1. 2112 (Rush- Live in Binghamton, 9/17/1976)

For my next series of uploads, I will upload some shows which I couldn't find at first, but a great guy on Facebook named "Javier Morales" shared them! Thank you for your effort. This is a show from the All The World's A Stage Tour, but not just any show! This show captures Rush playing at the Broome County Arena in Binghamton NY. It was listed as being from April 22, 1977, but via analysis of the setlist, performances, and stage banter, I have found it's from an earlier performance, and it's from a period i've always wanted. For the longest time i've always wanted an early ATWAS Tour show, as I feel the November-December 1976 shows are possibly the best Geddy's ever sounded, and those were 2-3 months into the tour, and Geddy could sound amazing with his voice fresher! And this is EXACTLY what i've been looking for, as this concert is actually from September 17, 1976, a mere TWELVE shows into the tour, capturing Rush opening for Blue Oyster Cult. Unfortunately, despite being an opening show, it's STILL incomplete, missing "Bastille Day", "Anthem", and "Lakeside Park", which means we only have five songs. Thankfully the quality is good, especially for the time. And what we have is gold! The band is bursting with raw, youthful energy, and Geddy's voice is amazing! He sounds crushingly brutal and powerful throughout, and sings fantastic renditions of all the songs. I just wish it could've been a complete show, (If it was it could be a top ten show) or better yet, a full early HEADLINING show (Like one performed in Harrisburg, 2 days after this, a recording of that could be a top FIVE show), but hey, what we have is killer! Now going through the songs... "2112" is an absolutely fantastic version, a top 5 performance. The "Overture" is flying fast and bursting with energy, and Geddy hits the F#5 well, "Temples of Syrinx" is a excellent version as while Geddy falls flat on several notes, he sings with brutal grit, does most of the album phrasing, and embellishes loads of F#5s throughout, "Presentation" is awesome as Geddy sings with amazing power throughout and does some cool trills, plus Lifeson's solo is amazing, "Soliloquy" has Geddy trilling like crazy and nailing the emotional wails, and "Grand Finale" rocks hard! "Working Man" has more awesome gritty power from Geddy, and a superb band jam, "Finding My Way" is a crazy version as Geddy sings really raw and embellishes INSANE chesty G5s and A5s (!) throughout, "Fly By Night" is a typical strong version with strong notes, though Geddy swaps the lyrics around, and "In The Mood" has more lyric botches, but Geddy makes up for it by screaming out tons of powerful E5s! ENJOY!