This was one picked up on one of those aforementioned Reckless runs when I was...15? Growing up, my dad listened to very little other than Rush. As such, whenever I'd be in a record store and see a Rush LP, I'd have to pick it up, so long as it was under $12 or so. Imagine my surprise when I'd find a "new" copy of "A Show of Hands" for only $4.99! Total steal!
For those unaware, "A Show of Hands" is a double live album that came out in 1989 - the tours it features are Rush at their synthy-height and keyboards are all throughout the thing. But who am I to disregard a Rush album for $4.99? Furthermore, I love some of these songs here, dated keyboards and all.
I remember bringing it home and showing my folks and putting it on my record player at the time. Back then, my record player was a belt-drive Crosley thing you buy at Target that had this weird tic of playing at 37 RPM. While my dad was quick to remark that his CD version played at the right speed, I knew that at some point, I'd have a properly functioning turntable and this would sound great.
Flash forward 5 years to today. It's February 9th, 2012, and I'm now just listening to this album for the first time since then and it sounds fantastic. And yes, my record player (a trusty Technics direct drive) does play at the correct speed.
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