Documentary: Rush - Beyond the Lighted Stage - Discussion and Grading

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

Is anyone getting this DVD? If I go to Wal-Mart, I'll pick it up.

Congrats to this band who made it to where they were on their own terms, and not giving in to this idea of being cool, hip, or conforming to some kind of set model or standard. I can't wait to see this film!

 

[1001001]

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I got it as part of my Las Vegas Ticket package, but it hasn't been delivered yet.

I am looking forward to it, though. They are my favorite band in the world.

Rush On!

 

[Shatnertage]

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This is the first I've heard of it--sounds good, though; I'll definitely be checking it out.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

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I just got it at FYE for $17.

My review will be posted soon!

 

[Neroon]

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I haven't bought it, as money is rather tight. However, VH1-Classic did broadcast it last Saturday. Thoroughly enjoyable! One thing in particular that I liked was that it did touch upon the original drummer, John Rutsey and that he had to leave purely because of health reasons.

 

[Timby]

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My wife and I saw this in a theater (packed with Rush fans), and I thought it's one of the better music documentaries I've ever seen. It's not as purely introspective as If I Should Fall From Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story (and the film really kind of glosses over Neil Peart's Ghost Rider period), and once the timeline hits Moving Pictures, it just moves at Warp 9 to the present day, but I really, really enjoyed it, and we'll be buying it as soon as I have 20 bucks to spare. (So, sometime next year.)

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

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I just passed the part where the guy from Smashing Pumpkins tells the story of when he wanted to sit his mom down to listen to a song while reading the reading the lyrics, so she could understand why he was connected to that song in a particular way...

.. I cried...

Because I had wanted to do the same thing for my mom.

 

[1001001]

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Mine still hasn't come yet.



But since the tour started last night, here's a little taste of what's to come this summer: Camera Eye

http://www.youtube.com/user/fiddy1fiddy#p/u/3/7YJ6bhl0J_Y

Not professional quality, but you get the idea...

 

[Kail]

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Great docu. Bought the CD Vapor Trails based on what I heard on it. Great CD!

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

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A+
For casual fans, there may be a lot of stuff in the film that you don't know. For the real dedicated fan, well, you know most of it.. but it is cool to see it play out. It really affected me hearing other musicians talk about Rush, as well as a few fans here and there. As I said the most moving for me was the scene I mentioned above. Also moving was the scenes after Test for Echo concerning Neil. I wish they talked more Presto and RTB as I loved those albums (they do more on Disk 2) and I wish the documentary would discuss some of the more obscure songs like Emotion Detector" and "The Pass."

Overall though, it was a great film, and my personal favorite of 2010 so far.

 

[DarkHelmet]

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I bought it on Blu-Ray at Best Buy for $16.99 - great deal! I'm off tomorrow, so I plan on spending a few hours watching both discs.

 

[marillion]

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I'm headed to Best Buy tonight once my pay check clears.. Can't frickin' wait.. Dying to see this.

 

[Neroon]

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Something else I found interesting was that it touched upon the difficulties Alex had with Geddy's strong move to keyboards for a time. Now the doc didn't focus that strongly on it, but it was clear Lifeson wasn't happy... and that he more than insisted on a return to guitar heavy sound later.

 

[marillion]

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^^ I remember that being brought up back during the Signals/GuP days.. Sometimes I think they've gone TOO far back to the guitar these days.. I miss the texture that the keys gave the music..

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

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^ that's why I was unhappy when the film glossed over the Presto Roll the Bones sound. Presto was what really moved me.. I liked Moving pictures and was already a big fan, but Presto was such a mature record, it rocked hard but was netiher fast, heavy nor relentlessly dark like most hard rock albums, and it reflects a maturity that the band had obviously worked hard to hone in on.

 

[Neroon]

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I think for me it simply depends on what kind of mood I'm in. Generally, I felt they went a little too far into Keyboardland, but then they went back to the strong guitar presence eventually. However, consider this .... with the discography the Boys have after 30+ years, you're never at a loss for options on what to listen to.

One other note on the documentary itself.... I like that they didn't dwell all that long on Neil's "walkabout". However, Alex and Geddy made it clear that they thought the band was done, and they were fine with that. Not that they were tired of the band, but that there was no band without Neil.

 

[Timby]

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However, Alex and Geddy made it clear that they thought the band was done, and they were fine with that. Not that they were tired of the band, but that there was no band without Neil.

That was a sentiment started by Peart, actually. At his wife's funeral, he went up to the two of them and said, "Consider me retired." He said the same thing to the band's manager, and there was a mutual feeling among everyone that the band was finished. (Especially since Lee and Lifeson hate writing lyrics.)

If you haven't read Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road, do so. It's a magnificent piece of writing.

 

[Neroon]

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I think I will read that. This holiday weekend would be a good time to start that.

 

[1001001]

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I like that they didn't dwell all that long on Neil's "walkabout". However, Alex and Geddy made it clear that they thought the band was done, and they were fine with that. Not that they were tired of the band, but that there was no band without Neil.

I remember listening to an interview with Alex Lifeson back then, and he said he was "sure" Rush would be back. He said "we're his only family now."

I thought that was rather poignant.

Still no documentary delivered, by the way. Bastards!

 

[Neroon]

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Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part, but I really got the impression that these guys really are good friends, that they actually enjoy playing, touring with each other. Gene Simmons was funny in his parts of the documentary talking about then Rush first toured with them, describing how he and Kiss would be partying and all but Geddy & Co would be in their hotel room watching TV or something seemingly atypical for a rock band