- Audio CD (Mar 2 1999)
- Number of Discs: 3
- Format: Import
- Label: Wea International
- ASIN: B00000HYTX
- In-Print Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Force Ten.
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This was almost Rush's farewell due to tragedy
Jun 23 2004
Format:Audio CD
Rush's fourth live album Different Stages was released in November of 1998. The album was released after the deaths of drummer Neil Peart's daughter Selena in August of 1997 and wife Jackie in July of 1998 to a car crash and cancer respectively. As a result, bass player and vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson decided to put Rush on indefinite hiatus and left the choice to Neil to either come back when recovered or call it a career. As a result, Geddy and producer Paul Northfield sifted through the concert tapes that the band had recorded on their 1994 and 1997 sold out tours to come up with initially a double live album with most of the tracks recorded in Chicago in June of 1997. Discs one and two have the best versions of Dreamline, The Trees, Nobody's Hero, Stick it Out, Closer to the Heart, Test for Echo, Resist, Leave That Thing Alone and Natural Science I ever heard. The highlight though on the first two discs is the entire 2112 suite. The reason I say this was I was at the show they recorded this and Leave That Thing in Mansfield, Ma in June of 1997. Hearing the whole 2112 piece live was spellbinding. The double live disc changed to three when Geddy found an unused multi-track tape of a Rush performance from 1978 in London on the Farewell to Kings tour. Originally, it was to go to radio but Geddy didn't like the way his voice sounded so they scrapped it. Then 20 years later, they decided to give the fans an added bonus live disc to Different Stages making the triple live album the price of a double(if that isn't bang for your buck I don't know what is). Like always, Different Stages went Gold immediately confirming Rush's place in history as the most successful rock band ever to come from Canada. Highly recommended!
What A Trip!
Jan 2 2012
Format:Audio CD
Rush has always followed a pattern. Four Studio records followed by a live one. Then the record after the live one would be a new direction in musical style while somehow always sounding like Rush. This is the live album for the Presto, Roll The Bones, Counterparts and Test For Echo period. It unfortunately was at a period where know one knew if their was ever going to be another Rush album. With Rush on a very long break after drummer Neil Peart lost both his Daughter (in a car accident) then in less then a year his wife (to cancer)it fell to Basses, keyboard, singer Geddy Lee to put this collection together. With very little if any "fixing" it is a great live document of Rush at that point in their career. Most of the tracks from the "Test For Echo" tour and a few from the "Counterparts" tour but the songs themselves are from thru out Rush's career. The high lights for me are easily "Show Don't Tell" from "Presto"(only officially released live version), "Bravado" from "Roll The Bones" and last but not least all of side one from "2112". The band is really on fire this tour and the set list doesn't have much of their heavy synth 80's period stuff on it. So depending on you that could be a good or a bad thing. In my opinion a very good thing (never really a fan of their 80's output). Most of the songs are from a show in Chicago but there are tracks from different shows as well. But over all a great double disc.
But that's not all you also get a single CD with a show from the hammersmith in London recorded on their "Farewell To Kings" tour. Recorded by their producer of the time Terry Brown. This would have been a great disc on it's own but as a bonus disc it's a dream. Multi track recording that was going to be used for an aborted radio broadcast. According to Geddy Lee that is about the only unreleased live multi track from that time period so I guess we better really enjoy it!
This is a great collection in my opinion because Rush was back to a killer live trio and for me that's what they have always done best.
But that's not all you also get a single CD with a show from the hammersmith in London recorded on their "Farewell To Kings" tour. Recorded by their producer of the time Terry Brown. This would have been a great disc on it's own but as a bonus disc it's a dream. Multi track recording that was going to be used for an aborted radio broadcast. According to Geddy Lee that is about the only unreleased live multi track from that time period so I guess we better really enjoy it!
This is a great collection in my opinion because Rush was back to a killer live trio and for me that's what they have always done best.
Different Stages indeed!
Jun 10 2011
Format:Audio CD
What a live compilation album! 3 discs of Rush glory?! I think YES!
What pushed me over the edge to purchase this delight that has been on my radar for years is that it contains a CD of a concert from during their A Farewell to Kings tour. Being that that is my favorite album, it only made sense to purchase this. That disc alone was worth the money.
The two discs of live songs from their Test for Echo tour are great too, but on a lesser scale. A whole version of 2112 could be deemed worth the price of admission in some's eyes; it is a solid live rendition. But what I love most about the live versions included on these discs is that Rush improvises and jams. In the recent years of live releases, I have not seen/heard them jam really, let alone at this degree of musical tightness and creativty. That is a huge plus to this album! Just check out Closer to the Heart from this album and you'll know what I mean. If only Rush played live like this, or better, still!
Buy it! You won't have any regrets!
What pushed me over the edge to purchase this delight that has been on my radar for years is that it contains a CD of a concert from during their A Farewell to Kings tour. Being that that is my favorite album, it only made sense to purchase this. That disc alone was worth the money.
The two discs of live songs from their Test for Echo tour are great too, but on a lesser scale. A whole version of 2112 could be deemed worth the price of admission in some's eyes; it is a solid live rendition. But what I love most about the live versions included on these discs is that Rush improvises and jams. In the recent years of live releases, I have not seen/heard them jam really, let alone at this degree of musical tightness and creativty. That is a huge plus to this album! Just check out Closer to the Heart from this album and you'll know what I mean. If only Rush played live like this, or better, still!
Buy it! You won't have any regrets!
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Discs 1 & 2 +3
Different Stages is perhaps the best live collection that Rush have released. Overall the sound quality is pretty good, with only a few exceptions, and the performances are strong. Read more
Published on Aug 20 2009 by Matthew West
An Excellent Snapshot Of Rush Live
Rush has always been known as A)a musician's band and B)a live band. Here they satisfy and live up to both considerations with Different Stages, the band's fourth live document and... Read more
Published on May 30 2004 by Wil
An outstanding collection.
Admittedly, it had been almost 15 years since I seriously listened to RUSH. Sure, I'd catch a tune on the "classic rock" station, now turned "new rock," but I... Read more
Published on Jan 22 2004 by "yakbak"
I love Rush
This is a great live album. Many of their tracks from their more recent releases such as Dreamline, Bravado, Nobody's Hero, etc. Read more
Published on Oct 20 2003 by Kyle Anderson
An outstanding collection.
Admittedly, it had been almost 15 years since I seriously listened to RUSH. Sure, I'd catch a tune on the "classic rock" station, now turned "new rock," but I didn't intentionally... Read more
Published on Oct 15 2003
A Very Good Live Album
After three tries Rush finally get's it right. Different Stages is a wonderful live set far superior to 1976's too raw sounding All The World's A Stage and the too polished... Read more
Published on Jun 25 2003 by R. Short
Live review
These CDs are fantastic! If you never got the chance to see Rush live then you should pick up this 3 CD set. If you have seen them live it's like being there again. Read more
Published on Nov 22 2002
Corrections to the above reviews
I have both the US and Japanese releases of Different Stages. The main differences are:
1) A lot of Japanese text on the Japanese version. Go figure. Read more
Published on April 12 2002 by Aaron R Coutu
Full five stars!!!
Totally worth the not-so-high-price it costs.
This three disc album is a one-set yesterday and today live compilation. Read more
This three disc album is a one-set yesterday and today live compilation. Read more
Published on Oct 17 2001 by Marcelo A. Soto Quiroga
a little too expensive
Maybe it's just me, but there's very little difference in sound between the domestic release and this imported release of Different Stages. Read more
Published on Nov 29 1999
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