Exit Stage Left [LP]

by Rush

Overview

Rush was planning on releasing a live album after the Permanent Waves tour, but manager Cliff Burnstein convinced the group that they were peaking musically, and should go straight back into the recording studio -- resulting in their finest album, 1981's Moving Pictures. So after the tour wound down, their postponed live album was finally assembled and released as Exit...Stage Left the same year. The album turned out to be the polar opposite of its predecessor, 1976's raw and direct All the World's a Stage; in fact, the performances often sound identical to the recently released studio versions. The contagious energy that helped make All the World's a Stage such a success is muted, replaced by workmanlike renditions that border on the uninspired. There's no denying the high quality of the songs selected -- "Spirit of Radio," "Tom Sawyer," "Xanadu," "The Trees," "Closer to the Heart," "Jacob's Ladder" -- it's just that the performances rarely catch fire. Compared to Rush's three other concert albums (the aforementioned All the World's a Stage, 1988's A Show of Hands, and 1998's Different Stages), Exit...Stage Left is probably the weakest. ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	09/25/2015
Label:	Universal Music / Virgin Emi
UPC:	0602547118097
Rank:	25871

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Spirit of Radio
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. Closer to the Heart
5. Beneath, Between & Behind
6. Jacob's Ladder

Disc 2

7. Broon's Bane
8. The Trees
9. Xanadu
10. Freewill
11. Tom Sawyer
12. La Villa Strangiato

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rush   Primary Artist
Geddy Lee   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Bass Pedals,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Rhythm)
Alex Lifeson   Guitar,Bass Pedals,Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Neil Peart   Drums,Percussion

Technical Credits

Rush   Producer
Terry Brown   Producer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Geddy Lee   Composer
Hugh Syme   Artwork,Cover Design,Art Direction,Cover Art Concept
Brian Lee   Mastering
Alex Lifeson   Composer
John Micheal Talbot   Composer
Paul Northfield   Mixing,Engineer
Andy Rose   Engineer
Pye Dubois   Composer
John Michael Talbot   Composer
Neil Peart   Composer
Deborah Samuel   Photography