RUSH All The World's A Stage 2LP [The most famous double LIVE album by the Canadian Gods. Gatefold LP].
All the World's a Stage is a double live album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1976. The album was recorded at Massey Hall in Toronto on June 11 through 13 during their 2112 tour. Similar to the track "Limelight" from 1981's album Moving Pictures, the title of this album alludes to William Shakespeare's play As You Like It.
According to the liner notes, this live album (Rush's first) marks the end of the "first chapter of Rush," and would mark the start of a trend of releasing a live album after each four studio album cycle. Songs like "Bastille Day" and "Anthem" are similar to their studio versions with the addition of Neil Peart's drum solo during "Working Man".
All the World's a Stage would be Rush's first US Top 40 charting album and would go Gold, alongside A Farewell to Kings and 2112 on November 16, 1977. It was certified Platinum in 1981 after the release of Moving Pictures.
Track listing:
All songs written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, except where noted.
"Bastille Day" – 4:57
"Anthem" – 4:56
"Fly by Night/In the Mood" (Lee, Peart)/(Lee) – 5:03
"Something for Nothing" (Lee, Peart) – 4:02
"Lakeside Park" – 5:04
"2112" – Total Time: – 15:45
"Overture" – 4:16
"The Temples of Syrinx" – 2:12
"Presentation" – 4:27
"Soliloquy" – 2:22
"Grand Finale" – 2:28
"By-Tor & The Snow Dog" – 11:57
"In the End" (Lifeson, Lee) – 7:13
"Working Man/Finding My Way" (Lifeson, Lee)/(Lifeson, Lee) – 14:56 (includes a Peart drum solo)
"What You're Doing" (Lifeson, Lee) – 5:39
Songs with "/" in the title indicate song medleys. Following along at the end of the last song the album closes with a bit of post-show chatter among the band members and the sound of a slamming of a door as they leave the venue.
The medley on track 9 is marked as above on the album but runs as follows: "Working Man (first half)/Finding My Way/Working Man (second half)/Drum Solo" before jamming out the end of the medley.
To accommodate the limitations imposed by the vinyl format, the album's running order differs to the actual set list played (as evidenced by the only bootleg available from the tour). The actual song order played was "Bastille Day"; "Anthem"; "Lakeside Park"; "2112" (with abbreviated "Discovery", minus "Oracle"); "Fly by Night/In The Mood"; "Something For Nothing"; "By-Tor and the Snow Dog"; "In The End"; "Working Man/Finding My Way/Drum Solo"; Encore: "What You're Doing".
Personnel:
Geddy Lee - bass guitar, vocals
Alex Lifeson - guitar
Neil Peart - percussion

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