Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Here's a question. How good are the first two thirds of Different Stages? I have the deluxe AFTK boxset that includes the entire 1978 show from which the last third of Different Stages is comprised, and I've read that the highlights from that show are the real big attraction of Different Stages... but I'm wondering about the other tracks, from the 90s tours. How great are those? I know I'd like to have a version of Bravado live for sure, but I'm not sure about the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I assumed you had the album already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) The majority of disks one and two are taken from one show - 14th June 1997 Chicago. Personally I am not a big fan of chopping and changing sources to make a complete show so I prefer for the bootleg of this show, O'Chicago. As 90's shows go, it is a good one. A complete version of 2112 which is nice. But if it's an official release you want then Different Stages contains a reasonable representation of 90's live Rush albeit not in a complete single source. Oh! I forgot ... The version of Bravado is from The Spectrum Philadelphia 30th April 1994. The soundboard bootleg from the previous night's show at same venue is fantastic! Edited July 28, 2021 by zepphead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I love it. Gets played quite often 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 I assumed you had the album already. Nope! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 The majority of disks one and two are taken from one show - 14th June 1997 Chicago. Personally I am not a big fan of chopping and changing sources to make a complete show so I prefer for the bootleg of this show, O'Chicago. As 90's shows go, it is a good one. A complete version of 2112 which is nice. But if it's an official release you want then Different Stages contains a reasonable representation of 90's live Rush albeit not in a complete single source. Oh! I forgot ... The version of Bravado is from The Spectrum Philadelphia 30th April 1994. The soundboard bootleg from the previous night's show at same venue is fantastic! I've never gotten into boots, though maybe I will someday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 I love it. Gets played quite often Great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 It's fine, yeah. It sounds good, but maybe lacks some of the "immediacy" of great live albums. It's really a question of how you feel about the era it covers, although as Zepphead pointed out, it does have the complete "2112." I like it, but it probably gets played the least of any of the live albums (except for some of the later cash grabs like Working Men). Not essential, but enjoyable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 It's a good live representation. However because of the amount of music that's spread out on three discs, I had to listen to the recording in 'different stages', so it wouldn't be overwhelming. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 The majority of disks one and two are taken from one show - 14th June 1997 Chicago. Personally I am not a big fan of chopping and changing sources to make a complete show so I prefer for the bootleg of this show, O'Chicago. As 90's shows go, it is a good one. A complete version of 2112 which is nice. But if it's an official release you want then Different Stages contains a reasonable representation of 90's live Rush albeit not in a complete single source. Oh! I forgot ... The version of Bravado is from The Spectrum Philadelphia 30th April 1994. The soundboard bootleg from the previous night's show at same venue is fantastic! I've never gotten into boots, though maybe I will someday.There are some great sounding soundboard recordings out there. I try to keep a selection of shows from each of the tours although some of the real early stuff can be a bit rough.Best checking out the quality/rating of a particular show before downloading it.The great thing nowadays is that we are actively encouraged NOT to pay for bootlegs - it's music by the fans for the fans.In the old days I remember shelling out big money for crappy sounding shows. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I assumed you had the album already. Nope!Well now you know what you need to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 The majority of disks one and two are taken from one show - 14th June 1997 Chicago. Personally I am not a big fan of chopping and changing sources to make a complete show so I prefer for the bootleg of this show, O'Chicago. As 90's shows go, it is a good one. A complete version of 2112 which is nice. But if it's an official release you want then Different Stages contains a reasonable representation of 90's live Rush albeit not in a complete single source. Oh! I forgot ... The version of Bravado is from The Spectrum Philadelphia 30th April 1994. The soundboard bootleg from the previous night's show at same venue is fantastic! I've never gotten into boots, though maybe I will someday.There are some great sounding soundboard recordings out there. I try to keep a selection of shows from each of the tours although some of the real early stuff can be a bit rough.Best checking out the quality/rating of a particular show before downloading it.The great thing nowadays is that we are actively encouraged NOT to pay for bootlegs - it's music by the fans for the fans.In the old days I remember shelling out big money for crappy sounding shows.Funnily enough I have all that money... :outtahere: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 My opinion is that it's really, really, really long.No, wait, that's a fact. Kidding. I love it. The 1990s and early 2000s Rush sounded great live -- it was their peak as a live band -- and they had a bigger catalog to choose from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Get it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 The majority of disks one and two are taken from one show - 14th June 1997 Chicago. Personally I am not a big fan of chopping and changing sources to make a complete show so I prefer for the bootleg of this show, O'Chicago. As 90's shows go, it is a good one. A complete version of 2112 which is nice. But if it's an official release you want then Different Stages contains a reasonable representation of 90's live Rush albeit not in a complete single source. Oh! I forgot ... The version of Bravado is from The Spectrum Philadelphia 30th April 1994. The soundboard bootleg from the previous night's show at same venue is fantastic! I've never gotten into boots, though maybe I will someday.There are some great sounding soundboard recordings out there. I try to keep a selection of shows from each of the tours although some of the real early stuff can be a bit rough.Best checking out the quality/rating of a particular show before downloading it.The great thing nowadays is that we are actively encouraged NOT to pay for bootlegs - it's music by the fans for the fans.In the old days I remember shelling out big money for crappy sounding shows.Funnily enough I have all that money... :outtahere: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I never warmed up to disc 1 & 2 much because I thought their live sound from '94 on was too muddy and distorted sounding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek19 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I've got Rush's Different Stages (3 C.D.), and liked it a lot. I think it's been worthwhile to own with their other live c.ds, and albums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I love it. Listened to disc 1 and 2 repeatedly last week in the car. Don't listen to disc 3 nearly as much but that's not bad either. One of my favorite Rush live albums. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todem Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 (edited) Top 4 live album for me. Sounds thick and the band is as tight as ever. I was in the 6th row for the recording they took from the CP tour in Miami for Show Don’t Tell. And it is a bad ass live version for sure. A great live album and I consider it essential in their live catalog. Edited August 4, 2021 by Todem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I love it. Listened to disc 1 and 2 repeatedly last week in the car. Don't listen to disc 3 nearly as much but that's not bad either. One of my favorite Rush live albums. One of mine as well, essential. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I prefer the first 2 disks! The AFTK disc is not my fave for 2 reasons: NEPs weird timekeeping.Geddys condition of his voice and odd phrasing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) When DS came out , I thought it sounded just the way I heard the bad in Holmdel, NJ. Which was only a couple of shows before or after the recording in Chicago. I still feel that way about it. It's a nice memory. Another nice memory is that the track listing of DS changed because of fan feedback. Analog and Bravado were added to the track list - after the initial announcement -. I think what happened at the time was that a lot of fans asked online for live versions of those songs (myself included). Geddy heard them. This was still back in the days of AOL/Compuserv - and the early internet. Need to dig around a little - I might have a screenshot of the original press release with Analog and Bravado not listed. Edited August 16, 2021 by grep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 When DS came out , I thought it sounded just the way I heard the bad in Holmdel, NJ. Which was only a couple of shows before or after the recording in Chicago. I still feel that way about it. It's a nice memory. Another nice memory is that the track listing of DS changed because of fan feedback. Analog and Bravado were added to the track list - after the initial announcement -. I think what happened at the time was that a lot of fans asked online for live versions of those songs (myself included). Geddy heard them. This was still back in the days of AOL/Compuserv - and the early internet. Need to dig around a little - I might have a screenshot of the original press release with Analog and Bravado not listed. I was fortunate enough to snag an advanced copy that summer and the songs that were missing on the advance were Show Don't Tell and The Analog Kid which were played on the Counterparts Tour. I remember that fans thought there was room on the CDs for more songs so in response to that Geddy decided to add a song to each CD from the previous tour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsbladder Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Worth it. I pulled it out recently for the whole 2112 enchilada. And it was dang tasty. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thizzellewashington Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 It's good. Worth getting if you don't have it. There are tons of bootlegs from the mid-90s tours that are just as good if you know where to get them, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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