Rush - 1975-11-15 - Stainless Steel [BOOTLEG - SHN]

Torrent: Rush - 1975-11-15 - Stainless Steel
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Artist: Rush
Bootleg Title: Stainless Steel
Venue: Rockford Armory, Rockford, Illinois, USA
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Tracks: Intro / Bastille Day 5:18
Anthem 4:35
Lakeside Park 4:35
The Necromancer 13:39
By-Tor and the Snow Dog 10:55
Working Man 14:46
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Line-Up: Geedy Lee - Bass and Vocals
Alex Lifeson - Guitar
Neil Peart - Drums and Percussion
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MD5 checksums:

77d6edf9356a5de6171427760d0f3279 *Track01.shn
0d21e6440fb37183efda65dff0a9c868 *Track02.shn
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0f908d85e620f2df856c41fc14fef99a *Track04.shn
225131b3c65c92aefe234b87e9bdc28a *Track05.shn
0729771218a47cddd4c288bb5d012a51 *Track06.shn

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Reviews and Artwork:
http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=859

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Media: 1 CDr Audio
Time: 53:51
Catalog: Digital Reproductions: DR 11575-8
Source: Audience (Analog Master)
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This concert has been tagged to be played in Windows in the audio player Foobar2000 including
REPLAYGAIN information and other useful tags. Additionally, the folder has the
"folder.jpg" art that both WMP and Foobar2000 will source for artwork. To play these files
in Foobar2000, you need the Shorten decoder. Since SHN files do not have the ability to hold
tags, these are stored in separate ".tag" files. The advantage of this is that there
is no alteration of the original .SHN file so all the original MD5 checksums are unaltered and
still valid. Of course, if you are burning this to a CD or playing it on another platform, all
of these things may be ignored. All the CD artwork is included in this torrent. Enjoy! This is a
fantastic show. Not the best audio, but the energy and the ultra-rare recording of The Necromancer
make it an absolute must for any serious Rush collector. And the audience is great for this show.

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Reviews:

*Average Rating:* Audio: 6


*/The Digital Dan
(Audio - 5.5) /*

The Holy Grail of Rush shows has finally been found. This show comes
from the 11-15-75 performance at the Rockford Amory in Rockford,
Illinois. It is the first and so far only Caress of Steel tour live
recording to make its way into circulation. This production is taken
directly from the analog master tape, so no generational loss here.

Now not everything is perfect with this recording. The vocals a quite
buried and almost non-existent at times during the performance. But by
the time Lakeside Park is finished, the sound gets much better. The
guitar is mixed pretty well and the drums are decent enough. The tape
itself ran slow in some parts and fast in other parts of the recording.
This was compensated for as well as could be done as the majority of the
recording runs at the correct speed. Those sections that don't are only
off by an ever so slight margin that most people will never notice.
There is one 3 second tape eat 3:45 into By-Tor. The crowd noise around
the taper isn't too obnoxious and at one point it is quite funny. During
the mid section of By-Tor someone yells "That's the way Geddy. Show'em
who's boss!".

The real treat of this performance is a full version of the Necromancer.
Not the tunicated version on the '77 tour. This version is worth the
price of admission alone and is a must have for all old Rush fans. The
version of By-Tor and the Snow Dog is also the longer jam version with
Alex's solo before it got shortened as the opening to Xanadu in later
tours. All in all, an incredible show that no Rush fan should be
without. Special thanks to Powrcord for taping this show and allowing us
to freely trade this to any and all Rush fans. As with all Digital
Reproductions recordings, it's only available via free trade and never
for sale. Just visit the trading links section to find people that will
gladly trade this recording for free. (1999-12-01)

*/Northern Reflections
(Audio - 5.5) /*

After waiting some time for a legitimate CARESS OF STEEL recording, I
didn?t know what to expect when STAINLESS STEEL came around. I must say
that I was pleasantly surprised with the sound quality and, more
importantly, the setlist! Although Geddy?s vocals are hard to hear
during the first few songs of the set, the sound quality improves and we
are treated to a full live version of ?The Necromancer? which is reason
enough to get a copy of this show. It is somewhat chilling to hear Geddy
introduced ?Lakeside Park? as the band?s latest single considering the
band?s more recent feelings about this song. There is a brief Neil Peart
interview at the beginning of the show during which he comments on the
lack of success Rush was having during the DOWN THE TUBES TOUR and the
recording closes with the announcer talking about merchandise
availability for the opening act, KISS. Now that we have a legitimate
recording from a CARESS OF STEEL show where Rush is the opening act
wouldn?t it be nice if someone could locate a recording of a CARESS OF
STEEL show where Rush was the headlining act! (2000-01-01)

*/Ben
(Audio - 5.5) /*

FINALLY!? Someone coughed up the Caress of Steel/Down the Tubes tour
boot!? (we knew they were out there!) This one starts off with Neil
reminiscing about the Down the Tubes tour and why it was called just
that and segues immediately into Bastille Day.? Since Rush was the
opening act for a lot of shows at this time? (Kiss on this particular
outing) they were playing shorter sets than we have become accustomed to
and therefore this one clocks in at just under 60 minutes.

Overall the sound isn't too bad!? Just a bit of hiss, a little
distortion and occasionally you lose track of Geddy's voice, but it's
really not too shabby! Not too much of a problem hearing all the
instruments. The cymbals gets lost every now and then, but nothing to
really complain about (hey, they all can't sound like Mirrors!)? One
problem that comes to mind is there is a minor tape "eat" during By-tor,
but it's not too drastic. It's a very listen-able show!

The best part of the disc (in this reviewer's opinion) is you get the
WHOLE Necromancer!? All 13:39 of it! That's the one we've been waiting
for! (well those of us old, hard-core, longstanding Rush fans that wore
out 2 copies of Caress of Steel anyway) One thing that also stands out
in my mind while listening to this, is the fact that they are sounding
more like a band. At this point Neil has been with them for over a year
and they have 2 albums under their belt, so things are tighter and they
are coming across like one unit, which I've always thought was one of
their strong points.

This show is definitely worth getting if you like older Rush, and a
"must have" for those of us that are collecting!? Hopefully, this will
start a trend and more of these shows will surface! (2000-01-01)

*/Special Note
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This production was released as the 1999 Digital Reproductions - X-mas
Gift to Rush Fans.?? (1999-12-01)

*/geddywannabe
(Audio - 6) /*

A Holy Grail show for the Rush community. Who'd have thought that 30
years later a Caress of Steel bootleg would finally find its way to the
light of day?? Preparing myself for the worst in terms of sound quality,
I was rather pleased by the results. I've heard worse Rush shows for
sure. Still, don't expect rave reviews if submitted to 'Sound & Vision'
- there is a fair amount of overload on the vocals and an overall
distance to the recording. But you can hear all the instruments and can
tell Ged is shrieking in English. Due to the singular historic nature of
this bootleg, diehard Rush fans will certainly want to check this one
out. "Yeah Geddy! You show 'em who's boss!!" Classic indeed. (2008-03-04)

*/Eric
(Audio - 7.5) /*

The sound, isn't actually all that bad. The guitar sound really nice in
"Bastille Day" as with all of the other songs. The drums are kind of
there, but still a little lost in the mix. The bass is booming, but its
hardly noticable during the loud guitar noise. Geddy, thats the real
problem. Geddy is almost no-existant during most of the show, but whats
weird is that when he talks to the crowd, his voice is loud, and full
and clear. Another reason I rated this so high is that is a real rarity.
There is only one show that Caress of Steel bootlegs are, and its this
one source right here, so take it or leave it. Highly recommended to
collectors, but I don't think that casual bootleggers will care for this
boot that much. As with all digital reproductions releases, only trade,
and do not buy any bootlegs from anywhere. (2008-11-17)

*/Mr Clueless
(Audio - 7) /*

Although the sound quality isn't impressive, the real value of this
bootleg is historical. If you're ever been hungry for a Caress Of Steel
tour boot, this is the one to get. Better than this, only a COS
headlining set recording! (2009-08-07)

*/Remmy
(Audio - 5) /*

Ahh, Caress Of Steel, live. Such a concept seems too good to be true -
and partially, it is. Only get this if you're a real CoS diehard like
me, because, frankly, the sound is pretty awful. It sounds like the show
was recorded from inside a loaf of bread on the other side of town. The
vocals are practically non-existent. Might make a good karaoke track,
though? Still, it's the only Tubes tour show available. Why can't we
find a soundboard of this somewhere? Or a 01/15/76 recording? That's my
truest wish as a Rush fan. (2010-05-19)


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