Different Stages
Live album by Rush
Released	November 10, 1998[1][2]
Recorded	1978, 1994, and 1997
Genre	Progressive rock hard rock
Length	202:44
Label	Anthem
Producer	Geddy Lee andPaul Northfield
Rush chronology
Retrospective II (1997) Different Stages (1998) Vapor Trails (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[5]
The Essential Rock Discography	5/10[6]
MusicHound Rock	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
SoundStage!	[9]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music	[10]

Different Stages is a live album by Canadian rock bandRush, released in 1998. The bulk of the first and second discs were recorded at theWorld Music Theatre inTinley Park, Illinois, during the 1997Test for Echo tour. Five other songs from various stops along the tour were included and three songs from the 1994Counterparts tour. The third disc is taken from a performance at theHammersmith Odeon in London during theA Farewell to Kings tour in 1978.

The album was compiled and released by lead singer and bassistGeddy Lee and producerPaul Northfield in the wake of the deaths of drummerNeil Peart's daughter and first wife in 1997 and 1998, respectively. Production of the album occurred during Peart's recovery from his loss, as chronicled in his bookGhost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road, and he was consequently not involved in the project. At the time, Peart had declared to his bandmates that they should "consider [him] retired", leaving guitaristAlex Lifeson and Lee facing the possibility of the album being Rush's last.

The album is dedicated to the memory of Peart's daughter Selena, who died in a car accident in 1997, and his wife Jacqueline, who died of cancer 10 months later. The text "Suddenly ... You were gone ... from all the lives you left your mark upon. In loving memory of Jackie and Selena", is included in the album's packaging. The lyrics featured are from the song "Afterimage", from Rush's 1984 albumGrace Under Pressure.

The Japanese release ofDifferent Stages includes "Force Ten" as a bonus track, and the lyrics for all songs on the album. The initial first pressings contained miniature replica tour booklets from theA Farewell to Kings andTest for Echo tours.

The concert featured on the third disc was released in 2017 in its complete form on the 40th anniversary edition ofA Farewell to Kings.

All songs written byAlex Lifeson,Geddy Lee andNeil Peart except where noted.

All songs recorded on June 14, 1997, at theWorld Music Theatre inTinley Park, Illinois, except where noted.

1. "Dreamline" – 5:34
2. "Limelight" – 4:32
3. "Driven" – 5:16
4. "Bravado" (recorded on April 30, 1994, at theSpectrum inPhiladelphia) – 6:23
5. "Animate" – 6:29
6. "Show Don't Tell" (recorded on February 27, 1994, at theMiami Arena) – 5:29
7. "The Trees" (recorded on May 24, 1997, at theCoca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre inDallas) – 5:28
8. "Nobody's Hero" – 5:01
9. "Closer to the Heart" (Lifeson, Lee, Peart, Peter Talbot) – 5:13
10. "2112: Overture" – 4:35
11. "2112: The Temples of Syrinx" – 2:22
12. "2112: Discovery" – 4:19
13. "2112: Presentation" – 3:42
14. "2112: Oracle: The Dream" – 1:51
15. "2112: Soliloquy" – 2:10
16. "2112: Grand Finale" (Instrumental) – 2:37

"2112" was recorded on June 23, 1997, at theGreat Woods Center for the Performing Arts inMansfield, Massachusetts.Different Stages is the only Rush live album that contains a full performance of the entire "2112" suite.

All songs recorded on June 14, 1997, at the World Music Theatre except where noted.

1. "Test for Echo" (Lifeson, Lee, Peart,Pye Dubois) – 6:15
2. "The Analog Kid" (recorded on March 22, 1994, atThe Palace of Auburn Hills inAuburn Hills,Michigan) – 5:14
3. "Freewill" – 5:36
4. "Roll the Bones" – 5:58
5. "Stick It Out" – 4:42
6. "Resist" (recorded on July 2, 1997, at theMolson Canadian Amphitheatre in Toronto) – 4:27
7. "Leave That Thing Alone" (Instrumental) (Lifeson, Lee) (recorded on June 23, 1997, at Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts in Mansfield, Massachusetts) – 4:46
8. "The Rhythm Method (Instrumental) – 1997" (Peart) – 8:19
9. "Natural Science" – 8:05

   I. "Tide Pools" – 2:33

   II. "Hyperspace" – 2:45

   III. "Permanent Waves" - 2:47

10. "Force Ten" (Lifeson, Lee, Peart,Pye Dubois) (recorded June 4, 1997, atRiverbend Music Center inCincinnati) – 4:54 (Japanese release only)
11. "The Spirit of Radio" – 4:47
12. "Tom Sawyer" (Lifeson, Lee, Peart,Pye Dubois) – 5:18
13. "YYZ" (Lee, Peart) (Instrumental) – 5:25

Recorded on February 20, 1978, in London at theHammersmith Odeon.

1. "Bastille Day" – 5:07
2. "By-Tor & the Snow Dog" – 4:59

   I. "At the Tobes of Hades – 0:37

   II. "Across the Styx" - 0:38

   III. "Of The Battle" - 3:45

   i. "Challenge and Defiance" - 2:49

   ii. "7/4 War Furor" - 0:56

3. "Xanadu" – 12:32
4. "A Farewell to Kings" – 5:53
5. "Something for Nothing" (Lee, Peart) – 4:01
6. "Cygnus X-1" – 10:23

   "Prologue" - 5:03

   "1" - 0:46

   "2" - 1:34

   "3" - 3:01

7. "Anthem" – 4:47
8. "Working Man" (Lifeson, Lee) – 4:00
9. "Fly by Night" (Lee, Peart) – 2:04
10. "In the Mood" (Lee) – 3:34
11. "Cinderella Man" (Lee, Lifeson) – 5:09

Track 2 segues directly into track 3, and tracks 8 through 10 are performed as a medley.

• Geddy Lee – bass guitar, synthesizers, vocals
• Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars, Taurus Pedals, vocals
• Neil Peart – drums, percussion

• Different Stages atDiscogs (list of releases)

• Albums produced by Paul Northfield
• 1998 live albums
• Anthem Records live albums
• Atlantic Records live albums
• Rush (band) live albums
• Albums recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo

• Use mdy dates from May 2020
• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Articles with hAudio microformats
• Album articles lacking alt text for covers
• Album chart usages for BillboardCanada
• Album chart usages for Billboard200
• Certification Table Entry usages for Canada
• Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments figures
• Certification Table Entry usages for United States
• Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments footnote