The Deseret News 's Scott Iwasald, reviewing the show at Salt Lake City's Delta Center, opened that the band did not need elaborate stage props, stage sets or costumes unlike modern bands those days, in which the music spoke for itself. Other than taking note on how "2112" performed in its entirety is a big deal, she stated that the sampling, and multi-layering of the guitar and drum work is a credit to the band's history with how they manage. Regarding the change in the band's sound, she said that it was no accident that it came from Rush's efforts in the last five years when the band evolved to a richer, clarified sound of its own. Reviewing the Civic Arena performance in Pittsburgh on November 3, 1996, Kathy Sabol from the Observer-Reporter, stated that she had enjoyed the concert, noting on the melodic songs along the video backdrop in which she appreciated drummer Neil Peart's statements on greed, ambition, death and despair. Commenting on the band, Lisi stated that they looked like they were having a blast, were right on the money when commenting positively on Lee's vocals being in perfect form, and that they sounded better than ever. He stated that the band were able to breathe life into "Closer to the Heart" which was noted as a "powerful read". Lisi continued on the mix of old and new songs which he stated was superb, noting the new songs as "right on the mark". On the opening night of the tour in Albany's Knickerbocker Arena, Michael Lisi from The Sunday Gazette wrote that the band had shown that practice makes perfect, when the band performed with a visual and aural attack which kept the audience on its feet and screaming the whole show, with other fans waving their hands during the performance of "2112" in its entirety, noting on the words of a fan after the band left the stage that it was "unbelievable". Recordings from the tour were released on the 1998 live album Different Stages. This marked the last tour until 2002 because of tragedies in Neil Peart's life. During the tour, the band had included live camera footage, video, lasers and strobes as part of their sets. This was the only concert tour in which Rush played the song " 2112" in its entirety. The tour kicked off on Octoat the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York and culminated on Jat the Corel Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. It was the band's first tour with no opening act, and was billed as "An Evening With Rush". "We believe that the preamble to the Constitution contains an inarguable truth that we are all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights, among them life, liberty, Freedom and the pursuit of happiness.The Test for Echo Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush in support of their sixteenth studio album Test for Echo. We love and revere our founding documents, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence," he continued. We recognize that we are all individuals. "We want every American to be the best he or she chooses to be. We believe that person can be the best he or she wants to be if certain things are just removed from their path like onerous taxes, regulations and too much government," Limbaugh told the crowd. We don't think that person doesn't have what it takes. We do not look out across the country and see the average American, the person that makes this country work. When we look out over the United States of America, when we are anywhere, when we see a group of people, such as this or anywhere, we see Americans.
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