Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53818 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-05-03
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: DVD-Video, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 63 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Prog-rock's dominant power trio Rush get a worthy showcase in Chronicles, a DVD compilation that repeats the 1990 VHS release with minor variations and some pleasant surprises. It's aptly titled, as the videos follow Rush's 30-year evolution in fashion, performance and visual representation. Loyalists may wish for a lengthier selection, but with remastered Dolby 2-channel stereo, this 63-minute disc clearly improves upon the VHS release. The in-studio performance of "Tom Sawyer" is new (previous versions were from the Exit, Stage Left concert video), and although hidden bonus videos of "The Enemy Within" and "Afterimage" are inaccurately listed as "previously unreleased" (they appeared on the 1985 compilation Through the Camera Eye), their inclusion here is welcome (and accessible by selecting the "Rush Chronicles" logo on the DVD's "Play Videos" menu). Aimee Mann makes a playful appearance on "Time Stand Still". This is recommended to Rush purists only, but on those terms, it's essential viewing. --Jeff Shannon

DVD Description
Track Listing:

• 1. Closer To The Heart
  
• 2. The Trees
  
• 3. Limelight
  
• 4. Tom Sawyer
  
• 5. Red Barchetta
  
• 6. Subdivisions
  
• 7. Distant Early Warning
  
• 8. Red Sector A
  
• 9. The Big Money
  
• 10. Mystic Rhythms
  
• 11. Time Stand Still
  
• 12. Lock And Key/Credits - Closer To The Heart
  
• 13. The Enemy Within
  
• 14. Afterimage

Special Features

• Running Time: 63 minutes
  
• Region Code: 2

Customer Reviews

Decent stuff indeed
This realease chronicles (no pun intended) Rush's finest musical progress through the ages. The songs in this collection are taken from their earliest albums, right up to their prime, taking us through 'Farewell to kings' , the stunning 'Moving Pictures' , 'Signals' , 'Grace under Pressure' , the strangely underrated 'Hold your fire' as well as 'Power Windows'. Rush fans have always beeb starved of good visuals by this privacy-seeking band, and this glimpse just whets our appetite for further stuff to come their way. The first few tracks leave a lot to be desired visually, but when you consider they are 30 years old it's no big thing. A big thumbs-up then!

Rushtastic
OK, this covers a broad period and some of the videos may appear cheesy to the non Rush afficionado - but they do capture the spirit of the band - serious music and fun. Recommended

The Quality of a poor Bootleg
Whoever transfered this from video to DVD should be ashamed, obviously the original footage ranges back over 30 odd years but the picture quality looks as if it was not transfered from the original master tapes but a 3rd gen copy.
All that said it is an interesting collection