With the surprising and equally welcome news that Rush will return to the road next year – with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson joined by drummer Anika Nilles – some fans will be reliving fond memories by listening to the band’s 11 live releases. Of those, 1981’s Exit… Stage Left is among the best.
It gave the Canadian giants a hit single in the form of Tom Sawyer, while the part of the record tracked in Glasgow marked an important moment in their career as the Apollo audience sang their heads off along with Closer To The Heart. “I think that’s the first time we ever experienced something like that,” Lee said later. “It was such an amazing moment that we just had to have it on our record.”
