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R30 Review: From the UK's Final Word

Thu, Dec 8, 2005@11:19AM | comments removed/disabled

[RUSH - R30 - Live In Frankfurt 2004 DVD]

Another R30 review - this one out of the UK and it's a long one. The tone is overall very positive. He concludes with this:

... Setlist and tehcnical Moaning aside - and I could quibble about the lack of favourites on the setlist of the tour for hours, let alone the songs cut out from the DVD release, what you have here is the second live DVD in 4 years - or to put it another way, the second live concert film in 16 years since the superlative 'show of hands' recording, now only in existence on fuzzy VHS tapes. Infintely superior to the Rush in Rio release, and despite its drastically abridged setlist which robs the performance of much of its impressive power, R30 sets the bar high in terms of both audio and video, as well as in terms of just how bloody good the band are.

Definitely one for fans rather than casual listeners,R30 is loaded down with extras and as such, combined with the sheer quality of the material here, a essential release for anyone with a passing interest in Rush. Just make sure you ignore the 5.1 sound mix, get the CD/DVD version if you're a fan, and just beware of the drum solo....the only way this could get bettered is if the band were to restore the missing tracks from the 'show of hands' and 'exit stage left' VHS and CD releases to something approximating a proper show from those days! Hell, I can dream Can't i?....

Until then, this is the best Rush you can buy.

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