Rush - Replay [3 DVD/CD Box Set]

Rush - Replay [3 DVD/CD Box Set]

Rush - Replay [3 DVD/CD Box Set]

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Actor: Rush
Brand: Uni
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Extra tracks, Live, NTSC, Original recording remastered
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Island / Mercury

DVD Reviews of Rush - Replay [3 DVD/CD Box Set]

DVD Review: A pleasant surprise this Replay for 3 not for the collectors of the band only
Summary: 4 Stars

Well, thanks to this 3 DVD box plus 1 AUDIO CD - including the DVD versions of Exit.. Stage Left, Grace Under Pressure, and A Show of Hands - you have an important remastered work in dolby sorround in your hands for the first time and finally it's worth to buy it from every point of view!! As a matter of fact some critics have never completely appreciated the VHS version regarding these works, but now you could be immediately fond for instance of the Exit Stage Left live set, taken during a famous performance at Forum in Montreal, Quebec - cause the quality in general regarding the video output (good) and the excellent sound as well, make you follow their gig in a different manner!! It's a little bit uneven talking about the video sharpness - but you should appreciate all the features by means of a normal old tv - not the modern full HD TV - even though at the end it's a minor defect after all...the sound re-mixing is almost perfect and then you could be happy to see the performances concerning some great (or anyway very interesting) tunes such as La Villa Strangiato, The spirit of the radio or Closer to the heart, played very well inside the Show of Hands tour. Instead The YYZ/The Temples Of Syrinx/Tom Sawyer melody (but also the harmony which is well balanced) is a good mix within the Grace Under Pressure concert, which probably will you make prefer more Replay x3 than their live in Rio. Moreover track #ten Vital Signs is at the same level, being also an important contribution to such a great set of concert videos like the present unique one.
Recommended, not for the collectors of the Canadian heavy prog band only!!

DVD Review: Rush Replay x3
Summary: 5 Stars

I bought this for my boyfriend for Christmas. I ordered it a few days before Christmas Eve & it got here before Christmas, so I was pleased about how quickly it shipped. I didn't realize that there was only one CD & 3 DVDs, but I think my boyfriend liked the gift regardless.

DVD Review: A treasure for the true Rush fan
Summary: 5 Stars

The three main products are their early concert video releases from the '80s. Two of the three releases had been previously long out of print, while the third had been fairly easily acquired - back in the days of VHS. I personally had a copy of the third video, A Show of Hands, which was a must-have for me at the time because I had been forced to miss that tour while I lived in Germany (the Army had other plans for me that day), while I had been searching for years for a tape of the other two. So right away this is a treat.

When you load the videos, you're going to just have to ignore the video quality. The Exit Stage Left source material is a bit grainy, but I remember that it looked that way the first time I saw the Tom Sawyer video that MTV used to play, which was taken from this recording. The Grace Under Pressure video has aged much better, but the video quality does not match either of their more recent concert DVD releases. But, again, remember that this is 1981 and 1983. Both appear to have been taped for Canadian television. A Show of Hands was done as a concert film, and as such the picture quality is excellent.

Now for the music. These are both excellent documents of the various stages that Rush went through during the '80s, which often can be viewed by the gear they are using. Exit Stage Left shows Geddy with his classic Rickenbacker basses (which in my opinion gave him the best bass sound of all the basses he's used over the years - nice and supple, perfect for what they were doing), and you even see him using his double-necked Rickenbacker, and there is even a glimpse of him playing rhythm guitar at the end of Xanadu. Neil is using his full array of percussion instruments, which results in limited camera perspectives of his playing, a true loss (the orchestra bells blocked the camera from getting in back of him). Alex is using mostly Gibsons, although he lists a Fender in that program, and like with Geddy, his guitar sound is very nice.

The Grace Under Pressure tour sees major changes in their setup. This was the first tour where Geddy departs from the Rickenbacker fold. He lists a 4001 on his gear list, but I only see the Steinberger. The Steinberger resulted in a subtle change in his bass sound. It works well for the Grace songs, but you can feel the difference in the pre-Grace songs, and it isn't as good. Meanwhile, Alex has changed his guitars as well, with a similar sound change (he even remarks on the change in the tour program). Neil is still using many of the percussion instruments, but he has removed the orchestra bells. I believe we see here the first use of his spinning drumset (you don't see it spin, but you know it had to at some point).

By the time we get to A Show of Hands, they have implemented a huge array of electronics, much of which they still use today. The most noticeable impact is on the drums, where Neil has replaced many of his percussive effects with midi triggers. Geddy has replaced the Steinberger with Wal basses, which results in a better sound. Alex was using Paul Reed Smith guitars (this is not mentioned in the tour program, but I remember it from various magazine interviews he gave at the time). Again, as with Grace Under Pressure, the guitar equipment choices work well for the more current material, while the older material sometimes suffers for it.

But what about the actual music? The joy of ESL is actually being able to see them play. If you want the sound quality, or the additional songs, go with the CD release (Jacob's Ladder was really good on the CD), but the music is probably the best of the three. The GUP show featured a number of songs that don't find their way to set lists, and I would say that the GUP show is the biggest treat of the set. ASOH is probably the better concert, and features a number of songs from the underrated Hold Your Fire album.

In the end, all of this is redundant. If you are a Rush fan, you are buying this regardless of what I say, because the performances are classic. You are buying it because you like Rush. Any weakness of equipment choice was as much a product of the times as anything else, but it doesn't change the strength of the music. It's still good stuff, and it's a highlight of my video collection.

DVD Review: Must-have for any serious Rush fan
Summary: 5 Stars

Unless you separately own each of these three DVDs, this is a must-have for anyone who enjoys Rush.

DVD Review: Rush delivers a live CD/DVD box set fit for a king
Summary: 5 Stars

Rush's new 3 DVD/1 CD box set Rush Replay X 3 was released in June of 2006.
This 3 DVD/1 CD box set includes DVD versions of the 1981 concert film Exit... Stage Left, the 1984 MTV concert Grace Under Pressure Live 1984 and 1989's A Show of Hands film. The CD in this new box set is the unreleased soundtrack CD of the Grace Under Pressure Live 1984 film.
Before the release of Rush Replay X 3, all three concert films were on VHS. These were difficult to obtain (I had VHS copies albeit recorded from one VHS to another). Now, thanks to Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson and legendary rock engineer Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Dio), you can enjoy these classic concerts in new stereo mixes plus 5.1 surround sound and visually remastered visuals.
The first DVD in Rush Replay X 3 is Exit... Stage Left filmed at The Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in March of 1981. Anyone who owns the Exit... Stage Left album knows how totally superb the concert was. The album and concert film are radically different though in their track sequences.
The album had The Spirit of Radio (not in film), Red Barchetta (same version as on the ESL film), YYZ (complete on album with full Neil Peart solo unlike on ESL film), A Passage To Bangkok (recorded in 1980 and not in film), Closer To The Heart (recorded in 1980 and different from film version), Beneath Between and Behind (recorded in 1980 and not in film), Jacob's Ladder (recorded in 1980 and not in film), Broon's Bane (not in film in complete state), The Trees and Xanadu (both tracks were recorded on a different night as opposed to ESL video), Freewill (recorded on different night as opposed to ESL film), Tom Sawyer (recorded on different night as opposed to ESL film) and La Villa Strangiato (not in film).
Its off-shoot concert film consisted of The Camera Eye (intro)(not on album), Limelight (a superb version which was not released on the album but eMptyTV (when it was MTV) used to air this clip ALOT), Tom Sawyer(slightly different to the version on the ESL album), The Trees (slightly different to the version on the ESL album), Xanadu (slightly different to the version on the ESL album), Red Barchetta (same as on ESL album), Freewill (slightly different to the version on the ESL album), Closer To The Heart (different to the version on the ESL album), YYZ (shortened with interviews featuring Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart), By-Tor and the Snow Dog/In The End/In The Mood/2112 Finale (not on ESL album) and YYZ finale and interviews featuring Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart are sprinkled throughout the film.
If you combine both the DVD and CD you almost get complete show except for Vital Signs (which was only released as B-side to New World Man), Hemispheres: Armageddon, Working Man (with reggae intro), The Camera Eye(complete), Hemispheres: Prelude and Natural Science.
The next concert on Rush Replay X 3 is Grace Under Pressure Live 1984 and was the only one without a live album (until now as it appears here for the first time on CD). This concert was filmed in September of 1984 at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The band starts off with The Three Stooges Theme followed by The Spirit of Radio, The Whole Original Fear Trilogy (The Enemy Within (previously released on Prime Mover single), The Weapon (with film featuring Count Floyd (Joe Flaherty of SCTV fame) and Witch Hunt), New World Man (previously released on Prime Mover single), Distant Early Warning, Red Sector A (previously released on Big Money single and Chronicles DVD), Closer To The Heart, medley of YYZ/The Temples of Syrinx/Tom Sawyer. Finally, Vital Signs and the medley of Finding My Way/In The Mood.
The only songs missing are Subdivisions, The Body Electric, Between the Wheels, Red Barchetta, Kid Gloves and Red Lenses (with drum solo) but maybe the footage and multi-tracks were lost so that is why they are not here.
Finally, we have A Show of Hands which was filmed in late April 1988 at the National Exhibition Centre (or NEC Arena to us Americans) in Birmingham, England. Like Exit... Stage Left, the A Show Of Hands film have songs that are on the album and not on video and vice versa.
The album version of A Show of Hands consisted of Intro, The Big Money, Subdivisions (not on the video), Marathon, Turn the Page (different version than video), Manhattan Project (different version than video), Mission(different version than video), Distant Early Warning(not on video), Mystic Rhythms(not on video), Witch Hunt (not on video), The Rhythm Method(just the drum solo section almost complete save for the YYZ intro (which is on video and Red Lenses ending), Force Ten(different version than video), Time Stand Still (not on video), Red Sector A and Closer to the Heart.
The A Show Of Hands film track listing consisted of:
Intro (film with Three Stooges music), The Big Money, Marathon, Turn The Page, Prime Mover (not on album), Manhattan Project, Closer To The Heart, Red Sector A, Force Ten, Mission, Territories(not on album), YYZ(not on album)/The Rhythm Method (most of solo is present except for electronic drum finale and Red Lenses), The Spirit Of Radio (not on album), Tom Sawyer (with animated film and not on album), 2112 (Overture/The Temples of Syrinx)(not on album), La Villa Strangiato (not on album) and In The Mood (not on album).
The songs that were also played on tour but not included on either the album or video are Limelight and Red Lenses (Lock and Key was on the laser disc of ASoH).
Rush Replay X 3 also includes miniature replicas of the original tour booklets from the three tours which these videos were filmed.
Three DVDs plus a bonus live CD and three mini replicas of the Moving Pictures, Grace Under Pressure and Hold Your Fire tour booklets for a list price of $40 is to steal the lyric of a Who song "a bargain, the best I ever had!!!" and that ain't no lie!
The versions initially sold at Best Buy had bonus tracks on the CD containing Limelight and Closer from the ESL DVD and Spirit and Tom Sawyer from ASoH DVD.
Hugely RECOMMENDED!

Description of Rush - Replay [3 DVD/CD Box Set]

Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 06/20/2006

While Pink Floyd's widely popular Pulse ranked as one of the bestselling DVDs of 2006, Rush: Replay x 3 is a similarly praiseworthy treasure-trove that's geared more for long-time Rush fans with a working knowledge of the band's evolution. New fans and late-blooming converts are just as likely to enjoy this three-concert package (compiled from previously available VHS releases from the 1980s), but it's the die-hard devotees of Canada's premiere prog-rock power trio who'll get the most from this epic-scale, remastered DVD package. Particularly welcome here are the miniature reproductions of the official programs from each of the tours featured here: "Exit Stage Left" (1981), "Grace Under Pressure" (1984) and "A Show of Hands" (1987-88). With tour-diary notes by the band's illustrious percussionist and co-founder Neil Peart, and often humorous personnel profiles and equipment list by Peart, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and bassist/synth player and vocalist Geddy Lee, these handy booklets offer both tour-related nostalgia and successive glimpses into the band's creative process. Lavishly illustrated, they're also fascinating as visual records of the band's on-stage look, album designs, and related materials.

As presented here (as opposed to earlier releases on VHS and laserdisc), the concerts are intended to complement the same live recordings (with some variations in playlists) that were previously released on CD, and the "Grace Under Pressure" CD, included here as a special-bonus fourth disc, is an all-new release exclusive to this package. If you own them all (and what self-respecting Rush fan wouldn't?), you'll have a near-complete collection of these pivotal performances. Both "Exit" (recorded at The Forum in Montreal, Quebec) and "Grace" (Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto) have been re-edited to an even hour apiece, while "A Show of Hands" (National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England) clocks in at 90 minutes. While they lack the visual splendor of Pulse, each concert offers an equal serving of highlights, notably "The Trees" and "Xanadu" (on "Exit"), "The Spirit of Radio" and the muscular medley of "YYZ/The Temples of Syrinx/Tom Sawyer/Vital Signs" (on "Grace"); and the stunning Alex Lifeson showcase "La Villa Strangiato" (on "A Show of Gands"). The latter also includes an obligatory and always-impressive Neil Peart drum solo (on "The Rhythm Method"), and while the original video source results in occasionally murkey image quality (as also happened with "Grace Under Pressure" director David Mallet on Pulse), there's no doubt that the 5.1-channel Dolby Digital remastering (supervised by Lifeson and Mike Fraser) represents a substantial improvement in overall sound, especially for those with DTS decoders. For those who think a little Rush goes a long way, Replay x 3 will probably qualify as overkill, but true fans will be ecstatic despite the absence of certain previously available material or any backstage features that would allow a more intimate glimpse of prog-rock's most enduring practitioners. What's not here is regrettable; what is here is fantastic. --Jeff Shannon

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