Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (Blu-ray)

Zoe Records

Movie: A-

Special Features: A-

Blu-ray Geek Factor: 8.75 out of 10

I stopped listening to the Canadian rock band Rush about 20 years ago. Actually, let me clarify. I stopped

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listening to their new more “synthesized” albums, but would sometimes pop “Tom Sawyer” on for old time’s sake.

This movie has me not only wanting to hear the old tunes again, but I think I’m going to be a little more open minded about their new stuff. One of rock’s all time great power trios contribute mightily to one of the more enjoyable rock documentaries of recent years.

Directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn do a masterful job of collecting archive footage, interviewing current rock icons like Billy Corgan and Trent Reznor, and sitting down with the actual band members of Rush to revisit their entire career. The duo actually found film of Rush performing for a junior high school back when Neil Peart wasn’t even their drummer.…{+}

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