Different Stages (Rush album)
Different Stages is a live album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1998. The bulk of the first and second discs were recorded at the World Music Theatre in Tinley Park, Illinois during the 1997 "Test for Echo" tour. Five other songs from various stops along the tour were included and three songs from the 1994 "Counterparts" tour. The third disc is taken from a performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in London during the "A Farewell to Kings" tour in 1978. The album was compiled and released by lead singer and bassist Geddy Lee and  producer Paul Northfield in the wake of the deaths of drummer Neil 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 book "", and he was consequently not involved in the production of the album. At the time, Peart had declared to his bandmates that they should "consider [him] retired", leaving guitarist Alex 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 album "Grace Under Pressure". The Japanese release of "Different 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 the "A Farewell to Kings" and "Test for Echo  tours. The concert featured on the third disc was released in 2017 in its complete form on the 40th anniversary edition of A Farewell to Kings". Track listing. All songs written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart except where noted. Disc 1. All songs recorded on June 14, 1997 at the World Music Theatre in Tinley Park, Illinois, except where noted. "2112" was recorded on June 23, 1997 at the Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts in Mansfield, Massachusetts. "Different Stages" is the only Rush live album that contains a full performance of the entire "2112" suite . Disc 2. All songs recorded on June 14, 1997 at the World Music Theatre except where noted. Disc 3. Recorded on February 20, 1978 in London at the Hammersmith Odeon. Track 2 segues directly into track 3, and tracks 8 through 10 are performed as a medley.