April 2nd, 1994 - Nuts and Bolts (Madison)

The famous Nuts and Bolts show, sometimes brought up as the best Rush bootleg out there, and I know why it has that title. Counterparts is up there in my top tours, so hearing it in such amazing quality is awesome. This show was also the first bootleg I ever heard, so it set the bar pretty high. The sound is just great, better than a live show in some aspects. Everything is well balanced. The bass sounds nice and punchy, the snare is as crisp as ever. The guitar also finds a really balance between present and over powered. The only "negative" is that there is little to no crowd noise for most of the show, but that's not something that takes away from the show completely. This is a great boot for those that just want the best, good sounding shows. It's an amazing soundboard that is widely considered one of the best, but I do miss crowd noise, makes me feel as if it's a studio recording with a live feel to the instruments. 9.9/10
Mp3 320kbps CBR

 Disc - 1
Intro/Dreamline   6:39
The Spirit of Radio   4:54
The Analog Kid   6:07
Cold Fire   4:29
Time Stand Still   5:39
Nobody's Hero   5:03
Roll The Bones   6:09
Animate   7:27
Stick It Out   5:15
Double Agent   5:26

Disc - 2
Limelight   4:39
Mystic Rhythms   6:05
Closer to the Heart   5:35
Show Don't Tell   5:20
Leave That Thing Alone (intro)   1:14
Leave That Thing Alone   4:50
The Rhythm Method   7:29
The Trees   5:18
Xanadu   10:29
Hemispheres: Prelude   0:22
Tom Sawyer   5:20
Force Ten   4:39
YYZ   5:04
Bravado   6:55

Digital Rush Experience Link: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=1421

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June 23rd, 1997 - Great Woods and Summer Skies - Rush

Wow, I hate to be Mr. Excuses lately, but midterm studying has me pinned down, I wish I had more time to indulge in my side hobby here, but I just don't. So I'll try to get out what I can, when I can. This is an amazing show. It's a soundboard recording that sounds amazing, 2112 and Leave That Thing Alone! are the same version that are on "Different Stages" (http://www.amazon.com/Different-Stages-Rush/dp/B00000DGV2) but the sound is better some how on this version. The sound is practical official studio quality and is truly a great addition to anyone's collection. It feature the full Test for Echos track list (to my knowledge) with the amazing full version of 2112 that makes me happy on the inside. Amazing show, anyone who likes Rush bootlegs of any kind need to get this show. 

9.99999999999/10 (Because I'm too big of a tool to give a 10/10) 

Mp3 320Kbps CBR

Disk - 1
Thus Spake Zarathustra   1:48
Dreamline   5:05
Limelight   4:26
Stick It Out   4:58
Driven   5:19
Half The World   3:54
Red Barchetta   6:54
Animate   6:55
Limbo   5:24
The Trees   5:35
Virtuality   6:25
Nobody's Hero   5:04
Closer to the Heart   5:30

Disk - 2
2112   21:22
Test for Echo   7:11
Freewill   5:37
Red Sector A   5:16
Roll the Bones   6:06

Disk - 3
Resist   5:02
Leave That Thing Alone   4:48
The Rhythm Method   8:44
Natural Science   8:08
Force Ten   4:42
The Spirit of Radio   4:55
Tom Sawyer   6:20
YYZ   4:22
Cygnus X-1   0:47

Digital Rush Experience Link: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=1132

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September 27th, 1984 - Cool Under Fire - Rush

This is a soundboard show from Grace Under Pressure. It has really great sound overall. The snare is nice and crisp, the bass guitar and bass drum both sound nice. The guitar is present, but not to loud, which I like in a show. The sound quality is great, but it fells a little dry, and it wasn't the best night for the band either, witch Alex's guitar going out in Red Barchetta, and Geddy slipped up a few times, but it's not that big of a deal. But never the less, it's a great show, and one you have to get if you love good soundboards. 320kbps CBR 8.5/10

Track Listing
DISC 1
The Spirit Of Radio   4:55
Subdivisions   5:18
The Body Electric   5:31
The Enemy Within   4:42
The Weapon   7:49
Witch Hunt   4:46
New World Man   4:40
Between the Wheels   5:33
Red Barchetta   6:16
Distant Early Warning   6:55
Red Sector A   5:08
Closer to the Heart   3:36
Kid Gloves   4:12
YYZ   3:11
2112   1:49
Tom Sawyer   4:47
Digital Rush Experience Link: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=1464
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March 1st, 1981 - Mystery Eyes - Rush

I was gone all week for Thanksgiving, but I got home two days ago and have been doing a bunch of bootleg work, so there is a lot more to come. Starting off with this show from the Moving Pictures tour, the audio is really good, but I'm almost positive this show is a copy of Exit... Stage Right (Which I'll have up at some point, ask if you want it soon). The boot has really loud bass, overwhelming amounts of bass that make it kind of hard to listen to if you're not one of those bass-crazy people that can't have enough. There is a lot of bass, but the boot still isn't bad, it's a nice show that you should pick up if the tracklist interests you, but there are better boots from this tour out there. Not amazing, not bad, it's just decent. 320kbps CBR. 6.5/10

DISC 1

 2112/Overture/The Temples of Syrinx   6:11
Freewill   6:05
Limelight   5:00
Hemispheres: Prelude   4:19
Beneath, Between and Behind   2:50
The Camera Eye   10:50
YYZ/The Rhythm Method   7:41
Broon's Bane/The Trees   5:13
Xanadu   12:49

DISC 2

The Spirit of Radio   5:43
Red Barchetta   6:57
Closer to the Heart   3:49
Tom Sawyer   4:45
Vital Signs   5:30
Natural Science   7:42
Working Man   1:18
Hemispheres: Armageddon   0:53
By-Tor and the Snow Dog   3:57
In The End   1:40
In The Mood   1:35
2112/Grand Finale   2:33
La Villa Strangiato   10:09

Digital Rush Experience Link: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=1379

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April 3ed, 1983 - Xanadu - Rush

This is a Vinyl rip that I'm taken from FLAC, into MP3 320kbps CBR. In spite of the name being "Xanadu" this isn't a show from A Farewell to Kings, it's a show from The Signals Tour. The sound quality is eh, the sound is very crackly, and there is a lot of fuzz in the background. The audio also sounds a bit fast. And oh boy, does that snare crack. It's a decent show, but nothing I would recommend to a casual Rush fan, this is more of a collector's item, and while my site isn't made for hardcore collectors, I thought I would give it to you anyway, so if you want, go ahead and pick this up. 5.5/10

Disk 1
The Spirit of Radio 
Tom Sawyer 
Freewill 
Digital Man 
Subdivisions 
Vital Signs 
The Camera Eye
Chemistry 
The Analog Kid 

Disk 2
Broon's Bane
The Trees 
Red Barchetta 
The Weapon 

New Worls Man 
Countdown 
2112 Overture 
The Temples of Syrinxs 
Xanadu 
La Villa Strangiato 
In the Mood

Digital Rush Experience Link: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=2126 (More information in the download provided) 

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August 2nd, 2013 - Clockwork Angels Tour Denver Colorado -Rush

This is a nice show I'm putting up in honor of the CA Tour official release (Which if you don't own yet, buy it now http://www.amazon.com/Clockwork-Angels-Tour-Blu-ray-Rush/dp/B00F878KFM) The audio quality is good, most of the show is pretty quiet, but that's really that's the only annoying thing. And the recorder also wanted to include 4.30 minutes of just plain, audience chat filled intermission. I kept in in with a special label, so that's a thing. But the full show's here, but there is almost no info on this, so I just scoured the internet for any information I could get. 320kbps CBR. So that's it, enjoy listening to this after the official release. 7/10

Disk 1:
1. Intro
2. Subdivisions
3. The Big Money
4. Force Ten
5. Grand Designs
6. Limelight
7. Territories
8. The Analog Kid
9. Bravado
10. Where's My Thing?/Here it is!
11. Far Cry

Disk 2: (With Clockwork Angels String Ensemble)
12: The World's Longest Intermission
13. Intro
14. Caravan
15. Clockwork Angels
16. The Anarchist
17. Carnies
18. The Wreckers
19. Headlong Flight/Drumbastica
20. Peke's Repose/Halo Effect
21. Seven Cities of Gold
22. The Garden

Disk 3: (With Clockwork Angels String Ensemble)
23. Manhattan Project
24. The Percussor/Binary Love Theme/Steambanger’s Ball
25. Red Sector A
26. YYZ
27. The Spirit of Radio (Without Ensemble)
Encore:
28. Tom Sawyer (Without Ensemble)
29. 2112 (Without Ensemble)
30. Outro

Thanks to https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSquonk2112 for the upload and the cover art!

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No show for today in honor of the Clockwork Angels Tour show being released officially, go pick it up and enjoy! http://www.amazon.com/Clockwork-Angels-Tour-Blu-ray-Rush/dp/B00F878KFM

May 30th, 1976 - Tuning Man - Rush

This is a nice show from the 2112 tour. And now while the sound is not the best, keep in mind that this is one of the five shows from the 2112 tour, all others are from the "All the World's a Stage" tour. So pick this up, it's a nice little collectors piece, with good quality compared to a lot of other boots of it's time. As always, 320kbps for you nice, high quality enjoyment. 8/10

 

Track Listing:

Bastille Day   5:04 

Anthem   4:47 

Lakeside Park   4:12 

2112   15:29 

Fly By Night / In the Mood   4:53 

By-Tor and the Snow Dog   11:22 

In the End   7:12 

Working Man, Finding My Way, Drum Solo   13:26 

What You're Doing   5:26

Digital Rush Experience link: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=860

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June 13th, 2007 - Tastes Like Chicken - Rush

To "Rush Bootlegs" I can upload this and the other show for you, but if you're going to just take them and put them on your site, at least give me some credit, putting this together isn't a cake walk. 

This is a great quality show. I love the track list for the Snakes and Arrows tour, and with this high of quality, it's an amazing pick up. Everything is nicely balanced and the sound is crisp and clear. There is also a DVD for this show, which I might put up, the only issue being that the file sizes would be massive. The only solution I can think of would be to make a torrent file for it, but that would require seeding, which isn't an option for me, and no-one ever seeds. So let me know if you want it, and provide a solution for the downloading from your end. Back to this bootleg, it's outstanding, and you're doing yourself a disservice by not downloading it. 8.5/10

DISC 1
Intro   2:50
Limelight   4:34
Digital Man   6:39
Entre Nous   5:28
Mission   5:48
Freewill   5:50
The Main Monkey Business   6:22
The Larger Bowl   4:50
Secret Touch   7:34
Circumstances   4:06
Between The Wheels   6:03
Dreamline   5:39

DISC 2
Intro   3:41
Far Cry   5:23
Workin Them Angels   4:50
Armor And Sword   6:37
Spindrift   5:42
The Way The Wind Blows   6:30
Subdivisions   6:04
Natural Science   8:18
Witch Hunt   4:46
Malignant Narcissism   2:23
Drum Solo   7:01

DISC 3
Hope   2:08
Summertime Blues   4:24
The Spirit Of Radio   5:10
Tom Sawyer   7:46
One Little Victory   5:31
A Passage to Bangkok   3:49
YYZ   5:00
Outro   1:09Digital Rush Experience link: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=1836
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And thanks to https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSquonk2112 for the upload to YouTube!

NEW VIDEO!

I made a 14 minute video explaning the process I use to get my bootlegs!

Make sure to check the description of the video for a lot more info.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjCF2eYmeyw&feature=youtu.be

July 29th, 2004 - Palms and Pearls - Rush

This is a nice little gem from the 30th anniversary tour. The best sounding show I've heard from this tour yet, I can't say that with 100% certainty, because I've only heard about 2 shows from this tour.

Neils, drums really stand out in this boot, the cymbals sound nice and crisp, and his bass drum, along with Geddy's bass as easy to make out, and sound great. The guitar is pretty quiet, but not to the point that it annoys you. Alex also has another one of his famous "La Villa Strangiato Rants" talking about how he wishes it was his birthday, and sings a little tune for the birthday boy, Derk. An over all great show, and I have more of this tour coming for sure, so keep this site in your bookmarks. 9/10

You'll be happy to know, the entire album is in nice, crisp 320kbps CBR, including all tags, and pictures in the .zip file. The files are in folder based on their disk #, but I did not go and change the disk # in the file it's self, so you might want to take that into account, and add that in. I would, but by the time I saw I had done it, the one hour upload was almost done. Life happens, enjoy.

DISC 1Intro
R30 Overture Medley 
The Spirit of Radio  
Force Ten  
Animate  
Subdivisions  
Earthshine  
Red Barchetta  
Roll the Bones 
Bravado  
YYZ  
The Trees  
The Seeker  
One Little Victory  

DISC 2Darn That Dragon Intro 
Tom Sawyer  
Dreamline  
Secret Touch  
Between the Wheels  
Mystic Rhythms 
Red Sector A  
O'Baterista (Drum Solo)  

DISC 3Resist  
Heart Full of Soul  
2112
La Villa Strangiato/Brad Pitt's Rant on Birthdays  
By-Tor & The Snow Dog  
Xanadu  
Working Man  
Summertime Blues  
Crossroads  
Limelight  
Outro 
Digital Rush Experience link:http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=1671
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And thanks to https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSquonk2112 for uploading this to YouTube!

An update!

After a little break, I'm getting back into bootlegging. I got a little worn out on it, and just needed some time. I've also changed my ways. All music will still be ripped from YouTube or any other site that has FLAC/MP3 320kbps. My goal is to re-do my collection in nice, sweet, crisp clean 320kbps CBR. That's my goal. So if you're new, welcome, you can feel free to try any of the links in the comments bellow, but I will be most likely re-doing them in higher quality soon. If there's a specific bootleg you'd like to see, comment bellow. School and life are always a pain, so it's not like I'm devoting my life to this, but I'll try to do my best, to give you all the best little niche corner of Rush bootlegs.

Thank you for waiting out my absense, more to come,

-Daniel

The Age Of Wonders - Rush - June 25th, 1975

This is the other show from the "Fly By Night Tour" I was writing about in my review of "Bad Boys In Cleveland". It's an audience recording that includes the track "You Can't Fight It" that was a single released on Moon Records in 1973. The quality can't compare with "Bad Boys In Cleveland",but it's still an amazing audience recording for 1975. I would get this for "You Can't Fight It" but not for a better sounding show than "Bad Boys In Cleveland". Good instrument sound, very little tape hiss, and an over-all good show. 7/10.

Track Listing:

Finding My Way

Best I Can

Anthem

Beneath, Between, Behind

In The End

Fly By Night

By-Tor And The Snow Dog

Working Man

The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)

In The Mood

Need Some Love

What You're Doing

(Bonus) You Can't Fight It

Digital Rush Experience Link: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=1514

Canadian Bacon Platinum Edition - Rush - December 10th, 1977

This is a first gen audience recording from the "A Farewell To Kings Tour". Debated to be the best of the tour, and the people who say that have reason to believe that. This show sounds great, no tape his, instruments are all clear. There is a bit of distance however, and there is one guy who keeps setting off little firecrackers. I want to find where this guy lives and punch him. It's also missing "Cinderella Man" witch makes me sad. Aside from that this show is great. You should get this show. I can't really say it's better than "The Art Of Sound" but it's a great show and you should still get it. 8/10

Track Listing:

Disk #1

Bastille Day

Lakes Side Park

By-Tor And The Snow Dog

Xanadu

A Farewell To Kings

Something For Nothing

Cygnus X-1

Disk #2

Anthem 

Closer To The Heart

2112

Working Man

Fly By Night

In The Mood

The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)

Digital Rush Experience Link: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=872

The Art Of Sound - Rush - November 12th, 1977

This is a show from the "A Farewell To Kings Tour". This is one of the better shows from the tour. It's an audience recording, but don'r let that fool you. It's very good sounding, small little bit of tape his, clear instruments and vocals. Over all good. There isn't too much to say about this show, it's really good and you should get it. "A Farewell To Kings" has some great songs on it like "Xanadu", "A Farewell To Kings" and "Cygnus X-1".That alone, make this show worth getting. 8/10.

Track Listing:

Disk #1

Bastille Day

Lakeside Park

By-Tor And The Snow Dog

Xanadu

A Farewell To Kings

Something For Nothing

Cygnus X-1

Disk #2

Anthem 

Closer To The Heart

2112

Working Man/Fly By Night/In The Mood

The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)

Digital Rush Experience Link: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=880

Celebrate The Eve Of Big Wave - Rush - June 2nd, 1977

The show I talked about on my post about "Sign Of Eth". Read what I said about it there and you can go to the comments for the download if you're interested.

Track Listing:

Lakeside Park

2112

Xanadu

By-Tor And The Snow Dog

The Necromancer 

Working Man/Finding My Way/The Rhythm Method(Drum Solo)

Fly By Night

In The Mood

Digital Rush Experience Link:http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=874

Sign Of Eth - Rush - June 2nd, 1977

This is an audience recording from the "All The Worlds A Stage Tour". It is very different from "By-Tor's Battle V2.02" This show has a different setlist, with out some songs and with others. This show has the pre-release version of "Xanadu" as well as "The Necromancer" and is missing songs like "Anthem" and "Bastille Day". The show sounds good, nothing really to complain about. 7/10 get this show for "Xanadu" or you could get the other version of this show with a bit of a different sound. I recommend both. Good shows, get them.

Track Listing: 

Lakeside Park

2112 Overture (I got this show off of a torrent, so I didn't edit all these parts together, sorry)

2112 Temples Of Syrinx

2112 Discovery

2112 Presentation

2112 Soliloquy

2112 Grand Finale

By-Tor And The Snow Dog

The Necromancer

Working Man/Finding My Way/The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)

Fly By Night

In The Mood

Digital Rush Experience Link:http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=877

By-Tor's Battle V2.01 - Rush - October 25th, 1976

This is a soundboard from the "All The Worlds A Stage Tour" I've got quite a few of these, so expect them soon, but maybe not in order like what I've been doing. This show is nothing special. The Version 2.01 is a lot better being a lower gen source than the original. Less tape his, complete show, better instrument quality etc. As well as the drum and guitar jam before "In The End". The instruments are all good, tape hiss isn't too bad (Forgot to mention, I download this and didn't edit it myself, so "The Rhythm Method" is coupled with "Working Man" and "Finding My Way"). Over-all, it's just a good show. Nothing amazing, just a good show. 7/10 you should get this show because it's good. The end.

Track Listing:
Bastille Day
Anthem
Lakeside Park
2112
Fly By Night
In The Mood
Something For Nothing
Alex And Neil Jam
In The End
By-Tor And The Snow Dog
Working Man/Finding My Way/The Rhythm Method(Drum Solo)
Best I Can
Digital Rush Experience Link:http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=865

We Are The Priests - Rush - May 30th, 1976

This is my only show from the "2112 Tour" a lot of people out there confuse the "2112 Tour" with the "All The Worlds A Stage Tour". For a show this early, it's not that bad. It is a soundboard recording. But the audio is "shaky" and has some tape hiss. Another thing about this show, it has almost NO audience noise what-so-ever (Aside from a few screams that can be heard from time to time). Some people might like that, but for me, it's a turn off. Geddy sounds good, the guitar is great, drums are nice and smooth feeling. Bass can be heard but to me sound kind-of blended in to the mix rather than being separated more from the rest of the audio. 6.5/10 audio, would be higher if not for the tape hiss and other pet peeves. Pick it up, it's a good show and worth your time.

Track Listing:

Bastille Day

Anthem

Lakeside Park

2112

Fly By Night

In The Mood

Something For Nothing

By-Tor And The Snow Dog

In The End

Working Man/Finding My Way

The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)

What You're Doing

Digital Rush Experience Link: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=862

Stainless Steel - Rush - November 15th, 1975

This is the best known show from the "Caress Of Steel Tour". This is an audience recording of the tour, it's not very great quality, but with the full version of "The Necromancer" it's hard to pass up. This bootleg has really crumbly sound, but you are able to make you the instruments well enough. Geddy's voice is probably the hardest to hear. It doesn't come through very clearly, but you can still hear him throughout most of the show. Guitar, drums and bass are surprisingly clear, the guitar being a bit distorted at times though but not really taking away from it's over-all sound. It terms of sound quality, it's no gem. But it clear enough to enjoy and because it's the best known show from the "Down The Tubes Tour" it's worth picking up. Audio rating is a 5.5/10. Get this show for it's set list and historical importance, not it's sound.

Track Listing:

Intro (Not Normally Part of the setlist, I got it from the "8mm movie")

Bastille Day

Anthem

Lakeside Park

The Necromancer

By-Tor And The Snow Dog

Working Man

The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)

Outro (Not Normally Part of the setlist I THINK!, I got it from the "8mm movie")

Digital Rush Experience Link: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=859