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All the World 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 album Moving Pictures, the title of this album alludes to William Shakespeare play As You Like It.
According to the liner notes, this live album (Rush 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 drum solo during “”Working Man””.
All the World a Stage would be Rush 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.
all songs:
label: Mercury – 6672 015
Format: 2 × Vinyl , LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1976
Genre:Hard rock
Tracklist
A1 Bastille Day
A2 Anthem
A3 Fly By Night / In The Mood
A4 Something For Nothing
B1 Lakeside Park
2112
B2.1 I. Overture
B2.2 II. The Temple Of Syrinx
B3.1 III. Presentation
B3.2 IV. Soliloquy
B3.4 V. Grand Final
C1 By-Tor & The Snow Dog
C2 In The End
D1 Working Man / Finding My Way
D2 What you’re doing
Recorded live at Massey Hall, Toronto on June 11, 12, 13, 1976.
Made in England
6672 015 is the set cat- # as can be seen on the images of the record labels.
Printed on the back cover as 6672 015 CE
6338 771 is printed on labels record # 1
6338 772 is printed on labels record # 2
Duration 01:19:32
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.
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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 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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5.0 out of 5 stars Rush Raw!
Rush first live album represents the end of chapter 1 of their career. This album is a sort of “”best of”” from their first 4 studio albums which charts their progress from the “”Led Zeppellin Junior”” style of “”Rush”” to the sci-fi prog rock classic that is “”2112″”. Rush are only a 3 piece band, however, they manage to fill the soundscape with a heavy rock sound which is both intricate and melodic without resorting to heavy metal cliches. It is arguably their best live album as there is little or no post – production work leaving you with a real Rush live experience – (over production of live albums Exit… Stage Left and A Show of Hands is irritating).
My personal faves on here are 2112, Something for Nothing, Lakeside Park and By Tor and the Snowdog including an Alex Lifeson prog-rock interlude – rocktastic!.
ATWAS also gives us the first edition of a Neil Peart drum solo – a mainstay of Rush concerts. Listen to how it evolves and gets longer over the other 3 live albums!
Listen to RUSH!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Start of a Beautiful Friendship!,
This is where the world of Rush all started for me. It was 1979 and I was a teenager into Zeppelin, Purple etc when a couple of lads I knew suggested I check out Rush. I was (and still am) a sucker for live albums and so off I went to Penny Lane Records in Chester to see if there was such a thing as a live Rush album. There sure was and this was it. Home I went and put it on the turntable.
As always with the best albums I wasn’t too sure at first but after a few more listens I was hooked. This is a really good example of classic Rush while they were still a straight ahead rock band. Geddy Lee still in his Robert Plant pomp, Alex Lifeson peeling off those classic riffs and Neil Peart showing just what a good drum solo should be. Add to that many of their best songs from this era incuding Working Man and most of 2112 and you have what is for me their best live album. About 5 years ago Classic Rock magazine listed the 50 greatest live albums. Exit…Stage Left came above this one. They got it wrong. The sound on this album is far more raw and sounds like a live album should, whereas Exit is too polished.
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5.0 out of 5 stars end of an era! and the start of a new one…,
There are many fantastic live double albums from the 70,very few of them live up to this one.From the opening ‘Bastille Day’ to the closing ‘What Your Doing’ this album rocks from start to finish,a historical document of Rush in simpler times, when keyboards were not the prominent instrument, Rush in their purest form? you decide.
There are many highlights,from the spine chilling intro to 2112,hairs standing up on the back of the neck as Geddy vocals reach for the stars to the nerve shreding finale. The fantastic drum solo from Neil Peart,the pop sensibility of ‘Lakeside Park’,the magnificence of ‘In The End’ even better live to the albums best track the extended ‘By Tor And The Snow Dog’ with its other worldy mid section featuring a stunning bass/lead guitar battle,that only three men could make this sound is awesome.Indeed every track is a classic with special mention of the final trio ‘Workin’Man/Finding My Way & What Your Doing’ with guitar riffs to the fore absolutely confirming Rush rocked from the start.
An essential purchase,still my favourite Rush live album(and there are many),take a trip back in time,you wont regret it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars legendary rock album,
one of the best live rock albums ever, this is rush at their best, cannot emphasis how good this album is…
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5.0 out of 5 stars If all the World a Stage, how does Snagglepuss Exit?,
Once upon a time in a land far, far away, Rush live albums were akin to punctuation. A full stop at the end of a paragraph if you will. These days Rush albums are like busses, you wait for ages and three turn up at once.
All the World a Stage was the first punctuation of the Rush story, coming at the end of a sublime run of albums wherein our Canuck chums had raised the HEAVY METAL bar to new heights. Recorded at Toronto Massey Hall, this is probably the best live album ever, as I understand it it is exceptionally live by live album standards – no Unleashed in the Studio here. It also liver than Rush would ever dare be nowadays, oh away with you thrice-cursed samples.
Rammed full of the classics from the first for albums, the only thing that is really missed is Beneath, Between and Behind, but who can quibble with the Bombastic Bludgeon of Bastille Day? The Anthemicness of er Anthem? Who can fail to be thrilled by hearing “”We’d like to do for you side 1 of our latest album, this is 2112″”? Man oh man, this is just Live, Loud and ROCK!!!!!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The world is now their stage
Rush are currently one of the biggest names in the Rock canon and this ‘live’ double, from 1976, captures them at the point where they were beginning to move away from being just another power trio towards establishing their own identity as a formidable band in their own right, with albums like Hemispheres and Moving Pictures. The songs here range from the sappy ( fly by night) to the immensity of 2112, where Rush broke away from the herd and established themselves as leaders in their field. This album is a fitting testament to a band who were, at this time, on the very cusp of joining the big boys and, in my humble opinion, one of the great ‘live’ rock albums.
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5.0 out of 5 stars All The World a Stage,
All the World a Stage in an early Rush Live album. It is typical Rush. Both complicated music and exciting. No wonder this amazing Canadian rock band have been going for so long. This is a must by for any music fan or anyone interested in playing drums, Guitar or bass. This is how it should be done.
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