YYZumbi Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Which live album of the three first is your favorite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 My vote goes to Exit... Stage Left. On vinyl it is a better live album. But on CD, then All The World´s A Stage is a better live album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 All the World's a Stage is easily the best of the three, while A Show of Hands is by far the worst. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 All the World's a Stage is easily the best of the three, while A Show of Hands is by far the worst. Why do you think A Show Of Hands is so bad? I am listening to it right now, and it sounds great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 ATWAS gets my vote. Second would be ESL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 All the World's a Stage is easily the best of the three, while A Show of Hands is by far the worst. Why do you think A Show Of Hands is so bad? I am listening to it right now, and it sounds great! I don't think that it's bad. I think that it's by far the worst of the three. It isn't as impressive sonically as ATWAS, and its song selection isn't as strong as ESL's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 All the World's a Stage is easily the best of the three, while A Show of Hands is by far the worst. Why do you think A Show Of Hands is so bad? I am listening to it right now, and it sounds great! I don't think that it's bad. I think that it's by far the worst of the three. It isn't as impressive sonically as ATWAS, and its song selection isn't as strong as ESL's. All right. Then I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Easy one. Nuff said... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) ESL is barely a live album and if you enjoy a best of album up until that period in their careers then its for you. I have it but wouldn't and didn't listen to it much even back in the day... :codger: Edited July 17, 2015 by Narps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 ATWAS all day long...and as many times as you want on Sunday. I still love the other two, too. But nothing beats the original! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I´m glad you only have these three as choices in the poll, as they are the most remarkable ones. After a while their live albums (and it´s the same with most bands, to be honest) became more-of-the-same, even with different setlists, themes and ideas. I can´t really vote and pick one, because all three serve different purposes. The first one shows quite a raw band, with a noticeable sense of redemption after 2112 became such a hit. It´s a testament to Rush´s establishment as a profitable band. When it comes to ESL, I don´t find it as mechanical and artificial as Narpski points out, even though a handful of songs are way too similar to the studio versions. But hey, it´s got Bangkoc, a killer version of La Villa and the crispiest, tightest version of Tom Sawyer you´ll ever find. ASOH is good fun. As a friend of mine said, it´s an "easily digestible" live album. I guess he was referring to the lack of tracks with "part I", "part II", long jams or anything of sorts. It´s full of one-two punches from the very beginning - I used to have The Big Money +Subdivisions on my tapes for years. Turn the Page, Marathon, Mystic Rhythms...all great versions. So really, I can´t pick one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistantEarlySignals Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 My vote goes to Exit... Stage Left. On vinyl it is a better live album. But on CD, then All The World´s A Stage is a better live album! Exactly. I voted ESL for the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 ATWASASOHExit Stage Left (the DVD is wayyy better than the album which I don't care for all that much) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZ Working Man Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I have a very special attachment to Exit Stage left - Yes it Is too refined but it is a product of LeStudio(mobile)... The phasers really rock out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The only official live recording I would dare mention with All The World's A Stage is Disc 3 of Different Stages 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pressure/Hopenosis Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The only official live recording I would dare mention with All The World's A Stage is Disc 3 of Different StagesWhat I was gonna say. Disc three off the Different Stages album is awesome!!! Too bad it wasn't a choice... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Atwas and its not even close, imo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 ASOH was huge in getting me into Rush, but ATWAS followed by ESL are far superior. Eras, songs, you name it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistantEarlySignals Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 My vote goes to Exit... Stage Left. On vinyl it is a better live album. But on CD, then All The World´s A Stage is a better live album! Exactly. I voted ESL for the same reason. Changed my vote. Was listening to ATWAS the other day, and realized that I love it much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planet X-1 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) ATWAS - the raw power of Lifeson`s Gibson guitar makes the album for me, never mind the crazy version of By-tor :D Edited July 23, 2015 by Planet X-1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Here it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek19 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) Entre, and for anyone else, who wanted to know if there were any other "Rush - All the World's A Stage Vs. Exit...Stage Left" threads in the "Feedback" section of the forums. From these two threads, I "copy and paste" the two links in here. I've liked "All the World's A Stage", "Exit...Stage Left", "A Show of Hands", and "Different Stages" the same. https://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/91964-all-the-world´s-a-stage-vs-exit-stage-left-vs-a-show-of-hands/page/3/#comment-3460083 https://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/92166-all-the-world´s-a-stage-vs-exit-stage-left-vs-different-stages/page/2/#comments Edited May 25 by Derek19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbale Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 ESL for me. Song selection is the best of the 3. Geddy's voice is in the best form - not as raw and edgy as on ATWAS (which is great in its own way) and not as brittle as on ASOH. Neil's drums sound the best on ESL...and the drum solo...well, there's no competition as to which is the best of the 3. I know lots of people find ESL "too sterile"...a description I would give ASOH. That record sounds devoid of soul to me. As an example, I do not particularly enjoy Closer To The Heart - it's fine and all, but not a song I would ever seek out to listen to on its own. The ESL version has a certain magic to it that makes it listenable to me. The ASOH version is the most going-though-the-motions thing I can imagine. It's clear to me that they're only playing because the have to, and all the really wanna do is get to the end so they can jam on those 3 chords over and over. Ugh. ESL overall has a warmth to it, a coziness that I find to be a feature of its sound, not a detriment. ATWAS is a close second for me, because it is such a good representation of them at the time, and I adored it growing up, playing it over and over. But I have to admit I don't fire it up much anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 ATWAS, though I'll take Different Stages over all three of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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