Rush - Replay [3 DVD/CD Box Set]

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Actor: Rush
Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
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 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: ABSOLUTELY HORRID AUDIO QUALITY; CLASSIC RUSH TERRY BROWN MIX DESTROYED!,
Summary: 3 Stars

First, I gave this 3 stars because of the simple fact that it contains Rush live in 1981. But...

All those VERY familiar with the "Exit Stage Left" original VHS and Laserdisc, especially BASS players, view the opening bass tone of "Limelight" as Geddy's holy grail Rickenbacker sound. The slamming thick distorted midrange presence on the VHS version of this video is PERFECTION. Guess what???? IT'S GONE.

Whenever you see "Audio produced by Alex Lifeson" on the cover, RUN. The audio of this concert (and "Grace Under Pressure" as well) is absolutely abysmal. Reverb has been added, the midrange bite of the bass guitar is GONE, and the entire mix is so completely digitally distorted and clipped from normalization that it is nearly UNLISTENABLE. Don't believe me??? Set your audio options to "PCM Stereo" and turn your tv down to about 1 or 2, so that your tv volume is whisper quiet. Then, listen to the sound of this dvd at that super soft volume. WHAT YOU HEAR IS COMPLETE DIGITAL OVERLOAD SIZZLY CLIPPING. IT SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE!!!!! Nevermind the added reverb, increased sub-bass, and decreased midrange. Strangely, these DVD's have the EXACT same digital clipping as Vapor Trails, Rush in Rio (unlistenable), Feedback, and R30!!!! What the h*** is going on? Who in their right mind would purposely mix these things to sound COMPLETELY distorted, with NO definition between instruments, in a mish-mosh of Pro-Tools sounding distortion and noise????? THIS IS ABSOLUTE TREASON TO DESTROY A GREAT TERRY BROWN MIX OF A CLASSIC LIVE RECORDING LIKE THIS. The 5.1 mix is just as bad, even more "empty" sounding, with Geddy's vocals sounding like they are in a separate room. Even less bass guitar midrange on the 5.1 mix. But, its the absolutely overloaded digital clipping distortion and added 90's reverb that totally absolutely inexcusably destroy these classic recordings!!!!!

Even the "Grace Under Pressure" dvd and cd sound horrendous. Reverb has been added, there is WAY too much sub-bass, the bass guitar disappears, and there are digital compression artifacts such as ringing evidenced a LOT. Also, some of the vocals are different; I'm assuming on the original release Geddy "touched up" his vocals in the studio, and who ever remixed (ie, RUINED) this new version wasn't even familiar enough with the original to notice the different vocal tracks. Compare tracks such as the end of "Distant Early Warning" and "Vital Signs" to hear the differences. I have an original version of this recorded off the radio in 1987 to reel to reel...and its thick, punchy, dry, and "in your face" sounding...like a REAL band in your LIVING ROOM...NOT AT THE OTHER END OF A TUNNEL OR THE BACK OF A STADIUM!!!!!!!!

Also, why does the snare drum all of the sudden on all these old recordings NOW sound like Neil's new paper thin raspy digitally reverbed snare of the last 5 years??????? Absurd.

The audio portion of at least the "Exit Stage Left" disc borders on idiocy nearly to the extent of the re-recordings/remixing of Ozzy's "Blizzard of Ozz", "Diary of a Madman", and "Bark at the Moon".

Alex Lifeson, while a fun and credible guitarist, absolutely SUCKS at audio engineering.

I wholeheartedly HATE the destruction of one of the best sounding live Rush shows in history. The original VHS sound of the opening of "Limelight" is aural bliss at its most emotional. Now its gone.

Some people have NO clue. And I'm P***ED.

OK, I need to clear a few things up. I'm still saddened and disheartened by the destruction of ESL, and discouraged by some people who are ignorant to the fact of how horrendous these concerts are mixed. Its so simple to hear when doing a comparison...but, first things first.

I never said to NOT get Replay. Yes, its good and cheap, its packaged decently (although I hate the discarding of the original artwork on the box, but hey....the powers that be that produced this couldn't give a F* about that) and overall, just for the sake that it is early Rush, its worth it. Especially for those too lazy to find good original copies of the original versions. So, please stop bumping and repeating the facts that it is a good deal. I agree.

I just tried to rewatch these DVD's today. I could stomach GUP, but the immense full bandwidth distortion is appalling. I honestly don't like mixes like the original "Show of Hands" due to the late 80's style of massive reverb and an overall 'emptiness" but what amazes me about the DVD is the fact that they were able to make it about 100 times WORSE. I mean, although I LOVE Geddy's (original) recorded Rick tone, I always liked the snappy twangy in your face Wal tone as well. Well, needless to say, on SoH it is GONE as well. How can you bury something so effectively? I mean, its HARD to create a mishmosh of noise out of an originally clear recording (even if it was reverby and empty). I nearly couldn't stand it. Neil does a drum roll, and you can't make out what he's doing. The bass parts to "Time Stand Still" and "Territories" used to slam in your face. Now they are a rumbly reverby hard to hear mess. I hate it. Not to mention the intense cluttered buzzing distortion on EVERYTHING. I won't watch this DVD again.

Then, I tried to watch ESL again. I couldn't stand it. So distorted, only a faint distant whisper of Geddy's Rick, immense distortion, and the worst snare sound I've heard from ANYTHING in the 80's. Listen to "Red Barchetta" on Chronicles if you don't have an original ESL VHS tape...beautiful, thick, punchy, in your face dry snare drum. It sounds like a DRUM. Then, listen to the new version. The snare sounds like its off down a hall through a tunnel by itself. Its all thin and crispy. When Neil does the roll right after "adrenaline surge" you cannot even HEAR what he's doing; the sound of the rolls on the snare are simply covered up with mud. HOW CAN ANYONE PREFER THIS???? This concert sounds almost as bad as RIO...like I told someone who emailed me, I honestly believe that Rush in person right now in 2006 probably sounds MUCH closer to the Rush of 1980 than we think due to forced confusion imposed on us by the horrible recent recordings of the band. I mean, if they can take a masterpiece like ESL and make it sound as bad as RIO...what's to stop us from assuming that standing on stage with Rush when they filmed R30 didn't sound 100 times better than the DVD??? If they can make ESL sound terrible then the master tapes of RIO's raw tracks can be made to sound great. Of course, not by Alex.

And also, don't give me this crap of "They didn't have good audio technology then." This is such a misinformed idiotic cop-out that when someone says it you can instantly realize that you can't give them any credible debate. The originals sound great (well, maybe not SoH as it was mixed in an era when reverb was "in" but its still not an injustice) and no one ever complained about the sound of the ESL or GUP videos. EVERY recording of Rush through 1984 sounds better than ANYTHING they did after recording wise. So don't go on the rants about the technology being better. Sure, its EASIER now....easier to F* up. But, like someone else posted, it was HARD to make a recording sound bad in the 70's and early 80's.

And to those telling me to "lighten up"...there have only been about 10 major emotional moving musical moments in my life that I will go to my grave with. When I think of my handful of favorite bands and "moments", the opening of "Limelight" with that Rick tone has always been one of them. To have it viciously murdered with no respect or realization of the genius of the original sound of the recording, only to be replaced with what most here agree is a TERRIBLE sounding recording/mixing style (RIO and Vapor Trails "Wall of Mud" style) just kills me. And then to have Rush fans SUPPORT it, well, it just makes me real sad.

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!

DVD Review: 3 out of the 4 cd's didn't work
Summary: 1 Stars

I would probably give it a 5, however only 1 cd out of the 4 sent actually would play. I tried on multiply cd players, but no luck.

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

Rush gathers some of its previously released concert material on REPLAY. Included in the package is: EXIT...STAGE LEFT which was filmed at the Forum in Montreal Quebec; GRACE UNDER PRESSURE which was shot at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto Canada; and A SHOW OF HANDS from the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham England. An additional CD includes the soundtrack from GRACE UNDER PRESSURE.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS Rating:?NR UPC:?602498560853 Manufacturer No:?B000664950

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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