, but he comes off well in his intense solos, which makes it great. The drums sound pretty nice on this recording, but Geddy sounds the best on this show. The performance here is pretty good, behind the Omni show and the Hartford show, as this is definatly a great performance. A must have for Rush fans.

May 16, 1990 The Spirit of Rabbits
Location: Maple Leaf Garden, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Source: Audience
Grade: A-/B+
Setlist: Intro Ten / Force Ten 5:04
Freewill 4:00
Distant Early Warning 4:39
Time Stand Still 6:06
Subdivisions 5:32
Marathon 6:43
Red Barchetta 7:01
Superconductor 6:09
Show Don?t Tell 5:52
The Pass 5:08
Closer To The Heart 5:05
Manhattan Project 5:12
Xanadu 6:49
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:42
Scars 5:15
War Paint 5:53
Mission 6:16
Tom Sawyer 5:07
The Spirit Of Radio 4:50
2112: Overture 3:24
La Villa Strangiato 4:52
In The Mood / Wipeout / Jazz Bass 3:34

Comments: One of the better Presto shows that I have heard. Geddy seems to be in a good mood in Canada, which is really nice. The performance here is good, they seem to be having alot of fun tonight, as Geddy is very talkative to the crowd. Alex is also having a bit of fun, he is playing impressivly. The sound here is great too. Everything comes in fine, but the mix, like most Presto shows, is terrible. Geddy sounds good, but the guitar is very low. The drums sound good, but the guitar is one of those things that gets you pissed that you can't hear. A good show, a must have for the Presto lovers.

May 08, 1990 War Paint
Location: Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A
Setlist: Force Ten 3:57
Freewill 4:03
Distant Early Warning 4:22
Time Stand Still 6:18
Subdivisions 5:32
Marathon 6:44
Red Barchetta 6:57
Superconductor 5:18
Show Don't Tell 6:39
The Pass 5:05
Closer to the Heart 4:57
Manhattan Project 5:12
Xanadu 6:50
YYZ 3:17
Drum Solo 5:11
Scars 4:42
War Paint 5:54
Mission 5:40
Tom Sawyer 6:31
The Spirit of Radio 4:57
2112: Overture 3:21
La Villa Strangiato 4:51
In the Mood 2:13
Pipeline / Jazz Bass 0:48

Comments: A complete rip-off of Digital Reproductions version of Hartford 90, right down to the miliseconds on the recording. Man, this recording is so good, but Gypsy Eye (the company that made this recording) should definatly root in hell after making this release.

April 24, 1990 Full Spectrum
Location: The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Audience (Master)
Grade: A-
Setlist: Introduction 1:12
Force Ten 4:52
Freewill 4:07
Distant Early Warning 4:31
Time Stand Still 6:19
Subdivisions 5:38
Marathon 6:53
Red Barchetta 6:44
Superconductor 5:26
Show Don?t Tell 6:42
The Pass 5:08
Closer To The Heart 5:09
Manhattan Project 4:37
Xanadu 6:57
YYZ / Drum Solo 7:52
Scars 4:40
War Paint 5:57
Mission 5:40
Tom Sawyer 6:19
The Spirit Of Radio 4:57
2112: Overture 3:23
La Villa Strangiato 4:55
In The Mood 2:13
Wipeout / Jazz Bass 0:59

Comments: The sound quality here is definatly what shines. There is little distance, as this recorded on the 4th row with a sony product, but the source catches alot of reverb. The overall sonics sound great, with great high end but the low end and mid seem to be a tad compressed, but definatly nothing that would make this a bad recording. The auidence is very well behaved around the taper, so there is definatly not alot of crowd noise as you can hear. The performance here is damn good too. Its much better than the 4-02-90 show, which was a few weeks ago, as they seem to be much tighter and much more polished. This has my favorite version of "The Spirit of Radio" on it as well. This has to make it into your collection on one time or another if you do love the Presto tour as much as some do.

April 07, 1990 Atmospheric Changes
Location: Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, California, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist: Force Ten 5:12
Freewill 2:41
Distant Early Warning 4:34
Time Stand Still 6:22
Subdivisions 5:36
Marathon 6:50
Red Barchetta 7:04
Superconductor 5:20
Show Don?t Tell 6:48
The Pass 5:09
Closer To The Heart 5:11
Manhattan Project 5:26
Xanadu 6:58
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:16
Scars 4:37
War Paint 6:25
Mission 5:53
Tom Sawyer 5:56
The Spirit Of Radio 5:06
2112: Overture 3:30
La Villa Strangiato 5:06
In The Mood 2:20
Pipeline / Jazz Bass 1:02

Comments: I think that this release would be a hell of alot better if the source wasn't running a touch slow. The sound quality is definatly excellent, with no distance at all, and no reverb to speak of. I do think that this might be a high generation source as there is a little tape hiss here and there, but nothing that would detract from the overall sound. The performance is pretty good, not incredible, but better than the 4-02-90 show. The bass sounds incredible on this source, which is definatly a reason to get it. The performance also has my all-time favorite version of "Scars" the play the song with so much passion tonight, and I definatly think it is the best song that was played tonight. I think that the slow speeds aren't as distracting as the 4-02-90 show, but its still very noticable. This is definatly an enjoyable recording, a must have for all of the Presto lovers out there.

February 17, 1990 For our First trick
Location: Memorial Auditorium, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Source: Audience (2nd Gen)
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: Force Ten 5:23
Freewill 4:04
Distant Early Warning 4:26
Time Stand Still 6:19
Subdivisions 5:39
Marathon 6:39
Red Barchetta 6:32
Show Don?t Tell 6:32
Superconductor 5:33
The Pass 5:07
Closer To The Heart 4:47
Manhattan Project 5:33
Xanadu 6:43
YYZ 3:11
Drum Solo 4:07
Scars 3:44
War Paint 5:59
Mission 5:43
Tom Sawyer 5:45
The Big Money 6:02
2112: Overture 3:22
La Villa Strangiato 4:54
In The Mood 2:42

Comments: A decent Presto show, the first of the tour actually. The performance isn't too bad, they seem to be doing good tonight with some flubs, but what do you expect from the first show of the whole tour? There is only one cut, its the beginning of "Scars" but it isn't too bad at all. The show has its extremely great moments. When it has its great moments, it sounds really nice and bright and full, what a great audience recording shoul sound like. Other times the mic is dull and the mix is very flat, begin better and worse than graded. A great show, a must have for those Presto lovers out there.

June 02, 1990 High and Away
Location: Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York, USA
Source: Audience (Cam VHS (1st Gen))
Grade: B-
Setlist: Freewill 4:06
Distant Early Warning 4:31
Time Stand Still 6:15
Subdivisions 5:35
Marathon 6:52
Red Barchetta 7:10
Superconductor 5:21
Show Don?t Tell 6:51
The Pass 5:12
Closer To The Heart 5:09
Manhattan Project 5:06
Xanadu 6:49
YYZ 3:16
Drum Solo 5:05
Scars 4:49
War Paint 5:55
Mission 5:44
Tom Sawyer 6:02
The Spirit Of Radio 4:59
2112: Overture 3:25
La Villa Strangiato 4:58
In The Mood 2:14
Pipeline / Jazz Bass 1:02

Comments: While the performance may be good, the sound here definatly is the worst from the tour possibly. The sound is extremely distant, muffled, and very compressed to the midrange of everything. The muffling is so bad at times, it makes for a very unenjoyable experience at times, so I can't really recommend this to people who really wish for good sound on a Presto show. But, the instruments can be heard well, and Geddy seems to shine tonight. As I have said, the performance is good. This is only for the hardcore Presto show lovers, and the hard collectors.

May 13, 1990 Une Nuit Magique
Location: The Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Source: Audience (2nd Gen)
Grade: B+
Setlist: Intro Ten 1:01
Force Ten 4:42
Freewill 3:59
Distant Early Warning 4:22
Time Stand Still 6:12
Subdivisions 5:27
Marathon 6:33
Red Barchetta 6:54
Superconductor 5:22
Show Don?t Tell 6:33
The Pass 5:04
Closer To The Heart 4:58
Manhattan Project 5:04
Xanadu 6:39
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:22
Scars 4:34
War Paint 5:33
Mission 5:26
Tom Sawyer 6:27
The Spirit Of Radio 4:51
2112: Overture 3:20
La Villa Strangiato 4:42
In The Mood 2:12
Pipeline / Jazz Bass 1:21

Comments: The sound here is great, and so is the performance, making a great bootleg. The sound can be a little distant at times, namly the beginning, but the sound after about "Force Ten" , or so, the sound is definatly a lot better than most audience shows that I have heard. The performance is excellent, because they are in Canada, you know that they are going to give it their best when they are in their home. The taper may have been a little bit in the middle of everything, because there isn't too much distance, but the crowd is pretty loud in the beginning and the end of the songs, but its not distracting at all. A great show from a great tour.

April 02, 1990 Live Art
Location: Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, California, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: Force Ten 5:24
Freewill 4:11
Distant Early Warning 4:37
Time Stand Still 6:32
Subdivisions 5:41
Marathon 7:05
Red Barchetta 7:11
Superconductor 4:29
Show Don?t Tell 7:04
The Pass 5:19
Closer To The Heart 5:26
Manhattan Project 5:23
Xanadu 7:18
YYZ 3:26
Drum Solo 4:46
Scars 5:25
War Paint 6:21
Mission 5:49
Tom Sawyer 5:51
The Spirit Of Radio 4:33
2112: Overture 3:25
La Villa Strangiato 4:57
In The Mood 2:20
Wipeout / Jazz Bass 1:02

Comments: I'm a little split on this boot. The sound starts off very slow, then at "Freewill" it gets to the correct speed, but then it starts to slow alot during the concert, and the performance is laking. The sound, I don't think I mentioned it, is really a great sounding little show, but not even close to becoming a best of the tour show. There seems to be a little distance, but I think that it sounds pretty good, but the performance really isn't my favorite. Its not that they messed up a lot, its just the fact that they seem to be a little flat tonight, nothing really special coming on, that what I think that they were think while they were performance the show. There is no distortion in the recording which is great, but I think that you can skip this recording, even though its really not all that bad. There are much better performances and much better sounding shows than this show here.

May 01, 1990 Target Mass Appeal Platinum Edition
Location: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Source: Audience (DAT Master Clone)
Grade: A
Setlist: Force Ten 5:01
Freewill 4:05
Distant Early Warning 4:25
Time Stand Still 6:22
Subdivisions 5:34
Marathon 6:48
Red Barchetta 6:58
Superconductor 5:19
Show Don?t Tell 6:50
The Pass 5:08
Closer To The Heart 5:13
Manhattan Project 5:12
Xanadu 6:52
YYZ 3:19
Drum Solo 5:01
Scars 4:53
War Paint 5:54
Mission 5:41
Tom Sawyer 5:53
The Spirit Of Radio 4:56
2112: Overture 3:22
La Villa Strangiato 4:07
In The Mood 2:06
Pipeline / Jazz Bass 1:02

Comments: This is definatly one of the best from the tour, up there with Scars of Pleasure, and the Hartford show. This is much better than the unremastered version of the show, this almost sounds like a soundboard, as does Scars of Pleasure, and the Hartford show really is one! I really like the fact that the sound is so crisp, and there is bearly any audience noise in the songs, and the scream and yell all they want at the beginning and the end of the songs, and it really sounds fantastic. This is also a complete source, which makes it even better. This is a great show that you really need in you collection.

June 17, 1990 Scars of Pleasure
Location: Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin, USA
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: A/A+
Setlist: Intro 0:51
Force Ten 4:47
Freewill 4:02
Distant Early Warning 4:24
Time Stand Still 6:09
Subdivisions 5:27
Marathon 6:42
Red Barchetta 6:52
Superconductor 5:16
Show Don?t Tell 6:41
The Pass 5:07
Closer To The Heart 5:03
Manhattan Project 5:17
Xanadu 6:54
YYZ 3:19
Drum Solo 5:12
Scars 4:32
War Paint 5:51
Mission 5:42
Tom Sawyer 5:54
The Spirit Of Radio 4:55
2112: Overture 3:22
La Villa Strangiato 4:53
In The Mood 2:16
Pipeline / Jazz Bass 1:03

Comments: Am I listening to an audience source or a soundboard recording? This thing is really that good, it sounds near perfection. The only problem is that the bass can get a little overwhelming in some songs, but its not that bad. The performance is great, as with most of the Wisconsin dates. Geddy sounds really nice on this recording, and the performance is caught near perfection with the audience taper. This is one of those must have recordings, you have to have it, much like Hartford 90 and Target Mass Appeal Platinum Edition. I want everyone to have this, if you don't have it right now, you need to get your hands on it!

May 01, 1990 Target mass appeal
Location: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: Force Ten 4:56
Freewill 3:56
Distant Early Warning 4:17
Time Stand Still 6:03
Subdivisions 5:27
Marathon 6:35
Red Barchetta 6:36
Superconductor 5:15
Show Don?t Tell 6:37
The Pass 5:01
Closer To The Heart 4:58
Manhattan Project 5:06
Xanadu 6:42
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:09
Scars 4:39
War Paint 5:39
Mission 5:26
Tom Sawyer 5:32
The Spirit Of Radio 4:43
2112: Overture 3:13
La Villa Strangiato 3:58
In The Mood 2:10
Wipeout / Jazz Bass 0:57

Comments: I would think that the platinum edition of this is much better, unfortunatly, I don't have that version at this moment(now I do, check the above reviews). This version is very odd at the beginning, very rough around the edges, but gets pretty good over the course of about 10-20 minutes. The beginning is very compressed, and the audience is very loud, but it gets pretty good over a few minutes, and its easily much better then Second Edition bootleg below. This one is really only for collectors, in my eyes.

May 08, 1990 The Hartford '90
Location: Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Source: Soundboard (1st Gen DAT Clone)
Grade: A/A+
Setlist: Force Ten 3:57
Freewill 4:03
Distant Early Warning 4:22
Time Stand Still 6:18
Subdivisions 5:32
Marathon 6:44
Red Barchetta 6:57
Superconductor 5:18
Show Don't Tell 6:39
The Pass 5:05
Closer to the Heart 4:57
Manhattan Project 5:12
Xanadu 6:50
YYZ 3:17
Drum Solo 5:11
Scars 4:42
War Paint 5:54
Mission 5:40
Tom Sawyer 6:31
The Spirit of Radio 4:57
2112: Overture 3:21
La Villa Strangiato 4:51
In the Mood 2:13
Pipeline / Jazz Bass 0:48

Comments: This is definatly the best show from the whole tour. I think that the only thing that detracts from the overall show is a few missing seconds of "Force Ten" but otherwise this is a complete show without any other song cuts. The performance here is definatly pretty good, but there are better. They do give a very passionate version of "Red Barchetta" tonight, so that track gets alot of plays on my ipod or my CD player. I think that sound quality here is definatly excellent. Its better than the only Presto DVD that I have, its not flat or boring sounding like some soundboard recordings. The bass is pretty well represented in the mix, with the drums sounding incredible tonight. This is definatly one of the Neil mixes, as he is captured near perfection on this one. The guitar sounds okay on this one, but like many Presto shows, the mix isn't perfect, so I can't give it a perfect score. An excellent board, a must have for Presto fans.

February 19, 1990 Second Edition
Location: Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: B
Setlist: Radio Promo's 1:34
Force Ten 5:04
Freewill 4:03
Distant Early Warning 4:26
Time Stand Still 6:03
Subdivisions 5:31
Marathon 6:32
Red Barchetta 6:23
Show Don't Tell 6:07
Superconductor 5:23
The Pass 5:06
Closer To The Heart 4:51
Manhattan Project 5:07
Xanadu 6:48
YYZ 3:13
Drum Solo 4:23
Scars 4:15
War Paint 5:36
Mission 5:41
Tom Sawyer 6:55
Big Money 5:58
2112: Overture 3:20
La Villa Strangiato 4:52
In The Mood 2:57
Soundcheck Show Don't Tell 3:34
War Paint 8:00
Distant Early Warning 3:23
Force Ten 4:34

Comments: This is a decent sounding show. The sound is a little more distant than some of the other shows from the tour, but it still is heard just fine, and the mix is great unlike many other Presto shows that I have found so far. A bonus of this show is that is has a Radio Promo's at the beginning of the bootleg. This definatly dosen't capture the concert like the Hartford show does, and the mix could be a lot better on this one,(with Geddy being the least prominate in the mix) but I still manage to give it a B because the performance was actually pretty good, and the sound wasn't all that bad, actually. Another bonus to this is that there are soundcheck songs at the end of this boot, which is very valuable to those really desperate collectors. The soundchecks sound near dreadful, but definatly still listenable. I only recommend this to diehard fans.

Hold Your Fire/Show of Hands Dates

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March 04, 1988 Great Balls of Fire
Location: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: A-
Setlist: Intro / The Big Money 6:47
Subdivisions 5:37
Limelight 4:45
Marathon 7:07
Turn The Page 5:14
Prime Mover 5:42
Manhattan Project 5:12
Closer to the Heart 4:43
Red Sector A 5:43
Force Ten 5:17
Distant Early Warning 7:08
Lock and Key 6:11
Territories 5:47
YYZ / Drum Solo 6:40
Red Lenses 9:29
The Spirit of Radio 5:25
Tom Sawyer 5:46
2112: Overture / Temples of Syrinx 6:11
La Villa Strangiato 5:31
In the Mood

Comments: Here is a great Hold Your Fire show. The mix is very good, everything is well heard and the resolution and fidelity are excellent, makes for a very clear reception of the band, there is no echo to be heard, same with reverb, and there is no distance as everything is very good here. There is some bottom end distortion that only some will notice, it might have gotten an A if it weren't for the distortion, but its not very noticable at most times. The performance is pretty good here. The boys are in a good mood to be in Michigan, as they do very much like the Detroit area (to bad its not a good place to be) but Alex is very funny tonight, and you will hear it if you trade it with me. A show you definatly should check out.

January 23, 1988 JD3-The Definitive Edition
Loaction: The Myriad, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Source: Audience (Master)
Grade: A
Setlist: Intro :46
The Big Money 5:57
Subdivisions 5:24
Limelight 4:19
Marathon 3:03
Turn the Page 7:02
Prime Mover 4:50
Manhattan Project 5:32
Closer to the Heart 5:03
Red Sector A 5:36
Force Ten 4:56
Time Stand Still 5:44
Distant Early Warning 6:40
Lock and Key 6:26
Mission 5:47
Territories 6:17
YYZ 3:13
The Rhythm Method 6:26
Red Lenses :26
The Spirit of Radio 4:54
Tom Sawyer 5:35
2112: Overture 4:13
2112: Temples of Syrinx 1:53
La Villa Strangiato 5:24
In the Mood 3:04

Comments: Wow, I heard that this was good, and then when I got it, i was absolutly amazed by the outstanding sonics and sound quality. The highs, mids, and lows are captured perfectly, without any overload or any distortion to be heard. There is no distance, no annoying echo that you get everytime there is a very large stadium place that Rush places, and the crowd noise is a definate minimal, you can tell this is a proffesional taper. The band puts on a good show, Alex is in la-la land as he always is, but that makes a very interesting rant from him of course. A show that you have to have in your Hold Your Fire collection, it will be incomplete without it.

November 12, 1987 Invisible Force
Location: RPI Fieldhouse, Troy, New York, USA
Source: Audience (Master)
Grade: A-/A
Setlist: Subdivisions 5:11
Limelight 4:50
Marathon 6:44
Turn the Page 4:41
Prime Mover 5:29
Manhattan Project 5:06
Closer to the Heart 4:07
Red Sector A 5:25
Force Ten 4:57
Time Stand Still 5:18
Distant Early Warning 6:34
Lock and Key 6:34
Mission 5:28
Territories 6:12
YYZ 3:10
The Rhythm Method 4:39
Red Lenses 0:18
The Spirit of Radio 4:53
Tom Sawyer 5:00
2112 6:00
La Villa Strangiato 5:10
In the Mood 2:22

Comments: I have a different source than the one that Digital Reproductions used, and comparing the two different boots, this one is far better. The price we pay for much better sound is The Big Money, as that apperantly was missing from the master tapes. What is here sounds excellent, sounds near soundboard at times. Everything is very well captured, and there is no distortion that I can pick up with my ears at the moment. The performance, especially for so early in the tour, is excellent. The boys are already in tight shape, and are completely on fire tonight. This show is definatly a must have recording.

May 02, 1988 Ahoy, Eh?
Location: Ahoy Sportpaleis, Rotterdam, Holland
Source: Audience
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist: The Big Money 6:53
Subdivisions 5:29
Limelight 4:56
Marathon 7:00
Turn the Page 4:51
Prime Mover 5:36
Manhattan Project 5:14
Closer to the Heart 4:51
Red Sector A 5:29
Force Ten 5:16
Time Stand Still 5:34
Distant Early Warning 6:36
Lock and Key 6:29
Mission 6:03
Territories 6:31
YYZ / Rhythm Method 9:02
Red Lenses 0:24
The Spirit of Radio 5:00
Tom Sawyer 6:02
2112 6:08
La Villa Strangiato 5:19
In the Mood 3:41

Comments: A good performance by the guys that is not to be missed. The show is absolutly blistering for a German performance, the boys are having alot of fun, and Geddy even comments on how well the audience was singing tonight as they were chanting something for a while, and Geddy decided to compliment them. The sound is pretty good too. There is some muffling at times, but the overall sound is very good. The mix especially is near perfection as all of the instruments are very well balanced, and the bass and highs have very good punch, and Neil is hitting with authority. The show is good, you have to get it.

April 23, 1988 Birmingham '88 - Remaster Edition
Location: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
Source: Multi Track Soundboard
Grade: A+
Setlist: Three Stooges Intro 0:52
The Big Money 5:57
Subdivisions 5:23
Marathon 6:32
Turn The Page 4:42
Prime Mover 5:33
Manhattan Project 5:10
Closer To The Heart 4:32
Red Sector A 5:11
Force Ten 4:55
Time Stand Still 5:11
Distant Early Warning 5:15
Lock And Key 6:34
Mission 5:41
Territories 6:20
YYZ 3:18
The Rhythm Method 4:37
The Spirit Of Radio 4:59
Tom Sawyer 5:38
2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 5:33
La Villa Strangiato 5:27
In The Mood 3:11

Comments: The remastered version of Desperate Voice, and I would perfer this show to any other show because of the rocking performance and the definatly excellent sound. The amazing sound is due to the fact that this is a soundboard recording, or more like a pro shot rip from the Show of Hands video source, which is available in any store that sells DVD's (Named Rush Replay x3 due to the fact that it has the Grace Under Pressure tour video, and the Exit...Stage Left DVD as well, and Show of Hands DVD). There are no more pops like in the Desperate Voice boot, but I think that they are both worth a spot in your collection.

April 05, 1988 Imaginations on Fire
Location: Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist: Intro
The Big Money
Subdivisions
Limelight
Marathon
Turn the Page
Prime Mover
Manhattan Project
Closer to the Heart
Red Sector A
Force Ten
Time Stand Still
Distant Early Warning
Lock and Key
Mission
Territories
YYZ
The Rhythm Method
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
2112
La Villa Strangiato
In the Mood

Comments: The sound here is definatly amazing, but I think that the performance here is a tad lacking, but the sound is good enough to turn people onto this show. The crowd is very well represented tonight, but i definatly don't mean that in a bad way by any means of the imagination (no pun intended). They are really up for the show, digging the performance, and they always love the music no matter what. The crowd is almost never heard inbetween the songs, which is amazing, but at the end of a song they go very crazy. The sound here is definatly excellent, with great high end and such like that. This show comes close to the Little Rock show, but the performance definatly dosen't. Its not that the performance is bad, they just seem to be a bit tired tonight, and Geddy seems to struggle with some songs. A great Hold Your Fire boot that you definatly will enjoy time and time again.

April 30, 1988 Live in London '88
Location: Wembly Arena, London, England
Source: Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: The Big Money 6:27
Subdivisions 5:09
Limelight 4:38
Marathon 6:39
Turn the Page 4:42
Prime Mover 5:23
Manhattan Project 5:03
Closer to the Heart 4:44
Red Sector A 5:20
Force Ten 4:50
Time Stand Still 5:18
Distant Early Warning 6:27
Lock and Key 6:21
Mission 5:34
Territories 6:00
YYZ 3:06
The Rhythm Method 5:35
Red Lenses 0:21
The Spirit of Radio 4:48
Tom Sawyer 5:38
2112 5:57
La Villa Strangiato 5:13
In the Mood 3:00

Comments: In the middle pack of the shows that I have heard from the Hold your fire tour, but this isn't too bad. There is slight compression and muffled sounding throughout most of the show, but at times it seems to clear up. There isn't too much distortion or tape hiss that I know of, and the performance here is pretty good. They give a good night tonight, but definatly not best of tour sounding show with the performance or with the sound. I think that everyone should have this show if you are a completist, casual collectors might find this show a little out of sound range for them, but a great show none-the-less.

January 26, 1988 The Mission
Location: Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Source: Audience (2nd gen Analog)
Grade: A/A-
Setlist: Manhattan Project 5:22
Closer to the Heart 5:06
Red Sector A 5:34
Force Ten 4:58
Time Stand Still 5:32
Distant Early Warning 6:36
Lock and Key 6:32
Mission 5:26
Territories 6:23
YYZ / Rhythm Method 9:35
Red Lenses 0:27
The Spirit of Radio 4:56
Tom Sawyer 5:56
2112 6:07
La Villa Strangiato 5:14
In the Mood 2:51

Comments: A great little show that we have here. This, unfortunatly, is only the 2nd part of the show, so we are missing out on 1/3rds of this show. But, the sound really makes up for it. This sound is definatly excellent, with everything coming in near perfectly with Geddy leading in the mix, and with Alex really sounding great tonight. I think the performance is perfect, they have fun tonight, and I really like it for most of the tour. I think this has to be one of the best boots from the whole tour soundwise, but I think it would have gotten a better grade if it were actually complete, but I like what we have here.

April 02, 1988 The Dream Ignites
Location: Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Source: Audience (2nd Gen)
Grade: A-
Setlist: The Big Money
Subdivisions
Limelight
Marathon
Turn The Page
Prime Mover
Manhattan Project
Closer To The Heart
Red Sector A
Force Ten
Time Stand Still
Distant Early Warning
Lock and Key
Mission Territories
YYZ/Rhythm Method
Red Lenses
The Spirit Of Radio
Tom Sawyer
2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx
La Villa Strangiato
In The Mood

Comments: If this was a 1st gen source I would have gave this a much better grade, but this does get the job done okay. This source is not as good as Leaving Omaha Again Platinum Edition, but it comes pretty damn close, but dosen't really come in its league. I honestly also think that Force Without Form is a little better, sound-wise, but the performance really is a tinny bit better. The sound itself is actually very good, but not as good as its upgraded version, obviously. There also seems to be a little performance flub in Prime Mover, feedback wise. Geddy stops for a second, but then it seems to be a little better, but they have feedback problems in most of the show, and, unfortunatly, the taper caught them, and almost perfectly, actually. But, this is a show you really don't want to miss.

April 02, 1988 Leaving Omaha Again Platinum Edition
Location: Omaha Civic Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: A
Setlist: Intro 0:50
The Big Money 6:04
Subdivisions 5:24
Limelight 4:47
Marathon 6:56
Turn the Page 4:41
Prime Mover 5:31
Manhattan Project 5:07
Closer to the Heart 4:49
Red Sector A 5:24
Force Ten 4:51
Time Stand Still 5:25
Distant Early Warning 6:31
Lock and Key 6:31
Mission 5:49
Territories 6:15
YYZ 3:13
Drum Solo 5:54
Red Lenses 0:26
The Spirit of Radio 4:55
Tom Sawyer 5:35
2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:08
La Villa Strangiato 5:19
In the Mood 3:06

Comments: The upgraded version to The Dream Ignites, but both are actually very good, much better than the original Leaving Omaha CD, which I don't have currently now. The performance is caught perfectly, and, being a 1st gen source, sounds very good. The guitar comes in very well, as with the bass sounding very loud and nice, and the drums sound great. This version of the show sounds really like a soundboard recording, actually. There are flubs with the performance, as I did stat with The Dream Ignites that the feedback gets pretty bad. In Prime Mover, Geddy stops for a moment because the feedback is really that bad, but that together dosen't ruin the performance. A great show you will love, and you really need it.

February 28, 1988 Force without Form
Location: Civic Centre, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Source: Audience (Analog 1st gen master source)
Grade: A
Setlist: Intro/The Big Money
Subdivisions
Limelight
Marathon
Turn the Page
Prime Mover
Manhattan Project
Closer to the Heart
Red Sector A
Force Ten
Time Stand Still
Distant Early Warning
Lock And Key
Mission
Territories
YYZ Drum Solo / Red Lenses
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
2112 Overture / TheTemples of Syrinx
La Villa Strangiato
In the Mood

Comments: In my mind, this is the definitave show from the Hold your Fire tour, with a reason to rate it so high. First off, the sound is excellent, actually almost soundboard quality, and the performance is really good, even better than the Desperate Voice performance, actually. I also can't resist, the cover art is very attractive, as well. There are almost no cuts, because this is the full performance, and it really sounds great. There are only 2 known sources of this show, and this is definatly the better one, from what I have heard with my ears. The bass sounds pretty nice on this, as the guitar can get a little background, but still has an upfront and loud feeling to it, and the drums are really spectacular, as with the keyboards being really nice. Something you really don't want to miss from the tour.

April 24, 1988 A Desperate Voice
Location: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
Source: Laser Disc
Grade: A
Setlist: The Big Money 6:45
Subdivisions 5:22
Marathon 6:33
Turn The Page 4:40
Prime Mover 5:34
Manhattan Project 5:12
Closer To The Heart 4:31
Red Sector A 5:11
Force Ten 4:53
Time Stand Still 5:13
Distant Early Warning 5:15
Lock & Key 6:34
Mission 5:39
Territories 6:21
YYZ 3:19
The Rhythm Method 3:33
The Spirit Of Radio 4:56
Tom Sawyer 5:39
2112: Overture 3:39
2112: The Templese of Syrinx 1:54
La Villa Strangiato 5:27
In The Mood 3:11

Comments: This is a pretty nice show. The guitar is a little low, but all of the instruments come in fine. This is the show is pretty much the laserdisc versio of Show of Hands, which includes Lock and Key, and I'm very glade that it did, because it made this show really great instead of an okay show. One thing that I may add is that this is in no way an upgrade to Show of Hands, its pretty much the same show, but more unoffical. And don't blow of the official release, the bands do need money, but this is still a very nice show that you will want to have. The bass is hot, and the drums are really loud. The audience dosen't get in the way. I highly recommend this.

Power Windows Dates

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March 20, 1986 Ron's Vault Release #2
Location: Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Source: Audience (3rd Gen)
Grade: A-/A
Setlist: The Spirit Of Radio 5:53
Limelight 4:57
The Big Money 5:52
New World Man 4:09
Subdivisions 5:52
Manhattan Project 5:26
Middletown Dreams 5:09
Witch Hunt 4:44
Red Sector A 5:11
Closer To The Heart 5:26
Marathon 6:26
The Trees 4:50
Mystic Rhythms 5:36
Distant Early Warning 6:51
Territories 6:24
YYZ 3:03
The Rhythm Method 4:46
Red Lenses 2:14
Tom Sawyer 5:12
2112: Overture / Temples of Syrinx 6:08
Grand Designs 4:56
In The Mood 2:51

Comments: Wow, for a third generation source, this sounds awesome. I would rank this up there with the known soundboard because the clarity is outstanding on this boot. There is not alot of tape hiss that I can hear, it might even be considered a second generation source because it sounds that good. The mix is awesome, the bass is well represented, the guitars and the high end are a little strong, but sound great. The drums are very well heard, and do not have any echo on it like some audience recordings. The sound is very full, and everything is very clear and there isn't much taper talk, I would definatly say that this is very close to the stage, as there is no distance. The performance is a good one. Its not as good as Milawakee performances from any tour, but I think that they give a good performance for Indiana, definatly. Geddy is pretty talkative tonight, talking about nice things. A show you need to have, its amazing.

March 25, 1986 Northern Territories
Location: St. Paul Civic Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: A/A-
Setlist: The Spirit Of Radio 4:08
Limelight 4:14
The Big Money 5:33
New World Man 3:55
Subdivisions 5:05
Manhattan Project 4:56
Middletown Dreams 4:52
Witch Hunt 4:23
Red Sector A 4:53
Closer To The Heart 4:27
Marathon 6:09
The Trees 4:30
Mystic Rhythms 5:06
Distant Early Warning 6:15
Territories 6:12
YYZ 2:24
Drum Solo 5:05
Red Lenses 2:14
Tom Sawyer 4:34
2112 5:24
Grand Designs 4:46
In The Mood 2:29

Comments: Is Digital Dan sure this isn't a soundboard? It sounds alot like one. This is probably a little bit better than Twin Territories, the bootleg that is more complete from this same show. I think the only problems with this recording are minor ones. I'll start with the sound quality, its a good sounding show for sure. The mix is excellent, and its so clear with no annoying crowd members, so you can hear the band play very well. The bass is a little muddy sounding, but overall its well heard and not too muddy and disorganized. It has a lot of characteristics of a soundboard recording, too many. Well, its an LP, thats probably why. There is no tape hiss, but it had to cut the show. All of Geddy's talking between songs is edited out, so its very interesting to hear. A show you need to have in your Power Windows collection.

May 12, 1986 Different Circles
Location: Salt Palace Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: B-
Setlist: The Spirit Of Radio 5:49
Limelight 5:05
The Big Money 6:05
Subdivisions 6:13
Manhattan Project 5:38
Middletown Dreams 5:12
Witch Hunt 5:20
Red Sector A 5:18
Closer To The Heart 5:22
Marathon 6:42
The Trees 4:58
Mystic Rhythms 5:26
Distant Early Warning 7:02
Territories 6:40
YYZ 3:18
Drum Solo 5:47
Red Lenses 2:15
Tom Sawyer 3:05
2112: Overture / Temples of Syrinx 6:44
Grand Designs 5:11
In The Mood 3:00

Comments: Here is an interesting boot from the Power Windows tour, and interesting is not used in a good way when I'm saying it this time. The show is very good, the performance is excellent definatly. Geddy is having fun with the crowd the whole time, and you can realy tell that the boys are in a very spirited and a very fun mood tonight, which actually makes this show very easy to listen to. The sound won't make Milawakee, Minneapolis or Philadalphia be forgotten, as this show should be. The sound isn't terrible, but its muffled and compressed and very hard to listen to. Its not distant, but it seems to the microphones are covered for some odd reason for the whole show. Everything is heard though, luckily, and you can just taste the performance because the sound is nowhere near enough distant to make it unenjoyable for the most part. A show for the appreciative.

December 08, 1985 Different Degrees
Location: Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: A-
Setlist: The Spirit Of Radio 5:40
Limelight 5:11
The Big Money 5:52
New World Man 4:16
Subdivisions 6:08
Manhattan Project 5:41
Middletown Dreams 5:29
Red Sector A 5:13
Closer To The Heart 4:51
Marathon 6:31
The Trees 5:25
Mystic Rhythms 5:45
Distant Early Warning 7:06
Territories 6:32
Witch Hunt 4:52
YYZ - Drum Solo - Red Lenses 10:32
Tom Sawyer 5:05
2112 5:49
Grand Designs 5:03
In The Mood 2:39

Comments: I have the first genneration copy of this show, and if you ask me, it might be one of the better shows from the tour. The sound quality is excellent, and there is little if any tape hiss to be present. There is no distortion in any section of the concert, which is very good. This show hangs with Minneapolis and Milawakee, but dosen't beat Philadalphia in sound quality, although very close. The mix is pretty much perfect, with the band being well resloved, and all of the instruments are very audible. The performance is very good despite being very early in the tour, the boys are in a good mood. Alex has a major string break at The Trees, its pretty funny actually, and it makes the performance that much better. A show you have to have.

March 24, 1986 Mid-American Dreams Platinum Edition Speed Corrected
Location: Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen Analog)
Grade: A/A+
Setlist: 3 Stooges Intro 0:57
The Spirit Of Radio 5:05
Limelight 5:01
The Big Money 6:00
New World Man 4:17
Subdivisions 5:55
Manhattan Project 5:39
Middletown Dreams 5:09
Witch Hunt 5:02
Red Sector A 5:14
Closer To The Heart 5:52
Marathon 6:31
The Trees 4:53
Mystic Rhythms 5:35
Distant Early Warning 6:58
Territories 6:21
YYZ 3:15
Drum Solo 5:30
Red Lenses 2:18
Tom Sawyer 5:47
2112: Overture 6:26
Grand Designs 5:03
In The Mood 2:55

Comments: Its much better than the Digital Reproductions relase as it is speed corrected, apparently, the Digital Reproductions version ran about 2-3% too fast, this show corrects that and makes it a bit more listenable. The show sounds awesome, and the performance is definatly excellent, so you should get this show for sure.

March 21, 1986 At the Horizon
Location: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: B-
Setlist: Limelight 5:15
The Big Money 6:11
New World Man 4:24
Subdivisions 6:03
Manhattan Project 5:34
Witch Hunt 5:08
Red Sector A 5:28
Closer To The Heart 4:49
Marathon 5:01
The Trees 4:52
Mystic Rhythms 5:50
Distant Early Warning 6:57
YYZ 3:07
Drum Solo 5:27
Red Lenses 2:18
Tom Sawyer 5:14
2112 5:09
Grand Designs 5:06
In The Mood 2:51

Comments: The few major knocks I have on this boot is distance, incomplete, and quality. I'll start with whats good for the recording. Its a very rare bootleg, and the performance here is definatly strong. They seem to be doing pretty good, Geddy is definatly in that good mood that he always is in places like Illinois. Now, i'll end with whats bad with the recording. The audience is very loud at times, but not all too distracting in-between tracks, but they are amazingly loud and deafening when the song ends, and its unpleasent. There is a great amount of distance with the taper and stage, making for a not-to-good reception of the band. Another bad thing is that this is incomplete, missing "Spirit of Radio" and a few other songs. There are numerous amount of cuts that makes it unenjoyable at times, unfortunatly. More for the collectors or so.

March 25, 1986 Twin Territories
Location: St. Paul Civic Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: A-
Setlist: Introduction 0:49
The Spirit Of Radio 5:18
Limelight 4:48
The Big Money 5:48
New World Man 4:12
Subdivisions 5:44
Manhattan Project 5:29
Middletown Dreams 5:03
Witch Hunt 4:56
Red Sector A 5:09
Closer To The Heart 4:46
Marathon 6:46
The Trees 4:49
Mystic Rhythms 5:13
Distant Early Warning 6:48
Territories 6:22
YYZ 3:10
Drum Solo 5:16
Red Lenses 2:17
Tom Sawyer 4:52
2112: Overture - Temnples Of Syrinx 6:15
Grand Designs 4:57
In The Mood 2:44

Comments: The sound here alone is definatly excellent. The lack of tape hiss, the lack of annoying crowd members yelling and cheering, and the lack of bad quality makes this show a definate must-have! I think that the performance here is also a definate keeper. There is a mess-up in The Spirit of Radio when Alex breaks a string, but other than that this night is amazing. I think that the sound here is definatly amazing here too. Its a bit on the trebly side, but I think that its too clear for that to be distracting at all. The only main problem soundwise is that there are rough spots and bass distortion patches only on the harshest and the lowest of all of the bass notes, really, not distracting at all. A must-have show for everyone.

April 16, 1986 Visions And Illusions - Version 2.01
Location: The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Soundboard (1st gen)
Grade: A
Setlist: Three Stooges Intro 0:49
The Spirit of Radio 5:06
Limelight 5:06
The Big Money 5:57
New World Man 4:13
Subdivisions 5:50
Manhattan Project 5:38
Middletown Dreams 5:07
Witch Hunt 5:10
Red Sector A 4:51
Closer to the Heart 6:10
Marathon 6:37
The Trees 4:57
Mystic Rhythms 5:27
Distant Early Warning 7:07
Territories 6:26
YYZ 3:21
Drum Solo 5:36

Comments: Much better than Mystic Dreams in the the complete portion and in the sound portion, even if they both sound pretty damn good, this one sounds better. Its much less stale sounding than Mysitc Dreams, and is much fuller and much more open than that source. This one is more complete, which is great, but is still missing some of the Drum Solo and the encores. I guess that is what you have to pay for a great sounding show! I think that this is a much crispier sounding source than Mystic Dreams, which adds to the overall atmosphere of the whole show. I think that the performance isn't very good on this one though. Geddy seems to forget the lyrics to "The Big Money" but it's actually not half bad. A good show that everyone should have in their collection.

March 24, 1986 Mid-American Dreams
Location: Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist: The Spirit Of Radio 5:55
Limelight 5:03
The Big Money 6:04
New World Man 4:18
Subdivisions 5:45
Manhattan Project 5:58
Middletown Dreams 5:03
Witch Hunt 5:08
Red Sector A 5:20
Closer To The Heart 5:55
Marathon 6:35
The Trees 4:57
Mystic Rhythms 5:37
Distant Early Warning 6:55
Territories 6:24
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:50
Red Lenses 2:19
Tom Sawyer 5:50
2112: Overture 4:24
2112: Temples Of Syrinx 2:05
Grand Designs 5:04
In The Mood 3:12

Comments: This is a really great audience recording. The sound is definatly not as good as Mid-American Dreams Platinum Edition, but still, its the original recording. There are a few naughty crowd members, they like the swear, and in-between a few songs, I can't remember which one it is though, its one of the last ones though. The sound for the first 20 or so minutes is a little bit muffled, but sounds great afterward. You should get Mid-American Dreams Platinum Edition, but this isn't bad either.

March 24, 1986 Mid-American Dreams Platinum Edition
Location: Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen Analog)
Grade: A
Setlist: 3 Stooges Intro 0:56
The Spirit Of Radio 4:59
Limelight 4:55
The Big Money 5:53
New World Man 4:11
Subdivisions 5:47
Manhattan Project 5:32
Middletown Dreams 5:03
Witch Hunt 4:55
Red Sector A 5:08
Closer To The Heart 5:45
Marathon 6:22
The Trees 4:47
Mystic Rhythms 5:28
Distant Early Warning 6:49
Territories 6:13
YYZ 3:17
Drum Solo 5:18
Red Lenses 2:15
Tom Sawyer 5:40
2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:18
Grand Designs 4:56
In The Mood 2:52

Comments: This is the definitive Power Windows show. The sound is excellent, near perfection, with some naughty crowd members, but thats okay. The sound is really close to a soundboard quality, that, if I didn't know already, I would think that this is a soundboard. Great dynamics, and incredible overall sound. There is no tape hiss because this is 1st generation, but I don't think that masters have been recovered yet. The performance here is very strong, with the best rendition of "Middletown Dreams" there is on any bootleg around in the Power Windows era, ever. A must have for fans of this era.

October 1985 Power Windows Demo
Location: Sudio
Source:Studio
Grade: A
Setlist: The Big Money
Grand Designs
Manhattan Project
Marathon
Territories
Middletown Dreams
Emotion Detector
Mystic Rhythms

Comments: This is a really cool find. All of the Power Windows songs are on it, but none (Besides The Big Money) were like the original versions, because The Big Money was already released as a single already, back then. The sound is really loud, to say the least, which definatly isn't always a really bad thing. There is little distortion to be heard, but this is a really enjoyable listen, and if you listen closly, you can hear the differences within the songs. A recommended little studio outtake, but its definatly a really cool find for all of the collectors who are wondering what was it like before the official release? That question has been answered, well, at least for this album.

April 16, 1986 Mystic Dreams
Location: The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A-
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio
Limelight
The Big Money
New World Man
Subdivisions
Middletown Dreams
Witch Hunt
Red Sector
A Closer to the Heart
The Trees
Mystic Rhythms
Distant Early Warning
Territories / YYZ

Comments: Mystic Dreams is pretty nice, the sound is full, and loud. I really like the upfront bass guitar, but, unfortunatly, you can't hear Alex that well in the mix for most of the whole show, but sometimes he is very good sounding. The keyboards sound pretty good. This isn't the best version of the show, that has to go to the Visuals and Illusions Version 2.01 in the sound. The overall sound on this bootleg is very stale, but nothing to serious. The peformance is pretty good here as well, which makes this a good boot. This is also incomplete, missing the encore and a few more songs. I think this is only for the collectors, really.

Second Tour of the Nadars Dates

2008-10-05T14:10:00.000-07:00

March 11, 1985 The Digital Wait
Location: Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, Florida, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B-/B
Setlist: Intro :39
The Spirit Of Radio 4:58
Subdivisions 5:24
The Body Electric 5:53
The Enemy Within 4:37
The Weapon 7:44
Witch Hunt 5:13
The Big Money 4:56
New World Man 4:15
Between The Wheels 5:43
Red Barchetta 6:13
Distant Early Warning 6:44
Red Sector A 5:10
Closer To The Heart 4:22
Middletown Dreams 5:48
YYZ 2:11
Drum Solo 4:49
YYZ Continued :54

Comments: What a cool little show this is! The performance is definatly excellent, with Geddy opening The Big Money with "This is the Digital...Wait" hence the title, its pretty damn funny if you can beileve a master musician messing up, its very funny. The guys are pretty much electric tonight, even Neil seems to be in a good mood hitting the drums pretty hard as most of the time he does. Alex is really good tonight, even if he does have a few string breakings and a few mess-ups and wierd notes, he still sounds good. Geddy is in a funny mood tonight, as you can see by the ever so amazing intro the The Big Money. The sound is okay, nothing special, but its easy to listen to because the performance is so good. Its a little distant, with alot of crowd noise, but you can hear everyone at most times. There is some tape hiss, and a wierd airy mix and some distortion, maybe a little bit of a genneration this as this show is very old, and it might not be the master tapes, for all we know. A show for the collecters.

Grace Under Pressure Dates

2008-10-01T16:09:00.000-07:00

September 29, 1984 Graceful Meadowlands
Location: Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: B+
Setlist: 3 Stooges Intro 0:45
The Spirit Of Radio 5:00
Subdivisions 5:25
The Body Electric 5:43
The Enemy Within 4:37
The Weapon 8:02
Witch Hunt 4:50
New World Man 4:11
Between the Wheels 5:32
Red Barchetta 6:20
Distant Early Warning 6:32
Red Sector A 5:04
Closer to the Heart 3:32
Kid Gloves 4:08
YYZ 3:12
2112: The Temples of Syrinx 1:50
Tom Sawyer 4:46
Red Lenses / Drum Solo 5:56
Vital Signs 4:52

Comments: I heard this show was great, and I was not dissapointed. The only thing that I was dissapointed in is that there is some background noise (not tape hiss) but it seems to be a bit of distortion, but not to take away from the overall sound. Everything comes across very cleary, and the microphone dosen't seem to be blocked or hidden anytime during the concert, so you get a clear signal of the band back in the day. The mix is very good, with only Geddy seeming to be a little low in the mix. The performance here is definatly excellent too. The crowd is crazy when YYZ starts, and I think thats when the boys seriously turn it up about 100 notches or so, and that also leads to one of the best performances of YYZ that I have ever heard. The corwd is not distracting at all inbetween tracks, but they are pretty loud between tracks, but not near defeaning like some other crowds from this tour. This would be a bit better without all of the background noise and stuff, but what is here is excellent. Get this show.

September 21, 1984 Currently in Vogue
Location: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A/A+
Setlist: The Spirit Of Radio 4:54
The Enemy Within 4:29
The Weapon 7:39
Witch Hunt 4:42
New World Man 4:01
Distant Early Warning 6:15
Red Sector A 5:17
Closer To The Heart 3:34
Vital Signs / Finding My Way / In The Mood 9:42
YYZ / 2112: The Temples Of Syrinx / Tom Sawyer 8:16

Comments: This is much better sounding than its brother from the same date, Fear, as this is much more commercial sounding. The show pretty much sounds like an official release at most times because the mix is much better than Fear. The performance is very good, the boys are having alot of fun with their fellow Canadians here at the Gardens, and it turns in pretty much solid performance. A show you have to have.

November 20, 1984 Made in Japan
Location: Furitsu, Taikukan, Osaka, Japan
Source: Audience
Grade: A
Setlist: Intro 0:16
The Spirit Of Radio 4:57
Subdivisions 5:30
The Body Electric 5:34
The Enemy Within 4:46
The Weapon 8:16
Witch Hunt 4:57
New World Man 4:34
Between The Wheels 6:18
Red Barchetta 5:57
Distant Early Warning 7:09
Red Sector A 5:27
Closer To The Heart 4:04
YYZ/ Drum Solo/ YYZ 8:07
2112: The Temples Of Syrinx 1:52
Tom Sawyer 5:01
Red Lenses 5:44
Vital Signs > Finding My Way > In The Mood 8:43

Comments: I'm listening to this show as we speak, and wow. I heard that this show was just "okay" or just "pretty good," but this show is amazing. The sound is so full and crisp, and I think its a master source because there is no tape hiss so to speak of. The mix is wonderful, with the keyboards slightly under in the mix. The guitar and bass sound excellent, and the balance between highs and lows is also very good. There are a few complaints with this source though, none that would kill this show though. There are a few cuts, 3 in Subdivisions around the 3 minute mark, and 1 in Red Barchetta, around the 3 minute mark as well. There is a pause between tracks, but none of Geddy's talking, and none of the music is actually missing from the show, which is very good. The performance isn't amazing, but its awesome. The guys, especially Geddy, seem to be enjoying themselves, and Neil is hitting the drums really hard tonight, and Alex is struming and hitting the chords very well. This is a show I wouldn't pass up.

September 27, 1984 Bottle of Booze
Location: Capital Center, Largo, Maryland, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A-
Setlist:The Spirit of Radio 5:03
Subdivisions 5:28
The Body Electric 5:24
The Enemy Within 5:03
The Weapon 7:57
Witch Hunt 4:52
New World Man 4:22
Between The Wheels 6:08
Red Barchetta 6:23
Distant Early Warning 6:34
Closer to the Heart 3:48
Kid Gloves 4:19
YYZ 3:14
2112: Temples Of Syrinx 1:49
Tom Sawyer 4:56

Comments: This is Gypsy Eyes release of Tip of the Iceberg, which is exactly the same. They both sound the same, and they both are missing songs. There is an audience show from this date, its complete, but dosen't sound as good. I don't have the show, ufourtunatly, so I cannot trade that show. Cool Under Fire is the same date of the same show, which is more complete, as that show includes Red Sector A to the setlist. More or so for the completists.

October 30, 1984 Omni Under Pressure
Location: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: B-
Setlist: The Spirit Of Radio 5:07
Subdivisions 5:35
The Body Electric 5:56
The Enemy Within 4:49
The Weapon 8:25
Witch Hunt 4:54
New World Man 4:46
Between the Wheels 5:52
Red Barchetta 6:14
Distant Early Warning 7:15
Red Sector A 5:21
Closer to the Heart 4:42
Kid Gloves 4:21
YYZ 2:12
Drum Solo 5:10
YYZ (reprise) 1:01
2112 1:51
Tom Sawyer 4:50
Red Lenses 5:24
Vital Signs 4:54
Finding My Way 1:10
In the Mood 2:13

Comments: What we have here is a neat show from the later part of the Grace Under Pressure tour, taped by a "proffesional taper" as some might call it. The sound here, unfortuantly, did not become a proffesional recording. The sound here is pretty distant, but the corwd ins't all too loud, so you can tell that the taper tried to keep the audience level of sound at a complete minimal. There is a good amount of distance from the band and the taper, Geddy dosen't come out too well with this recording. He sounds very distant. The drums sound very good here, so we are lucky to have that, at least. The performance is pretty good, I think this is the only night that the boys played in the Omni on this tour, but you can never be sure as I do not know it they have or not. The guys turn in a great version of Vital Signs that might blow your ears its that good. The sound prevent a higher grade than this.

September 27, 1984 Tip of the Iceberg
Location: Capital Center, Landover, Maryland, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A-
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio 4:40
Subdivisons 5:21
The Body Electric 5:10
The Enemy Within 5:06
The Weapon 7:46
Witch Hunt 4:49
New World Man 4:05
Between the Wheels 6:11
Red Barchetta 6:14
Distant Early Warning 6:23
Closer to the Heart 3:38
Kid Gloves 4:17
YYZ 3:14
The Temples of Syrinx 1:50
Tom Sawyer 4:46

Comments: This is the first release of the famous Landrover show. The sound here is good, but not as good of quality as the Cool Under Fire Digital Reproductions release, which has almost official quality. The sound is not bad, just a touch lower than a traditional soundboard recording. The performance here is decent, with some flubs, and Geddy is definatly struggling to sing, as you can hear if you listen closely enough. This is also incomplete, as with the DR release, but this is less complete as it is missing Red Sector A and the encores. A good show to have.

July 15, 1984 Seeing Red
Location: The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Source: Audience
Grade: A-
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio 5:21
Subdivisions 5:19
The Body Electric 5:33
The Enemy Within 4:32
The Weapon 7:32
Witch Hunt 4:47
New World Man 4:38
Between The Wheels 5:38
Red Barchetta 6:11
Distant Early Warning 6:52
Red Sector A 5:18
Closer to the Heart 3:48
Afterimage 4:49
YYZ 3:09
2112: The Temples Of Syrinx 1:48
Tom Sawyer 6:17
Red Lenses / Drum Solo 10:12
Vital Signs 5:01
Finding My Way 1:12
In The Mood 2:14

Comments: One of the better from the tour. Much noticably better than Spinning Wheels soundwise, and its got a great performance as well. The sound here is really good, with only a tad bit of distance and some slight muffled sound in a few songs. For most of the show, there is great full dynamic sounds, and incredible highs and blistering lows. The performance may not be best of tour, but I think it is definatly great. They give those Canadians a great show tonight, and Geddy seems to be having fun a tad bit. This will make it into your collection sometime if you really love the Grace Under Pressure shows.

September 17, 1984 P/G/MSG
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
Source: Audience (2nd gen)
Grade: A-/A
Setlist: 3 Stooges Intro 0:50
The Spirit Of Radio 5:02
Subdivisions 5:26
The Body Electric 5:43
The Enemy Within 4:38
The Weapon 7:53
Witch Hunt 4:51
New World Man 4:44
Between the Wheels 5:46
Red Barchetta 6:17
Distant Early Warning 7:16
Red Sector A 5:04
Closer to the Heart 4:01
Kid Gloves 4:10
YYZ 3:14
2112:The Temples of Syrinx 1:50
Tom Sawyer 5:14
Red Lenses / Drum Solo 9:20
Vital Signs 4:56
Finding My Way 1:10
In the Mood 2:06

Comments: Another one-of-the-best from the tour shows. The sound quality is excellent, even better than the Spinning Wheels show. That only leaves the Experience to Extremes Remastered and Cool Under Fire show to beat. The sound is really that good. The audience is well-behaved on this night, even for an American crowd, luckily. The only problem is the time restrictions with the performance. Rush had to cut the show 20 minutes because of time restrictions, but the overall performance is pretty good. I also really like the artwork, its really cool. Now, I would love to talk about the performance. Its great, Geddy sounds nice, and so do Neil and Alex. There really isn't a problem with it, they are doing really good. And, as I have said before, the sound quality is excellent for being a 2nd gen source. This one is simply a must have for Rush fans that love the Grace Under Pressure era.

June 25, 1984 Experience to Extremes Remastered
Location: Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: A
Setlist:3 Stooges Intro 0:43
The Spirit of Radio 5:03
Subdivisions 5:31
The Body Electric 5:18
The Enemy Within 5:03
The Weapon 8:03
Witch Hunt 5:04
New World Man 4:17
Between The Wheels 5:56
Red Barchetta 6:26
Intro 1:44
Distant Early Warning 5:15
Red Sector A 5:21
Closer to the Heart 3:04
Afterimage 4:54
YYZ 3:12
2112: The Temples of Syrinx 1:50
Tom Sawyer 4:56
Red Lenses 3:32
Drum Solo 5:14
Red Lenses (reprise) 2:12
Vital Signs 5:06
Finding My Way 1:12
In The Mood 2:15

Comments: This is definatly in the run for one of the best sounding audience bootlegs from the band in the Grace Under Pressure period, and this is just a great suprise for me. The sound is fantastic, there is no audience noise in the songs, and when the end or the beginning of a song starts, they aren't that loud, either. The performance is pretty good, actually. We get a nice live, rare version of Red Lenses and Afterimage, and they both really rock out loud. This is definatly something to get if you love the Grace Under Pressure period of Rush, and this definatly is not a bad place to start you trading journey.

May 12, 1984 Spinning Wheels
Location: Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: A-/B+
Setlist: The Spirit Of Radio 5:57
Subdivisions 5:32
The Body Electric 5:39
The Enemy Within 4:48
The Weapon 7:23
Witch Hunt 4:44
New World Man 5:00
Between the Wheels 5:39
Red Barchetta 6:15
Distant Early Warning 5:44
Red Sector A 5:14
Closer to the Heart 3:28
Afterimage 5:11
YYZ 3:11 2112:
The Temples of Syrinx 1:50
Tom Sawyer 5:59
Red Lenses / Drum Solo 9:49
Vital Signs 5:22
Finding My Way 1:14
In the Mood 2:50

Comments: This is something that you definatly don't want to miss. This is in the running for the best sounding bootleg from the tour, others are Experience to Extremes-Remastered, and Cool Under Fire, which all sound great. Though Geddy's vocals get a little buried from time to time, they are really clear, as with the instruments being extremely clear as well. There seem to be no speed problems with the source, either which is really great. Geddy was having fun with they keyboards this night, with interesting versions of everything. The overall performance though, isn't very exciting and there are a few mess-ups because it is very early in the tour, so you can't be perfect! I highly recommend this one, you have to get this bootleg if you a Grace Under Pressure fan, though.

September 30, 1984 Paz's Attic Release #6
Location:Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA
Source: Audience Analog
Grade: C-
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio 5.19
Subdivisions 5.43
The Body Electric (cut out) 6.15
The Enemy Within 4.54
The Weapon 8.35
Witch Hunt 5.08
New World Man 4.46
Between the Wheels (cut) 4.26
Between the Wheels (cut) 1.14
Red Barchetta 6.35
Distant Early Warning 6.35
Red Sector A 6.03
Closer to the Heart 4.23
Afterimage 4.28
YYZ 3.15 2112:
Temples of Syrinx 1.54
Tom Sawyer 4.53
Red Lenses (cut) 3.17
Red Lenses (cut) 2.07
Drum Solo 5.10
Red Lenses (fade in) 2.06
Vital Signs 5.05
Finding my Way 1.12
In the Mood 2.14

Comments: This is a very rare find, and, very often, rare finds don't always sound so good. This is an example of one of those sources. The sound is extremely muffled, distant, and has a great amount of echoe, like the taper was all the way in the back of the concert are. Other than that, its has a lot of cool songs that were played, and, yes, and I mentioned before, that this is really rare source. One other thing that I would like to mention is that most of the songs on here are cut or are actually missing, all the same, its a very rare show. I obviously can only recommend this to people who need absolutly everything in their bootleg list.

September 27, 1984 Cool under fire
Location: Capital Center, Largo, Maryland, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A/A+
Setlist: The Spirit Of Radio 4:55
Subdivisions 5:18
The Body Electric 5:31
The Enemy Within 4:42
The Weapon 7:49
Witch Hunt 4:46
New World Man 4:40
Between the Wheels 5:33
Red Barchetta 6:16
Distant Early Warning 6:55
Red Sector A 5:08
Closer to the Heart 3:36
Kid Gloves 4:12
YYZ 3:11
2112 1:49
Tom Sawyer 4:47

Comments: This is a pleasent suprise that I found wondering the files. This particular bootleg has really nice sound, very high quality for a bootleg. Geddy does not seem to be all that great tonight, his voice sounds a little strained, tired, but luckily, the bass sounds really good this night, one thing Geddy always keeps getting better at. One other hilarious thing about this show is that in "Red Barchetta", about 4 minutes in, Geddy forgets the words to the song, and Alex breaks a string. After 2 seconds, Geddy (after he sings) says "Fuck" into the microphone, its hilarious! You will laugh, but otherwise a great concert. There are very minor cuts, but I do think this is an incomplete show, so I can not give this an A+, but the sound quality really actually gives it an A or so. I highly recommend this.

September 21, 1984 Fear
Location: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio 5:54
The Enemy Within 4:40
The Weapon 7:34
Witch Hunt 4:48
New World Man 3:57
Distant Early Warning 6:08
Red Sector A 5:24
Closer to the Heart 3:34
YYZ 3:12 2112:
Temples Of Syrinx 1:48
Tom Sawyer 4:43
Vital Signs 4:53
Finding My Way 1:11
In The Mood 2:31

Comments: At first guess I would think this is a really decent sound audience bootleg, but its actually a soundboard. There is minor hiss that I found on the tape, but it isn't really all that distracting. This isn't really my favorite from the tour, but its a good one. The quality is nice, and you can hear all of the instruments just fine, and, of course, the vocals can be heard fine just as well. Another mention is that this is the laserdisc version of the Grace Under Pressure DVD release, and I think that the Cool Under Fire bootleg should have been used to be in the DVD video, the sound is far superior to that of this bootleg. I think this particular bootleg should only be for people who lost the Grace Under Pressure DVD.

Pre-GUP Dates

2008-10-01T16:08:00.000-07:00

September 23, 1983 Row in a Night
Location: Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B+
Setlist: Tom Sawyer 5.16
Digital Man 6.33
Subdivisions 5.23
Vital Signs 5.11
Red Sector A 5.27
Closer to the Heart 3.13
The Analog Kid 4.40
The Body Electric 5.06
Broons Banes/The Trees 5.01
Kid Gloves 3.21
Limelight 3.46
Countdown 5.56
2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx 6.17
Medley 8.24
YYZ 10.33

Comments: First off I want to say its a bit incomplete, missing The Spirit of Radio, Red Barchetta, The Weapon, and New World Man. There are a few other cuts, but none that are overly distracting. Though the sound might not be as good as Countdown Platinum Edition, it still sounds very good. Its a little rough, but defiantly very listenable. There is some distortion, but I don't think that it is as distracting as some tape hiss that it has, which isn't as distracting as anything else either. The performance is pretty good, Geddy gets confused with "Night in a Row" with "Row in a Night" (hence the title) but its pretty nice. A show for the collectors and people of mainly that nature.

September 18, 1983 Countdown Platinum Edition
Location: Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York, USA
Source: Audience (1st gen)
Grade: A-
Setlist: 3 Stooges Intro 0:47
The Spirit of Radio 4:48
Tom Sawyer 5:21
Freewill 6:12
Digital Man 6:53
Kid Gloves 4:28
Subdivisions 5:45
Vital Signs 5:29
Red Sector A 5:45
Closer to the Heart 3:32
The Analog Kid 4:45
The Body Electric 5:10
Broon's Bane 1:41
The Trees 4:36
Red Barchetta 8:03
The Weapon 7:16
New World Man 4:15
Limelight 4:29
Countdown 6:11
2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx 6:29
Xanadu 2:26
La Villa Strangiato 3:34
In the Mood 2:32
YYZ / Drum Solo 10:39

Comments: A great recording is what we get here. The pre-release versions of The Body Electric, Red Sector A and Kid Gloves are definatly awesome. The lyrics are a bit different, but most of them stay the same. The guitar solos and some different passages are used here, the guitar solos being very different from their original versions as Alex has no damn clue of what he is going to do there. The sound quality is very good too, as well. There is no tape hiss as this is a first generation source, luckily. Everything sounds good, but the high end is way too overpowering at most times. The bass and drums cut through very well as this might have been recorded right on Geddy's side, more or so closer to the stage than most recordings. The mix is very good, as everything is pretty much well heard. A show that you should definatly get.

Signals Dates

2008-10-01T16:04:00.000-07:00

April 01, 1983 Harford 1983 1st Gen
Location: Civic Center, Harford, Connecticut, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: A/A+
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Freewill
Digital Man
Subdivisions
Vital Signs
The Camera Eye
Closer to the Heart
The Analog Kid
Broon's Bane - The Trees
Red Barchetta
The Weapon
New World Man
Limelight
Countdown
Meledy
In the Mood
YYZ- Drum Solo

Comments: Along with Music in the Abstract and Countdown to London, these are the best shows from this tour so far, and I think this one might have the lead or a tie with Countdown to London for the best, knocking Music in the Abstract in third place so far. The sound is amazing here, withe everything very well represented. It sounds near soundboard, but there is some near talking that is barely heard, but there. The audience overall is very low in the mix, almost non-existant at most times. There is also another source, which is much less quality, though still very clear. Its complete with only Limelight and Closer to the Heart with cuts in it, though they are both not very noticable. The highs and lows on this show are excellent, with a good balance and mix of instruments. The performance has always been a good one. This show you have to get right now or you will die without it.

May 21, 1983 Music of the Spheres
Location: Wembley Arena, London, England
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: A-/A
Setlist: The Spirit Of Radio 5:23
Tom Sawyer 5:02
Freewill 5:25
Digital Man 6:34
Subdivisions 5:33
Vital Signs 5:12
The Camera Eye 6:55
Closer To The Heart 3:00
The Analog Kid 5:03
Broon's Bane 1:33
The Trees 4:23
Red Barchetta 6:26
The Weapon 7:51
New World Man 3:58
Limelight 4:09
Countdown 5:59
2112: Overture /The Temples Of Syrinx 6:15
Xanadu 2:24
La Villa Strangiato 3:27
In The Mood 3:23
YYZ / Drum Solo 9:53

Comments: Though its nearly identical to Countdown to London, Digital Reproductions release for the Wembly show, there are some differences. The high end seems a bit brighter, which makes it a bit harsh to listen to. The bass is lost in the mix at times, though the sound quality overall is excellent. There are a few clicks on the last few songs. This is a show you should get, but I think Countdown to London is slightly more listenable, definatly.

May 08, 1983 Hydrant
Location: Congress Centrum, Hamburg, Germany
Source: Audience
Grade: A-
Setlist: The Spirit Of Radio 5:20
Tom Sawyer 4:28
Freewill 5:28
Digital Man 6:41
Subdivisions 5:36
Vital Signs 4:51
Closer To The Heart 3:16
The Analog Kid 5:02
Broon's Bane / The Trees / Red Barchetta 12:27
The Weapon 7:23
New World Man 4:08
Limelight 4:07
2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx / Xanadu / La Villa Strangiato / In The Mood 14:14
YYZ / Drum Solo 10:53

Comments: Another amazing Signals show, and one that isn't too common. I think that it is probably one of the best from the tour, slightly below the second night in New York and the Wembly show, but definatly under those. The signal level is a bit low, the volumne needs to be turned up real loud to hear it, but it sounds awesome. There is little to no tape hiss to be heard, suggesting maybe a first generation source, or even, dare I say, the analog master cassettes were used for this show! Anyway, everything sounds good. The EQ tends for the high end a little more, giving the low end and bass extension a tiny feeling, but that can definatly be fixed with your computer. The performance is a good one too. The boys are in great spirit to be here in the German areas. I think that its funny what Alex does in 2112, you just have to feel so sad for that poor Geddy! I do also think that this is the complete show without too many cuts or edits, if any. A show that you should have in your collection, definatly.

November 29, 1982 New World Largo
Location: Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland
Source: Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: Intro
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Freewill
Digital Man
Sudivisions
Vital Signs
The Camera Eye
Chemistry
The Analog Kid
Broon's Bane
The Trees
Red Barchetta
The Weapon
New World Man
Limelight
Countdown
2112
Xanadu
La Villa Strangiato
In the Mood
YYZ/Drum Solo

Comments: Here is a very rare show from the early portion of the Signals tour. I think the boys are losing a bit of steam that they regained in December, but the overall performance isn't terrible at all. They just seem to be a little tired and a bit flat tonight, especially Geddy, who seems to be in a very akward mood tonight. The sound is okay here, nothing too special, but its pretty good. There is a lack of fidelity, but the mix is okay. All of the instruments are definatly audible, but the bass can get a bit lost in the mix at sometimes throughout the recording, making it a little uneven soundwise. There is some tape hiss, but not too distracting. The first four or five songs start at about a C/C+ grade, but around Digital Man or so, the grade becomes more or so a B grade, much better. A show for the collectors.

October 12, 1982
October 15, 1982 Take me out to the Ball Game
Location: The Checkerdome, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: 3 Stooges Intro
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Freewill
Digital Man
Subdivisions
Vital Signs
The Camera Eye
Closer to the Heart
Chemistry
The Analog Kid
Broon's Bane
The Trees
Red Barchetta
The Weapon
New World Man
Limelight
Countdown
2112 Overture The Temples of Syrinx
Xanadu
La Villa Strangiato
In the Mood
YYZ
Outro

Comments: Probably in the middle pack of the Signals shows, as it is not the best set of shows that I have come across. A note, the first show is missing the ecore (everything after Countdown, to put it in a simple sense) so that show is esentially incomplete. The second night is complete, and it has slightly better sound, not much better, but a shade or so. The sound on both of them is rocky, not great, but still okay. Everything can be heard, but there is some static and distortion and rocky edges that make it a B. The audience isn't too loud for the most part, so you can actually hear the band. A decent set of shows that might make its way into your collection at one point or another, but the sound will definatly put some off as it is very rocky.

April 01, 1983 Live in Hartford 83'
Location: Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist: Intro 0:48
The Spirit of Radio 4:29
Tom Sawyer 5:13
Freewill 5:26
Digital Man 6:33
Subdivisions 5:13
Vital Signs 4:55
The Camera Eye 6:33
Closer to the Heart 3:12
Chemistry 4:54
The Analog Kid 4:36
Broon's Bane 1:35
The Trees 4:15
Red Barchetta 6:14
The Weapon 7:49
New World Man 3:47
Limelight 4:27
Countdown 5:39
2112: Overture / Temples of Syrinx 6:18
Xanadu 2:29
La Villa Strangiato 3:23
In the Mood 2:47
YYZ / Drum Solo 10:59

Comments: Here is a definatly great Signals show. There are a few notes that I would like to add though before I beef on how great this show is. The speed is running about 3-4% fast on this one, you can edit that on your own time, but I will not trade a speed corrected version because it is not the actual release, and do not trade the speed corrected version if you do edit the show, thank you. Now what we have here, is an excellent performance, and one of the better sounding Signals shows, by a long-shot too. There is some tape hiss and distortion, but you can definatly overlook that because all of the instruments come through very clearly. The bass and vocals are very well picked up, and the mix is very good for an older recording. Now, onto this amazing performance that we get here. This thing is amazing! The atmosphere of the overall performance is definatly excellent, and the boys are playing phenominally tonight, and we get a very passionate version of Red Barchetta, and a great version of Chemistry to add to this already awesome performance. This show is a must have because it is a really rare Signals show, and the sound and performance are completely excellent, get this show now!

April 02, 1983 Signalling Syacuse
Location: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: A-
Setlist: Intro - The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Freewill
Digital Man
Subdivisions
Chemistry
Analog Kid
Closer To The Heart
Countdown
Temple Of Syrinx
YYZ - Drum Solo

Comments: Even if this is very incomplete, this show is awesome. The performance isn't as good as the night before, a bit less punchy, but they play great tonight. Geddy is in a very playful mood with the crowd tonight. Now, the sound is the story here. Oh my god, this is probably one of the best Signals shows out there, beating the Montreal shows, but not quite as good as the Wembly or the second night in New York, but the sound quality is overall phenominal, and probably one of the best that I have heard on a Signals show in a long time. There is some tape hiss, but no hint of distortion or even overload. The instruments sound incredible, the mix is near perfection, the highs and lows are extremely good here. The main downfall here is that it is incomplete, but not terrible. Most of the show is cut out, and some of Closer to the Heart is missing, and thats the only cut of what is here. A show from the Signals tour that every single person should have in their collection at one time or another.

September 4th, 1982 Signals from Wisconsin
Location: Le Crosse Center, Le Crosse, Wisconsin
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: B-/C+
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Freewill
Digital Man
Subdivisions
The Camera Eye
Closer to the Heart
Chemsitry
The Analog Kid

Comments: The reason I rate this show so high is because of the awesome performance. It is only days into the Signals tour, and they completely rock tonight! Its awesome, definatly one of my favorite performances of the whole tour. The sound isn't the best of the tour, nearing the worst I think I have. There is some phasing, huge distortion and speed problems throughout. The performance really almost makes up for it because it is so fun to listen to because of that reason, I think that is why its a good show. More for the die-hards.

December 09, 1982 Music in the Abstract
Location: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: A
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio 5:35
Tom Sawyer 5:08
Freewill 5:38
Digital Man 6:59
Subdivisions 5:41
Vital Signs 5:14
The Camera Eye 7:24
Closer to the Heart 3:19
Chemistry 5:13
The Analog Kid 5:07
Broon's Bane/The Trees 6:17
Red Barchetta 6:30
The Weapon 7:50
New World Man 4:01
Limelight 4:24
Countdown 6:16
2112: Overture/Temples of Syrinx 6:30
Xanadu 2:34
La Villa Strangiato 3:24
In The Mood 2:38
YYZ/Drum solo 9:10

Comments: Another best of from this tour. Its so hard to find a decent Signals recording, so this is definatly a must have because the sound here is excellent. I think that it competes with Countdown to London, but the tape hiss here keeps it from being the best. There is a good amount of atmosphere with the recording. The bass is excellent, as with the vocals, guitar, and the drums sounding amazing. The mix is perfect, nothing overpowering or anything, and there is so little distance, you would think that this is a soundboard if you weren't paying close attention. There is a cut in the beginning of "Closer to the Heart" but not too much is lost, only the intro to it. The performance here is excellent, with great versions of "Spirit of Radio" and "2112" being the standouts tonight. I think its a must-have recording.

May 03, 1983 Xanadu
Location: Ahoy Sportpaleis, Rotterdam, Holland
Source: Audience
Grade: B/B-
Setlist: Three Stooges Intro 0:53
The Spirit of Radio 4:42
Tom Sawyer 5:09
Freewill 5:25
Digital Man 6:35
Subdivisions 5:12
Vital Signs 5:06
The Camera Eye 6:48
Closer to the Heart 3:17
Chemistry 4:59
The Analog Kid 4:40
Broon's Bane 1:27
The Trees 4:14
Red Barchetta 6:06
The Weapon 7:47
New World Man 3:50
Limelight 4:38
Countdown 5:34
2112 6:04
Xanadu 2:20
La Villa Strangiato 3:16
In The Mood 3:22
Dancing Music 0:36
YYZ/Drum Solo 9:39

Comments: I definatly think that this comes from a different source than that of Digital Reproductions source of Mass Production Zone, as this source sounds much more distant and a little more genned than the above title. The sound here is decent for a Signals show, but I don't think that overall its very good. I know, as I have stated before, that the performance here is definatly very good. Geddy is in a good mood tonight, which leads to a stellar performance. The sound is one thing that may put some off on this one.

April 09, 1983 Visual Chemistry
Location: The Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Source: Audience (Camcorder (1st Gen))
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: Three Stooges Intro 0:38
The Spirit of Radio 4:37
Tom Sawyer 5:06
Freewill 5:25
Digital Man 6:50
Subdivisions 5:49
Vital Signs 5:12
The Camera Eye 7:04
Closer to the Heart 3:29
Chemistry 4:58
The Analog Kid 4:57
Broon's Bane 1:30
The Trees 4:19
Red Barchetta 6:20
The Weapon 8:03
New World Man 4:00
Limelight (cut) 3:45
Countdown 6:09
2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:13
Xanadu 2:24
La Villa Strangiato 3:23
In The Mood (cut) 3:08
YYZ/Drum Solo 10:21

Comments: Another middle sectioned Signals show, one that gets better as the show progresses through the songs. The sound starts off very distant, C+ grade at the first point. When I was listening, when The Spirit of Radio started, I couldn't tell it did! The audience was so loud in the mix, It was really unpleasent. After a couple of songs, the sound gets up to a B grade, which is the grade that I initially gave it. The bass resopnse here is definatly great, it sounds so clean and so very clear, one of the only instruments thats really all that clear. The drums are a little low in the mix, and the guitar is really upfront. Geddy is in front as well, his voice is a little nazal sounding though, very high, much different than other versions of any Signals show. I think that the overall sound on this show is pretty good, much Similar to "Excitment so Thick," but with much better bass resopnse. The performance here is better than the sound. I think that they were definatly giving those Canadians something to say eh to, eh. Overall, a Signals show that you can pass, but better than some shows from the overall tour.

May 21, 1983 Countdown to London
Location: Wembley Arena, London, England
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: A/A+
Setlist: 3 Stooges Intro 0:38
The Spirit of Radio 4:39
Tom Sawyer 5:06
Freewill 5:21
Digital Man 6:35
Subdivisions 5:20
Vital Signs 5:12
The Camera Eye 6:56
Closer to the Heart 3:11
The Analog Kid 4:47
Broon's Bane 1:32
The Trees 4:23
Red Barchetta 6:22
The Weapon 7:56
New World Man 3:59
Limelight 4:26
Countdown 5:50
2112: The Temples of Syrinx 6:20
Xanadu 2:26
La Villa Strangiato 3:30
In the Mood 3:01
Dancing Music 0:27
YYZ / Drum Solo (cut) 9:54

Comments: The ultimate Signals experience. The sound here is definatly excellent, with every instrument heard incredibly clear, as the mix is near perfection. The sound is soundboard, I swear! The lack of audience interference, it seems to be recorded on stage if not a soundboard recording, its that damn good! The drums on a whole make this show amazing, and listening to the drum solo is near to pure heaven. The performance here is pretty good, not best of tour, but definatly not worst of tour, for sure. Geddy's bass sound is great, very Rickenbacher like, as he was playing. Alex mess' up a few times here and there (Check out Digital Man) but nothing that would detract from this definatly fine performance. Nothing comes close, except for Distant Signals, Signals De Quebec, and A Digital Forum, because this recording is definatly that good. A must have, naturally for being amazing.

April 08, 1983 Stories from Signals
Location: The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Source: Audience
Grade: B-
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio 4:48
Tom Sawyer 5:01
Freewill 5:30
Digital Man 6:58
Subdivisions 5:36
Vital Signs 5:14
The Camera Eye 7:03
Closer to the Heart 3:27
Chemistry 5:01
Analog Kid 4:56
Broons Bane/The Trees 5:52
Red Barchetta 6:22
The Weapon 7:42
New World Man 4:04
Limelight 3:49
Countdown 6:04
2112: Overture 4:19
2112: Temples Of Syrinx 1:53
Xanadu 2:24
La Villa Strangiato 3:24
In the Mood 3:30
YYZ/Drum Solo 10:22

Comments: A decent Signals show, it has okay sound and a great performance. There is tape hiss with the recording, given that it is several generations down the line, and there is a great amount of distance with the overall recording. This isn't completely unlistenable, though. The band has good seperation and everything can be heard at times, though it is overall very hard to hear the band because of the distance with them. The performance is pretty good. They seem to be enjoying themselves as much as they can, and they really seem to be playing very good tonight. There are some better signals shows out there, but not very many. This is definatly in the middle class of all of the Signals shows out there.

May 03, 1983 Mass Production Zone
Location: Ahoy Sportpaleis, Rotterdam, Holland
Source: Audience (2nd Gen)
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist: Three Stooges Intro 0:53
The Spirit of Radio 4:42
Tom Sawyer 5:09
Freewill 5:25
Digital Man 6:35
Subdivisions 5:12
Vital Signs 5:06
The Camera Eye 6:48
Closer to the Heart 3:17
Chemistry 4:59
The Analog Kid 4:40
Broon's Bane 1:27
The Trees 4:14
Red Barchetta 6:06
The Weapon 7:47
New World Man 3:50
Limelight 4:38
Countdown 5:34
2112 6:04
Xanadu 2:20
La Villa Strangiato 3:16
In The Mood 3:22
Dancing Music 0:36
YYZ/Drum Solo 9:39

Comments: One of the better Signals shows out there. There is very little distnace with the recording and the sound is exceptionaly clear. There is some tape hiss due to the fact that this is a 2nd generation source, but the overall sound is definatly better than most other shows. The performance isn't bad either, but not best of tour. They give great performances of "Chemistry" and "Spirit of Radio" definatly. Geddy seems to be having some fun tonight with the whole dancing music thing, which he does quiet often in the Signals shows, which is really funny and very cool. I think this is definatly one of the better Signals shows out there. This show is only available in SHN format from me, because it sounds much better than mp3 format. This is one of the must have shows from the Signals era.

December 08, 1982 Electronic Countermeasures
Location: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: Intro 0:50
The Spirit of Radio 5:03
Tom Sawyer 5:44
Freewill 5:54
Digital Man 7:21
Subdivisions 5:40
Vital Signs 5:25
The Camera Eye 7:28
Closer to the Heart 3:37
Chemistry 5:26
The Analog Kid 5:02
Broon's Bane 1:37
The Trees 4:38
Red Barchetta 6:33
The Weapon 8:04
New World Man 4:10
Limelight 4:44
Countdown 6:06
2112 6:37
Xanadu 2:34
La Villa Strangiato 3:37
In the Mood 3:23
YYZ / Drum Solo 9:29

Comments: Not best of tour sound-wise, but has a decent performance. The sound here is actually very good, it sounds very clean, crisp, and very open sounding. Not all is perfect with this recording though. There is some slight compression with the overall recording, but thats not too distracting. The most distracting thing about this is that the speed runs slower than a normal recording would. That is what really ticks me off with this recording, because I can handle the crowd noise, and the compression, but the speed really just makes me turn off the recording at times. But, I think that the sound here is pretty clear. The performance isn't best of tour either, but I think that they gave a pretty good performance to the New York corwd. A more collectors item than a casual collectors.

May 10, 1983 New World
Location: Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
Source: Audience
Grade: B+
Setlist: Intro / The Spirit of Radio 5:20
Tom Sawyer 4:36
Freewill 5:35
Digital Man 6:51
Subdivisions 5:48
Vital Signs 5:08
Closer to the Heart 3:18
The Analog Kid 5:10
Broon's Bane / The Trees / Red Barchetta 10:33
The Weapon 8:07
New World Man 4:16
Limelight 4:13
Countdown 6:25
2112 / Xanadu / La Villa Strangiato / In the Mood 15:15
YYZ / Drum Solo 10:31

Comments: Another good Signals show. While maybe not the best sounding, nowhere near close to the Wembly show a week or two later, but I think that the performance is much better than that recording. The sound here is definatly not bad at all, actually very good for a Signals show. There isn't too much distant with the recording, and there isn't alot of crowd noise. There is some tape hiss that you can detect immediatly after about one listen, but nothing that would take away from this definatly rare source. The performance here is definatly great. We get great versions of "Countdown" and "Vital Signs" which really rock tonight. A must have for those Signals lovers.

May 11, 1983 Signals From Suburbia
Location: Rhein-Neckar-Halle Eppelheim, Heidelberg, Germany
Source: Audience (2nd Gen)
Grade: B-
Setlist: Tom Sawyer (cut) 2:24
Freewill 5:53
Digital Man 6:40
Subdivisions 5:31
Vital Signs 5:09
Closer to the Heart 3:23
The Analog Kid 4:53
Broon's Bane 1:33
The Trees 4:28
Red Barchetta 5:36
The Weapon 6:52
New World Man 4:02
Limelight 4:19
2112 6:20
Xanadu 2:26
La Villa Strangiato 3:25
In the Mood 3:13
We'd like to dance now 0:19
YYZ / Drum Solo 9:59

Comments: An okay Signals show, but probably not the best sounding one I have come across, especially for a German show. While it does sound pretty good, I think that performance is what really is good here. The performance and sound aren't as good as before, so I can't really give this a higher grade. The sound here is by no means bad, but I think it could be way better, without the distant and the overall distortion and tape hiss. The reason for the tape hiss is because this is a second generation source, which has much more tape hiss than regular first generation shows. There are some songs missing, mostly the "Intro" "Spirit of Radio" and some of "Tom Sawyer" is gone. I think this is a collectors item more than anything.

November 08, 1982 Digital Men
Location: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B+
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio 5:26
Tom Sawyer 5:27
Freewill 5:29
Digital Man 6:48
Subdivisions 5:25
Vital Signs 5:05
The Camera Eye 6:55
Closer to the Heart 3:24
Chemistry 5:00
The Analog Kid 4:50
Broon's Bane 1:40
The Trees 4:26
Red Barchetta 6:30
The Weapon 7:07
New World Man 4:03
Limelight 4:54
Countdown 5:21
2112 6:24
Xanadu 2:23
La Villa Strangiato 3:28
In the Mood 3:03
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:34

Comments: Definatly not a bad boot. In the middle or in the upper half or all of the Signals shows, but this is probably one of the better sounding. The performance here is okay to say the least, but definatly not the best from the tour, as that could go to several others. The sound here is pretty good, but not as good as later shows like L.A. Kid or Distant Signals, but I think it sounds pretty good for a Signals show. There is some tape hiss, and it has a little distance keeping it from being rated a little higher than this. The last few songs get muted, but in the middle of La Villa, it gets normal. The audience isn't too loud, and the mix is pretty much perfect for a Signals show. This show is only available in SHN format, I cannot change it because I suck at changing audio file formats, but SHN still sounds really great. Not the best Signals show, but one of the better ones.

November 17, 1982 Distant Signals
Location: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Source: Audience
Grade: B+
Setlist: The Camera Eye 7:07
Closer to the Heart 3:36
Chemistry 5:03
The Analog Kid 4:49
Broon's Bane 1:32
The Trees 4:28
Red Barchetta 6:18
The Weapon 7:50
New World Man 4:11
Limelight 4:54
Countdown 5:52
2112 6:22
Xanadu 2:26
La Villa Strangiato 3:29
In the Mood 4:30
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:37

Comments: Another great show from the Signals tour. This one, unlike many others, has pretty good sound for the most part. There is some tape hiss present, but for the most part it really sounds good, so much better than many sources from the Signals shows. I think the performance is pretty good too, they really seem to be having fun for their fellow Canadians. The sound here is really good, a tad distant, but definatly one of the better sounding Signals shows out there. This show is much noticably better than Digital Men and In the Middle, this one is much more open and much more real sounding. This is only available in SHN format, I cannot change it because I am not a skilled format changer, but I think the SHN sounds much better than mp3 and such. A must have for the Signals lovers.

October 09, 1982 In the Middle
Location: Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio 5:44
Tom Sawyer 4:31
Freewill 6:00
Digital Man 7:10
Subdivisions 5:49
Vital Signs 5:09
The Camera Eye 6:48
Closer to the Heart 3:21
Chemistry 5:35
The Analog Kid 5:11
Broon's Bane/The Trees 6:07
Red Barchetta 6:20
The Weapon 7:26
New World Man 4:03
Limelight 4:20
Countdown 5:50
2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Xanadu/La Villa Strangiato/In the Mood 14:23
YYZ/Drum Solo 9:58

Comments: One of the upper-middle class shows from the tour. The sound here isn't bad by any means, a tad compressed sounding, and it is distant and has some low-end distortion at some parts of the concert. The show here is complete, without many edits or cuts that are really noticable in the recording. The performance is definatly something to get crazy about with this recording. The crowd is so happy to be there, and so is that band, it really shows with how great that they played tonight. Geddy is talkative, and they give the best and rare live version of "Chemistry" which is truely amazing. This is a great early-tour show that should be in every Signals lovers collection.

April 07, 1983 Signals De Quebec
Location: The Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Source: Audience (2nd Gen)
Grade: A-
Setlist: 3 Stooges Intro 0:59
The Spirit of Radio 4:44
Tom Sawyer 5:17
Freewill 5:35
Digital Man 6:56
Subdivisions 5:29
Vital Signs 5:25
The Camera Eye 7:12
Closer to the Heart 3:23
Chemistry 4:50
The Analog Kid 4:59
Broon's Bane 1:30
The Trees 4:26
Red Barchetta 6:36
The Weapon 8:12
New World Man 4:03
Limelight 4:57
Countdown 5:53
2112 5:49
Xanadu 2:26
La Villa Strangiato 3:29
In The Mood 4:11
YYZ/Drum Solo 10:13

Comments: In the better sections of the Signals tour. The sound here is quite good for a recording this old, but the tape hiss shows the age of the recording, suggesting that the source is a 2nd generation tape. If it is, its one of the best from the tour. The drum sounds excellent tonight, and the rest of the band comes in fine. I only have about 2 main complaints with this recording. The guitar can get a little low in the mix, but I definatly think that this is more of a drum mix, so to speak, but the guitars and such are still heard well out of the band. And the final problem. The crazy lady who screams with every song. She is deafening, I mean deafening! She is so loud, it can sometimes drown out the music! I'm seriously not kidding. This is also one of the best performances from the tour. They give a great show and sound to their home in Canada, and that is probably why that one chick is so freaking loud! This is definatly one of the best Signals shows to date. With all of the negatives aside, this is definatly a must have recording from the Signals era of the band, with great sound and a great performance, you definatly cannot go wrong with this one.

May 14, 1983
May 15, 1983
May 22, 1983 Suite Signals
Location:National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: B+
Setlist: 3 Stooges Intro 0:51
The Spirit of Radio 4:40
Tom Sawyer 5:09
Freewill 5:26
Digital Man 6:41
Subdivisions 5:25
Vital Signs 5:11
The Camera Eye 6:48
Closer to the Heart 3:28
The Analog Kid 4:53
Broon's Bane 1:33
The Trees 4:22
Red Barchetta 6:21
The Weapon 7:58
New World Man 3:58
Limelight 4:18
Countdown 5:46
2112: Temples Of Syrinx 6:21
Xanadu 2:29
La Villa Strangiato 3:29
In the Mood 3:42
YYZ / Drum Solo 9:58

Comments: This is indeed a good boxset. I didn't want to list the same setlist 3 times, so I just made it the setlist for all of the shows. Let me set this straight, this is one of the best Signals shows out there, but probably not as good as Countdown to London, but I wouldn't know because I don't own that show (now I do, look above to see the review). The sound here is actually excellent, no distortion, clipping, or any tape hiss which is really hard to find with any Signals shows. The performances for all of the shows seem to be really good, they give their all, with only the 3rd night being a tiny bit flat, but the first 2 nights are really amazing. This is a must have for Signals lovers. I do want you to know something else as well. When you want this boxset, you get the whole thing. There is no "I just want this show" or "I only want 2 of the shows" you get the full thing, and thats final.

May 25, 1983 Mad Cows And Scotsmen
Location: Royal Highland Exibition Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, Scotland
Source: Audience
Grade: B+
Setlist: 3 Stooges Intro 1:01
The Spirit of Radio 4:36
Tom Sawyer 5:22
Freewill 5:35
Digital Man 6:34
Subdivisions 5:23
Vital Signs 5:04
The Camera Eye 6:51
Closer to the Heart 3:14
The Analog Kid 4:43
Broons Bane 1:41
The Trees 4:21
Red Barchetta 6:16
The Weapon 8:05
New World Man 3:57
Limelight 4:32
Countdown 5:58
Temples of Syrinx 6:17
Xanadu (cut) 1:56
La Villa Strangiato (cut) 3:20
In the Mood 3:36
YYZ / Drum Solo 11:11

Comments: I have been finding some pretty good Signals shows lately, and this is definatly no exception here. The sound is excellent considering its age, even better than Signals from London Remastered and the unremastered edition. There is some distortion and tape hiss, showing the age of the recroding, but the band is captured well and the audience is loud, but they do not drown out the music fully. There is some phasing with the music, but definatly not bad at all. The band, especially Geddy, give a great performance tonight, and this is indeed the last show from the tour. The source was different from Digital Reproductions release The Last Signal, and I think this is a great upgrade. A must have show.

May 12, 1983 Belgian Delights
Location: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Source: Audience
Grade: B-
Setlist: Tom Sawyer 4:34
Freewill 5:40
Digital Man 6:49
Subdivisions 5:48
Vital Signs 5:09
Closer to the Heart 3:15
The Analog Kid 5:14
Broon's Bane 1:33
The Trees 4:28
Red Barchetta 6:19
The Weapon 8:00
New World Man 3:57
Limelight 4:12
The Camera Eye 10:40
Time For A Dance 0:18
YYZ 2:11
Drum solo / YYZ reprise 7:54

Comments: Definatly not the best Signals show that I own, but definatly not the worst that I have. The sound is iffy, sometimes pretty bad, and sometimes it is just okay at times. The performance here is pretty good, but nothing really special except for the dance time, but I guess that this is a pretty good Signals show altogether. Not as good as Suite Signals, Mad cows and Scotsmen, Digital Forum, or Signals from London Remastered, but this is definatly worth having in your collection.

February 26, 1983 Excitement so Thick
Location: Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
Source: Audience (1st gen)
Grade: B
Setlist: Three Stooges Intro 0:54
The Spirit of Radio 4:45
Tom Sawyer 5:22
Freewill 5:39
Digital Man 6:49
Subdivisions 5:38
Vital Signs 5:18
The Camera Eye 7:06
Closer to the Heart 3:40
Chemistry 5:02
The Analog Kid 4:58
Broon's Bane 1:38
The Trees 4:30
Red Barchetta 6:28
The Weapon 7:55
New World Man 4:06
Limelight 4:29
Countdown 5:57
2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:23
Xanadu 2:26
La Villa Strangiato 3:28
In The Mood 3:29
YYZ/Drum Solo 9:01

Comments: For the first 20-30 minutes or so, this thing is terrible! Almost unlistenable, and I don't say that to many things, but the first 30 minutes or so of this show is very muffled, distant, way to distant, may I add, and too much audience noise. Then, after the Camera Eye or so, this thing sounds great. Its one of those shows that starts off terrible, then it gets alot better once you listen to it. Taken from the 1st gen source, this is probably the best show that we are going to get, and thats a shame. The performance was actually very good, but the first few minutes was just terrible, but after those minutes it becomes so much more listenable, and incredible. This is a great source that (unless you don't want the 20 first minutes) is pretty good at the end, but still a great performance.

April 09, 1983 A Digital Forum
Location: The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: A-
Setlist:Radio Promo 0:58
The Spirit of Radio 4:35
Tom Sawyer 5:09
Freewill 5:09
Digital Man 6:28
Subdivisions 5:18
Vital Signs 5:01
The Camera Eye 6:44
Closer To The Heart 2:59
Chemistry 4:55
Analog Kid 4:55
Broon?s Bane/The Trees 5:50
Red Barchetta 6:02
The Weapon 8:00
New World Man 3:53
Limelight 4:09
Countdown 5:55
2112 Overture/Temples Of Syrinx 6:04
Xanadu 2:22
La Villa Strangiato 3:19
In The Mood 4:07
YYZ/Drum Solo 9:33

Comments: Definatly one of the best Signals shows out there. I personally don't think that this is as good as Countdown to London or Signals De Quebec in the sound quality, but it is ultimatly very good for a Signals show. There isn't too much distance, luckily. The band starts out very distant, but by "Tom Sawyer" the sound here is exceptionally better. This does not have a screaming lady next to the taper like another great source that I mention above! The performance here is also incredible. They give the crowd something to shout about, like they were definatly doing in "The Spirit of Radio" way too much! The overall mix is very good, but I wish that the bass frecuencies were a little better, and I also wish that the vocals were a little stronger, suggestion that this show was tapped by Alex's side or something. But, definatly a show from the Signals tour that is a must have.

February 18, 1983 The L.A. Kid
Location: LA Forum, Los Angeles, California, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: B+
Setlist: 3 Stooges Intro 0:52
The Spirit of Radio 4:40
Tom Sawyer 5:15
Freewill 5:35
Digital Man 7:00
Subdivisions 5:25
Vital Signs 5:05
The Camera Eye 7:07
Closer to the Heart 3:40
Chemistry 5:04
The Analog Kid 4:49
Broon's Bane 1:32
The Trees 4:29
Red Barchetta 6:15
The Weapon 7:57
New World Man 3:56
Limelight 4:53
Countdown 5:46
2112 6:16
Xanadu 2:26
La Villa Strangiato 3:26
In The Mood 4:02
YYZ/Drum Solo 9:40

Comments: This sounds par, its pretty good for a really good and rare Signals show, and i know how many Signals shows that are actually good (not a lot). The performance is excellent, its really a keeper performance, they are at the top of their game, it really seems. The sound is a little distant, with only a little audience noise, but its really not all that disturbing or anything, luckily. There is a little compression, if you listen closely enough, but I think that the overall sound here is definatly good. But Rush was rocking their balls off tonight, and it really shows. This is definatly among the best of the Signals shows in sound and performance, this is something you don't want to miss for anything.

December 09, 1982 Autumn Woods and Winter Skies
Location: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B-/C+
Setlist: Intro / The Spirit of Baseball 5:25
Tom Sawyer 5:11
Freewill 5:35
Digital Man 6:58
Subdivisions 5:28
Vital Signs 5:21
The Camera Eye 7:14
Closer to the Heart 3:10
Chemistry 5:10
The Analog Kid 4:57
Broon's Bane 1:35
The Trees 4:30
Red Barchetta 6:26
The Weapon 7:47
New World Man 3:59
Limelight 4:13
Countdown 6:21
2112: Overture 4:27
The Plumbers of Syrinx 2:01
Xanadu 2:30
La Villa Strangiato 3:32
In the Mood 2:37
YYZ / Drum Solo 9:05
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:57
Subdivisions 5:24
Analog Kid 5:15

Comments: Too bad this recording sounds really bad, becuase the performance is definatly excellent, they were up that night. The recording is really bad sounding. Its very distant, it has alot of distortion when you listen really closely, and every single instrument gets buried in the mix, and the songs are unrecognizable. I really wish that this sounded much better, because if this sounded like the Signals from London show, it would easily be one of the best from the tour, but unfourtunaly we get this. This only really for die-hards.

May 21, 1983 Signals from London Remastered
Location: Wembly Arena, London, England
Source: Audience
Grade: A-/B+
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Freewill
Digital Man
Subdivisions
Vital Signs
The Camera Eye
Closer to the Heart
The Analog Kid
The Trees Red
Barchetta
The Weapon
New World Man
Limelight
Countdown
Temples of Syrinx
Xanadu
La Villa Strangiato
In the Mood
YYZ / Drum Solo

Comments: This is the best version of the show that I have. There is a show called Countdown to London, its the same show, but better, if you want to trade, just e-mail me at vaughnrush@hotmail.com. I really do admire this bootleg because the quality is much better than Signals from London, the regular release. The reason I say that is because the speed is corrected, and some of the noise problems are corrected. There are literally no cuts to be found, but maybe a few minor cuts, but nothing is actually serious. This is also the complete show, which is really great. "Subdivisions" is in fine form this night, as the performance is at its peak, with this heavily booted day. A great show, nice show in your collection.

May 21, 1983 Signals from london
Location: Wembly Arena, London, England
Source: Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
Freewill
Digital Man
Subdivisions
Vital Signs
The Camera Eye
Closer to the Heart
The Analog Kid
The Trees Red
Barchetta
The Weapon
New World Man
Limelight
Countdown
Temples of Syrinx
Xanadu
La Villa Strangiato
In the Mood
YYZ / Drum Solo

Comments: This is the weakest version of the show that I own, and I only have 2 shows, so that ain't saying thats its acutally all the bad. The speed is also running a little too fast, about 5 or 7 % or something like that, but the overall quality isn't actually that bad. The performance is the highlight of the show, but this isn't the definitave version of the show, that has to go to Signals from London Remastered, but this is still a pretty nice show, but there are better things than this. I think this is a good thing if your a completist.

Tour of the Nadars Dates

2008-10-01T16:00:00.001-07:00

April 03, 1982 Biloxi Nights
Location: Civic Center Arena, Monroe, Louisiana, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B-/B+
Setlist: 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:31
Freewill 6:03
Limelight 4:27
Beneath, Between & Behind 2:53
Subdivisions 5:54
The Camera Eye 11:07
YYZ/Drum Solo 8:20
Broon?s Bane 1:19
The Trees 4:57
The Analog Kid 5:09
The Spirit of Radio 5:21
Red Barchetta 6:53
Closer to the Heart 3:47
Tom Sawyer 4:52
Vital Signs 5:08
Working Man 1:39
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:50
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 4:03
In The End 1:41
In the Mood 0:40
Grand Finale 2:19
La Villa Strangiato 10:25

Comments: When I was first listening to this, I said to myself (What the hell is this shit?) but then I actually listened to the whole thing, and its pretty damn good. The performance is much better than the Live in Lakeland Platinum Edition show, but they are both very good. The sound is not as good as Live in Lakeland Platinum Edition, but its a hell of a lot better than most Signals shows, and the sound is actually very good. The first 30-40 minutes isn't by all means bad, but it wasn't very good. Then it got to "The Analog Kid" and it was very clear, and much better sounding. I really like this show, its much better than some shows that I have heard. A show you could really want, if you can stand 40 minutes of compression to get to an amazing sounding audience bootleg.

April 11, 1982 Live in Lakeland Platinum Edition
Location: Lakeland Civic Center Arena, Lakeland, Florida, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: A-
Setlist: 2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx 6:44
Freewill 6:07
Limelight 4:26
Beneath, Between & Behind 2:46
Subdivisions 5:33
The Camera Eye 11:18
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:33
Broon?s Bane 1:37
The Trees 4:50
The Analog Kid 5:11
The Spirit of Radio 5:36
Red Barchetta 6:53
Closer to the Heart 3:38
Tom Sawyer 5:00
Vital Signs 5:00
Working Man 1:46
Armageddon 0:50
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 3:59
In The End 1:33
In the Mood 1:31
2112: Grand Finale 2:48
La Villa Strangiato 10:09

Comments: Definatly better than most of the audience bootlegs that I own. The sound is excellent, it is much better than the pervious Live In Lakeland, with much improved sound. The audience is still loud, but they are evem quiet during the songs themselves, which makes this an amazing bootleg. Another incredible thing about this one is that it has pre-released versions of "Subdivisions" and "The Analog Kid" which are really impressive. The sound, as I have said, is great. The performance is pretty good, but there are problems with the instruments. The keyboards, or more likely the pedals, failed the band in "Freewill" and "2112" but it got better after that. Other than the pedal problems, this is a must have bootleg.

Moving Pictures/Exit Stage Left Dates

2008-09-30T13:42:00.000-07:00

May 22, 1981 Philidalphia Signs
Location: The Spectrum, Philadephia, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Audience (2nd Gen)
Grade: B+
Setlist: Broon's Bane
The Trees
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Red Barchetta
Closer To The Heart
Tom Sawyer

Comments: The only thing keeping this show from an A- is because its an incomplete show, but if it wasn't, it would be amazing. There is a complete source out there, but I don't have it, with completely terrible sound quality, so this might be the best sounding show that we will get from the concert, and its awesome. The sound is very good here, much better than most shows I would say. The fidelity is pretty good, with pretty much all instruments coming in very well, and no dropouts or cuts within the songs (though it is missing most of the show). There is some tape hiss that might get distracting, but other than that it sounds great. The performance is a keeper as well. The boys are definatly in a good mood, from what Im hearing here at least. A must have show for you guys, it sounds completely excellent. Only if your a completeist, you can go after the full show with crappier sound, but otherwise stick to this one.

December 12, 1981 Today's Tom Sawyer
Location: Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: Freewill
Limelight
Prelude Hemispheres
Subdivisions
The Camera Eye
Closer to the Heart
Vital Signs
Working Man
Armageddon
By-tor and the Snowdog

Comments: Another excellent incomplete show. The only thing keeping it from a B+/A- grade is because of two things. The first reason is that is incomplete, but what is here is pretty much fully intact. And two, there is some tape hiss that could be removed. I might even remove the tape hiss myself if I do get some time on my hands. Anyways, what we have here is a decent performance, nothing exactly special happens, but then again nothing really bad happens, from what I am hearing right now. The sound is excellent, save for some of the tape hiss. Everything is very clear, even by todays standards, and even the tape hiss isn't too distracting. I don't hear any signs of distortion overload anywhere, luckily. This show is great, a must have for the larger collection, definatly one to get.

April 19, 1981 Closer to the Magic
Location: Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Source: Audience (2nd Gen)
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist: 2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx
Freewill
Limelight
Hemispheres: Prelude
Beneath, Between, and Behind
The Camera Eye
YYZ/Drum Solo
Red Barchetta
Closer to the Heart
Tom Sawyer
Vital Signs
Natural Science
Hemispheres: Armageddon
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
In The End
In The Mood
2112 - Grand Finale
La Villa Strangiato

Comments: Another good Moving Pictures show, definatly. I would like to note one thing though, it is incomplete, missing Broon's Bane, The Trees, and Xanadu altogether, and the time disc 2 starts, Red Barchetta is already going on. What is here, though, sounds pretty much really good. It wasn't too distant, and the sound gets noticably better when the show goes on and one, becoming the A- grade it is. The fidelity is slightly lacking, but the tape hiss isn't there, and it sounds really good. The performance is also very good, so make this show a must have and you just might get it!

April 04, 1981 Pictures of Phoenix
Location: Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist: 2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx 6:05
Freewill 6:15
Limelight 4:55
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:14
Beneath, Between, Behind 3:14
The Camera Eye 11:08
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:50
Broon's Bane 0:45
The Trees 4:29
Xanadu 12:28
The Spirit of Radio 5:41
Red Barchetta 6:53
Closer to the Heart 3:55
Tom Sawyer 5:01
Vital Signs 5:30
Natural Science 8:26
Working Man (Reggae version) 1:23
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:52
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 4:02
In the End 1:28
In the Mood 1:34
2112: Grand Finale 3:07
La Villa Strangiato 10:19

Comments: Here is a great source from the Moving Pictures tour, after the filming of what would be Exit...Stage Left VHS/DVD. The sound here is pretty good. Not too distant, and I don't think that I hear any wall echo or any nasty reverb like a few other sources from this tour. There is some tape hiss, not very much though, and there is some distortion when things get really loud, but not distracting at all. This show is pretty much complete, though I think a few seconds of Broon's Bane might be missing, nothing serious. The performance is pretty good here too. The boys are in a good mood to be here, and I think that that they have been here before, so that might add some historical refrence to those who were wondering. The boys do deliver the goods tonight though, with Geddy seeming to be in a spacey mood. A show I wouldn't pass up.

May 17, 1981 Live in Largo 1981
Location: Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, USA
Source: Audience (2nd Gen)
Grade: B
Setlist: 2112: Overture / Temples of Syrinx
Freewill
Limelight
Hemispheres: Prelude
Beneath, Between, Behind
The Camera Eye
YYZ
Broon's Bane
The Trees
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Red Barchetta
Closer to the Heart
Tom Sawyer
Vital Signs
Natural Science
Working Man (Reggae Version)
Hemispheres: Armageddon
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
In the End
In the Mood
2112: Grand Finale

Comments: I heard that there is a different genneration copy running around that is much worse than this, and this is a second genneration source and it is very good. Its a bit boomy, but the mix is wonderful and everything can be heard really well despite some distortion and booming, but there is one more thing. It has some microgaps, nothing distracting though. A show that I recommend getting if you are looking to deepen you collection of Moving Pictures boots.

February 26, 1981 Moving Chicago
Location: International Ampitheatre, Chicago, Illinois
Source: Audience (4th Gen)
Grade: C-
Setlist: 2112 3:26
Freewill 4:50
Limelight 4:22
Hemispheres Prelude 4:21
Beneath, Between & Behind 2:46
The Camera Eye 11:48
YYZ 7:06
The Trees 5:02
Xanadu 6:18

Comments: Here is the rarest of my sources, and definatly not one of the best sources that I have ever heard. The performance is definatly excellent, luckily. The show is much better than the fourth and last night (Exit...Stage Right, Chicago The Definitive Edition) because they have much more energy and spirit tonight. The sound definatly does not come close to beating it, in fact, this is probably my worst source from the tour. Its very, very distorted at times, like in a little section of Limelight, if i do recall. Its pretty distant, the crowd is very loud as there are some very loud echos and some nasty reverb with this recording. There is some crappy tape hiss that is loud as all hell most of the time, and its pretty annoying. Best left for the collectors.

December 20, 1981 Tempest
Location: Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A-
Setlist: 2112: Overture/Temples of Syrinx 6:43
Freewill 6:01
Limelight 4:59
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:20
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:55
Subdivisions 4:54
The Camera Eye 11:05
YYZ / Drum Solo 9:07
Broon's Bane / The Trees 7:33
Xanadu 12:12
The Spirit of Radio 5:32
Red Barchetta 7:01
Closer to the Heart 3:16
Tom Sawyer 4:53
Vital Signs 5:08
Working Man / Hemispheres: Armageddon / Bytor & the Snow Dog / In the End / In the Mood / 2112: Finale 11:55
La Villa Strangiato 9:27

Comments: Well, not as good as Permanent Pictures, the sound quality is much brighter than Moving Pictures story. The sound is muffled for most of the show, but its not as bad as it was for the first 20 minutes. This seems to be a genned source as it has some tape hiss, nothing too distracting, and there is some distortion in places that can getting annoying if you are listening very loud, so you might want to listen a little quieter than you normally would with a bott, but not to detract from this good sounding show. The performance, as I have said before, is pretty good, but nothing too special is going on, but a very nice and tight version of Subdivisions is played tonight, but nothing else seems to be as good as that song tonight. This show is more or so for the collectors, but I would get Permanent Pictures before this.

November 04, 1981 Ron's Vault Release #1
Location: Wembley Arena, London, England
Source: Audience (1st Gen Analog)
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: 2112: Overture/Temples of Syrinx 6:39
Freewill 5:51
Limelight 4:51
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:32
Beneath, Between & Behind 2:35
Subdivisions 4:55
The Camera Eye 10:29
YYZ / Drum Solo 7:51
Broon's Bane 1:32
The Trees 4:55
Xanadu 12:24
The Spirit Of Radio 5:12
Red Barchetta 6:48
Closer To The Heart 3:24
Tom Sawyer 5:14
Vital Signs 4:59
Medley / Working Man / Armageddon / By-Tor and the Snow Dog / 12:09
La Villa Strangiato 10:13

Comments: Here is a good show from the first night in the Wembly Arena in London, England, and this show does not dissapoint. The sound is pretty good, everything is heard well, but its a bit distant, some tape hiss, and a little bit of compression in places. This is good when it comes to the Exit...Stage Left tour, slightly behind Deeside, and way behind Brighton, Hamburg, and Hartford, but beats some other shows from the tour. The performance is completely excellent, one of the best. The performance is only compared to Deeside in overall performance, as this is slightly in second place for performance, but great. This is a good show that the collectors and the die-hard Rush fans should definatly get.

June 14, 1981 Moving Stage
Location: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: A-
Setlist: Limelight 5:19
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:26
Beneath, Between, & Behind 2:50
The Camera Eye 11:18
YYZ 8:35
Broon's Bane 1:45
The Trees 4:46
Xanadu 12:12
The Spirit Of Radio 5:18
Red Barchetta 7:31
Closer To The Heart 3:44
Tom Sawyer 5:09
Vital Signs 4:58
Natural Science 8:23
By-Tor & The Snow Dog 4:06
In The End 1:43
In The Mood 1:34
2112: Grand Finale 2:33
La Villa Strangiato 9:37

Comments: If this were complete, it would be one of the best shows out there. This show easily beats MSG, Providence, and Fort Worth soundwise, but the performance is definatly one that you have to remember. The performance is excellent, they were in great form tonight. Its really funny, when some guy was lighting firecrackers in the place, after Red Barchetta, Geddy calls it a dangerous and stupid act, so that is worth getting just for that. The sound here is nothing short of excellent. The mix is perfect, the bass and guitar sound so excellent, and the drums and vocals cut through with authority. The only thing I wish for is that the keyboards where a little more there, but its well heard. There is some occasional distortion in places, as it may have been recorded too high, but the sound is amazing. 2112, Freewill, Parts of YYZ and The Trees are missing. Working Man, and Hemispheres are missing from the encore. Awesome show that you have to get.

June 16, 1981 Caught in the Camera's Eye
Location: Convention Center, Anaheim, California, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist: 2112 6:34
Freewill 6:06
Limelight 4:59
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:19
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:55
The Camera Eye 11:37
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:28
Broon's Bane 1:43
The Trees 4:29
Xanadu 12:26
The Spirit of Radio 5:51
Red Barchetta 6:50
Closer to the Heart 3:55
Tom Sawyer 4:58
Vital Signs 5:20
Natural Science 8:16
Working Man 1:14
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:53
Bytor and the Snow Dog 4:04
In the End 1:43
In the Mood 1:34
2112: Finale 2:13
La Villa Strangiato 9:21

Comments: This is not the best version of the show, as this show is a little more genned than the other version of the show that I do have. The sound is great, the fidelity is definatly a standout here. There is some tape hiss and occasional distortion (extremely rare) because the master tapes must have been poorly handled. Everything sounds great here, and the mix is defiantly exceptional. The performance is easily better than Chicago as it was more spirited. They mess up alot, but its all good as they are in an outstanding mood tonight. A good show for the collectors and those people.

July 02, 1981 Living in Bloomington
Location: Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
Source: Analog Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:31
Freewill 5:49
Limelight 4:36
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:22
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:44
The Camera Eye 10:58
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:08
Broon's Bane / The Trees 6:17
Xanadu 12:15
The Spirit of Radio 5:28
Red Barchetta 6:51
Closer to the Heart 3:41
Tom Sawyer 5:06
Vital Signs 5:27
Natural Science 8:22
Working Man,Hemishperes:Armageddon,By-Tor and the Snow Dog,In the End,In the Mood, 2112:Grand Finale 13:08
La Villa Strangiato 9:59

Comments: The only thing holding this back is the sound. The performance is easily one of the best from the tour. I never knew Rush liked Bloomington, and now I might add that location as one of Rush's favorite places to play. The sound isn't bad, but its not great, unfortunatly. Its very distant, and there is some echo. There isn't too much distortion or tape hiss as I do think that this is the analog master cassette recording, but I could never be too sure of that. Everything can be heard pretty well at times, but its kind of hard to hear things sometimes in the recording. The audience is loud after tracks, but they are silent between. A good show for the collectors and die-hard fans who love Rush alot.

March 01, 1981 Chicago, IL 3-1-81 - The Definitive Edition
Location: International Amphitheater, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: A/A+
Setlist: 2112: Overture 4:05
Temples of Syrinx 2:15
Freewill 6:07
Limelight 5:03
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:21
Beneath, Between & Behind 2:51
The Camera Eye 10:58
YYZ 2:21
Drum Solo 5:23
Broon's Bane 0:52
The Trees 4:25
Xanadu 13:11
The Spirit of Radio 5:52
Red Barchetta 7:00
Closer to the Heart 3:51
Tom Sawyer 4:48
Vital Signs 5:32
Natural Science 7:58
Working Man 1:17
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:53
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 3:57
In the End 1:40
In the Mood 1:35
2112: Grand Finale 2:53
La Villa Strangiato 10:22

Comments: If you though Exit...Stage Right was great, you had something wrong with your ears for a moment. This is soundboard quality, with a much better and brighter mix than Exit...Stage Left. The main thing I like about this one is that it dosen't sound old or generated like Exit...Stage Right does, and it has a much clearer perception of the band. The performance, well, I can say many things about it, none of them are really too flattering. Given it was their fourth and final night in Chicago, the performance can be forgiven. It lacked punch, and the intro to La Villa Strangiato by Geddy is hilarious, he sounds like he is competely wasted on the stage! Ah, and awesome show that is to bet, only tied with the Anahiem show for soundboard quality. But I do think that the Anahiem show has a much better performance, this show is a must-have to any collection, and if you don't have it, get it from me!

May 24, 1981 Short Takes
Location: Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: The Camera Eye 12:25
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:53
Broons Bane 1:43
The Trees 4:43
Xanadu 13:14
The Spirit Of Radio 5:42

Comments: Here is the incomplete Providence show, which is very good sounding for its time, which is great. I don't think that it sounds as good as the full show, but its more or so in the middle pack of all the Moving Pictures and Exit...StageLeft shows. Granted, its a bit distant, but I don't think that it is as distant as the full show. There is more tape hiss, suggestion a second or even a third generation copy. The performance is amazing. Victorias Day is the day to go see Rush live where ever the band may be, but the performance is definatly blistering, which you can hear the full performance on Streets of Diversity, the full Providence show. A great show, it will make its way into your collection sometime.

March 24, 1981 Living in the Limelight
Location: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Source: Audience
Grade: A-
Setlist: 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx
Freewill
Limelight
Hemispheres: Prelude
Beneath, Between & Behind
The Camera Eye
YYZ / Drum Solo
Broon's Bane
The Trees
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Red Barchetta
Closer to the Heart
Tom Sawyer
Vital Signs
Natural Science
Working Man
Bytor and the Snow Dog
In the End
In the Mood
2112: Finale
La Villa Strangiato

Comments: Here is a definatly excellent, and complete show from the Moving Pictures / Exit...Stage Left tour. The sound here is amazing. There are times where it is a tad muffled, like Red Barchetta, but the overall sound quality is excellent. There isn't as much fidelity as the Chicago or Anahiem shows, but it beats the Providence and MSG by a longshot. There is an amazing amount of clariy, and the bass and highs work perfectly together. There isn't too much distance, but there is some crowd noise, nothing distracting though. There are only 2 cuts, but this is an otherwise complete show. The performance is flat. I will not pull any punches, its just not their best performance from the 3 night stand. A must have show.

November 12, 1981 Hemmerlian Halls
Location: Hemmerleinhalle, Nuremburg, Germany
Source: Audience
Grade: B-
Setlist: 2112 6:59
Freewill 5:46
Limelight 5:23
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:37
Subdivisions 5:29
The Camera Eye 11:56
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:47
Broon's Bane / The Trees 6:34
The Spirit of Radio 5:25
Red Barchetta 7:42
Closer to the Heart 3:58
Tom Sawyer 6:06
Vital Signs 5:36
Working Man Medley 11:13
2112 Finale (reprise) 1:58
La Villa Strangiato 10:56
Interview / The Spirit of Radio 10:28

Comments: This dosen't suprise me at all. Another rushed production from the fan label I-vent, and that is not a pun at all. The sound here could be much better, its very distorted and distant, and much more genned than the Breaking Sound Barriers bootleg from this same very show. The only good thing here is the performance, which I can definatly talk more about in my more positive review of the Breaking Sound Barriers boot. There is an extra to this very odd release, however. The intereview is in decent quality, which is very good too say the least, but it really ins't anything that would make this a great bootleg in terms of quality. A must have for the collectors, but everyone else can stay away from this shameful show.

November 12, 1981 Breaking Sound Barriers
Location: Hemmerleinehalle, Nuremburg, Germany
Source: Audience
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: 2112 7:02
Freewill 6:27
Limelight 4:40
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:57
Subdivisions 5:19
The Camera Eye 12:16
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:11
Broon's Bane 1:29
The Trees 5:06
The Spirit of Radio 5:25
Red Barchetta 8:02
Closer to the Heart 4:15
Tom Sawyer 5:23
Vital Signs 5:20
Working Man Reggae 1:41
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:55
Bytor and the Snow Dog 4:17
In the End 1:51
In the Mood 1:41
2112: Finale 2:36
La Villa Strangiato 11:43

Comments: Another very great Moving Pictures/Exit...Stage Left tour show. The performance here is definatly a standout. While not as good as the Deeside show a few weeks earlier, I do think that it crushes the Hartford show in terms of performance, as today they are very energetic and amazingly on cue tonight. The sound here is actually very good, which I never would have thought with some generation lost on this recording. Granted, it is a bit distant, but I do think that the overall sound of the band is excellent. There is decent bass and mids here, but I think that the high end is a tad lacking, but I do think that this show is definatly clear enough that you can make out what each bad member is doing. The audience here isn't too loud in-between tracks, but after and before they are crazy, and the audience in the Drum Solo for Neil are just wild, but I think that the audience was removed from the Drum Solo for a reason, as I think that Digital Dan stated before that they were too loud and he individualy cut them out without losing the musical signal, and I definatly would think that it is much improved. There is some slight tape hiss here as it is more genned than a regular release, but I do think that the overall clarity is great. This is a very nice show from the later parts of the Moving Pictures/Exit Stage left tour, a must have basically.

December 20, 1981 Permanent Pictures
Location: Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Source: Analog (2nd Gen)
Grade: A-/A
Setlist: 2112 6:33
Freewill 5:55
Limelight 4:48
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:30
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:44
Subdivisions 5:00
The Camera Eye 10:58
YYZ / Drum Solo 9:14
Broon's Bane 1:38
The Trees 4:39
Xanadu 12:35
The Spirit of Radio 5:39
Red Barchetta 6:51
Closer to the Heart 3:26
Tom Sawyer 5:00
Vital Signs 5:02
Working Man 1:35
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:49
Bytor and the Snow Dog 4:00
In the End 1:41
In the Mood 1:32
2112: Finale 2:33
La Villa Strangiato 9:33

Comments: A definate upgrade to Moving Pictures Story, as this is definatly much less muddy and much more clear. This sounds much less stale as the other bootleg I mentioned as well. There is some slight tape hiss with this recording, but nothing that would detract from the overall sound, as everything is very clear. I do think that this is a soundboard recording because of the distance with the crowd, either that or it was recorded on the stage, I don't know which one. Everything is much clearer and much more defined than in Moving Pictures story, and this oen has much more overall clarity. The performance is pretty good, but nothing really special is going on, so I definatly cannot say that this show is as good as the Deeside stop or the Brighton stop in the performance, but the sound is better than most shows from this tour. The crowd went wild when Geddy said "This is Tom Saywer" and it was really amazing, the crowd was definatly digging the show tonight, they were just having so much fun all night. This is definatly one of the best Moving Pictures/Exit...Stage Left shows out there. A must have recording.

November 19, 1981 Live In Stuttgart 1981
Location: Sporthalle, Boblingen, Germany
Source: Audience
Grade: B-
Setlist: 2112 6:44
Freewill 5:53
Limelight 4:44
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:17
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:34
Subdivisions 4:51
The Camera Eye 10:28
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:10
Broon's Bane 1:37
The Trees 4:37
Xanadu 12:12
The Spirit of Radio 5:24
Red Barchetta 6:46
Closer to the Heart 3:42
Tom Sawyer 4:49
Vital Signs 5:02
Working Man Reggae 1:30
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:51
Bytor and the Snow Dog 4:02
In the End 1:42
In the Mood 1:34
2112: Finale 2:37
La Villa Strangiato 9:42

Comments: I would say that this show is essential, but it is so compressed so it cannot happen. If there were less compression, this would be a great show. The performance here is okay, but I don't think that anything is really going on tonight, so I would have to say that this is a pass on the performance side, because there are definatly better performances out there. The instruments sound great, but the recording is so compressed. Its not muffled, its really boxed in, if you can understand my point of view. Its sounds like the band is in a tin can, if you will. But, for the rarity of the recording, I think that this is a great find for all of the completists, but not bad in the long run, but falls short of excellent because of the compression.

March 27, 1981 Red Barchetta
Location: The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A
Setlist: Limelight 4:36
Tom Sawyer 4:42
The Trees 7:18
Xanadu 9:54
Red Barchetta 6:25
Freewill 5:30
Closer To The Heart 3:35
By-Tor And The Snow Dog 4:12
In The End 1:46
In The Mood / The Grande Finale 3:40

Comments: This is simply the audio from the Exit...Stage Left DVD show, which is to say amazing. The recording is clean and very clear, but lacks the definition of the other boots from this very same date. It overall lacks in the upper frequencies but I think that this boot does get the job done in some sense of fashion. The performance is definatly excellent, that is why the band decided the tape this show on DVD! A must have, of course.

March 27, 1981 Red Star of the Solar Federation
Location: The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A+
Setlist: Limelight 4:36
Tom Sawyer 4:42
The Trees 7:18
Xanadu 9:54
Red Barchetta 6:25
Freewill 5:30
Closer To The Heart 3:35
By-Tor And The Snow Dog 4:12
In The End 1:46
In The Mood / The Grande Finale 3:40

Comments: This boot is better than the Red Barchetta boot from the same show because the definition from this boot is superior to that show. The performance, as I have said before, is excellent, that is why the band decided to video tape this show. Alex is having the most fun, as you can tell on the video, with Neil and Geddy taking a little more serious action in the concert and staying more on focus with the overall performance than Alex is. This is an excellent show that should make it into everyones collection sometime.

March 23, 1981
March 24, 1981
March 25, 1981 Toronto's Last Stand
Location: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Source: Audience (1st gen)
Grade: B+
Setlist: 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:33
Freewill 5:55
Limelight 4:38
Hemispheres: Prelude
Beneath, Between & Behind 2:58
The Camera Eye 10:43
YYZ / Drum Solo 7:43
Broon's Bane 0:47
The Trees 4:26
Xanadu 12:39
The Spirit of Radio 5:07
Red Barchetta 7:18
Closer to the Heart 3:51
Tom Sawyer 4:47
Vital Signs 5:26
Natural Science 8:26
Working Man 1:21
Hemispheres: Armageddon
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 4:02
In the End 1:40
In the Mood 1:33
2112: Finale 2:48
La Villa Strangiato 9:43
CHUM FM Special of the Week"" 6:42

Comments: The sound on all of these are par, with the 2nd and 3rd night sounding the best, because of the postition maybe? But, all of the performances tell a different story. The 1st night has the absolute best performance out of all of these shows, with okay sound, but not the best from the boxset. The 1st night still has good sound, though. The 2nd night has great sound, easily the best sounding out of the boxset, but the performance is a totally different story. The boys were really flat and boring tonight, sad to say. Everything is just so dull, and boring with that unfortunate performance on the second night. The 3rd night is a mixed bag. The sound isn't as good as the 2nd night, but has great sound, easliy better than the 1st night. The performance is a definate mixed bag, because they are much better tonight, but they don't offer the goods, because some flips and flubs occur many times. This is a great little boxset. I will only trade all of the shows for you, and in exchange I pick 2 shows from you. There is no "I only want the 2nd night" or "I only want the 1st and 3rd night" you get everything. Great boxset that should walk into everyones collection eventually.

June 05, 1981 Mechanicl Music
Location: The Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B/B-
Setlist: 2112: Overture/The Temples Of Syrinx 5:32
Freewill 5:38
Limelight 5:25
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:22
Beneath, Between & Behind 3:04
The Camera Eye 11:16
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:12
Broon's Bane 1:39
The Trees 4:23
Xanadu 12:11
The Spirit Of Radio 5:51
Red Barchetta 6:44
Closer To The Heart 3:52
Tom Sawyer 4:55
Vital Signs 5:10
Natural Science 8:26
Working Man 1:21
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:51
By-Tor And The Snow Dog 3:53
In The End 1:40
In The Mood 1:30
2112: Finale 2:38
La Villa Strangiato 7:51

Comments: An okay little show here. Its definatly not one of the best sources from the whole tour, but maybe in the middle section. The performance here is okay, but not as good as the second night. The sound here is a little bit of everything, much like Picture This, but this source isn't as good. The sound here is everywhere, compressed to not compressed, distortion to distortion free at times, and crappy to pretty damn good, and pretty damn good to pretty damn shitty. I think this would be rated higher if there was a better performance, and less cuts, but otherwise this show is a keeper for some parts in the sound. There is some constant echo here, and there is an everlasting lack of resolution with the overall sound. This is more for the seasoned collector, but I think its a good little show.

June 06, 1981 Exit the Warriors
Location: The Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:40
Freewill 6:06
Limelight 4:39
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:26
Beneath, Between and Behind 2:43
The Camera Eye 11:22
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:37
Broon's Bane 1:38
The Trees 4:32
Xanadu 12:42
The Spirit of Radio 5:47
Red Barchetta 6:58
Closer to the Heart 3:54
Tom Sawyer 4:55
Vital Signs 5:10
Natural Science 8:28
Working Man 1:23
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:52
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 3:57
In the End 1:40
In the Mood 1:33
2112: Finale 2:38
La Villa Strangiato 9:46

Comments: A good little show we have here, much better than the first night, performance-wise its much better. The sound here is a mixed bag, at times better than rated, and times its worse than rated because of some compression at times, but a fine source. This is also in the middle section of all of the Moving Pictures shows, but this is a little higher than the first night. Now, lets talk about this amazing performance that we happen to get here. The performance here is definatly excellent, with much more power and authority than the first night, as it was flat and a tiny bit boring at times. This is a show that is amazing because of the performance, but the sound is something you could pass up on, but it will make it into your collection of Rush shows one day.

May 18, 1981 Picture This
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
Source: Audience (1st gen)
Grade: B+
Setlist: 2112: Overture/The Temples Of Syrinx 5:32
Freewill 5:38
Limelight 5:25
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:22
Beneath, Between & Behind 3:04
The Camera Eye 11:16
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:12
Broon's Bane 1:39
The Trees 4:23
Xanadu 12:11
The Spirit Of Radio 5:51
Red Barchetta 6:44
Closer To The Heart 3:52
Tom Sawyer 4:55
Vital Signs 5:10
Natural Science 8:26
Working Man 1:21
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:51
By-Tor And The Snow Dog 3:53
In The End 1:40
In The Mood 1:30
2112: Finale 2:38
La Villa Strangiato 7:51

Comments: This thing is like a tale of two recordings. On one side, the recording is clear, and beautiful, mostly in disc 1 and some (but not alot) parts of disc 2. Then, there is the evil side. Compressed, and unattractive on most of disc 2. The performance here is amazing, they give a great show to the New York crowd. They do a cool little ditty in the beginning of "Limelight" but the sound isn't up to par for disc 2. The sound on disc 1 is almost brittle, but I would describe it to be detailed. The disc 1 is excellent, the mix is very good. There is little distance with the band and the taper, so its a very clear reception of the band. Luckily, we don't get to much tape hiss on either of the recordings, making them (well disc 2) sound just okay. More for the seasoned collector, for people who were at the show more than casual collectors. Disc 1 is a must have though, so just listen to that one!

April 12, 1981 For What its Worth Platinum Edition
Location: Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: B+
Setlist:2112 6:46
Freewill 5:57
Limelight 4:48
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:21
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:54
The Camera Eye 10:43
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:29
Broon's Bane 0:50
The Trees 4:38
Xanadu 13:05
The Spirit of Radio 5:52
Red Barchetta 6:53
Closer to the Heart 3:39
Tom Sawyer 4:55
Vital Signs 5:29
Natural Science 8:37
Working Man 1:24
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:54
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 4:04
In the End 1:44
In the Mood 1:35
2112: Finale 3:12
La Villa Strangiato 10:01

Comments: Not the best source from the whole tour, but a better one, at that. The sound isn't excellent, but good. There is some distance with the band, and there is a little distortion, but what saves this show with suprise you. The show itself, the performance, is excellent. There is no way that any other show beats this in terms of its performance, they sound so great tonight, and they really have this energy that is really amazing. Though the sound isn't great, but listenable, this is a show you don't want to miss.

November 02, 1981 Freewill and a Broken String
Location: Brighton Conference Center, Brighton, England
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: A/A+
Setlist: 2112 6:44
Freewill 5:56
Limelight 4:50
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:24
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:38
Subdivisions 4:56
The Camera Eye 10:58
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:39
Broon's Bane 1:37
The Trees 4:37
Xanadu 12:42
The Spirit of Radio 5:54
Red Barchetta 6:44
Closer to the Heart 3:42
Tom Sawyer 4:59
Vital Signs 5:09
Working Man Reggae 1:30
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:53
Bytor and the Snow Dog 4:06
In the End 1:44
In the Mood 1:36
2112: Finale 2:45
La Villa Strangiato 10:07

Comments: The absolute best source I have found from the Moving Pictures/Exit...Stage Left tour, this has got it all. The performance is stellar, but not as good as the one from the European Holiday, but still great. This bootleg also has incredible sound, with only some dull areas, but most of it is incredible. There are, as many may say, flubs with the overall performance, and I do asure you, the are doing their best, and they come out really great. One problem with the recording, keeping it from being a straight A+ is that there is a 40 second loud hissing sound in the beginning of 2112, the beginning of the concert pretty much, but if you fast forward, it will get done easliy. It dosen't last long, and it goes right into the song, then it sounds excellent. A must have for everyone.

October 31, 1981 On European Holiday
Location: Deeside Leisure Centre, Deeside, Wales
Source: Audience (1st gen)
Grade: B+/A-
Setlist:
2112 6:44
Freewill 5:53
Limelight 4:44
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:17
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:34
Subdivisions 4:51
The Camera Eye 10:28
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:10
Broon's Bane 1:37
The Trees 4:37
Xanadu 12:12
The Spirit of Radio 5:24
Red Barchetta 6:46
Closer to the Heart 3:42
Tom Sawyer 4:49
Vital Signs 5:02
Working Man Reggae 1:30
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:51
Bytor and the Snow Dog 4:02
In the End 1:42
In the Mood 1:34
2112: Finale 2:37
La Villa Strangiato 9:42

Comments: This is probably one of the better sounding sources from the whole tour, and the performance is near perfect. They put on a great show tonight, with little to no flubs with the whole performance. The crowd is really into the show, screaming when they can, but not too loud that you can't hear the amazing sound and amazing performance. The sound quality is excellent, but there is some slight compression, but overall a great sounding show. The 1st gen taper was bought right after the show was recorded, so we know that this is a 1st gen source, and its definatly a great one. I'm listening to this show as I speak, and I really don't think that there is any audience noise that is really bad, its actually very entertaining to hear every little fan scream when they can, and its really just such an interesting show when you listen to it. Without saying, I can recommend this really great show to all of you Rush lovers.

June 16, 1981 Anaheim, CA 6-16-81 - The Definitive Edition
Location: Convention Center, Anaheim, California, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: A+
Setlist: 2112:Overture 4:21
2112: Temples of Syrinx 2:14
Freewill 6:07
Limelight 5:01
Hemispheres: Prelude
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:57
The Camera Eye 11:42
YYZ 2:50
Drum Solo 5:49
Broon's Bane 1:42
The Trees 4:27
Xanadu 12:38
The Spirit of Radio 5:50
Red Barchetta 6:50
Closer to the Heart 3:55
Tom Sawyer 4:57
Vital Signs 5:17
Natural Science 8:16
Working Man 1:16
Hemispheres: Armageddon
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 4:01
In the End 1:41
In the Mood 1:32
2112: Grand Finale 2:17
La Villa Strangiato 9:34

Comments: Definatly tied with the Chicago show as the definitive Moving Pictures show, and not alot come close, except for Streets of Diversity comeing in a very close second place in terms of sound quality. The only reason I didn't give this an A+ is because there are many flaws with the performance, technically, but it really adds to how funny the show, ultimatly is. The band played well, but the equpiment on the keyboards fail in The Spirit of the Radio, but there a few flaws with the acutal band performance, but not bad enough to bring it down to an A- or a B+. One thing I may also mention is that there might not be any songs from this show that might have made it to Exit...Stage Left, but none-the-less a great show. Something you definatly don't want to miss.

May 24, 1981 Streets of Diversity
Location: Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Source: Audience (2nd Gen)
Grade: A-
Setlist: 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:40
Freewill 6:06
Limelight 4:39
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:26
Beneath, Between and Behind 2:43
The Camera Eye 11:22
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:37
Broon's Bane 1:38
The Trees 4:32
Xanadu 12:42
The Spirit of Radio 5:47
Red Barchetta 6:58
Closer to the Heart 3:54
Tom Sawyer 4:55
Vital Signs 5:10
Natural Science 8:28
Working Man 1:23
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:52
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 3:57
In the End 1:40
In the Mood 1:33
2112: Finale 2:38
La Villa Strangiato 9:46

Comments: There really is nothing to complain about here. The sound is really good, sometimes I really think i'm listening to a high gen soundboard, but its really a great listen. The instruments are heard very clearly. This is also a very rare find, because, for many years, you have only gotten a partial concert (about 4-5 songs) but now, we get the whole thing, and it sounds darn good. It might not be as great Exit...Stage Right, but its pretty close. There is some distance with the recording, as there is a good amount of crowd noise and there is some tape hiss as this is an older source (2nd generation to be exact) but the echo in this show helps it, giving more detail when Neil hits the drums. The performance is definatly excellent, as they enjoy themselevs on Victorias Day, but their not in Canada. Very odd that they aren't in Canada really. There aren't very many cuts, either, which is great. Actually this show is complete from start to finish. Very nice, something you don't want to miss.

1981 12 02 Municipal Auditorium Nashville NT
Location: Municipal Auditorium Nashville NT
Source: Audience (3rd Gen)
Grade: B-
Setlist: 2112 Overture
2112: Temples Of Syrinx
Freewill
Limelight
Hemispheres: Prelude
Beneath, Between & Behind
Subdivisions
The Camera Eye
YYZ/Drum Solo
Broon's Bane
The Trees
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Red Barchetta
Closer to the Heart
Tom Sawyer
Vital Signs
Working Man
Hemispheres: Armageddon
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
In the End
In the Mood
2112 Grand Finale
La Villa Strangiato

Comments: This is along the lines of being okay and being subpar. There is, ultimatly, more bad than good, but I still managed to give it a B because the performance overall was pretty good. The bad is that there is a great deal of overall echoe, and the crowd was very wild on that night, so the band is barely heard by the taper, so, thus giving you the echoe and the crowd noise (obviously). Another really bad problem is that it sound really compressed, like its in a box that can't produce depth in sound. The good is the overall performance was blistering, and its a really rare show, I think that this is really the only source of the show. I can't really recommend this because the audio is a little harsh and hard to listen too, so I can only recommend this to collectors, diehards, and hardcore bootlegers.

November 11, 1981 Vital Signs Platinum Edition
Location: Concert Centrum, Hamburg, Germany
Source: Audience(1st gen)
Grade: A-
Setlist: 2112 6:28
Freewill 5:30
Limelight 4:31
Beneath, Between, Behind
2:26 Subdivisions 4:57
The Camera Eye 11:04
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:20
Broon's Bane 1:26
The Trees 3:02
The Spirit of Radio 5:07
Red Barchetta 6:40
Closer to the Heart 3:05
Tom Sawyer 4:49
Vital Signs 4:56
Working Man 1:37
Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:54
Bytor and the Snow Dog 4:06
In the End 1:47
In the Mood 1:39
2112: Finale 2:04

Comments: This show is great, I will start off with that. The performance here is definatly great, we get amazing versions of "Subdvisions" and a passionate, yet rough "Red Barchetta." Geddy is in a great mood tonight, as he sounds very good. The taper actually cut all of Geddy's talking and all of the audience noise from the production, and it was done at the show! Digital Dan at Digital Rush Experience stated it was done at the show, so its like a 1.4 hour meledy, which isn't to detract from the overall sound. The sound here is excellent. Its on tie with the Brighton show and beats the Deeside, Hartford (Moving Pictures story), and the Providence show from the massive 1981 tour. The highs here are very amazingly captured, but at times they are a bit harsh, but nothing that would detract from the awesome sound. The mix here is perfect, with everything sounding great, but the guitar I think is most picked up. Alex's side of the concert hall. A must have show, this thing is all around amazing!

December 20, 1981 Moving Pictures Story
Location: Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: B+
Setlist: 2112: Overture Temples of Syrinx 6:40
Freewill 5:58
Limelight 4:45
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:31
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:53
Subdivisions 4:54
The Camera Eye 11:02
YYZ / Drum Solo 8:58
Broon's Bane / The Trees 6:12
Xanadu 12:27
The Spirit of Radio 5:48
Red Barchetta 6:44
Closer to the Heart 3:29
Tom Sawyer 4:50
Vital Signs 5:03
Working Man/Hemispheres: Armageddon/Bytor and the Snow Dog/In the End/In the Mood/2112: Finale 12:21
La Villa Strangiato 9:44

Comments: The review that I had posted before was, to say the least, very inacurate, to say the least. Only really the first 20 minutes are muffled and not par, so to speak. Then things start to get really good after those 20 minutes, just in time for the pre-released version of "Subdivisions" which sounds partiularly great on that night. The performances was okay, to say the least, nothing really to special. I think that the boys really just saw this place as another stop on the road, but they sound pretty good tonight. After a few songs, the sound really improves, which boosts the great mostly to a B or B+ with more areas on the second disc that are really good, mostly an A- grade, with only a few B or B+ grades in the mix. If you a Moving Pictures fan, you'll like this one.

March 01, 1981 Exit...Stage Right
Location: International Amphitheater, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: A-
Setlist: 2112
Freewill
Limelight
Hemispheres: Prelude
Beneath, Between, Behind
The Camera Eye
YYZ / Drum Solo
Broon's Bane
The Trees
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Red Barchetta
Closer to the Heart
Tom Sawyer
Vital Signs
Natural Science
Working Man
Hemispheres: Armageddon
Bytor and the Snow Dog
In the End
In the Mood
2112: Finale
La Villa Strangiato

Comments: This is one of the better audience recordings I have found out there. The sound is nice and full, and straight-forward, in your face sound. Geddy's vocals were really nice on that night, and Alex was just playing amazingly as he always does. This really sounds like a great soundboard. This is high generation as it does sound a bit old and lacks in overall detail. The performance was also pertty nice, with some nice added intros and whatnot. The surf version of "Working Man" and many other songs are really great treat for those who like when Rush does different musical styles. The performance, is well, a little dull, won't say anymore of that. Really, a great addition to you collection overall. I highly recommend this one to anyone.

Pre-Moving Pictures Dates

2008-09-30T13:38:00.000-07:00

September 26, 1980 First Contact
Location: Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, USA
Source: Audience (2nd gen)
Grade: B/B-
Setlist: 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:09
Freewill 5:49
By-Tor and The Snow Dog 5:20
Xanadu 13:10
Limelight (pre-release version) 4:54
The Trees 5:23
Hemispheres: Prelude 4:34
The Spirit of Radio 5:25
Closer to The Heart 3:25
Beneath, Between and Behind 2:32
Tom Sawyer (pre-release version) 5:18
Jacob's Ladder 8:59
A Passage to Bangkok 3:54
Natural Science 8:28
Working Man (Reggae Intro) 3:34
Finding My Way 0:23
Anthem 1:38
Bastille Day 1:15
In The Mood 2:41
Drum Solo 6:56
La Villa Strangiato 10:04

Comments: In the middle pack of these very few shows. The sound is okay, but I think that the performance is much better than the sound itself, which definatly bosts the grade up for this one in many cases. I think it isn't as good as the Something Old, and Something New bootleg, but I think it definatly gets the job done. You can sense that the band is really happy to show everyone in the crowd the new material, and it really shows with the performance exactly how they feel. This show is more for completists because the sound is a little sub-par, to say the least, but this definatly not a bad recording by any means.

September 16, 1980 Moving to Baton Rouge
Location: Riverside Centroplex, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: D
Setlist: 2112
Freewill
By Tor and Snow Dog
Xanadu
Limelight
The Trees
Hemispheres The Prelude
The Spirit of Radio
Closer to the Heart
Beneath Between and Behind
Tom Sawyer
Jacobs Lader
A Passage to Bankok
Natural Science
Working Man
In the Mood - cut
Drum Solo
La Villa Stangiato

Comments: Yikes, I didn't realize how bad it really was until I got it. The sound here is dreadful, even worse than the 8/14/74 show, which isn't even this bad! The sound is so distorted, chopped up, and there is just so much distance and so much audience noise, its really a hard song to overall listen to. The reason i didn't give this an F grade is because the performance is here is spectacular, which really saves the show in terms of overal production. The band gives very nice versions of songs like "A Passage to Bangkok" and "La Villa Strangiato" which are really firey tonight, but the sound, unfortuantly, is very bad, and it makes it almost unlistenable because of the overall sound. But, its not completely unlistenable because of the amazing preformance. This is really something more for the seasoned collector, and definatly not for the casual trader, they will definatly hate this release.

September 30, 1980 Something Old, Something New
Location: Allentown Fairgrounds, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: A
Setlist: 2112
Freewill
By-tor and the Snowdog
Xanadu
Limelight
The Trees
Hemispheres:Prelude
The Spirit of Radio
Closer to the Heart
Beneath, Between, Behind
Tom Sawyer
Jacob's Ladder
A Passage to Bangkok
Natural Science (Cut)

Comments: This has to be one of my all time favorite shows. The pre-released versions of "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight" are really nice treats. The band was on fire that night as well. Another highlight was a preformance of "A passage to Bangkok" which Rush rarely played back in the 1970's, so that is a real treat as well. The sound is really impressive considering how old it it, nearly 28 years old! One thing that I really don't care for about this bootleg is "The Spirit of Radio", thats really the only problem. The recorder had some speed problems, there are parts were its too fast, or too slow, and some that are right, but thats the only recroding problem. This is still a really good bootleg, despite the speeding problems. I strongly recommend this, for its really impressive quality, and the rare songs that are on this bootleg.

Permenant Waves Dates

2008-09-30T13:32:00.000-07:00

June 5, 1980 Hammersmith Remastered
Location: Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
Source: Audience
Grade: A-/A
Setlist: 1.2112
2.Freewill
3.By-tor and the Snowdog
4.Xanadu
5.The Spirit of Radio
6.Natural Science
7.A Passage to Bangkok
1.The Trees
2.Cygnus X-1
3.Hemispheres
4.Closer to the Heart
5.Beneath, Between, and Behind
6.Jacob's Ladder
7.Meledy
8.La Villa Strangiato

Comments: I remastered, its much improved. I increased the high end as it was lacking, and the bass end and the lows section was booming. It definatly improved. I changed the speed about 4% slower so it will run the right speed, so thats good. I definatly tried my best, and gave my best effort, and I hope you enjoy because I think it sounds good.

June 11, 1980 Live Glasgow Apollo '80
Location: The Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland
Source: Audience
Grade: B-/B
Setlist: Hemispheres
Closer To The Heart
Beneath, Between and Behind
Jacob's Ladder
Working Man
Finding My Way
Anthem
Bastille Day
In The Mood / Drum Solo
La Villa Strangiato

Comments: Here is a pretty okay show from the European half of the Permanent Waves tour, and a decent one we do happen to get. There is some hiss, suggesting an older source, but everything is very clear, but there seems to be some tape drag, and speed problems through most of the show, nothing distracting. Still, the best European shows from the Permanent Waves tour are On the Bar and Big Ben, though this might just be under, as it certainly does beat the first night and the fourth night at the Hammersmith Odeon. The performance is pretty good, nothing too special, but very good. The boys are a little unexciting, but that turns in a very solid and very focused show. One that you should get after you get the best shows from this awesome tour.

May 20, 1980 Elm City Waves
Location: New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B-
Setlist: 2112 Overture
2112 Temples of Syrinx
2112 Discovery
2112 Oracle The Dream
2112 Grand Finale
Freewill
By-tor and the Snowdog
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Natural Science
A Passage to Bangkok
The Trees
Cygnus X-1
Hemispheres

Comments: The main reason I got this show is because its supposed to be rare, and with good reason aparently. The performance is pretty good, nothing special though. The sound is good for its era, not distant, but some distortion and bad mix make it a less then average sounding show at sometimes, but still very good for its era considering that there are millions of terrible Permanent Waves shows out there that I do not yet have, this is in the middle pack of all of the Permanent Waves shows though. This is incomplete, as there are numerous cuts, not too many distracting luckily, but we miss everything after Hemispheres. A show for the collectors.

June 4th, 1980 Permanent Hammersmith
Location: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: C+
Setlist: Freewill 5:27
By-Tor and the Snowdog 2:26
Xanadu 8:01
The Spirit of Radio 3:41
Natural Science 6:35
A Passage to Bangkok 3:32

Comments: Here is a pretty much rarer-than-usual show. The show itself is great, they give the best performance of the whole Hammersmith run, besides Fort Worth, it could be the best performance from this tour. They totally rock tonight, and it really shows. The sound really dosen't rock though. Distortion everywhere, millions of cuts, compression, and alot of tape flucuations and speed problems make this seem really unpleasent at times. You can hear things at times, but not always clearly. The best of the Hammersmith shows are The Big Ben and On the Bar, and this show does not beat it. A die-hard show.

June 7th, 1980 Rush of Hammersmith
Location: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: C/C-
Setlist: 2112 Overture
2112 Temples of Syrinx
2112 Presentation
2112 Grand Finale
Freewill
Natural Science
A Passage to Bangkok

Comments: Another incomplete show, but one of the rarest. I think that the same taper taped the first night and this night, as these shows are both master recordings. The performance is okay, not the best from this 5 night stand at the Hammersmith, but not the worst overall performance from any show of the tour (that reward can go to several other shows that I will not mention). The sound is probably the worst thing about this show though. Distortion and speed problems make this bad enough, but poor resolution and some echo add to how unpleasent this show sounds at times. There are times when thing shine though, very rarely though. A show more or so for the crazy collectors.

February 20, 1980 The Spirit of Montreal
Location: The Forum, Montreal, Quebec
Source: Audience (3rd Gen)
Grade: B
Setlist: 2112
Freewill
By-tor and the Snowdog
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Natural Science
A Passage to Bangkok
The Trees
Closer to the Heart
Beneath, Between & Behind
Jacob's Ladder
La Villa Strangiato

Comments: Here is one of the rarest shows from the Permanent Waves tour, but it has good reasons to be rare. Its the first night in Montreal, which is rare enough. This is not better than the second night sonically and soundwise, but the performance is better I think. Both performances are very strong fortunatly. The sound, distant and a little distorted, but it is very much listenable. Geddy is in a fine mood tonight. We get a very blistering version of Bangkok, which is always nice to hear. With this release, there are many cuts. 2112 overture is missing complete, 2112 Grand Finale is missing, and the first few seconds of Freewill are missing. The intro the Xanadu is missing, and some of Natural Science is missing. A verse is cut on Bangkok, and most of The Trees is missing. All of Cygnus X-1 and Hemispheres are gone, and some of Closer to the Heart has a cut in the beginning. This is missing most of the encore, and the beginning to La Villa is cut, and there is a very large tape flucuation spot at the end were the speed runs to fast, then too slow and the last 10 or 20 seconds of La Villa is also cut. A must have for the hardcore collector.

March 10, 1980 A Year Later & Another Hostage Released
Location: The Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
Source: Audience (2nd Gen)
Grade: A-
Setlist: 2112 15:33
Freewill 5:47
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 5:44
Xanadu 12:57
The Spirit of Radio 5:13
Natural Science 8:35
A Passage to Bangkok 4:01
The Trees 5:05
Cygnus X-1 8:12
Hemispheres 13:28
Hemispheres continued 0:43
Closer to the Heart 3:14
Beneath, Between and Behind 2:48
Jacob's Ladder 7:49
Working Man 3:30
Finding My Way 0:22
Anthem 1:39
Bastille Day 1:27
In the Mood 2:42
Drum Solo 6:30
La Villa Strangiato 9:54

Comments: Another awesome show from this tour. It does not beat Fort Worth or the remastered version of the second night in Hammersmith, but its right under those for best audience recordings. The first 30 minutes or so are muffled, but aren't bad, so the show starts about at B+ area. By Natural Science the grade is an easy A, but I averaged those out, and made A- so it gets a bit better as the show goes on. The speed starts off slow on the first disc, but seems to clear up on the second disc. The sound overall is very good, very detailed, and there is about no distance between the recorder and the stage, as everything is clear, but the clarity isn't as strong as some other shows. A show you need to have in your collection.

March 2, 1980 Raw Source
Location: Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Source: Audience
Grade: B-
Setlist:
2112
Freewill
By-Tor and the Snowdog
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Natural Science
A Passage To Bangkok
The Trees
Cygnus X-1

Comments: Too bad this is incomplete and dosen't sound as good as some of the other shows, because the performance here is actually very nice. The sound is by no means terrible, but it is very muffled and very distant, with alot of taper talk. This is incomplete, loosing every single second of the remaining songs from the normal setlist, unfortuantly. Thats really bad because they seem to be giving one of the strongest performances of the tour. Geddy is really in a good mood tonight, and just playing really well. Alex seems fairly spirited, and Neil seems to be playing pretty well tonight. I think with all of the positives aside, this show is really only for the collectors, because of the rarity, I cannot recommend this to the casual trader.

May 08, 1980 Freedom of Music
Location: The Palladium, New York, New York, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B+
Setlist: 2112
Freewill
By-Tor And The Snow Dog
Xanadu
The Spirit Of Radio
Natural Science
A Passage To Bangkok
The Trees
Cygnus X-1
Hemispheres
Closer To The Heart
Beneath, Between And Behind
Jacob's Ladder

Comments: I really like this show, and its a great Permanent Waves show on a whole. This source, unfortunatly, is incomplete, so evey song after Jacobs Ladder is missing from the show. But, this source sure does sound better than most of the European shows. There is some distortion, but the sound is huge, and the drums sound quiet good on this recording. There is a bit of taper talk here and there, but I don't think its all that bad. This show, on my standards, ties with Big Ben, but dosen't come close to shows like On the Bar or Timeless Wavelength Platinum Edition, but more or so of Setting the Course, or Distant Overture, so i think that this show is pretty damn good. A must have for the Permanent Waves lover.

April 04, 1980 The Appliance of Science
Location: International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: 2112 15:20
Freewill 5:59
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 5:43
Xanadu 12:57
The Spirit of Radio 5:33
Natural Science 8:55
A Passage To Bangkok 3:56
The Trees 4:53
Cygnus X-1 8:32
Hemispheres 14:21
Closer To The Heart 3:20
Beneath, Between and Behind 2:48
Jacob's Ladder 7:44
Working Man 3:29
Finding My Way 0:23
Anthem 1:38
Bastille Day 1:25
In The Mood 2:37
Drum Solo 5:42
La Villa Strangiato (cut) 1:02

Comments: A great near complete show! The sound here is pretty huge, much like the Freedom of Music boot, but this one is a tad more distant than the other, as there is a little more taper talk than the boot mentioned above. But, I think that the best thing about it is the warm bass sound, its pretty strong, but luckily never overwhelming so. The show is pretty good sounding on high volumnes, so you will get complete satifactory if you listen loudly. There are a few cuts, but the worst one happens to be in La Villa. Only the intro is here, but what is here is pretty good. The performance seems to be par for the course, but definatly not the strongest, and definatly not the weakest performance. This is one of the best sources from the tour, and I love this show, so I really have to recommend this to anyone.

February 02, 1980 The Three Magicians-Remastered Edition
Location:Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: 2112
Freewill
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Natural Science
A Passage to Bangkok
The Trees
Cygnus X-1
Hemispheres
Closer to the Heart
Beneath, Between and Behind (cut)
Jacob's Ladder
Working Man
Finding My Way
Anthem
Bastille Day
In The Mood
Drum Solo
La Villa Strangiato

Comments: Before I rant on and on about how great some Permanent Waves shows are, I would like for you to know this is the exact copy of The Three Magicians regular copy. The sound is exactly the same, which is buried in hiss but the overall production is pretty good. I do have the definative version of the show, Timeless Wavelength Platinum Edition now, and I do think that one is a definate improvement over the two magician boots. I am bitterly dissapointed with the production this because its already made.

March 21, 1980 History in Ruins
Location: Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, Washington, USA
Source: Audience (2nd Gen)
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: 2112
Freewill
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Natural Science
A Passage To Bangkok
The Trees
Cygnus X-1
Hemispheres
Closer to the Heart
Beneath, Between and Behind
Jacob's Ladder
Working Man
Finding My Way
Anthem
Bastille Day
In The Mood
Drum Solo

Comments: Another excellent show from the Permanent Waves tour, and this is definatly a must have because it is one of the more rare from the whole tour. The sound is okay, its a little distant, but it is bright and there isn't too much distance or distortion that would make this an unenjoyable production. Geddy can get a bit buried in the mix at times, but I think that the mix as a whole is very good, with Alex sounding great as usual. The audience seems to be in a good mood tonight, as Geddy is as well. The performance is a hell of alot better than the 2 nights previous (03-19-80) because they seem to be much more energetic and much less flat than the previous 2 nights. This is incomplete, with 90 seconds gone of Cygnus X-1 and Hemispheres, and most of the drum solo is gone, and La Villa being cut completely. Even if this is incomplete, it is definatly a must have Permanent Waves show.

February 02, 1980 Timeless Wavelength Platinum Edition
Location: Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Source: Audience (1st Gen HiFi VHS)
Grade: A
Setlist: 2112 15:07
Freewill 5:56
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 5:17
Xanadu 12:55
The Spirit of Radio 5:19
Natural Science 8:40
A Passage to Bangkok 3:58
The Trees 5:04
Cygnus X-1 8:18
Hemispheres 14:17
Closer to the Heart 3:16
Beneath, Between and Behind (cut) 2:43
Jacob's Ladder 7:29
Working Man 3:28
Finding My Way 0:22
Anthem 1:39
Bastille Day 1:27
In The Mood 2:39
Drum Solo 6:19
La Villa Strangiato 9:47

Comments: One of the best sounding shows to emerge from the Permanent Waves tour, rivaling the known soundboards in quality (well at least the 1-26-80 show is definatly beaten). The setlist here is definatly amazing, you get all of the epics and all of the hits to stable it all out. The epics are definatly shortened, but they give much more quantity than any other tour besides the "Hemispheres" tour a year or two before. The performance here is definatly excellent here as well, with amazing performances of "2112" "A Passage to Bangkok" "Hemispheres" and "La Villa Strangiato" to name just a few of the amazing songs that are played. There are the regular releases, The Three Magicians and the remastered edition, but they definatly don't match the quality of this amazing boot. The sound quality alone is outstanding, with only a little tape hiss that somewhat distracts you, but the overall music is so much more incredible. The mix is so amazing here as well, with the guitar and bass sounding incredible. The drums are a tad low in the mix, but I do think that its not too low in the mix. There is little to no distance here as well, which definatly makes this the whole show too beat. One of the best from this tour, only rivaled by Distant Overture and On the Bar in overall sound quality, but they don't beat this amazing show because of the amazing performance here and the impressive sound quality. You have to get this amazing show, because you definatly will not be dissapointed with this fantastic recording.

June 15, 1980 Generations Lost
Location: Queens Hall, Leeds, England
Source: Audience
Grade: B-/C+
Setlist: 2112
Freewill
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Natural Science
A Passage To Bangkok
The Trees
Cygnus X-1
Hemispheres
Closer to the Heart
Beneath, Between and Behind
Jacob's Ladder
Working Man
Finding My Way
Anthem
Bastille Day
In The Mood
Drum Solo
La Villa Strangiato

Comments: The only reason to get this is because of the rarity, and the great performance. The sound here says otherwise to the statement though. While the performance may be excellent, they were playing really well tonight, the sound is almost unlistenable. There is so much distance with the band, but the audience on a whole isn't too loud at all. There is tape hiss which really detracts more than adds more than anything else, and there is just so much distortion that I don't really know where to start from. I think with all of the distance and distortion cleared up, this would be a great little recording here because of the rarity and the performance, but the sound is just absolutly dreadful, but not completely unlistenable. There is some clear moments, but not too many that would make this an enjoyable recording. The only reason to get this is because of the rare venue and such, and because the performance is excellent, casual collectors will hate this recording with a passion.

March 19, 1980 Permanent Tour
Loaction: Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: 2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:38
Discovery/Presentation/Soliloquy/Grand Finale 7:49
Freewill 6:00
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 5:12
Xanadu 13:12
The Spirit of Radio 5:29
Natural Science 9:20
A Passage to Bangkok 3:54
The Trees 5:32
Cygnus X-1 7:51
Hemispheres 13:31
Closer to the Heart 4:23
Beneath, Between and Behind 2:24
Jacob's Ladder 8:18
Working Man/Finding My Way/Anthem/Bastille Day 7:09
In the Mood 2:54
Drum Solo 8:39
La Villa Strangiato 11:17
Radio Promo 1:13

Comments: This Permanent Waves show is one of the much more enjoyable shows from the whole tour, with an okay sound and good performance to match. There is a more enjoyable sound range than that of Generations lost, but dosen't come close to Montreal or the Oden shows, but its nice to have because its here. There is some tape hiss, mid-range distortion, and some distance with the overall band, but this is still enjoyable. The performance here is decent, with a blistering version of "Hemispheres" and a few other songs, but there alot better performances because most of it is very flat. The Radio Promo is a tiny bonus that really isn't to bad nor good to have in your collection. I think this is in the middle section of all of the Permanent Waves shows, but this is still a great recording that you might listen to for a long time.

June 05, 1980 On the Bar
Location: Hammersmith Odeon, London, U.K.
Source: Audience
Grade: A-
Setlist: 2112 14:25
Freewill 5:30
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 5:32
Xandu 12:01
The Spirit of Radio 4:52
Natural Science 8:19
A Passage to Bangkok 3:47
The Trees 5:34
Cygnus X-1 7:46
Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres 14:08
Closer to the Heart 3:09
Beneath, Between and Behind 2:01
Jacob's Ladder 8:47
Medley 15:18
La Villa Strangiato 9:59

Comments: Another great, scratch that, another excellent U.K. Rush bootleg, which is really rare to find. Many of the U.K./Europe shows sound terrible, to say the least. On the Bar and The Big Ben sound fantastic compared to the rest of the shows, and they both sound great for Permanent Waves shows as well. The sound here is nothing short of a miracle, not to distant, and not to bad sounding at all. The performance here is definatly better than Big Ben, they give a better show, so to speak of. Either the band is really sounding good tonight, playing really uptempo and fast, or there is a speed problem. Nothing really to dramatic. There is no tape hiss, but there might be a little distance, but the crowd seems to be quiet for the most part. I think that this is definatly in the better section of the Permanent Waves shows, along with The Big Ben, Setting the Course, and Distant Overture. Only available in SHN format. A must have.

January 21, 1980 Distnat Overture
Location: The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Source: Audience
Grade: A-/B+
Setlist: 2112 15:39
Freewill 5:52
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 5:38
Xanadu 12:14
The Spirit of Radio 5:32
Natural Science 8:32
A Passage to Bangkok 3:43
The Trees 5:04
Cygnus X-1 8:08
Hemispheres 14:02
Closer to the Heart 3:12
Beneath, Between and Behind 3:09
Jacob's Ladder 7:45
Working Man 3:27
Finding My Way 0:23
Anthem 1:39
Bastille Day 1:27
In The Mood 2:42
Drum Solo 6:24
La Villa Strangiato 9:41

Comments: Probably the best sounding complete show from the Permanent Waves shows, but the 2/14/80 show is so much better sound-wise. This is the 3rd night of the tour, so you can expect some flubs with the performance, but overall very good performance. The sound quality here is also excellent, but there are some problems that may get a little distracting at times. There is some tape hiss, but nothing extremely noticable, but still definatly there. There is, also, some bass distortion, because there might have been a problem with Geddy's moniter tonight. The mix is exceptional. Geddy is a little low in the mix, but he can be heard pretty well. The guitar is captured and well represented with this recording, as with Neil's drumming skills here. There are some tape eats that can be heard, but none of them lasting more than one second, and none of the overall music is actually gone, so we luckily get a virtually complete show here. "The Spirit of Radio" "Natural Science" and "A Passage to Bangkok" sound a tiny bit compressed here, but I think its still a great show. There are also little clicks in the recording that happen every so often, but none are very serious. Definatly one of the best from this tour.

June 06, 1980 Big Ben
Location: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
Source: Audience
Grade: B+
Setlist: 2112 15:05
Freewill 5:56
Bytor and the Snowdog 5:42
Xanadu 12:17
The Spirit of Radio 5:15
Natural Science 8:23
A Passage to Bangkok 4:07
The Trees 5:17
Cygnus X-1 8:08
Hemispheres 14:25
Closer to the Heart 3:19
Beneath, Between and Behind 1:34
Jacob's Ladder 8:28
Working Man/Anthem/Bastille Day/In The Mood 9:39
Drum Solo 6:21
La Villa Strangiato 10:21

Comments: This is definatly one of the best sounding UK shows out there. There are really, and I mean really bad ones out there, and this one really sounds great compared to the other ones. The sound is very good, a little thin, and sometimes audience is a little loud, but it really sounds good. The performance is good, but there are some better performances out there, but this one is much, and I mean much more listenable. I don't know if this is a 1st gen or a 2nd gen source, but it sounds pretty damn good if its any of the sources. There is some tape hiss suggesting that this might be a second generation source, but I really don't care because the sound here is definatly an excellent find for any collector or any casual rush lover at that. There is also some distortion in places, and the overall sound is a tad mushy. I really recommend this.

March 10, 1980 Setting the Course
Location: Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, California, USA
Source: Audience (2nd gen)
Grade: B/B+
Setlist: 2112
Freewill
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Natural Science
A Passage to Bangkok
The Trees
Cygnus X-1
Hemispheres
Closer to the Heart
Beneath, Between, and Behind
Jacob's Ladder
Working Man / Finding My Way Anthem
La Villa Strangiato

Comments: This is definatly not a bad show, but its definatly not the greatest. The sound is pretty good, nothing to complain about except for some distortion that can get a little out of hand and somewhat annoying after a while. There are also little specks of sound, I would call them, that come up in the show with the taper. The performance isn't top-notch or anything, but its okay. I think they just saw it as a standard for the tour, and not something important like the 02-14-1980 show, which was a great performance. But, all in all, there is really nothing to be mad about with this bootleg, but its just a little off from being the best.

June 20, 1980 Birmingham 1980
Location: Birmingham Odeon, Birmingham, England
Source: Audience (Analog 3rd Gen Cassette Master)
Grade: C
Setlist: Unknown

Comments: The only reason to get this is because its a rare source, but its definatly not worth picking up for the sound. There is a great deal of overall high end and low end distortion, and there is a very large amount of audience noise, but at least you know the performance was great. The sound is also very muffled, as you will. The band is barely even heard for the first few songs. But after about 10 songs (I can't recall any of the songs played, being that I have only listened to it for at least only one time) it starts to get a little better, as you can hear Geddy's voice and the guitar break into the mix. The drums are very lost in the mix, as I listened, so its not so drum heavy, which means the drum solo is bearly heard. Not a Permenant Waves bootleg that I would pick up at first sight, only for people who need everything.

February 14, 1980 Taurus Pedals from Hell
Location: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Source: FM broadcast
Grade: A
Setlist: 2112
The Spirit of Radio
Natural Science
Beneath, Between and Behind
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
Xanadu
Working Man / Anthem / Bastille Day / In The Mood
Drum Solo
La Villa Strangiato

Comments: This is the second best version of this show that I own. The sound is much better than The Spirit of St. Louis. The sound is much fuller, and has more depth. The only reason that this isn't the best one is that it has a little bit of a muffled sound at the beginning, but starts to fade away when the guitar in Overture start. And, as I have said before, the performance for this date is definatly excellent. Overall, a must-have.

February 02, 1980 The Three Magicians
Location: Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: B
Setlist: 2112
Freewill
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
Xanadu
The Spirit of Radio
Natural Science
A Passage to Bangkok
The Trees
Cygnus X-1
Hemispheres
Closer to the Heart
Beneath, Between and Behind (cut)
Jacob's Ladder
Working Man
Finding My Way
Anthem
Bastille Day
In The Mood
Drum Solo
La Villa Strangiato

Comments: There is a better version of this show, called Timeless Wavelength- Platinum Edition I am looking for that boot this I just stated, if you may like a trade, e-mail me (now I have it, check above reviews). Overall, this has a solid sound, and the selist is really great, with only B,B&B cut, but it has a good fade in effect. There is a good amount of distortion in the low end, if you listen closely enough, you will get a good hear of it, but it won't be all that great, to say the least. I think I should talk about the performance. This thing has an excellent show, they really sound like their giving it their all tonight, as Geddy sings really nice tonight, and the taper really captures it, but definatly, in no way perfectly. You should get this if your a collector.

February 14, 1980 St. Louis '80 - Remaster Edition
Location: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Source: Pre-Broadcast LP
Grade: A+
Setlist: 2112: Overture 4:37
The Temples Of Syrinx 2:17
Discovery 0:30
Presentation 2:35
Soliloquy 2:26
Grand Finale 2:29
By-Tor And The Snow Dog 5:15
Xanadu 12:18
The Spirit Of Radio 5:19
Natural Science 8:24
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:29
Working Man 3:31
Finding My Way Intro 0:24
Anthem 1:41
Bastille Day 1:29
In The Mood 2:39
Drum Solo 5:12
La Villa Strangiato 9:52

Comments: In my mind, this is the definitive Permenant Waves bootleg. The sound is almost perfect, it litterally sounds like it was really released. The only bad thing about this show is that its incomplete, but every February 14, 1980 show is incomplete, but this one is the best sounding. The band also had a pretty strong performance as well, so thats great to capture a great performance. There is virtually no distortion what-so-ever with this recording, that is really why it sounds so good. "Xanadu" sounds really good, for the record. Overall, you have to get it!!!

January 26, 1980 National Sound
Location: Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Source: Soundboard
Grade: B+
Setlist: Jacob's Ladder 7:37
Working Man 3:34
Finding my Way 0:23
Anthem 1:39
Bastille Day 1:28
In the Mood 2:45
Dr. Draino (Drum Solo) 4:43
Working Man (Reprise) 0:48
La Villa Strangiato 9:44
We'll Meet Again (Vera Lynn) 1:34

Comments: I don't care for this one because its a little short. Though it is a soundboard, it really sounds like a second gen audience recording, but definatly not a really bad one. The sound is actually very distant, being that it is a board, but then after a few songs the sound is okay, but its a little muffled and it has some hiss. The instruments come in fine, but its a little bit of a boring performance. I don't think that they really sounded to good tonight, so I really don't think this thing should of even been recorded. I only recommend this to people who like boring shows.

February 14, 1980 The Spirit of St. Louis
Location: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Source: FM Broadcast
Grade: A-
Setlist: 2112
By-Tor And The Snow Dog 5:15
Xanadu 12:18
The Spirit Of Radio 5:19
Natural Science 8:24
Beneath, Between, Behind 2:29
Working Man 3:31
Finding My Way Intro 0:24
Anthem 1:41
Bastille Day 1:29
In The Mood 2:39
Drum Solo 5:12
La Villa Strangiato 9:52

Comments: This is one of the many sources of the St. Louis 2 14 80 show. This is the only one of the only ones that I have found, and this is all I really need, until I got the Remastered edition, which the review is above. The sound is pretty nice, full, and Rush was very energetic that night. But this one is lacking the punch of some of the other shows from this date that the other ones seem to have, but this one leaves out. I think this is still a great little recording here, but not perfect be any means. The performance here is excellent, as described with all the other recordings of this show that I have. This one, as I have said before, lacks punch. I highly recommend this one to anyone.