TTDaddy's Collection
Rush 04/16/1986
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
| Source | SBD |
| Media | shn 1 disc |
| Notes | Visions and Illusions V2.01 (Digital Reproductions 41686-1) - converts to 2 audio discs (TRT 1:33:38) This is a slightly more expanded soundboard of the show made famous by "Mystic Dreams". I like the sound on this version a bit better than "Mystic Dreams", a little less stale sounding. Taken from a very low generation tape, thus there is virtually no tape hiss. "Red Sector A" still has the same minor cuts as was on Mystic Dreams. "YYZ / Drum Solo" cuts out about a minute too premature, but not severely distracting. All in all a nice performance and everything is very clear, though Alex is low in the overall mix. Because the mix is more centric on Geddy and Neil, you can hear some nice but extremely subtle differences in the keyboard lines during some of the songs. As with all Digital Reproductions releases, this recording is only available for free trade. If you find this recording for sale, you are being ripped off! This release is an update to V&I released back in April '01.? Sonically a better sounding source than "Mystic Dreams" and offers a bit more of the recording.? I would rate this as an EX- because it falls just short of being a great recording.? One major flaw....speed was too fast.? In comparing the sequencer intro of RSA from Visions & Illusions to its counterpart (no pun intended) on ASOH, it looks like there is about +/-1.5% difference.? I took this value and applied it to several songs on V&I and the result was good.? I then corrected the speed on CoolEditPro.? I noticed that Geddy's voice to have a nasal tone quality in the recording both during the songs and during his dialogs with the audience.? Did Geddy have a cold?? Who knows?? Few minor edits were made, mostly small clicks and single channel anomalies and such. Lastly YYZ and the Drum Solo were separated.? The original production for V&I was not available in SHN format. So, in addition to the speed correction, I made .SHN files from the master .WAV files after the speed correction.? Many thanks to Grande Kielbasa for his "tuning ears".? |
| Trades Allowed | Yes |
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· Last Updated Jan 15, 2026
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