Rush/FL, USA 1994

On January 18, 1994, a rehearsal held in Florida before the Counterparts Tour was recorded on an amazingly high-quality stereo soundboard, and 23 songs were almost completely recorded over 2 hours.A title that will surprise enthusiasts. He has mastered the DAT leaked by the people involved, which is not even available among traders, and the entire volume is recorded in an extremely high-quality, official-grade sound quality. This is an uncut recording of the general rehearsal for the Counterparts Tour, which will start from the same venue in 4 days, and you can listen to the serious play just like the actual performance. Just like in the actual live performance, the S.E. of “Zara Thustra wa Kaku Narikiki” is played loudly, and the opening number Dreamline starts with a bang. At this moment, I think everyone who hears it will be turned upside down by how good the sound is, but it’s just an amazing sound. However, perhaps because the monitor is not working well, after one song, I can clearly hear the words, “Today’s sound is terrible.” Basically, I try to play perfectly with the actual performance in mind, but you can also hear parts where Geddy’s vocals are saved in The Analog Kid, which follows the powerful Spirit of Radio, and the new song Cold Fire. (At around 2:17, the crew’s voices saying, “What is this song?” overlap.) There are troubles and mistakes unique to rehearsals, and even between songs, which you can’t imagine from the usual perfect stage. It’s a good place to listen to small interactions. In the second half of Time Stand Still, which I must have played hundreds of times since 1988, there is a scene where Alex makes a mistake in the progression and the whole thing becomes shaky (4:20), and in Double Agent, when the S.E. You can clearly hear interesting scenes such as a voice saying “I’m not ready yet!” In the intro to Closer to the Heart, there is a scene where Alex plays the acoustic guitar in the wrong position and hastily tries to play it again, something that would have turned me blue if it were the actual performance. Neil Peart’s drum solo in the middle is powerful. In the following album, The Trees, Geddy doesn’t sing much and concentrates on playing. Of course, it also includes the big medley performance of Xanadu, Hemispheres, and Tom Sawyer at the end, which was the highlight of this tour. This part is probably the most interesting part. The surprise was Distant Early Warning, which was probably prepared as an encore at this stage, and in the end, this song was not set in on the 1994 tour, so the take of this song is very valuable. The last song is the familiar YYZ, but this song fades out in the middle. However, it is amazing that you can listen to the precious pre-tour rehearsal with such perfect sound and balance, and it is definitely a must-have and must-listen sound source for all RUSH fans. Rehearsals at Civic Arena, Pensacola, Florida, USA 18th January 1994 STEREO SBD(from Original Masters) DISC 1 1. Intro (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) 2. Dreamline 3. The Spirit Of Radio 4. The Analog Kid 5. Cold Fire 6. Time Stand Still 7. Nobody’s Hero 8. Roll The Bones 9. Animate 10. Stick It Out 11. Double Agent 12. Limelight DISC 2 1. Mystic Rhythms 2. Closer To The Heart 3. Show Don’t Tell 4. Leave That Thing Alone! 5. The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo) 6. The Trees 7. Xanadu 8. Hemispheres (Prelude) 9. Tom Sawyer 10. Force Ten 11. Distant Early Warning 12. YYZ STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING