Rush Concerts on DVD coming in 2002 - Page 3

Aaron Silverman · 09-22-2005, 02:31 PM

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I'd pay $50 for Exit... Stage Left on dvd with Natural Science!!!

Best. Song. EVER!!!!!!

Paul.S · 09-22-2005, 03:12 PM

Right on.

"In their own image/The world is fashioned/No wonder they don't understand"

Know what would really gimme a hard on? A good 5.1 mix of Permanent Waves released on DVD-A or SA-CD.

-p

ElevSkyMovie · 09-23-2005, 10:06 AM

A good 5.1 mix of Permanent Waves released on DVD-A or SA-CD.

There were several older albums listed as upcoming SACDs, including 2112 with a 5.1 mix. The band decided they didn't want to remix all the albums into 5.1 and felt that the cd remasteres were good enough and decided not to pursue SACD releases.

Paul.S · 09-23-2005, 02:01 PM

Yes Kyle thanks, I'm quite familiar with that odd history of catalog title SA-CDs (PW was not one of them) having been announced and then canceled. It was a shameful tease. I'm not quite sure how that could happen--maybe UMG tried to do it without the band's permission and then the band put the kabosh on it.

It's yet another technology I wish the band had embraced more readily, a la Metallica.

-p

Nathan Eddy · 09-24-2005, 01:54 PM

I read on the Power Windows fan site that there is definitely a remaster for Vapor Trails, but that they are going to wait until the next album is released to give us that one, since there are still plenty of original Vapor Trails CDs in stock.

Also, I KNOW there is footage from the Test for Echo tour, because I've seen a video of Closer to the Heart with audio from the live CD and footage from three different decades, including the 90's T4E tour. So hopefully we can have that DVD as well, since it is the only live recording of 2112 in its entirety.

ElevSkyMovie · 09-26-2005, 12:10 PM

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I KNOW there is footage from the Test for Echo tour

The band didn't feel the footage was good enough to put out. Many fans have been salivating for that footage since the T4E tour. I think originally, the dvd was going to be released with or at the same time as the live album. Maybe some of it will surface as a dvd extra or something of that nature.

TheLongshot · 09-26-2005, 12:32 PM

From what I heard, there was a problem syncing the audio and the video that couldn't be fixed acceptably for a DVD release, which is why it was scrapped.

Jason

Brett_B · 10-13-2005, 12:24 PM

Trying to keep this thread alive and well.

Found this at the usual site (powerwindows):

Producer Sheds Light On Working With Rush: "...producer and director Pierre Lamoureux...is responsible for the huge undertaking of not only the R:30 package but the DVD releases of Exit Stage Left..., Grace Under Pressure Tour - 1984, and A Show of Hands all of which are being released in 2006 in both a special box set and individual package. 'There is a lot of work that has gone on with the band over the last year,' Lamoureux says...'We have the entire Rush catalog in our hands. Not just the studio material they have released on albums, but every single demo or song that has not been released as well. We are setting Rush up for the future for releases that will be able to have 5.1 audio mixes along with SACD formats down the road....I can't get into every detail about the band's business and future but I can assure you the concerts that we are re-releasing are not straight VHS to DVD transfers. These are color touched, remastered, and re-mixed in 5.1 stereo and we are deciding which extras we will add to each in the coming days. We are basically done with everything except the extras and that decision lies with the band...'I approached the band's management SRO about filming Rush on their anniversary tour and they turned me down being so close to their Rush In Rio project. As the tour went on they decided it would be a great idea but it was too late to film Radio City Music Hall and Red Rocks although we talked about it, we just couldn't get crews into the cities at the right time.'"

Well, Paul, it looks like you might get your SACD of Permanent Waves.

Paul.S · 10-14-2005, 11:07 AM

Thx, Brett.

The concern now re SACD is the imminence of high definition DVD (namely Blu-ray): are any hardware manufacturers besides Sony and Philips--if even those two--going to include SACD playback capability in their high def DVD players. If not, the decline of the number of players with SACD playback capability is going to track with the rise of high def DVD . . .

-p

Brett_B · 10-14-2005, 02:30 PM

Here is some information about Anatomy of a Drum Solo:

Anatomy Of A Drum Solo: The Hudson music website has details regarding Neil Peart's new instructional DVD, Anatomy Of A Drum Solo. "Anatomy of a Drum Solo presents newly-recorded, in-studio footage of Neil discussing, in detail, his approach to soloing. Using a solo recorded in September, 2004 in Frankfurt, Germany, as a framework, Neil talks about each segment of this nine-minute tour de force that is a feature of each Rush performance. He describes the inspiration and the conceptual thinking behind each part of the solo and discusses, and often demonstrates, the technique necessary for playing that segment. Also included are two 'explorations' - completely improvised workouts at the drums, each over thirty-minutes long; a never-before-released solo recorded in Hamburg, Germany in September, 2004 ("Ich Bin Ein Hamburger"); 'O Baterista', Neil's Grammy Award-nominated solo (previously released on the Rush in Rio DVD); two full Rush performances from Frankfurt ’04, all shot from the perspective of the drum cameras; interviews with Lorne Wheaton, Neil’s drum tech, and Paul Northfield, Rush co-producer and engineer; a full-color booklet, a photo gallery and more." - Oct. 13, 2005

Rush fanatatics may be especially excited to hear that the special features will include home footage of J.R. Flood, circa 1970, as well as audio-only bonus marimba tracks, "Momo’s Dance Party" and "Pieces of Eight" (visit the "Solo Projects" page for more information on these latter two tracks. The DVD is scheduled for release Dec. 13th from Hudson music.

DVD Disc 1 - Tracklist (Running Time: 3:22)
Anatomy of a Drum Solo
Der Trommler (recorded September, 2004, Frankfurt)
Neil’s analysis and discussion of Der Trommler and of his approach to soloing
Sidebar 1-Exclusive Hamburg solo (Ich Bin Ein Hamburger)
Sidebar 2- Exploration #1
DVD Disc 2 - Tracklist
Bonus Features
Exploration #2
O Baterista (solo from Rush in Rio)
Interview with Paul Northfield, Rush co-producer and engineer, and Lorne Wheaton, Neil’s drum tech
Lorne Wheaton setting up and talking about Neil’s drumkit
Two Rush performances from the perspective of the drum cameras
A Previously Unreleased Solo from Rush’s 1994 Counterparts Tour

Special Features
Alternate Edits-During parts of Neil’s analysis of "Der Trommler," the viewer can choose between two different edits, one with related playing examples in full screen and one with Neil in view while the playing example is shown in a separate inset. These spots are identified by an on-screen icon.
Audio-only bonus marimba tracks, "Momo’s Dance Party" and "Pieces of Eight," composed and performed by Neil, which can be accessed at various points in the program.
Camera-Option---During Neil’s performance of "Der Tommler", the viewer can choose between the program edit and two, isolated cameras, for different views.
Home footage of J.R. Flood, one of Neil’s first bands, circa 1970.
Two Rush performances ("Tom Sawyer" and "Subdivisions") recorded Frankfurt, September, 2004 from the perspective of the drum cameras.
Bonus Footage-A previously unreleased solo from the Rush Counterparts tour recorded March 27, 1994 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan [most likely this is footage originally filmed for the scrapped "Different Stages" DVD release]
Photo Gallery
Web Links

Zane Charron · 10-20-2005, 12:46 PM

I think this is the set that diehard Rush fans have been waiting on for all these years. I was wishing for a 4 CD boxed set with extra tracks, live and unreleased stuff, but this is even better. Bring it on.

ElevSkyMovie · 10-20-2005, 01:04 PM

While I would have preferred to have the entire concert with the missing 8 songs, if the quality is great I won't complain. I hope SRO is able to restore some missing songs to ESL and GUP dvds. That would be very nice.