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Rush - Preludes Of The Future (Toronto, Varsity Stadium September 2, 1979) (1979)

Track listing:
  1. 2112 17:43
  2. Cygnus X-1
  3. A Passage To Bangkok 4:13
  4. Hemispheres
  5. By-Tor And The Snowdog 5:39
  6. Closer To The Heart
  7. Xanadu 13:25
  8. Freewill
  9. The Spirit Of Radio
  10. Working Man Medley, The Rhythm
  11. The Trees 5:04
  12. La Villa Strangiato

Notes

September 2, 1979
Varsity Stadium
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Comments: A good audience recording. All of the instruments can be heard clearly with a decent mix and eq. The fidelity is decent but there is a bit of bottom end distortion. The audience noise is minimal and does not interfere with the recording. There is the usual between song cheering and a few close whistles but nothing distracting. The only problem is I think the recording runs just a little slow, maybe 1-2%. The performance itself is from the mini warm-up tour at the end of The Tour Of The Hemispheres and before Permanent Waves was released. The band puts on a great performance for their home town highlighted by both books of Cygnus and the early versions of the PW material. Overall, a must have for any fan of this era Rush.