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The concert alone pushes three hours, and disc 2 offers a lengthy documentary and multi-angle options for three songs. The Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0 sound quality is generally good, if overly compressed. Peart's drums sound fabulous, in fact: splashy and tight and far more natural than they've sounded on any Rush album, live or otherwise, in years. Not to be missed--and needlessly hard to find--is a 1975 promotional clip for Fly by Night's "Anthem." This set is a must, even for the doubtful. --Michael Mikesell
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5.0 out of 5 stars
It's the soup!,
By The Wickerman (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rush in Rio [2 DVD] (DVD)
Rush's DVD has been a long time coming, but I for one believe it was worth the wait. I own several DVD's from such bands as Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, and AC/DC, and I think that this one here is probably my favorite of them all. This performance is just magical, and while I'm certain that watching this on TV is but a billionth of the real live experience, it certainly delivers. The setlist is fantastic, including all of the classics, and a few obscure tracks as well. The band delivers with passion and precision that makes it difficult to believe that they're in their 50's. Alex Lifeson has a great stage presence, with his goofy antics and endless arsenal of guitars. Neil Peart is just amazing (although a bit stiff; looks a bit like the terminator playing drums, but it works for him), especially his solo (certainly one of the best drum soloists in rock). And Geddy just rocks as well. His vocals are top notch, as is his drumming and keyboard work. It's difficult to pick high points, because there's hardly an off moment here. The aforementioned drum solo is certainly worth a mention, as well as the extended "La Villa Strangiato" (disappointed that they cut out the acoustic intro, though). A lot of the newer material, like "Driven", "Earthshine", and "Roll the Bones", is fantastic as well. If I absolutely had to pick a favorite moment, I'd go with the acoustic version of "Resist". This version really is stunning, much moreso than the original. Such an emotional performance, and Geddy's vocals here on among the best I've ever heard from him. He's not a bad guitarist, either. The documentary is fantastic as well. Very interesting, as well as entertaining. It really gives you an insight as to how cool and down to earth these guys are, and how much they genuinely appreciate their fan support. Plus, they're just total goofballs, which is always good. ;) This is a spectacular DVD. If you love Rush, buy this now.
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A live performance was never so realistically registered,
By Marcelo Nunes (Porto Alegre, Brazil) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rush in Rio [2 DVD] (DVD)
There's been a lot of discussion about the sound quality of this DVD: some peole say it's not good and others are saying it is just great, and I'd like to give my personal contribution.I live in Porto Alegre (in southern Brazil) where Rush played three days before they recorded this DVD in Rio (there are some scenes from the show I was in on the documentary of disc 2) and I may confess that the sound of this DVD is incredibly identical to the one I had the pleasure to listen live. It's amazingly heavy and totally crude.It's great and I sotrongly believe that this was achieved because they avoided overdubing the original sound. In fact there are some songs like "Secret Touch" that you can even notice some misadjustments on the efects they use (observe Alex backing vocals). There are also some deep low tunes at the beginnng of the drum solo wich I had to fight a little with a graphical equalizer to not to saturate my DTS equipment. One can clearly observe that the efforts were to make this DVD sounds as close as possible to the live performance, and that includes the "imperfections" of a live environment. Most of the DVDs that are recorded live, are so much altered (overdubbed) that, most of the time, you loose the "live feeling" completely. However, with this DVD, Rush is proposing to break up with this terrible tradition, and that's why I believe that "Rush in Rio" is the best live performance video ever made. By the way: I have shown this DVD to several people and everybody stays shocked when they see it for the first time (Including my sister who always hated Rush). BELIEVE ME, IT'S A MUST HAVE.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Show in Rio,
By Asian Rush Fan (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rush in Rio [2 DVD] (DVD)
I have to admit, this is an entertaining C.D. I especially enjoyed how Fans south of us enjoy Rush. It's also embarrasing when Non-English or limited English speaking fans know the lyrics to Vapor Trails and i can't :O. But I especillay enjoyed how the DVD expressed the excitement of fans and how music can be the one language that transcends music but a voice of reason. I have yet to see a fight in a Rush concert, Heck, when Rush played at the Forum in Inglewood Ca, no one acted stupid. No fights broke out and it was done professionally. One may think that people in Rio were opportunists, taking advantage of crowded areas, as stated in the press when it comes to crime, but everyone behaved and had a great time. I love this educational DVD>.
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