Rush: 1979-05-28 Offenbach, Germany (FLAC_SB_2 CD)

This is a superb sounding show of Rush in Offenbach, Germany as they were touring in 1979.  I was listening to this Digital Rush Experience/Digital Reproductions (DRE) version and the Rush-Signals Production "Buenas Nochas, Mein Frankfurt" version earlier.  Both versions are excellent!  However, the Rush-Signals Production version may have been slightly better.  It's hard to tell at times.  But there was one problem as I was preparing the Rush-Signals Production version for upload.  It tested as lossy!  Somewhere between the lossless copy and the person who shared it, it had been converted to a lossy format.  It could show lossy results from the EQ work done it it possibly, and disc 1 appears to have very strong indicators that it was an MPEG sourced disc (more so than the disc 2).  So, the DRE version is what I'm uploading today because there is no doubt it is from a lossless, very low generation copy.

DETAILS:
Band: Rush
Location: Offenbach, Germany
Venue: Stadthalle
Date: May 28th, 1979
Source: SB
Format: FLAC
CD's: 2
Label: Digital Reproductions
Title: Black Forest
Artwork: Yes (full set in download)
Size: 730 MB

SETLIST:
CD 1:
101. Anthem
102. A Passage To Bangkok
103. By-Tor And The Snow Dog
104. Xanadu
105. Something For Nothing
106. The Trees
107. Cygnus X-1
108. Hemispheres
109. Closer To The Heart

CD 2:
201. A Farewell To Kings
202. La Villa Strangiato
203. 2112
204. Working Man
205. Bastille Day
206. In The Mood
207. Neil Pert (drum solo)

FileFactory Links:
Part 1 - http://www.filefactory.com/file/ymfotk73gl5/
Part 2 - http://www.filefactory.com/file/kdfmyujkkz3/

I haven't listened to this show in about a year myself.  This show is from Rush's Hemispheres tour carrying over from 1978.

I notice that on the artwork for this show it "Offenbach/Frankfurt, Germany" is listed.  Upom more research, it appears there is some controversy regarding tracks 107 and 108.  There was speculation these tracks were from Rush's Hammersmith Odeon show in London on the Hemispheres tour.  Rush was reportedly doing shorter sets in their shows on the German dates and didn't include these two songs.  The sound man recording some of the shows during the tour was suppose to have told people he gave the show too (and how it was suppose to have made it into circulation) he added those two tracks from the London show.  Whatever the story may or may not be, the flow of the music is flawless and it doesn't change my perspective on the quality or desirability of collecting this one.

I mentioned doing this a few months ago, but as time has passed and nobody left a comment as if they were interested in it, I forgot about it.  But I may upload an excellent 1974 Rush show soon (even today) if there is any interest in it?  I've got a few 1974 shows and have even a few more rarer ones I haven't seen anywhere before that I got from an excellent Rush trader the trading days.  If you have any interest, let me know.

Enjoy the show...

Bootradr

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