Date
Venue
City
State
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Sources
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
Randhurst Arena
Mt. Prospect
IL
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
I Think I'm Going Bald
By-Tor & The Snow Dog
Fly by Night
Working Man/Drum Solo
Finding My Way
opening for Kansas
Paramount Theater
Seattle
WA
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park >
2112: Overture
2112: The Temples of Syrinx
2112: Discovery (abbreviated)
2112: Presentation
2112: Soliloquy
2112: Grand Finale
Fly by Night (abbreviated) >
In the Mood (abbreviated)
Something for Nothing
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
In the End
Working Man >
Finding My Way (abbreviated) >
Working Man >
Drum Solo
What You're Doing
Notes re: circulating copies of performances with this date, from DRE:
Regarding the 1976, Seattle shows. I was at the October 25, 1976 show at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA. I will never forget that show as long as I live. You see it was the second time I had seen Rush live; the first time was an accident. A friend asked me to accompany him to the March 27, 1976 show at Gonzaga University in Spokane to see Styx. Neither of us knew that Rush existed prior to that fateful spring evening. The shows that are on the Seattle Supersonic and By-Tor's Battle CD's are identical. I was able to play them simultaneously, and they are absolutely the same right down to the little guitar chord ?chops? that Alex does while Geddy is introducing songs. The set is precisely the same as the Spokane show (with the exception of ?The Jam?) and I am convinced that this is the March show. The instrumental jam DID NOT happen at the October 25, 1976 show, I assure you of that without reservation. Additionally, at the October show, Geddy introduces "In The End" by saying "We'd like to mellow out for a few minutes, if you will allow us..." and the crowd expresses it's displeasure at that statement very loudly. Never the less, Geddy is brought a stool from off-stage and he sits to play the first section of the song, then stands for the second part. I have a photographic memory and I also made a list of the songs that they did at the October show, because I was still becoming familiar with their first three albums (I bought 2112 on the Sunday night after I returned to Seattle from Spokane, in fact there was a poster in the window of the record store ? Tower Records on 5th Ave. N. and Mercer St. ? advertising the Rush show that very evening, the 28th of March) and I found my little notebook with that list in it while going through some boxes stored in my parents basement. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is, in fact, the March 1976 show on both of these CD?s.
Nelson Center
Springfield
IL
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
2112
Fly By Night / In The Mood
By-Tor And The Snow Dog
In The End
Working Man
Finding My Way
Drum Solo
What You're Doing
Massey Hall
Toronto
ON
Bastille Day
Anthem
Fly By Night> In The Mood
Something For Nothing
Lakeside Park
2112
By-Tor And The Snow Dog
In The End
Working Man> Finding My Way> Drum Solo
What You're Doing
Paramount Theater
Seattle
WA
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
2112
Fly By Night
In the Mood
Something for Nothing
Neil & Alex Jam
In the End
By-Tor and the Snow Dog
Working Man / Finding My Way / Drum Solo
Best I Can
The jam occurred when Geddy's bass broke and he went off stage to fix it.
From Jim Burleigh via DRE, http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=865
Regarding the 1976, Seattle shows. I was at the October 25, 1976 show at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA. I will never forget that show as long as I live. You see it was the second time I had seen Rush live; the first time was an accident. A friend asked me to accompany him to the March 27, 1976 show at Gonzaga University in Spokane to see Styx. Neither of us knew that Rush existed prior to that fateful spring evening. The shows that are on the Seattle Supersonic and By-Tor's Battle CD's are identical. I was able to play them simultaneously, and they are absolutely the same right down to the little guitar chord 'chops' that Alex does while Geddy is introducing songs. The set is precisely the same as the Spokane show (with the exception of 'The Jam') and I am convinced that this is the March show. The instrumental jam DID NOT happen at the October 25, 1976 show, I assure you of that without reservation. Additionally, at the October show, Geddy introduces "In The End" by saying "We'd like to mellow out for a few minutes, if you will allow us..." and the crowd expresses it's displeasure at that statement very loudly. Never the less, Geddy is brought a stool from off-stage and he sits to play the first section of the song, then stands for the second part. I have a photographic memory and I also made a list of the songs that they did at the October show, because I was still becoming familiar with their first three albums (I bought 2112 on the Sunday night after I returned to Seattle from Spokane, in fact there was a poster in the window of the record store - Tower Records on 5th Ave. N. and Mercer St. - advertising the Rush show that very evening, the 28th of March) and I found my little notebook with that list in it while going through some boxes stored in my parents basement. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is, in fact, the March 1976 show on both of these CD's.
Paramount Theater
Seattle
WA
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
2112
Fly By Night
In The Mood
Something For Nothing
Alex & Neil jam
In The End
By-Tor & The Snow Dog
Working Man >
Finding My Way >
Drum Solo
Best I Can
Digital Reproduction's "By-Tor's Battle"
The Winterland
San Francisco
CA
Anthem
2112
Working Man
Finding My Way
Working Man (With Drum Solo)
Fly By Night
In The Mood
The Winterland
San Francisco
CA
Intro
Anthem
2112
Working Man/Finding My Way/Drum Solo
Fly By Night
In The Mood
Selland Arena
Fresno
CA
Bastille Day
Anthem
2112 Suite
Lakeside Park
Working Man > Drum Solo
Fly by Night
In The Mood
Capitol Theater
Passaic
NJ
Intro - Nights, Winters, Years by the Blue Jays
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
2112
Fly By Night
In the Mood
Auditorium Theatre
Chicago
IL
Introduction
Anthem
A Passage to Bangkok
Bytor & the Snowdog
Xanadu
Something For Nothing
Cygnus
Hemispheres
Closer to the Heart
Circumstances(Cuts)
A Farewell to Kings
La Villa Strangiato
2112
Working Man
Bastille Day
In the Mood
Drum Solo
Maple Leaf Gardens
Toronto
ON
Bastille Day 5:25
Anthem 4:57
Lakeside Park 4:02
2112 16:34
Twilight Zone 3:14
Something For Nothing 4:27
Best I Can 5:08
Auld Lang Syne 3:38
By-Tor And The Snow Dog 10:24
The Necromancer 6:08
In The End 7:04
Working Man Medley 13:52
Fly By Night 2:00
In The Mood 1:00
The Digital Dan:
This is a really cool recording from the stand point that Rush gets to welcome in the new year of 1977 during the middle of the concert. Geddy starts the countdown from 1-60 and can be kind of hard to hear, but thankfully the tape is there to count it for us (sarchasm). The sound is pretty bad really, won't pull punches there. You can hear the band enough to know what the are doing and some parts of the tape are better than others. But it is highly compressed to the mid range and not a lot of upper end or lower end. It is nice to have versions of Twilight Zone and the Necromancer. With such a glowing review, you'd think it was a horrible recording. It is a great recording to have because of its rarity and for the one and only Rush countdown to the new year. For the die hard fan or for the rarities collector. As with all Digital Reproductions recordings, it's only available via free trade and never for sale. Just visit the trading links section to find people that will gladly trade this recording for free.
Northern Reflections:
The sound quality on this recording is marginal making it difficult to hear the countdown to the New Year. Otherwise, the setlist is enjoyable and historically important as the audience rings in 1977 with the boys.
Ben's Notes:
Purely Historical! Not the best sounding, but definitely not the worst. It sounds like someone snuck a cheap tape recorder (or walkman) into the New Years performance and recorded it for their own personal use (unlike these days where you sneak a DAT with Shoeps mics into a show for serious trading purposes!!!) There is a lot of hiss, and you can tell that the recording position was well within the hall due to the ambient noise.
Anyway, this is one for the hardcore collector that wants something that isn't your garden variety Rush show. After the playing of Auld Lang Syne (sounds like it may be a tape) to ring in the New Year (1977!) The next song you hear is By-Tor and the Snow Dog and the second half of The Necromancer! What a way to start a new year! This was listed in the old "Great Rush Bootlegs" series a few years back, but most likely for the historical aspects!
Ron's ROIO Rush Review:
This show is truly unique in many ways. First, it?s a New Years Eve show, and the band actually takes a break to ring in the new year. During this break, they play the famous "Country Ditty," which shows up throughout Rush?s history. This is also the first time (on tape anyway) in which we hear live versions of The Twilight Zone and The Necromancer. All in all, a great show. Unfortunately, the sound is what you?d expect from a show of this era. The overall sound is very distant and muddy, with a too-heavy bass end. But, considering the age, it?s not a total bust. There are brief cuts in Return of The Prince and In The Mood.