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Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage [Blu-ray] | ![Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C2YWY-6-L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Rush
Actor: Rush
Studio: Rounder / Pgd
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Rating:  176 reviews
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.2 x 0.4
MPN: 601143113895
UPC: 601143113895
EAN: 0601143113895
Theatrical Release Date: 2010
Release Date: June 29, 2010
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 06/29/2010
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There isn't a directorial duo better equipped to profile Canada's famed power trio than compatriots Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, the makers of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey. Insightful and entertaining, Beyond the Lighted Stage starts with the band's roots in working-class Ontario. Singer-bassist Geddy Lee, the son of Holocaust survivors, a self-described "nebbishy quiet kid," bonds with guitarist Alex Lifeson, the son of Yugoslav immigrants, over "this manic love for music," completing the lineup with "literate, opinionated" drummer Neil Peart (replacing John Rutsey). Getting gigs comes easy, but landing a record deal proves difficult until a Cleveland station takes a chance on "Working Man," and Mercury comes calling. The film proceeds oral-history style through the ensuing ups and downs: a tour with KISS (inspiring ribald comments from Gene Simmons), the making of classic records like Moving Pictures, the fashion faux pas, the personal tragedies, and the derision of critics versus the devotion of fans. Jack Black, one of several notable participants, praises their "deep reservoir of rocket sauce," while Metallica's Kirk Hammett proclaims them "the high priests of conceptual metal." They're also engaging conversationalists, and Dunn and McFadyen up the ante with home movies and early performances. The second disc offers additional live material and a look at a Rush convention. Old hands and new converts alike will find it hard to resist the true-life tale of three men who've stuck together through thick and thin, surviving and thriving where others have succumbed to petty squabbles and commercial pressures. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Outstanding Rush documentary September 10, 2010
Joseph C. Helton
Very well done, outstanding video with lots of cool bonus features. If you like Rush, you need to have this in your DVD collection.
RUSH Fans Must Own This September 10, 2010
David Smith (Northern California)
I've been a fan of RUSH since the 2112 album. No, I can't claim to have been there for the first album but I managed to make it to the 2112 tour and have been a fan ever since. There were some albums that I didn't care for but I always tried to attend their shows if I could since they were always great.
There is a major lesson here. In reviewing the evolution of RUSH through this documentary one comes away with a new look at success without excess. It seems counter to what we think we know about a successful rock 'n roll band and that point is abundantly clear in this film. How can these guys be so cool and yet so modest and earthbound? The answer is deceptively simple: They stayed true to themselves and they rocked their asses off. Here's a band that did what they wanted to do, when they wanted to do it and critics be damned.
It's a great film and a wonderful look at a truly awesome rock band.
The RUSH! Story You Always Wished For September 5, 2010
D. Johnson (Albuquerque, NM United States)
This documentary provides rare views into the personalities and interaction of Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, while giving the viewer a unique perspective of the making of a 70's rock and roll band and the evolution that has made RUSH! such a success and joy for fans nearly 40 years later. I'm a dedicated RUSH! fan since first hearing "2112" blister my ears while working in a record store. Every new album is much anticipated, and never dissappointing. However, I'm not insanely fanatic - about anyone (unlike some of the fans interviewed in the film who hit multiple shows each tour). I'd have to say the RUSH! has been my favorite band because they are always there, always intriguingly creative and fresh. I've always had a connection with them and felt that they were MY band. This film showed me that I'm not the only fan that feels this way. It is definately a film for all RUSH! fans, but most importantly it is a film for all Rock and Roll fans from the 70's - this will take you back to argueably one of the most dominant eras in Rock and Roll history. Rock on guys, eh!!!
A must have for fans. A very interesting movie for non-fans September 5, 2010
Vitor
The movie is fabulous. Nice interviews with big names from the rock scene. Neil opens his heart and Alex steals the show. It also has amazing footage from the early years, including videos (yes: videos!) from Alex's and Neil's pre-Rush youth. Non-fans may also like it, since the three guys are really funny - specially when they get together. I definitely recommend it.
Relive the Rush turn on ! September 1, 2010
Scott M. Smith (Mansfield, Ohio, US)
This is a must have for the Rush fan or Rock and Roll collector. I recomend this DVD also to the fans of WMMS in Cleveland where it really all got big!
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