Moving pictures 40th

[Nick]

Really enjoying the YYZ bonus concert, mixed by Terry Brown as well. All one night rather than selected edits.

[Fishy]

Is the live CD any good??

[Jonners]

Its really good! I wont be listening to EsL ever again now I have this

[Slim]

I think I came to that position myself at least twenty years ago.

[David L]

Its really good! I wont be listening to EsL ever again now I have this

Yes, it contains the album ESL should've been.

[dom]

What was Geddy referring to when he said something like "keeping the Mediterranean theme" when moving from Red Barchetta to Closer to the Heart. Red Barchetta is Italian but what has Closer got to do with that part of the World?

[Fishy]

Was subdivisions played as part of this tour,,,?  I know they played it live before Signals was released...

[David L]

Was subdivisions played as part of this tour,,,?  I know they played it live before Signals was released...

No, it was added in for ESL tour. It followed Beneath, Between, Behind. Apart from that one change, the set list was the same so that would've been the one us UK fans experienced (source: Rush Tribute - Merely Players by Robert Telleria)
I have to say, I cannot remember the drum solo being so early in the set

[Ali]

Was subdivisions played as part of this tour,,,?  I know they played it live before Signals was released...

I think they played it on the ESL Tour, there was such a thing being the road warriors that they were back then 😀

It was the second time I caught them live, at Bingley Hall once again, in October '81...the first live performance of said classic 😎

[David L]

Was subdivisions played as part of this tour,,,?  I know they played it live before Signals was released...

I think they played it on the ESL Tour, there was such a thing being the road warriors that they were back then 😀

It was the second time I caught them live, at Bingley Hall once again, in October '81...the first live performance of said classic 😎

I think I was there......full of flu! Geddy had the boiler suit on    Quite shocking

[David L]

I think I was there......full of flu! Geddy had the boiler suit on    Quite shocking

Second thoughts, I think I may have been there for the third Bingley Hall date on November 9th (it was definitely the boiler suit night)

[David L]

Looking at the timeline around these tours, I'm wondering whether ESL's audio issues were a result of it being, ahem, rush-released. Recorded in March, released in October. The band were touring until early July. I'm sure they took a well-deserved break before diving into the tapes and fixing things up. Those European dates were probably fixed well in advance of ESL's release, conception even. I'm sure Mr Daniels would not have missed the chance to have another LP in the stores for the next leg of the tour. They were burning as hot as they ever would at that point. The live version of Tom Sawyer made TOTPs........without Pan's People this time!
Having said that, the theory contradicts the band's view of the record. They said that after the 'raw' sound of ATWAS, they wanted something a little more polished but admit they went too far with ESL. What I like about the Live YYZ recording is the perfect blend of advancing sophistication (and the added electronic instrumentation) and the retained essence of hard rock. Something that was lost in the mix on ESL IMHO

[Fishy]

Was subdivisions played as part of this tour,,,?  I know they played it live before Signals was released...

I think they played it on the ESL Tour, there was such a thing being the road warriors that they were back then 😀

It was the second time I caught them live, at Bingley Hall once again, in October '81...the first live performance of said classic 😎

I remember being at Ingliston cow shed in Nov 81 for the tour.. can't remember Subdivisions at all...

[Slim]

I saw that tour in October at Deesside. They definitely played Subdivisions that night.

[David L]

Was subdivisions played as part of this tour,,,?  I know they played it live before Signals was released...

I think they played it on the ESL Tour, there was such a thing being the road warriors that they were back then 😀

It was the second time I caught them live, at Bingley Hall once again, in October '81...the first live performance of said classic 😎

I remember being at Ingliston cow shed in Nov 81 for the tour.. can't remember Subdivisions at all...

Definitely played. It was as shocking as the boiler suit when first witnessed. Clearly written on a keyboard. What were they playing at?