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May 16, 1978 Ancient Archives
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Source: Audience
Grade: C+
Setlist: Bastille Day 5:16
Lakeside Park 4:52
By-Tor And The Snow Dog 5:35
Xanadu 13:05
A Farewell To Kings 6:36
Something For Nothing 4:02
2112: Overture 4:30
2112: Temples Of Syrinx 2:18
2112: Discovery 2:44
2112: Presentation 4:22
2112: Soliloquy 2:25
2112: Grand Finale 3:33
Working Man 3:56
Fly By Night 2:02
In The Mood 2:35
Drum Solo 6:09

Comments: Though its a good performance, the sound will definatly turn some, scratch, that many people off. The performance is definatly a keeper though, the boys seem to be up to the night and give in a very powerful and energetic performance. The sound isn't good. Its very distorted, and the bass end is very booming which makes it very unlistenable at most times, so thats not good. There is some tape hiss that I can definatly hear too, if you listen really closely, but the definition is very hard to make out too, as everything seems to be very unclear at most times. The show is more for the hardcore and rush loving collectors out there.


May 10, 1978 Niagra Falls
Location: Convention Center, Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Source: Audience
Grade:B
Setlist: Bastille Day 5:44
Lakeside Park 4:26
By-Tor And The Snow Dog 5:02
Xanadu 12:24
A Farewell To Kings 5:47
Something For Nothing 3:39
Cygnus X-1 9:45
Anthem 4:41
Closer To The Heart 3:11
2112 18:07
Working Man Medley / Drum Solo 14:09
Cinderella Man 4:10

Commenst: A great show, although Niagra Falls Revisited is better, they are both pretty much in the sound quality par. One of the problems with this show is that it is running to fast, which made Geddy sound bad. The performance, you can hear it very clearly, is definatly a good one. Geddy is in a good mood, and the band is just in a very good mood, and it really shows as they were having so much fun on the stage tonight. A msut-have for collectors. More information below on the improvement of this boot, Niagra Falls Revisited, both shows are must haves.

May 10, 1978 Niagra Falls Revisited
Location: Convention Center, Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
Grade: A-
Setlist: Bastille Day 5:44
Lakeside Park 4:26
By-Tor And The Snow Dog 5:02
Xanadu 12:24
A Farewell To Kings 5:47
Something For Nothing 3:39
Cygnus X-1 9:45
Anthem 4:41
Closer To The Heart 3:11
2112 18:07
Working Man Medley / Drum Solo 14:09
Cinderella Man 4:10

Comments: This one, its special. The sound is pretty good for being this old, actually. But its one of the those really rare ones. I was proud that I got this one, it had a very special and great felling to it. I was happy to own it. Geddy was a little distant in some of the songs, but it really isn't that bad. The guitar is pretty upfront, nice and loud. The drums are kind of a problem, though. Not that loud with drums, but they can still be heard fine, its just its kind of hard to focus in on the drums. The bass is okay, not very loud, but still noticable. I am also suprised how clear this boot sounds. There is virtually no static interference noise, or any tape hiss noise. Overall, Its a pretty great show to have, you won't want to miss it, and you won't regret it. Another ouststanding fact about this boot is that its pretty much uncut. Most of the songs are there, and another stand out is that the taper recorded "Cinderella Man," alot of the tapers in the other 1977-1978 performances cut out that, but it is still intact. A great find, you should definatly catch this if you are looking for a good Farewell to Kings/Hemispheres bootleg.