Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

One more excellent show with very questionable sound quality. See, the problem here isn't the show at all, it is an incredible collection of RUSH songs, with over the top performances from all 3 guys, as usual. The problem is the mix. The only microphone that is actually turned on at Neil's kit is at the snare drum. All other sounds from his kit are coming from ambient microphones it seems. A very bad mistake the mixing guy did was with the microphone Geddy sings on near his keyboard. It's gated, meaning only when he sings it "opens" up for the sound of his voice. But guess what, Neil's cymbals come to life when Geddy sings on that mic, because THAT'S the mic that is capturing the cymbal sounds. Listen to subdivisions in DTS HD and you'll hear that amateur mixing mistake. It's on all songs. Neil basically **hammers** those drums and cymbals, but there are no place for them in a mix that only cares about Geddy's voice and Alex's guitar -- those two voices are extremely loud in the mix. When you listen to a song like Jacob's Ladder where there are so many light notes being played by Neil, you'll be disappointed as none of those notes come through. I would have given this 100 stars if perhaps a professional audio engineer have mixed the audio. Unfortunately, the sound quality is amateur at best. I have seen demo mixes made in garages that sound better than this. It's a shame because they are playing so well and so loud (you can see their efforts) and that's too bad they let someone ruin their work by mixing it incorrectly. Update: Just so you have an idea, their 1984 "Grace Under Pressure" tour live concert (in 2CH Stereo) sounds much better! .