Rush – Sector One (Box Set)
Taking listeners on a journey through Rush’s seminal, prog-heavy early period, Sector 1 is the first in a series of three box sets released by the band in 2011. Collecting the band’s first five albums, Rush, Fly by Night, Caress of Steel, 2112, and the live album All the World’s a Stage, the set shows Rush finding their feet artistically as they grow from a Led Zeppelin-inspired blues-rock band on their debut to the wildly ambitious band that released 2112, an album with a 20-minute title track. As a bit of nostalgia, the albums are all repackaged in CD scale re-creations of the original LP jackets, giving Rush fans the opportunity to pour over these albums as they were when they were released, even if it’s in a somewhat diminutive form. Also, as one would expect from a reissue, all of the albums here have been remastered, and for the audiophiles out there, the set even includes a bonus DVD-Audio version of Fly by Night, which features both a stereo and a 5.1 Surround mix of the album, making Sector 1 a great way to experience the early days of Rush.
Rush (1974)
01. Finding My Way 05:07
02. Need Some Love 02:21
03. Take A Friend 04:27
04. Here Again 07:35
05. What You’re Doing 04:24
06. In The Mood 03:36
07. Before & After 05:36
08. Working Man 07:10
Fly By Night (1975)
01. Anthem 04:26
02. Best I Can 03:28
03. Beneath, Between & Behind 03:04
04. By-Tor And The Snow Dog: 08:39
I. At The Tobes Of Hades
II. Across The Styx
III. Of The Battle
IV. Epilogue
05. Fly By Night 03:22
06. Making Memories 02:59
07. Rivendell 05:00
08. In The End 06:50
Caress Of Steel (1975)
01. Bastille Day 04:42
02. I Think I’m Going Bald 03:42
03. Lakeside Park 04:12
04. The Necromancer 12:36
I. Into The Darkness
II. Under The Shadow
III. Return Of The Prince
05. The Fountain Of Lamneth 20:06
I. In The Valley
II. Didacts And Narpets
III. No One At The Bridge
IV. Panacea
V. Baccuhus Plateau
VI. The Fountain
2112 (1976)
01. 2112 20:33
I. Overture
II. The Temples Of Syrinx
III. Discovery
IV. Presentation
V. Oracle The Dream
VI. Oliloquy
VII. Grand Finale
02. A Passage To Bangkok 03:34
03. The Twilight Zone 03:20
04. Lessons 03:52
05. Tears 03:34
06. Something For Nothing 03:58
All The World’s A Stage (1976)
01. Bastille Day 04:57
02. Anthem 04:56
03. Fly By Night / In The Mood 05:03
04. Something For Nothing 04:02
05. Lakeside Park 05:04
06. 2112: 15:50
I. Overture
II. The Temples Of Syrinx
III. Presentation
IV. Soliloquy
V. Grand Finale
07. By-Tor And The Snow Dog 11:58
08. In The End 07:07
09. Working Man / Finding My Way 15:02
10. What You’re Doing 05:46
Rush – Sector Two (Box Set)
Neatly chopping up the band’s career into three segments, Rush’s Sector series of box sets breaks the Canadian prog rockers’ early musical legacy into easy-to-digest morsels. On Sector 2, we find the band transitioning from its early developmental period into mainstream success with the albums A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, and the live album Exit…Stage Left. This period of Rush’s history finds the band gaining acceptance from a wider audience with songs like “Tom Sawyer,” “Closer to the Heart,” and “The Spirit of Radio” while still managing to push its sound into increasingly progressive territories with more complex arrangements, new styles of music, and a wider range of instruments. This remastered box set features these iconic records repackaged in scale replicas of the original vinyl LP jackets, and those interested in a new listening experience will want to check out the DVD-Audio version of A Farewell to Kings, which features both stereo and 5.1 Surround mixes of the album.
A Farewell Kings (1977)
01. A Farewell To Kings 05:56
02. Xanadu 11:09
03. Closer To The Heart 02:55
04. Cinderella Man 04:23
05. Madrigal 02:36
06. Cygnus X-1 (Book One – The Voyage) 10:25
Hemispheres (1978)
01. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres 18:08
I. Prelude
II. Apollo: Bringer Of Wisdom
III. Dionysus: Bringer Of Love
IV. Armageddon: The Battle Of Heart And Mind
V. Cygnus: Bringer Of Balance
VI. The Sphere: A Kind Of Dream
02. Circumstances 03:44
03. The Trees 04:44
04. La Villa Strangiato (An Exercise In Self-Indulgence) 09:35
I. Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds!
II. To Sleep, Perchance To Dream…
III. Strangiato Theme
IV. A Lerxst In Wonderland
V. Monsters!
VI. The Ghost Of The Aragon
VII. Danforth And Pape
VIII. The Waltz Of The Shreves
IX. Never Turn Your Back On A Monster!
X. Monsters! (Reprise)
XI. Strangiato Theme (Reprise)
XII. A Farewell To Things
Permanent Waves (1980)
01. The Spirit Of The Radio 04:58
02. Freewill 05:23
03. Jacob’s Ladder 07:29
04. Entre Nous 04:37
05. Different Strings 03:50
06. Natural Science 09:16
Moving Pictures (1981)
01. Tom Sawyer 04:36
02. Red Barchetta 06:10
03. YYZ 04:25
04. Limelight 04:19
05. The Camera Eye 10:58
06. Witch Hunt (Part III Of ‘Fear’) 04:45
07. Vital Signs 04:46
Exit… Stage Left (1981)
01. The Spirit Of Radio 05:12
02. Red Barchetta 06:49
03. YYZ 07:45
04. A Passage To Bangkok 03:46
05. Closer To The Heart 03:08
06. Beneath, Between & Behind 02:35
07. Jacob’s Ladder 08:47
08. Broon’s Bane 01:36
09. The Trees 04:49
10. Xanadu 12:10
11. Freewill 05:32
12. Tom Sawyer 05:00
13. La Villa Strangiato 09:36
Rush – Sector Three (Box Set)
Sector 3, the third installment of Rush’s Sector series of box sets, finds the band diving headlong into the ‘80s with a more synth-oriented approach. Featuring the albums Signals, Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows, Hold Your Fire, and the live album A Show of Hands, this period of Rush’s career finds them focusing more on Geddy Lee’s multi-layered synthesizer excursions and finds guitarist Alex Lifeson moving into more of a support role as he begins to experiment with a more effects-heavy sound. Despite these changes, it would still prove to be a strong period for them as three albums in the set achieved platinum status in the United States (with all five of them hitting platinum in their native Canada). Serving as a blast from the past, these remastered reissues are repackaged in tiny re-creations of the original vinyl LP jackets, and the set also features a 52-page booklet containing lyrics and unreleased photos from the era. Also of interest to die-hard fans and audiophiles, the set includes a DVD-Audio version of Signals that contains both stereo and 5.1 Surround mixes of the album for those who wish to explore all the sonic depths that the album has to offer.
Signals (1982)
01. Subdivisions 05:38
02. The Analog Kid 04:49
03. Chemistry 04:59
04. Digital Man 06:29
05. The Weapon 06:30
06. New World Man 03:48
07. Losing It 04:57
08. Countdown 05:51
Grace Under Pressure (1984)
01. Distant Early Warning 04:57
02. Afterimage 05:04
03. Red Sector A 05:10
04. The Enemy Within 04:38
05. The Body Electric 05:00
06. Kid Gloves 04:20
07. Red Lenses 04:44
08. Between The Wheels 05:45
Power Windows (1985)
01. The Big Money 05:37
02. Grand Designs 05:06
03. Manhattan Project 05:07
04. Marathon 06:09
05. Territories 06:20
06. Middletown Dreams 05:15
07. Emotion Detector 05:11
08. Mystic Rhythms 05:53
Hold Your Fire (1987)
01. Force Ten 04:32
02. Time Stand Still 05:08
03. Open Secrets 05:37
04. Second Nature 04:35
05. Prime Mover 05:19
06. Lock And Key 05:10
07. Mission 05:16
08. Turn The Page 04:54
09. Tai Shan 04:17
10. High Water 05:32
A Show Of Hands (1989)
01. Intro 00:53
02. The Big Money 05:58
03. Subdivisions 05:22
04. Marathon 06:38
05. Turn The Page 04:39
06. Manhattan Project 05:18
07. Mission 05:45
08. Distant Early Warning 05:14
09. Mystic Rhythms 05:33
10. Witch Hunt 03:57
11. The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo) 04:37
12. Force Ten 04:55
13. Time Stand Still 05:12
14. Red Sector A 05:17
15. Closer To The Heart 04:53
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