The '70s may forever be remembered as the decade of the "live album," where many rock artists (Kiss, Peter Frampton, Cheap Trick, etc.) used the format for their commercial breakthrough.
While Rush's All the World's a Stage is not as renowned as the aforementioned bands' live albums, it is still one of the better in-concert rock releases of the decade, and helped solidify the trio's stature as one of rock's fastest rising stars.
Eventually, Rush would polish their live sound to sound almost like a studio record, but in the mid-'70s, they were still a raw and raging hard rock band, captured perfectly on All the World's a Stage Comprised almost entirely of their heavier material, the album packs quite a punch -- "Bastille Day" and "Anthem" prove to be a killer opening combination, while over-the-top renditions of their extended epics "2112" and "By-Tor & the Snow Dog" prove to be standouts.
Even their more tranquil studio material proves more explosive in concert ("Fly by Night," "Something for Nothing," "Lakeside Park," "In the End").
All the World's a Stage was a fitting way of closing the first chapter of Rush, as the liner notes state.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastille DayGeddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | AnthemGeddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Something for NothingGeddy Lee, Neil Peart | Rush | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Lakeside ParkGeddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | By-Tor and the Snow DogGeddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart | Rush | Play | 11:57 | 27 MB | 73 MB |
| 6 | In the EndGeddy Lee, Alex Lifeson | Rush | Play | 07:13 | 16 MB | 43 MB |
| 7 | Fly By Night-In The Mood | Rush | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | 2112 | Rush | Play | 15:50 | 36 MB | 96 MB |
| 9 | Working Man-Finding My Way | Rush | Play | 14:56 | 34 MB | 92 MB |
| 10 | What You're Doing | Rush | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 79 mins | 182 MB | |||||
| 79 mins | 494 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Birt | Stage Technician |
| 2 | Terry Brown | Engineer, Producer |
| 3 | Ray Danniels | Personal Manager |
| 4 | Skip "Slider" Glidersleeve | Stage Technician |
| 5 | Major Ian Grandy | Engineer, Stage Technician |
| 6 | Brian Lee | Mastering |
| 7 | Geddy Lee | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals |
| 8 | Alex Lifeson | Composer, Guitar, Producer |
| 9 | Tom Linthicum | Concert Sound |
| 10 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 11 | Ken Morris | Mixing, Tape Operator |
| 12 | Neil Peart | Composer, Drums, Producer |
| 13 | Rush | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 14 | David Street | Photography |
| 15 | Hugh Syme | Artwork, Graphic Design |
| 16 | Vic Wilson | Personal Manager |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |