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Audience 9.0 -A lovely, intimate sounding show. Now, don't get me wrong, there seems to be a large audience but the quality of the capture feels smaller, closer, warmer than your average midsize venue.Ry Cooder and The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces Mayfair Theatre Santa Monica, CA March 16, 1987 Late Show Disc 1 01 Showtime Intro 02 Little Sister 03 Smack Dab In the Middle 04 Go Home Girl 05 If Walls Could Talk 06 Money Honey 07 How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live 08 One Meat Ball Disc 2 09 Women Will Rule The World 10 Jesus On The Mainline 11 He'll Have To Go 13 Crazy 'Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know) 14 Canción Mixteca 15 La Bamba - Twist And Shout Jim Keltner - drums Ry Cooder - guitar, vocals Van Dyke Parks - keys Jorge Calderon - bass Flaco Jimenez - accordion Miguel Cruz - percussion Steve Douglas - sax George Bohannon - trombone Bobby King - tenor Terry Evans - baritone Arnold McCuller - tenor Willie Green Jr - bass -
Audience 8.4 - A great find here! So few Power Windows tour shows out there, and this one, while not a “great” recording, is pretty clear and has a lot of atmosphere. Does sound maybe midway in the venue, so you get a little of that “wash” or stadium “verb” effect but to my delight the bass notes are distinct and not just a boominess. It’s maybe the guitar that is slightly lost, with Geddy also being a touch behind the sound rather than in front. Overall, it is still a good listen and well worth having. -
Audience 8.7 - At times the quality is better but even so, it’s not that bad with my only knock being the stage mix itself, where sometimes the guitars blend too much with everything so the separation of instruments is not the best it could be. I think the energy of the show is through the roof, with a good crowd and the band responding in kind. A fun listen. -
Audience 8.3 - One of those tapes that captures the power of the band, but does not deliver crisp definition…that being said, you must listen to this all the way through. It’s been cleaned up as best as could be and it delivers MUCH more audio than it ever did before prior to modern mastering techniques. A worthy addition to collections. When you arrive to the drum solo section, you will hear what this tape had the potential to present, it sounds great. Rush Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA November 26, 1976 Band line-up Geddy Lee - bass, keyboards, vocals Alex Lifeson - guitar Neil Peart - drums Total Time = 40:07 01 Anthem 02 2112 03 Working Man 04 Finding My Way 05 Working Man 06 Drum Solo > Working Man 07 Fly By Night 08 In The Mood -
Audience 7.8 - A must have for any serious Rush fan. One of the best early shows you will ever hear, and I mean on many levels not just sound quality – this one is good but not great – but man oh man, just get this and you will know why I rave about it. -
Audience 7.3 - Probably once sounded atrocious but someone did a great remaster here. The sound occupies one thin frequency band but they got a lot out of it. I can hear everything, even though at full volume the sound breaks up a bit. -
Audience 8.7 - A very good tape, with brightness and decent clarity, although maybe slightly crunchy at the very top of the high end (cymbals) but not too much. It does lack just a bit of mid band warmth and punch, but once you get about 10 minutes in, you will adjust and realize it’s pretty good, especially for those with EQ’s in their system because then you can round it off a little. Rush - On European Holiday Time: 66:30, 47:49 Date: October 31, 1981 Location: Deeside Leisure Centre, Deeside, Wales DISC 1: 01 - 2112 6:44 02 - Freewill 5:53 03 - Limelight 4:44 04 - Hemispheres Prelude 4:17 05 - Beneath, Between, Behind 2:34 06 - Subdivisions 4:51 07 - The Camera Eye 10:28 08 - YYZ - Drum Solo 8:10 09 - Broon's Bane 1:37 10 - The Trees 4:37 11 - Xanadu 12:12 DISC 2: 01 - The Spirit of Radio 5:24 02 - Red Barchetta 6:46 03 - Closer To The Heart 3:42 04 - Tom Sawyer 4:49 05 - Vital Signs 5:02 06 - Working Man Reggae 1:30 07 - Hemispheres Armageddon 0:51 08 - By-tor And The Snowdog 4:02 09 - In The End 1:42 10 - In The Mood 1:34 11 - 2112 Finale 2:37 12 - La Villa Strangiato 9:42 -
Audience 9.3 - This tape reminds me very much of the excellent Osaka 84 recording, it’s bright and atmospheric. I gave this one a very high rating because it’s right up there with the Osaka show. RUSH Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, B.C., Canada May 19, 1984 Disc 1 01 - Intro 02 - The Spirit Of Radio 03 - Subdivisions 04 - The Body Electric 05 - The Enemy Within 06 - The Weapon 07 - Witch Hunt 08 - New World Man 09 - Between The Wheels 10 - Red Barchetta Disc 2 11 - Distant Early Warning 12 - Red Sector A 13 - Closer To The Heart 14 - Afterimage 15 - YYZ 16 - 2112 The Temples Of Syrinx 17 - Tom Sawyer 18 - Red Lenses 19 - Drum Solo 20 - Red Lenses (reprise) 21 - Vital Signs 22 - Finding My Way 23 - In The Mood -
Audience 9.1 - Highly enjoyable, sound fluctuates at times where taper is probably jockeying for better position but overall I rate it highly as it is a good immersive capture. -
Audience 9.3 - It never ceases to amaze me that after all these years tapes like this still keep surfacing. This is really clear and bright, I am having a tough time finding things to complain about here. There’s plenty of headroom to flavor the sound to your liking, if you want to add more bass, yeah, this is just a perfect palate to do so. Anything you do will only make it even better because the core audio is uniquely suited for attenuating without negative consequence. Rush Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY 1982-12-09 Disc 1 01 -Intro 02 -The Spirit Of Radio 03 -Tom Sawyer 04 -Freewill 05 -Digital Man 06 -Subdivisions 07 -Vital Signs 08 -The Camera Eye 09 -Closer To The Heart 10 -Chemistry 11 -The Analog Kid Disc 2 12 -Broon's Bane 13 -The Trees 14 -Red Barchetta 15 -The Weapon 16 -New World Man 17 -Limelight 18 -Countdown 19 -2112 Overture 20 -Temples Of Syrinx 21 -Xanadu 22 -La Villa Strangiato 23 -In The Mood 24 -YYZ - Drum Solo - YYZ -
Audience 8.8 - Not all the 2015 shows were recorded by folks who understand where to sit and how to get levels, these guys did, thank goodness! -
Soundboard 9.3 - Long admired by fans for being both a fantastic performance and excellent soundboard with a good mix. A staple in every self-respecting Rush fan’s collection. -
Audience 9.0 - A strong recording from what sounds like the center row, maybe halfway back but not as diffuse as you might think for being in that spot. Yes, maybe the guitar and bass aren’t separated the way you would prefer, but this was the sound of Rush in 2015, and on this show it is Geddy’s vocals that receive the most prominence. Overall it’s a very good recording with atmosphere and power.
Rush Air Canada Centre Toronto, On. Canada 2015-06-17 Disc 1 101 - Intro 102 - The Anarchist 103 - Clockwork Angels 104 - Headlong Flight 105 - Far Cry 106 - The Main Monkey Business 107 - One Little Victory 108 - Animate 109 - Roll the Bones Disc 2 110 - Distant Early Warning 111 - Subdivisions 201 - Intro 202 - Tom Sawyer 203 - Red Barchetta 204 - The Spirit of Radio 205 - Jacob's Ladder 206 - Cygnus X-1 Book II - Hemispheres Part I - Prelude 207 - Cygnus X-1 208 - Closer to the Heart Disc 3 209 - Xanadu 210 - 2112 211 - Encore - Mel's Rock Pile starring Eugene Levy 212 - Lakeside Park 213 - Anthem 214 - What You're Doing 215 - Working Man
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Audience 8.8 - Everything is where it should be in this sound mix except I find Geddy’s vocals just a hair behind but it does not bother me at all. In fact this mix allows me to appreciate more of the bass and guitar playing. Really good stuff here!
