Where else could you find 2112, Natural Science, Xanadu and La Villa Strangiato on one cd? This is a must-have for collectors, not only in terms of song selection but in terms of quality. It was originally a radio broadcast, pressed into a bootleg double-LP entitled "Xanadu", and finally arrived in the CD format. Packed with over 74 minutes of music, this CD is well worth the money.

There has been much confusion over the date of the original concert. This CD lists it as March 29th, while the LP listed it as March 16th. Neither of these dates is correct (as Rush was playing the East Coast at the time), and are more likely the date(s) of the radio broadcast itself. The most accepted date is February 14th -- this has been confirmed as the one of the three dates Rush played in St. Louis.

Although the sound quality is excellent, there are two flaws. First, this CD was recorded from the LP bootleg itself, and occasionally "pops" can be heard in the songs (most notably "La Villa"). The second is that the show may sound TOO good to some -- it sounds more like a studio album, with the crowd faded in and out at the appropriate moments, than a true live album. That, however, is a matter of personal choice.

The biggest flaw in this CD is the packaging. The cover is a washed-out picture of the band with bad exposure; it appears to have been taken during the "Signals" tour, and not "Permanent Waves" (when the concert was recorded). The CD booklet is not even a booklet, merely a single piece folded in half. Inside there are three pictures, one of each band member, but again the pictures are washed-out. The CD itself is plain. One plus is that unlike most bootlegs, the songs have the correct titles and are in the order listed on the CD.

This show is the same as the bootleg "Spirit Of St. Louis".

If you come across this CD in your hunts at the local record store, by all means pick it up!