Win At Life said:

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It's been argued by many that RUSH's Exist Stage Left is the greatest live album ever recorded; and not just for the genius of the musicians, but for the mics, sound and production. Alex's harmonics on Red Barchetta are flawless. Geddy with his mid-base playing and filling in the bottom with bass pedals before switching to keyboards. Alex's work on the foot-controlled sound fader in the intro to Xanadu is incredible and the ecco, crowd and bells make this live track twice as good as the studio version. I wouldn't have liked Xanadu, if I hadn't heard it first on Exit Stage Left. Inserting the choir in the crowd for intro to Close to the Heart was a master stroke of improvement to an already great tune. And all this without a single missed note from either of them. Every cut on Exit Stage Left is better than the studio version.



Rest in Peace, Neil.

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Absolutely correct here. It's like you're reading my mind.

snowdog90 said:

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Saw the Never Surrender tour in Reunion Arena. Incredible. Rik Emmitt is maybe one of the most underrated singer/guitarists in rock history.

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Got the chance to see Rik Emmett play a private show at Stan's on lower Greenville. Just him, an acoustic guitar, and a mic (sometimes with backing tracks). It was fantastic and I hope to catch him again some time. Also, saw Triumph on the Thunder Seven and Sport of Kings tours at Reunion.

Rik has one of the truly great voices in rock history.

GrapevineAg said:

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snowdog90 said:

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Saw the Never Surrender tour in Reunion Arena. Incredible. Rik Emmitt is maybe one of the most underrated singer/guitarists in rock history.

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Got the chance to see Rik Emmett play a private show at Stan's on lower Greenville. Just him, an acoustic guitar, and a mic (sometimes with backing tracks). It was fantastic and I hope to catch him again some time. Also, saw Triumph on the Thunder Seven and Sport of Kings tours at Reunion.

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Hmmm... I also saw Rik Emmitt on lower Greenville. Same show?? I don't remember the venue but he told a story about tearing his ACL in a basketball game. Were you at that show? He posed for pics after.

Win At Life said:

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It's been argued by many that RUSH's Exist Stage Left is the greatest live album ever recorded; and not just for the genius of the musicians, but for the mics, sound and production. Alex's harmonics on Red Barchetta are flawless. Geddy with his mid-base playing and filling in the bottom with bass pedals before switching to keyboards. Alex's work on the foot-controlled sound fader in the intro to Xanadu is incredible and the ecco, crowd and bells make this live track twice as good as the studio version. I wouldn't have liked Xanadu, if I hadn't heard it first on Exit Stage Left. Inserting the choir in the crowd for intro to Close to the Heart was a master stroke of improvement to an already great tune. And all this without a single missed note from either of them. Every cut on Exit Stage Left is better than the studio version.



Rest in Peace, Neil.

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Awesome post, but I wouldn't agree that all the E...SL songs are better, but at least half are. Xanadu is better by the widest margin imo. It is so good. There are tons of reaction videos on YouTube of people seeing the E...SL version for the first time. It's always fun to see someone experiencing that song for the first time.

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But I am a Canadian Band fanatic like in a trivia point of view. And I do enjoy a lot of Canadian bands.


Don't think anyone mentioned Steppenwolf? They should count despite not being all Canadian.


Triumph, April Wine, BTO and The Guess Who are some of my faves.

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60% of Steppenwolf.

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Beat you by a day.