All the World's a Stage (album)
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| Live album by Rush | ||||
| Released | September 29, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | June 11–13, 1976 | |||
| Venue | Massey Hall, Toronto | |||
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| Length | 79:32 | |||
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| Producer | Rush, Terry Brown | |||
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All the World's a Stage is a double live album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1976. The album was recorded at Massey Hall in Toronto on June 11, 12, and 13 during their 2112 tour. The title of the album alludes to William Shakespeare's play As You Like It, which would again be referenced by Rush in their 1981 song "Limelight".
This performance of "2112" omits the "Discovery" and "Oracle: The Dream" sections of the studio recording. Altough the final 32 seconds of "Discovery" are played as a lead-in to "Presentation", the liner notes and track listing do not indicate this. Rush would not perform the entire suite live until the 1996–97 Test for Echo Tour, as documented on the live album Different Stages.
The album closes with a bit of post-show chatter among the band members and the sound of a slamming of a door as they leave the venue.
According to the liner notes, this live album (Rush's first) marks the end of the "first chapter of Rush", and would begin a trend of Rush releasing a live album after every four studio albums. This lasted until 2003, when the band released a live album and DVD of each subsequent studio album's tour.
The medley of "Working Man"/"Finding My Way" is a split tune which runs as follows: "Working Man (first half)/Finding My Way/Working Man (second half)/Neil Peart incorporated drum solo" before the band jams out the end of the medley.
All the World's a Stage was Rush's first US Top 40-charting album and went gold, alongside A Farewell to Kings and 2112 on November 16, 1977. It was certified platinum in the US in 1981 after the release of Moving Pictures. In Canada, Gold certification came on December 1, 1976, and platinum on August 1, 1978.
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