Thanks to the problems with the Blu-Ray, I am selling it to a friend, and I got the DVD last week. Looks really good, of course. I had forgotten how funny the intros to both sets were. 
But I love this DVD, I know Geddy was under the weather and all but the performance just keeps getting better and better as the years go by. How can that be?
See now, I don't necessarily agree with this. For one, while still pretty good considering his age and the abuse he did to it with screaming for years, Geddy's live vocals are definitely hit or miss now. There are some major lines that he struggles with big time now. And while they are still phenomenal players, Neil isn't quite as lightning fast as he was back in the day. It is still top notch, but when you watch Exit: Stage Left, his playing on there is just flat-out sick.
And while I love getting an updated live version of Marathon, I miss the laser guy on the screen. 
I'll agree he's (Geddy) got trouble with some vocal lines, but he's a MUCH better vocalist now than he was then.
As far a Neil goes, He sure was fast on Exit Stage Left. He was even faster on the Permanent Waves tour. If you're looking for speed in a rock drummer who is pushing 60, I'd suggest Carl Palmer (I think he's 61). He blows Neil's doors off if we're talking about speed. If we're talking pure speed, he also blew Neil away in the 70's too.
What I'm getting at is that Neil has got more in his tool box and he's much better at fusing them together now. He's also (FINALLY!) figured out that improv is his friend. He's also found groove since he "reinvented" himself.
I'd almost argue that he was quicker on this past tour than he was on the Presto tour (but I haven't watched much Presto Tour footage lately so I'm not 100 percent sure about that.)
If we're talking green lasers. I miss the "Good Evening" written in script before Geddy introduces Manhattan Project.
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