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Rush has been and will always be one of my favorite
\nbands. I have been a disciple of drummer Neil Peart for many years
\nand consider the band’s concert I attended to be the best concert
\nI’ve ever seen.<\/p>\n

This release shows no signs of a rusty Rush. It is is
\na two CD\/two DVD celebration of the band’s 30 years together- – DVD
\n1 is a concert with an extensive set list that pulls from 30 years
\nof material, while DVD 2 is bonus material with vintage
\nperformances and interviews. The discs are the audio version of the
\nconcert on the first DVD.<\/p>\n

Rush have defined and refined their style after 30
\nyears of playing together. When the opening riff of “Finding My
\nWay” begins the “R30 Overture” — an instrumental medley that
\nincludes “Anthem,” “Bastille Day,” A Passage to Bangkok,” “Cygnus
\nX-1,” and “Hemispheres” — it’s like a breath of fresh air. Bassist
\nGeddy Lee still knows his way around his instrument and his
\nlegendary status is immediately justified.<\/p>\n

Then, guitarist Alex Lifeson launches the band into
\n“The Spirit of Radio” with confidence, while drummer Neil Peart
\nexecutes his drum parts with precision. He doesn’t smile much,
\nmaking Lee and Lifeson to balance his seriousness with some moments
\nthat show the band as human. For example, the sound check for “The
\nSpirit Of Radio” in 1979 on the DVD shows Lee playing and sounding
\nquite off-time, resulting in Lifeson looking at the camera in
\ndisbelief. It gives these progressive rock icons a human
\naspect.<\/p>\n

There are other priceless moments, like the
\nlive-in-the-studio recording of “Closer To The Heart” and
\n“Freewill” from the 2003 Toronto Rocks concert. But while I enjoy
\nthe band’s music and the idea of being able to see Rush whenever I
\nwant, I was somewhat disappointed with the concert DVD. I don’t
\nunderstand the reason the camera shows the entire arena during a
\nguitar solo but then zooms in on Peart’s drum solo. On this
\nparticular solo, Peart plays along to Count Basie’s “One O’Clock
\nJump” as part of his solo. At the very least, the screen should
\nhave split in half to show the entire stage and also a closeup of
\nPeart playing, but his solo is cheated by the way it is presented
\non the DVD. While showing Peart’s feet during his double bass parts
\nslightly makes up for it, it comes across as amateurish to take the
\ncamera through the crowd and to have hands in the air obscuring
\nPeart.<\/p>\n

While recent songs like “One Little Victory” and
\n“Driven” are missing, I can understand why. The band includes
\ncovers of “Summertime Blues,” “Crossroads,” “Heart Full of Soul,”
\nand “The Seeker.” These covers take the place of vintage
\ninstrumental cuts like “La Villa Strangiato” or “YYZ.” It seems my
\npersonal favorite, “Nobody’s Hero,” didn’t make the list
\neither.<\/p>\n

What to include, what to exclude, what eras to
\naccent, what eras to dismiss — I wouldn’t envy that task
\nwhatsoever. The “2112 \/ Xanadu \/ Working Man” medley as the
\ntransition from the acoustic “Heart Full of Soul” is excellent and
\nbalances out the omissions I mentioned.<\/p>\n

Rush has been playing together for 30 years and this
\nrelease celebrates that fact. I hope that the band is around to
\nrelease a 40th anniversary celebration. This is an amazing release
\neven with the shoddy camera work during the concert DVD.<\/p>\n

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