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Ultimate Critical Review of Rush?

Sat, Dec 17, 2005@7:57PM | comments removed/disabled

[Music in Review 1974-1981 (1974)]


This information about a new Rush Book/DVD comes courtesy the Power Windows site.

Music In Review 1974-1981, a 48 page book and 2 DVD set from the UK, is set for release in the US on Jan. 10th. An unofficial release, this product claims to be the "ultimate critical review" of Rush. The UK company behind this project has previously released similar packages featuring other bands, which led many UK Rush fans to be skeptical from the start. The commentary on the DVD's is provided by various radio DJ's and/or music critics who are filmed on camera as they provide their 'opinion' of Rush's work, and the content flows in a biographical nature. The criticism is mixed, yet for fans with more than a basic knowledge of Rush, erroneous comments such as Peart having a degree in percussion, that Red Barchetta is semi-autobiographical about Neil and his uncle[!], or the simple yet inexcusable mispronunciation of "Peart" throughout, became very tiresome. Overall, however, the reviews are mostly good, and one redeeming factor in this set is the rare footage from Don Kirschner's Rock Concert in 1974, and the Pink Pop Festival in '79 (however short the clips may be), although most of the live clips are from previously released Rush concert video's or the Chronicles video collection. - Dec. 16, 2005

I'd hold out buying this one; wait for some definitive reviews. I'll post any more details that come my way.

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