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R40 LIVE

Rush

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3.96 | 74 ratings | 2 reviews | 54% 5 stars

Excellent addition to any
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Live, released in 2015

Songs / Tracks Listing

Disc 1

1. The World Is...The World Is... (2:10)
2. The Anarchist (7:07)
3. Headlong Flight/Drumbastica (Drum solo) (8:45)
4. Far Cry (5:31)
5. The Main Monkey Business (6:07)
6. How It Is (4:45)
7. Animate (6:15)
8. Roll the Bones (6:05)
9. Between the Wheels (5:58)
10. Losing It (with Ben Mink) (5:55)
11. Subdivisions (5:48)

Disc 1 Total Time 64:26

Disc 2

1. Tom Sawyer (4:59)
2. YYZ (4:31)
3. The Spirit of Radio (5:03)
4. Natural Science (8:31)
5. Jacob's Ladder (7:34)
6. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres: Prelude (4:19)
7. Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage/The Story So Far (Drum solo) (9:21)
8. Closer to the Heart (3:07)
9. Xanadu (10:39)
10. 2112 (12:15)

Disc 2 Total Time 70:29

Disc 3

1. Mel's Rockpile (with Eugene Levy) (1:36)
2. Lakeside Park/Anthem (5:29)
3. What You're Doing/Working Man (9:35)
4. One Little Victory (5:47)
5. Distant Early Warning (5:24)
6. Red Barchetta (7:08)
7. Clockwork Angels (7:46)
8. The Wreckers (5:39)
9. The Camera Eye (10:21)
10. Losing It (with Jonathan Dinklage) (6:13)

Disc 3 Total Time 63:22

Overall Total Time 198:17

Line-up / Musicians

- Geddy Lee / vocals, bass, synthesizers
- Alex Lifeson / guitars, vocals, synthesizers
- Neil Peart / drums, percussion

Releases information

Released in the following formats:
3-CD
DVD
Blu-ray
3-CD + DVD
3-CD + Blu-ray

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RUSH R40 Live ratings distribution


3.96
(74 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music (54%)
54%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection (30%)
30%
Good, but non-essential (12%)
12%
Collectors/fans only (3%)
3%
Poor. Only for completionists (1%)
1%

RUSH R40 Live reviews


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Review by Warthur
PROG REVIEWER
3 stars Well, here it is, the full stop - whilst archival Rush material and rare gems will doubtless be dug out here and there, and whilst strictly speaking the idea of a Rush album without Neil Peart isn't totally unprecedented - he wasn't on their debut album, remember - he'd become such an integral part of the band from Fly By Night onwards that I think everyone realises the prospect of new Rush concerts and albums following his passing just doesn't make sense. This big 40th anniversary blowout live set essentially draws a line under their career; everything that comes out after this is solely going to be a matter of filling in the gaps.

How is it? Well, it's resolutely OK, but not better than OK. Like most Rush live releases of the 2000s, it's somewhat overlong and is a bit too keen on including audience noise, and Geddy's vocals aren't what they used to be. Everything is deftly and precisely performed, save for those moments of vocal shakiness, but on the other hand it doesn't quite land like archival live performances that have been creeping out from their heyday through recent reissues. If you want a lot of live Rush, sure, this is fine. If you want the best of live Rush, I'd look to releases from substantially earlier in their illustrious career.

Latest members reviews

3 stars I was really excited for this after the St. Louis R40 show. Adhering to an extremely strict vocal regimen for the tour, Geddy sounded better than he had since Snakes & Arrows, seemingly rebutting the idea that anyone in the band was "losing it" (if only we knew), and a friend of mine who had sat the ... (read more)

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