Can't wait for the DVDs - Replay

[Squidward24]

Rush Replay should be one of the best DVD concert releases of the Summer. (Technically very late Spring). This 3 DVD/1 CD box set will include the DVD versions of "Exit... Stage Left," "Grace Under Pressure," and "A Show of Hands." The CD in the box set is the unreleased soundtrack CD of the "Grace Under Pressure."

Before Rush Replay all three concerts were on VHS. These were extremely hard to get your hands on. Now, thanks to Alex Lifeson and Mike Fraser, you can enjoy these classic concerts in 5.1 surround sound and remastered visuals.

Exit... Stage Left:

The first DVD in Rush Replay is "Exit... Stage Left," which was filmed at The Forum in Montreal, Quebec. Anyone who owns the Exit... Stage Left CD knows how totally awesome the concert was. The CD and the DVD are radically different though. Lets look at the track listing of each.

Exit... Stage Left CD:
1. The Spirit of Radio (Not on DVD)
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. A Passage To Bangkok (Not on DVD)
5. Closer To The Heart
6. Beneath, Between, and Behind (Not on DVD)
7. Jacob's Ladder (Not on DVD)
8. Broon's Bane (Not on DVD)
9. The Trees
10. Xanadu
11. Freewill
12. Tom Sawyer
13. La Villa Strangiato (Not on DVD)

Exit... Stage Left DVD
1. Limelight (Not on CD)
2. Tom Sawyer
3. The Trees
4. Instrumental (Not on CD)
5. Xanadu
6. Red Barchetta
7. Freewill
8. Closer To The Heart
9. YYZ
10. Finale: By-Tor and the Snow Dog/In The End/In The Mood/2112 Finale (Not on CD)

So in the end, the major songs missing on the DVD are, The Spirit of Radio, A Passage To Bangkok, and La Villa Strangiato. But in return, you get Limelight and the Finale.

Grace Under Pressure:

Out of the three concerts in Rush Replay, Grace Under Pressure is the only one without a live CD. (The CD as I mentioned earlier is part of Rush Replay). This DVD was filmed in 1984, at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada. Here is the DVD track listing:

1. The Spirit of Radio (A great song)
2. The Enemy Within "Part 1 of Fear"
3. The Weapon "Part 2 of Fear"
4. Witch Hunt "Part 3 of Fear"
5. New World Man
6. Distant Early Warning
7. Red Sector A
8. Closer To The Heart
9. Melody: YYZ/2112 "Parts 1 and 2"/ Tom Sawyer
10. Finale: Vital Signs/Finding My Way/In The Mood

So Grace Under Pressure contains an unreleased version of The Spirit of Radio, the Fear trilogy, and two melodies. Also included in Rush Replay will be a CD with those ten songs.

A Show Of Hands:

Of the three DVDs, this is the longest one, nearing 85 minutes. It was filmed in late April 1988 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England. Unlike Exit... Stage Left, the A Show Of Hands DVD is similar to the CD version. Here is the A Show Of Hands DVD track listing:

1. The Big Money
2. Marathon
3. Turn The Page
4. Prime Mover
5. Manhattan Project
6. Closer To The Heart
7. Red Sector A
8. Force Ten
9. Mission
10. Territories
11. The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)
12. The Spirit Of Radio
13. Tom Sawyer
14. Finale: 2112/La Villa Strangiato/In The Mood

So A Show Of Hands contains 8 songs from "Power Windows" and "Hold Your Fire." Closer To The Heart, Tom Sawyer, 2112, and In The Mood are on all 3 DVDs. Rush Replay also will also include mini reprints of the original tour booklets from the three concerts.

In the end, you get Exit... Stage Left, Grace Under Pressure, A Show Of Hands, the Grace Under Pressure CD, and three mini reprints of the tour booklets for a list price of $40. That's a great deal for three classic Rush concerts and a Rush concert CD soundtrack.

[ironmountain]

I would have gotten it yesterday, but I'm convinced it's my Father's Day gift, so I'll have to wait until Sunday.

From what I've heard it's great and will bridge the gap until the next studio due out next year.

[verslibre]

Make sure you get it at Best Buy! The BB 'edition' has four unlisted bonus tracks on the audio CD of GUP!!!! Two from E...SL and two from ASOH!

[Angiekay]

My PD handed me a copy on Tuesday...so far I"ve only got to listen to GUP soundtrack. Looking forward to sitting down and having a long looksee. Hoping I lucked out on having those bonus tracks on there!

[StyxCollector]

The set is good, but disappointing they didn't take the laserdisc version of ASOH with "Lock and Key".

[Abitaman]

Have the Grace Under Pressure VHS, and have it on cd. Also have Show of Hands on VHS. Don't have Exit Stage Left. Never seen it, so it will be a hard sell for me to get it-ERIC

[Liam]

Ok...just got it and this is my first time to see "A show of hands" (seen the other 2 though) What's with the disclaimer in "La Villa"???? I just thought his mic was off...but WAS there something there????
Just curious

[scott_717]

In interviews Geddy has indicated that the mic was off but they thought it would be funny to put the disclaimer in.

[Liam]

In interviews Geddy has indicated that the mic was off but they thought it would be funny to put the disclaimer in.

Figured. Knowing they're sense of humor. lol.

[dwass5656]

picked it up last week, really love it

XYZ performance is my favorite on the whole thing

[Liam]

picked it up last week, really love it

XYZ performance is my favorite on the whole thing

Just a small correction...it's YYZ.