RUSH – On Tour 1978 (4CD)

London 1978 Audience 8.5 – This is a show that has seen limited release as a bootleg CD but I have to assume one that only hardcore fans ever purchased. Now, many years later and thanks to the revolution in collecting shows, many of these sub-par recordings have re-emerged with the layers of muck and grime removed, and previously unheard frequencies and sounds uncovered. This is one such tape, and might I say it is really not that bad!  I specifically highlight this tour because of the amazing set lists, so when “new” tapes surface, I think it is just great for the collectors as they rediscover this excellent period of Rush. Note: The filler on disc 2 is St. Paul 1978 which is only a fragment of the show as that is all that exists.

Milwaukee 1978 Audience 8.3 – Another rare recording that would not have been given a second thought, due to the extremely poor dynamics and recording quality, has surfaced.  This tape source has been thoroughly re-mastered and revealed itself to be listenable. Careful re-mastering is taking otherwise dismal recordings and making them to where you really have to stop and give pause, because it is yet further proof that we are living during an amazing time for collectors. The set lists during this time period are simply awesome, and the band is just firing on all cylinders, as they also were carrying over into 1979.

Rush
On Tour 1978

DISC 1

Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
February 19, 1978

01 – Bastille Day
02 – Lakeside Park
03 – Bytor And The Snowdog
04 – Xanadu
05 – A Farewell To Kings
06 – Something For Nothing
07 – Cygnus X-1
08 – Closer To The Heart
09 – Anthem

DISC 2:

01 – 2112
02 – Working Man – Fly By Night – In The Mood
03 – Drum Solo – Cinderella Man

Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
December 9, 1978

04 – Anthem
05 – A Passage To Bangkok
06 – Bytor And The Snowdog

Disc 3

Milwaukee Arena. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 7, 1978

01 – Introduction – Anthem
02 – A Passage To Bangko
03 – Bytor And The Snow Dog
04 – Xanadu
05 – Something For Nothing
06 – The Trees
07 – Cygnus X-1
08 – Hemispheres
09 – Closer To The Heart

DISC 4

01 – Circumstances
02 – A Farewell To Kings
03 – La Villa Strangiato
04 – 2112
05 – Working Man
06 – Bastille Day
07 – In The Mood
08 – Drum Solo