EXIT... STAGE LEFT

Originally, Rush wanted a live account of the Permanent Waves tour but their producer at the time Terry Brown thought they were on a roll and told them to go into the studio and we got Moving Pictures. This time, they decided to record the Moving Pictures tour with Exit...Stage Left and Rush being a great live band this one sounded a tad to controlled and studio-ish compared to the masterpiece All the World's a Stage. Granted they have great live versions of Jacob's Ladder, Xanadu and more(see Highlights) this one is an acquired taste. Good 4 stars. Highlights: The Spirit of Radio, Red Barchetta, YYZ, A Passage to Bangkok(better than studio version), Jacob's Ladder, Broon's Bane, The Trees, Xanadu, and La Villa Strangiato