Funny, I was just telling a friend that the other day. I usually wear a new Rush release out with playing it to death, but I haven't this time. I think the oversaturation of live releases in the last decade has made them feel less special. And like you said, as much as I love those songs, hearing
another new live version of Tom Sawyer, Limelight, etc. doesn't excite me.
As for Geddy's voice, the dude is old. Like almost 60. Considering how he used to sing (see: shriek
), the fact that his voice has held up as well as it has is amazing, so you gotta cut him some slack, even when he is clearly struggling on certain tunes.