Rush: A Show of Hands
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Movie Reviews of Rush: A Show of Hands
Movie Review: Wow
Summary: 5 Stars
This was an amazing concert. The video quality was incredible and the goofyness of Alex and Geddy cracks me up everytime on 2112. But attention to people, it doesn't say on the back of the case or in the song selection....YYZ is in between Territories and The Rhythem Method(Drum solo) at appox. 55 min 55 sec, just so people know. Because I didn't. But amazing quality and genuine music. 5 STARSMovie Review: A Show of Hands DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
I had previously owned this in VHS format, but after many years the video quality has declined and it was time to update to DVD format. All the same amazing concert footage that was on the VHS format, and then some, with Crystal clear video quality and audio reproduction! An Excellent DVD for ANY Rush fan harcore or Not!Movie Review: No DVD review yet for this release? I can't believe it, amazon ...
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm shocked that this doesn't have a customer review yet, being how rabid us Rush fans are these days.
Does anyone know if this has remastered visuals (improved over last year's DVD release, "Rush Replay X 3" ?
Peace!
Movie Review: don't be mislead......
Summary: 5 Stars
this is part of the 3 part dvd set, so don't buy it if you have that....
BUT... it's good!!!
Rush smokes.... 5 stars
Movie Review: An entertaining document of the Hold Your Fire tour
Summary: 4 Stars
A SHOW OF HANDS is a document of Rush during their Hold Your Fire tour of 1988, compiled from footage shot over two nights in Birmingham, England. The band's new material was controversial and alienated a lot of fans at the time, leading to small crowds and canceled dates, but the massive audience in attendance here are passionate and the DVD does give you a sense of how exciting Rush were in concert.
The setlist consists mainly of selections from POWER WINDOWS and HOLD YOUR FIRE. From older material, we get "Closer to the Heart" and "The Spirit of Radio". The encode is a fine medley of "2112", "La Villa Strangiato" and In the Mood". The DVD is missing "Lock and Key" from the old laserdisc release, and as that performance involved a number of film scenes being projected behind the band, I can only assume the band was forced to leave it out because of rights issues.
Seeing the material from Rush's "synth era" of the mid-1980s highlights just how marginalized guitarist Alex Lifeson was during this time. Sure, he has some good lines here, some among the best of his career, but for so much of the time he's either silent or strumming a few chords here and then, crowded out by the synthesizers. That the band stayed together during this time seems almost a miracle. On the other hand, Geddy Lee's bass lines in these songs are especially engaging and seeing him perform them gives a new appreciation of his talents. The video displayed behind the band is a mixture of quaint computer graphics and bizarre animation (sadly uncredited, I would like to know who drew all this).
Unfortunately, the DVD contains absolutely nothing in terms of extras. Scans of the Hold Your Fire tour book or an interview or two with the band at the time would have been nice. And note that the Replay X 3 box set may be better value instead of this individual disc, as it includes the band's two previous concert videos as well.
While I initially disliked Rush's synth era, I later reappraised these albums and came to love them (a reversal I've noticed with many Rush fans), and to be honest, I return to them more often than most of the band's releases. If you are a fan of Rush during this era, A SHOW OF HANDS will certainly prove entertaining. Note however
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