All the World's a Stage
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All the world's a stage is the phrase that begins a famous soliloquy from William Shakespeare's As You Like It, spoken by the melancholy Jacques (act II scene VII). The speech compares life to a play, and catalogues the seven stages of a man's life: infant, school-boy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon, and second childhood, "sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything". It is one of Shakespeare's most frequently-quoted passages.
All The World's a Stage is also a double live album by Canadian band Rush, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music).
The album was recorded at Massey Hall in Toronto on June 11th, 12th and 13th during their 2112 tour. The track "Limelight" from their later album Moving Pictures includes the line "All the world's indeed a stage and we are merely players", perhaps a self-reference to this album.
According to the liner notes, this live album marks the end of the "First chapter of Rush," and would mark the start of a trend of releasing a live album after each four studio album cycle. Songs like "Bastille Day" and "Anthem" are similar to their studio versions, but Neil Peart's first official drum solo to be featured on a live album was featured at the end of "Working Man."
All the World's a Stage would be Rush's first US Top 40 charting album and would go Gold alongside A Farewell to Kings and 2112 on November 16, 1977. Then All the World's was certified Platinum in 1981 after the release of Moving Pictures.
Track listing
This information has been taken directly from the album.- "Bastille Day"- 4:57
- "Anthem"- 4:56
- "Fly By Night/In The Mood"- 5:03
- "Something For Nothing"- 4:02
- "Lakeside Park"- 5:04
- "2112"- Total Time: 15:45
- #"Overture"- 4:16
- #"The Temples Of Syrinx"- 2:12
- #"Presentation"- 4:27
- #"Soliloquy"- 2:22
- #"Grand Finale"- 2:28
- "By-Tor And The Snow Dog"- 11:57
- "In The End"- 7:13
- "Working Man/Finding My Way/Drum Solo"- 14:56
- "What You're Doing"- 5:39
The medley on track 9 is marked as above but runs as follows. "Working Man (first half)/Finding My Way/Working Man (second half)/Drum Solo" before jamming out the end of the medley.
Personnel
- Geddy Lee - bass guitar, vocals
- Alex Lifeson - electric guitar
- Neil Peart - drums
- Terry Brown - engineer
- Hugh Syme - design
- George Graves - mastering on original album
- Bob Ludwig - remastering
Remaster Details
A remaster was issued in 1997.- The tray has a picture of star with man painting with THE RUSH REMASTERS printed in all caps just to the left. All remasters from Rush through to Permanent Waves are like this. This is just like the cover art of Retrospective I.
- The original CD deleted What You're Doing due to time constraints but the remaster added the track back on to the album.
- The album's original triple gatefold with concert pictures was reinstated on the remaster.
Charts
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Billboard Pop Albums | 40 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Fly by Night/In the Mood | Billboard Pop Singles | 88 |
| Rush |
| Geddy Lee | Alex Lifeson | Neil Peart |
| John Rutsey |
| Discography |
|---|
| Albums: Rush | Fly by Night | Caress of Steel | 2112 | A Farewell to Kings | Hemispheres | Permanent Waves | Moving Pictures | Signals | Grace Under Pressure | Power Windows | Hold Your Fire | Presto | Roll the Bones | Counterparts | Test for Echo | Vapor Trails |
| Live albums: All the World's a Stage | Exit...Stage Left | A Show of Hands | Different Stages | Rush in Rio | | Rush Replay X 3 |
| Compilations: Archives | Chronicles | Retrospective I | Retrospective II | [[The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987]] | Gold |
| Other records: Not Fade Away (Single) | Feedback (Cover album) |
| Related articles |
| [[Burning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich|Burning For Buddy]] | [[Burning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich, Vol. 2|Burning For Buddy, Vol. 2]] | Victor | My Favorite Headache | A Work In Progress | Anatomy of A Drum Solo |
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