Best Live Album

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Best Live Album

All the World's a Stage
3
16%
Exit...Stage Left
4
21%
A Show of Hands
2
11%
Different Stages
7
37%
Rush in Rio
3
16%
 
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Post by Slaine mac Roth »

Which do you think is the best of the Rush live albums.

I go for Different Stages _ best production, best choice of material and the Hammersmith Gig.
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I've went for A Show Of Hands. The sound quality is superb and documents the band at a high point in their career (the late 80's).
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Different Stages.

2112 in its entirety. 'Nuff said.
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ESL because it was the first Rush CD I had! :-D
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I'll go with Different Stages as well. I do like Rio and Show of Hands too, but the setlist on DS matches my favorites better. It was a great tour. Lots of good memories from that show.
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Post by The Necromancer »

Rush In Rio. That had some monstrous sounds, a sweet setlist (Though it could've used some Red Barchetta or some Fly By Night), and an infectous young Brazilian crowd. RIR owns.
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Post by D'Anconia »

DS edges out RiR for me.

I love that RiR is one whole concert, but DS sounds a bit better, plus it has all of 2112.
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It makes my brain hurt. Rio, ESL, DS, ASOH. Someone else pick for me.
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challenging answer but i heard an amazing bootleg one called " Great Woods And Summer Skies " and it's audio quality was superb not to mention it was a 30th anniversary tour one !
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Spake_Man wrote:challenging answer but i heard an amazing bootleg one called " Great Woods And Summer Skies " and it's audio quality was superb not to mention it was a 30th anniversary tour one !
I have that one, I also have a wicked boot of the first R30 Wembley show (over a gig in size!). I have a cool torrent site that has an amazing amount of Rush boots available...thanks to Slaine'.

Hey Spake man, you should start a 'newbie' introduction thread in the 'general' section.
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Post by 3 travelers »

Different Stages.... c'mon.... 2112 in it's entirety... don't get much better with that. The Early '78 show from Hammersmith!!!! I get such a hard-on... I get kinda light-headed!!!
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can u give me the site link for those torrents ?
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Post by D'Anconia »

Spake_Man wrote:can u give me the site link for those torrents ?
Check out www.easytree.org - There's a ton up there.

I got an audience recording of the R30 show in Stockholm. The sound quality is amazing - even better than the Nashville boot!
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I Thank You
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problem, i can't register with the site to get the torrents because so many people use that site, do u know of any other sites to find them ?
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