Rush September 28, 1977 Selland Arena Fresno, California, United States
Disc 1: Bastille Day Lakeside Park By-Tor And The Snow Dog/ Xanadu A Farewell To Kings Cygnus X-1 Something For Nothing
Disc 2: Anthem Closer To The Heart 2112 Working Man/ Fly By Night/ In The Mood/ drum solo Cinderella Man
This is one of those shows that makes you glad to be a Rush collector, and proves that even after nearly 30 years, there are still gems to be unearthed out there. This show came to me in March of 2005. Of course, it’s one thing to discover a new AFTK show, still another to find one from so early in the tour, and yet another to find out that it has th best sound of any show from the tour.
To really cap things off, this show has a unique feel to it. The band seems to be in a really upbeat mood tonight, which translates to a loose performance with a lot of joking around by Geddy. The sound is exceptionally clear for a 1977 audience recording. As a matter of fact, why even qualify that last statement? This recording easily holds it’s own with some of the better audience recordings of nearly ANY era.
