Rush Replay X 3
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Rush Replay X 3 is a DVD
box set of three separate filmed concert presentations by the Canadian band Rush
, released on June 13, 2006. The three shows presented are Exit... Stage Left
, Grace under Pressure Tour
, and A Show of Hands
, which were originally released individually in 1982, 1985, and 1989 respectively on VHS
and Laserdisc
. For Replay X 3, each filmed concert has been remixed in 5.1 surround sound
by Rush guitarist and co-producer Alex Lifeson
. The box set also includes a previously unreleased CD audio version of the Grace Under Pressure Tour video, and a set of reprinted tour books for each concerthttp://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002312690. Rush Replay X 3 debuted at #1 on the Billboard Music Video charts, making it the third consecutive Rush DVD release to reach #1 on that particular Billboard chart, after Rush in Rio
(2003) and R30
(2005)..
Disc one: Exit... Stage Left
Disc two: Grace Under Pressure Tour
Rush Replay X 3 also includes an audio CD of the above show.
Box sets purchased from Best Buy contain the following exclusive audio CD tracks: "Limelight" and "Closer to the Heart" from Exit...Stage Left and "The Spirit of Radio" and "Tom Sawyer" from the A Show of Hands video soundtracks.
Disc three: A Show of Hands
† The DVD does not list "YYZ" in the track listing and groups it together with the song "Territories".
Note: The DVD version of A Show of Hands contains the full program of the VHS version; "Lock And Key" appeared on the laserdisc version after "Force Ten" on A Show of Hands, but does not appear on the DVD or VHS.
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
box set of three separate filmed concert presentations by the Canadian band Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
, released on June 13, 2006. The three shows presented are Exit... Stage Left
Exit...Stage Left (video)
Exit...Stage Left is a concert film released on videocassette, laserdisc, and DVD by the Canadian band Rush. It documents a live concert performance by the band on their 1981 Moving Pictures tour. In October 1981, the band released an audio album of the same name on vinyl LP, audiocassette, 8-track...
, Grace under Pressure Tour
Grace Under Pressure Tour (video)
Grace Under Pressure Tour is a concert released on videocassette, laserdisc, and DVD by the Canadian band Rush. It documents a live concert performance by the band on their 1984 tour in support of the studio album Grace Under Pressure....
, and A Show of Hands
A Show of Hands (video)
A Show of Hands is a concert film released on videocassette, laserdisc, and DVD by the Canadian hard rock band Rush. It documents a live concert performance by the band on their 1988 Hold Your Fire Tour. In 1989, the band released an audio album of the same name on vinyl LP, audiocassette, and...
, which were originally released individually in 1982, 1985, and 1989 respectively on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
and Laserdisc
Laserdisc
LaserDisc was a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. Initially licensed, sold, and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in North America in 1978, the technology was previously referred to interally as Optical Videodisc System, Reflective Optical Videodisc, Laser Optical...
. For Replay X 3, each filmed concert has been remixed in 5.1 surround sound
Surround sound
Surround sound encompasses a range of techniques such as for enriching the sound reproduction quality of an audio source with audio channels reproduced via additional, discrete speakers. Surround sound is characterized by a listener location or sweet spot where the audio effects work best, and...
by Rush guitarist and co-producer Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson
Aleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey...
. The box set also includes a previously unreleased CD audio version of the Grace Under Pressure Tour video, and a set of reprinted tour books for each concerthttp://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002312690. Rush Replay X 3 debuted at #1 on the Billboard Music Video charts, making it the third consecutive Rush DVD release to reach #1 on that particular Billboard chart, after Rush in Rio
Rush in Rio (video)
Rush in Rio is a live DVD by Canadian band Rush, released in 2003 . It is also available as a three CD set. First concert DVD ever from rock trio Rush. Double-DVD set, containing 28 Rush songs. Bonus features include a tour documentary, multi-angle viewing options for certain songs, and...
(2003) and R30
R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour is a live DVD by the Canadian band Rush, that was released on November 22, 2005 in Canada and the U.S. and November 28, 2005 in Europe, therein documenting the band's R30: 30th Anniversary Tour. The DVD was released in a standard and deluxe set...
(2005)..
Disc one: Exit... Stage LeftExit...Stage Left (video)Exit...Stage Left is a concert film released on videocassette, laserdisc, and DVD by the Canadian band Rush. It documents a live concert performance by the band on their 1981 Moving Pictures tour. In October 1981, the band released an audio album of the same name on vinyl LP, audiocassette, 8-track...
- Intro ("The Camera Eye") - 2:15
- "LimelightLimelight (song)"Limelight" is a song by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush. It first appeared on the 1981 album Moving Pictures. The song's lyrics were written by Neil Peart with music written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. "Limelight" expresses Peart's discomfort with Rush's success and being in the limelight...
" - 4:38 - "Tom SawyerTom Sawyer (song)"Tom Sawyer" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, named after Mark Twain's literary character. The song was released on Mercury Records and PolyGram in 1981 on the Moving Pictures album and numerous compilations thereafter, such as 1990's Chronicles. It has also appeared on several live albums and...
" - 5:00 - "The TreesThe Trees (Rush song)"The Trees" is a song by progressive rock band Rush from their 1978 album Hemispheres. The song is also featured on many of Rush's compilation albums and has been a perennial fan favorite of the band's live shows...
" - 4:47 - "Xanadu" - 12:32
- "Red BarchettaRed Barchetta"Red Barchetta" is a song by rock band Rush from their album Moving Pictures.-Synopsis:The song describes a future in which many classes of vehicles have been prohibited by "the Motor Law"...
" - 6:37 - "Freewill" - 5:50
- "Closer to the HeartCloser to the Heart"Closer to the Heart" is a single by Rush, released in 1977, from the album A Farewell to Kings. It was the first Rush song to have an external co-writer, namely Peter Talbot, a friend of drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
" - 3:30 - "YYZYYZ (song)For the airport YYZ, see Toronto Pearson International Airport."YYZ" is an instrumental rock piece by Canadian rock band Rush, from the 1981 album Moving Pictures....
" - 1:25 - "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" - 4:13
- "In the End" - 1:42
- "In the MoodIn the Mood (Rush song)"In the Mood" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush from their debut album, Rush. It was at least two years old when recorded for the album. It is three minutes and 34 seconds long and in 4/4 time....
" - 1:35 - "2112: Finale" - 2:42
Disc two: Grace Under Pressure TourGrace Under Pressure Tour (video)Grace Under Pressure Tour is a concert released on videocassette, laserdisc, and DVD by the Canadian band Rush. It documents a live concert performance by the band on their 1984 tour in support of the studio album Grace Under Pressure....
- Intro
- "The Spirit of RadioThe Spirit of Radio"The Spirit of Radio" is a song released in 1980 by Canadian rock band Rush from their album Permanent Waves. The song's name was inspired by Toronto radio station CFNY's slogan. The song was significant in the growing popularity of the band. It is also the first song of the 1980s, since Permanent...
" - "The Enemy Within"
- "The Weapon"
- "Witch Hunt"
- "New World ManNew World Man"New World Man" is a track from the 1982 album Signals by Canadian rock band Rush. The song was the last and quickest composed song on the album, stemming from a suggestion by then-Rush producer Terry Brown to even out the lengths of the two sides of the cassette version. It went to #1 in Canada,...
" - "Distant Early WarningDistant Early Warning (song)"Distant Early Warning" is a song by progressive rock band Rush from their 1984 album Grace Under Pressure. It is one of Rush's most well-known songs due to being featured on multiple compilation albums as well as many of their live albums....
" - "Red Sector ARed Sector A"Red Sector A" is a song by Rush that provides a first-person account of a nameless protagonist living in an unspecified prison camp setting. "Red Sector A" first appeared on the band's 1984 album Grace Under Pressure....
" - "Closer to the Heart"
- "YYZ"
- "2112: Temples Of Syrinx"
- "Tom Sawyer"
- "Vital Signs"
- "Finding My WayFinding My WayFinding My Way is the first song on Rush's album Rush. It is five minutes and seven seconds long and in 4/4 time. The song was written by singer/bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson...
" - "In the Mood"
Rush Replay X 3 also includes an audio CD of the above show.
Box sets purchased from Best Buy contain the following exclusive audio CD tracks: "Limelight" and "Closer to the Heart" from Exit...Stage Left and "The Spirit of Radio" and "Tom Sawyer" from the A Show of Hands video soundtracks.
Disc three: A Show of HandsA Show of Hands (video)A Show of Hands is a concert film released on videocassette, laserdisc, and DVD by the Canadian hard rock band Rush. It documents a live concert performance by the band on their 1988 Hold Your Fire Tour. In 1989, the band released an audio album of the same name on vinyl LP, audiocassette, and...
- Intro
- "The Big MoneyThe Big Money"The Big Money" is a song by progressive rock group Rush from their album Power Windows. It charted at #45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on album-oriented rock charts, and has been featured on many "Best-Of" compilations, such as Retrospective II and The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits...
" - "Marathon"
- "Turn the Page"
- "Prime Mover"
- "Manhattan ProjectManhattan Project (song)"Manhattan Project" is a 1985 song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush named for the WWII project that created the first atomic bomb. Lyricist Neil Peart read ten books about the Manhattan Project before writing the lyrics so that he had a proper understanding of what the project was really...
" - "Closer to the Heart"
- "Red Sector A"
- "Force Ten"
- "MissionMission (song)"Mission" is a song by the progressive rock band Rush from the 1987 album Hold Your Fire. The song features prominent keyboard parts played by Geddy Lee. "Mission" was most recently played live during the band's 2007/2008 tour for the album Snakes & Arrows...
" - "Territories"
- "YYZ" †
- "The Rhythm Method" (drum solo)
- "The Spirit of Radio"
- "Tom Sawyer"
- "2112 Overture"
- "The Temples of Syrinx"
- "La Villa Strangiato"
- "In the Mood"
† The DVD does not list "YYZ" in the track listing and groups it together with the song "Territories".
Note: The DVD version of A Show of Hands contains the full program of the VHS version; "Lock And Key" appeared on the laserdisc version after "Force Ten" on A Show of Hands, but does not appear on the DVD or VHS.