![]() Geddy Lee sounds no worse for the wear but he’s reaching at times for those high notes, again something seemingly only captured “on tape” but not heard if you were there. Not only do you get most of Clockwork Angels but this tour nearly doubles as the Power Windows tour with Rush playing five songs off that album. Like any fan, of any band, fondness for a particular era or sentimental value for an album affects objectivity so I try my best to lay that aside and focus on the quality of musicianship, overall sound and ability to feel the true live Rush experience. Highlights: Hmmm …oh! Moto Perpetuo and O’Malley’s Breakįrom here you could probably roll the dice and take your chances to rank the rest Live Rush Albums in no particular order but some certainly rise above others in terms of demanding a repeat performance. (If you listen closely you get a nasally tone to some of the songs so perhaps some credence exists to this theory.) Whatever the case, Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland does not live up to Rush expectations. One rumor emerged that Lee was battling a cold that night. It was the first time one could argue Lee no longer had the chops despite considerable evidence to the contrary, like having attended a tour date or even concert reviews (from objective reporters □ that indicated otherwise. Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland includes the best version of “Closer to the Heart,” a preview of Clockwork Angels and, overall, a most welcome career encapsulation setlist.īut something happened to Geddy Lee’s vocals. Which adds to the aggravation because it was such a great tour. So, I’ll rank them from Worst to First and it was so easy to call out the first one.īorderline horrible. Since Rush released 10 live albums this list certainly works as a Top 10 Rush Live Albums list but with no albums excluded. Just those as part of the natural order of Rush live album releases. Nor will any of the live material used as carrot sticks for the 40 th anniversary re-releases count. No, I am not counting the 30 years after the fact Grace Under Pressure Tour. Perhaps we can all agree that Rush expanded their horizons like no other, and as such, 70s Rush sounds nothing like 80s Rush which sounds different than 90s Rush and 2000s took on a different life of its own.Īnyhow, Rush released 10 live albums. When I wrote a review of the first date of the R40 tour in Tulsa I got blasted by another such fan who questioned my Rush credentials because I dared to accept Geddy Lee at his word regarding the song “Jacob’s Ladder.” Indeed, it helps to have knowledge of the reviewed band but any impartial writer can review the aspects for any concert.Īnother outcome when reviewing Rush occurs when the 70s camp digs their heels against the 80s camp and so on. One such fan called me at the newspaper to take issue with a small paragraph for my Vapor Trails Tour review in 2002. One issue when tackling “ Best of Rush” lists comes from the overly passionately-opinionated fan. ![]() ![]() ![]() Therefore, Rush released more live albums in the last 13 years of their career as they did in the first 25. As Peart once said in my own summary: The live Rush album offered a souvenir for those who were there and a way for those who didn’t make it a chance to live it. When Rush returned in 2002 after a five year hiatus because of the deaths of Peart’s daughter and wife, the band released a live album after every tour. ![]()
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