Geddy Lee Remembers, Rush At Massey Hall

Geddy Lee Remembers, Rush At Massey Hall

Posted by SpaceTrucker in Articles on 09 14th, 2009 | no responses
All The World's A Stage

All The World's A Stage

Check out this awesome interview from Sonic City with legendary Rush bassist/vocalist, Geddy Lee as he remembers the amazing three nights they played Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada. The shows were recorded for their epic live album, ‘All The World’s A Stage’ released in 1976.

All the World’s a Stage is a double live album by Rush, released in 1976. The album was recorded at Massey Hall in Toronto on June 11 through 13 during their 2112 tour. Similar to the track “Limelight” from 1981’s album Moving Pictures, the title of this album alludes to William Shakespeare’s play ‘As You Like It‘.

According to the liner notes, this live album (Rush’s first) marks the end of the “first chapter of Rush,” and would mark the start of a trend of releasing a live album after each four studio album cycle. Songs like “Bastille Day” and “Anthem” are similar to their studio versions with the addition of Neil Peart’s drum solo during “Working Man”.

All the World’s a Stage would be Rush’s first US Top 40 charting album and would go Gold, alongside A Farewell to Kings and 2112 on November 16, 1977. It was certified Platinum in 1981 after the release of Moving Pictures.



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