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- Artist: Rush
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- Release Date: November 10, 1998
- Type: Live, Box set
- Genre: Rock
Review
On their fourth live album since their inception in the early '70s, Rush's three-CD Different Stages: Live is similar in approach and feel to their first in-concert release, 1976's All the World's a Stage. Instead of overdubbing and cleaning up the performances as they did on their last two live albums (1981's Exit...Stage Left and 1988's A Show of Hands), the tracks are left raw and rocking. And with very limited use of synthesizers (which plagued A Show of Hands), the results are often extremely impressive. The first two discs are comprised of renditions of hits from Rush's past couple of tours (1994's Counterparts and 1997's Test for Echo), while the third is a long-lost classic show from London's Hammersmith Odeon in 1978. On discs one and two, such Rush standards as "2112," "Tom Sawyer," and "The Spirit of Radio" are joined by recent material ("Dreamline," "Stick It Out," "Roll the Bones," etc.) and obscure tracks ("Natural Science," "Analog Kid," etc.), which makes for a perfect balance of material. But it's the third disc that will have longtime fans frothing at the mouth -- for the first time ever on an official release, live versions of "Cygnus X-1," "A Farewell to Kings," and "Cinderella Man" are presented. Even though no material from the mid- to late '80s is included, Different Stages: Live will delight Rush's adoring throng of fans. ~ Greg Prato, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Test for Echo | Rush | (6:15) | |
| Analog Kid | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (5:14) |
| Freewill | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (5:36) |
| Roll the Bones | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (5:58) |
| Stick It Out | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (4:42) |
| Resist | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (4:27) |
| Leave That Thing Alone | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson | Rush | (4:46) |
| The Rhythm Method | Neil Peart | Rush | (8:19) |
| Natural Science | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (8:05) |
| The Spirit of Radio | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (5:00) |
| Tom Sawyer | Rush | (5:18) | |
| YYZ | Geddy Lee, Neil Peart | Rush | (5:25) |
CD 3
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Bastille Day | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (5:07) |
| By-Tor & the Snow Dog | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (4:59) |
| Xanadu | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (12:32) |
| Farewell to Kings | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (5:53) |
| Something for Nothing | Geddy Lee, Neil Peart | Rush | (4:01) |
| Cygnus X-1 | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (10:23) |
| Anthem | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (4:47) |
| Working Man | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson | Rush | (4:00) |
| Fly by Night | Geddy Lee, Neil Peart | Rush | (2:04) |
| In the Mood | Geddy Lee | Rush | (3:34) |
| Cinderella Man | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | (5:09) |
