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Brian:
As is typical of the DVD Websites I read everyday (the Bits and the 'File), they are woefully remiss in their coverage of DVD music titles. (I think Bill at the former site should change his tagline from "We Know DVD" to "We Know Movie DVD-Video.") Absent online or print reviews (I have found none), I'll offer some comments of my own:
I have some minor navigational/authoring and mastering problems with the disc (the menu design is rudimentary; the audio upcuts at the beginning and chops off the tail end of a few songs).
The audio is serviceable to good. I don't know why the Dolby Digital 2.0 track was included. There is a PCM track.
The video looks exactly like what it is: approximately 15 + year-old stuff, shot 1.33:1. Dodgy stuff if you've gotten used to looking at Gladiator.
If you're a Rush fan with a DVD player, of course you're going to want to have this, but I continue to eagerly await newer releases of newer material. (For instance, a video compilation that includes all of the vids the band has shot since Presto).
Also, although billed as "previously unreleased" (on this title at least), the "Afterimage" and "The Enemy Within" vids included herein were of course on the Through the Camera Eye release back in 1984.
Finally, I had difficulty getting a copy of this disc through my usual DVD/CD e-tailers (800.com and TowerRecords.com, respectively). Indeed, this September 25 release is still out of stock at the former site. I ended up (eek!) walking into a Wherehouse here in West L.A. to buy this title.
Cheers,
Paul
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