RushTrader.com: Power Windows Tour (Rush Boots)

Title: Quebec '86 (1DVD)
Date: 3/3/86, Quebec City, Canada
Label: Unknown
Source: Audience
Quality Rating: C+

Description: Here's an audience shot from the "Power Windows" tour. I think the janitor had the cam mounted on his broom handle. Actually, it's not that bad. The quality here is not great at all, but you can check out what's going on. I never saw this tour so it was interesting for that. The angle is fine and taper does a good job of staying on the band but the video is a bit dark and the sound not so great, but you do get to see them perform "Middletown Dreams", a rare live gem. For diehards only.

Tracklisting:

The Spirit Of Radio   5:06
Limelight   4:37
The Big Money   6:05
New World Man   4:09
Subdivisions   5:42
Manhattan Project   5:29
Middletown Dreams   5:19
Witch Hunt   5:04
Red Sector A   5:15
Closer To The Heart   5:08
Marathon   6:33
The Trees   4:59
Mystic Rhythms   5:43
Distant Early Warning   6:29
Territories   6:28
YYZ   3:12
Drum Solo   5:00
Red Lenses   2:19
Tom Sawyer   6:02
2112   6:11
Grand Designs   4:59
In The Mood   2:50

Title: Mid-American Dreams, PE
Date: 3/24/86, Milwaukee, WI
Label: Digital Reproductions
Source: Audience (1st Gen)
Quality Rating: A/A+

Description: Here's an excellent audience show from the "Power Windows" tour. Not only is the sound here very clear with just enough bottom end, but you also get great versions of "Grand Designs" and "Red Lenses", which are rare live, even in bootleg circles. This is no doubt the best audience boot from this tour and the band's performance here is very strong and tight. Strongly recommended!

Tracklisting:

Disc One:

3 Stooges Intro 0:56
The Spirit Of Radio 4:59
Limelight 4:55
The Big Money 5:53
New World Man 4:11
Subdivisions 5:47
Manhattan Project 5:32
Middletown Dreams 5:03
Witch Hunt 4:55
Red Sector A 5:08
Closer To The Heart 5:45
Marathon 6:22

Disc Two:

The Trees 4:47
Mystic Rhythms 5:28
Distant Early Warning 6:49
Territories 6:13
YYZ 3:17
Drum Solo 5:18
Red Lenses 2:15
Tom Sawyer 5:40
2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 6:18
Grand Designs 4:56
In The Mood 2:52

Title: Philadelphia Project
Date: 4/16/86, Philadelphia, PA
Label: Rush-Signals Productions
Source: Soundboard (1st Gen)
Quality Rating: A+

Description: This is one of the best sounding Rush boots out there and a must for all Rush fans. With this new release, it makes "Mystic Dreams" obsolete for two reasons. Firstly, it restores a few songs which weren't included on "Dreams" including, "Manhattan Project", "Marathon" and a longer version (though still not complete) of YYZ/Drum Solo. Another reason it's better is the improved sound, which I believe is now closer to the source. This is an honest to goodness, direct from soundboard bootleg and it kicks ass (for lack of better words). The quality is top notch...very clean, bright and full. You couldn't ask for more in the sound department. My only beef is that it's not the whole show. However, we do get some nuggets like "Middletown Dreams" and "Territories". It would have been nice to get "Grand Designs" as well...but I'll certainly take this one with no complaints. The guitars are mixed kinda low at the beginning of the show but midway through TSOR they come in just fine. This is an absolute must for any Rush collector, no question. It has spoiled me when it comes to sound quality...and is the benchmark for the Quality Ratings that I've been giving on this site.

Tracklisting:

Disc One: The Spirit of Radio (5:53) Limelight (4:27) The Big Money (6:22) New World Man (4:09) Subdivisions (5:32) The Manhattan Project (5:32) Middletown Dreams (5:12) Witch Hunt (5:01) Red Sector A (4:52) Disc Two: Closer to the Heart (5:19) Marathon (7:16) The Trees (4:52) Mystic Rhythms (5:24) Distant Early Warning (6:51) Territories (6:29) YYZ / Drum Solo (8:54)

Title: Better Beer
Date: 3/24/86, Milwaukee, WI
Label: Moose Records
Source: Audience
Quality Rating: A-

Description: This is an excellent audience recording from the Power Windows tour. There are a few nice things about this boot. Firstly, we get a live version of "Grand Designs", which was only performed on this tour, never released officially and rare on the bootleg scene. Secondly, it's the entire show so the mood isn't interrupted as on Mystic Dreams. Thirdly, it sounds very good for an audience boot. The recording is very bright with all instruments coming through pretty clearly. There may be a few occasions where you can hear someone talk, but it never interferes with the performance. Highly recommended.

Tracklisting

The Spirit Of Radio
Limelight
The Big Money
New World Man
Subdivisions
Manhattan Project
Middletown Dreams
Witch Hunt
Red Sector A
Closer To The Heart
Marathon

The Trees
Mystic Rhythms
Distant Early Warning
Territories
YYZ
Drum Solo
Red Lenses
Tom Sawyer
Overture
Temples Of Syrinx
Grand Designs (mp3 sample, 493k)
In The Mood

Title: Mystic Dreams
Date: 4/16/86, Philadelphia, PA
Label: Whatever
Source: Soundboard
Quality Rating: A

Description: This is an awesome boot from Rush! This was a must-have for fans, but with the recent release of "Philadelphia Project" (see above), it renders "Mystic Dreams" practically obsolete. The reason is because "PP" is more complete (although not totally complete) and has better sound (closer to the source). For the definitive version of this show, please see "Philadelphia Project" above.

Tracklisting:

The Spirit of Radio
Limelight
The Big Money
New World Man
Subdivisions
Middletown Dreams (mp3 sample, 483k)
Witch Hunt
Red Sector A
Closer to the Heart
The Trees
Mystic Rhythms
Distant Early Warning
Territories
YYZ

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A Farewell To Kings Tour	Signals Tour	Test For Echo Tour
Archives Tour	Pre-Grace Under Pressure Tour	Vapor Trails Tour
Hemispheres Tour	Grace Under Pressure Tour	30th Anniversary Tour
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