Rush Chronicles - The DVD Collection

Starring:Rush
Studio: Mercury / Universal
Product Type: DVD

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Prog-rock's dominant power trio gets a worthy showcase in this DVD compilation, repeating the 1990 VHS release with minor variations and some pleasant surprises. Chronicles is 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). Also, Aimee Mann makes a playful appearance on "Time Stand Still." Recommended to Rush purists only, but on those terms, this is essential viewing. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

5 good songs.......2007-02-10

I really love the old rush and the first 5 or so videos would rate this dvd at 5+ stars but the rest of the dvd contains songs that I didnt like .What happend to their sound,they used to be cool.Still It is a good dvd worth getting.

Excellent collection of all of Rush's videos from 1977 to 1988.......2006-04-27

The Rush Chronicles DVD is a re-release of a VHS version which was released in conjunction with the Chronicles album in late 1990.
Chronicles is a collection of 14 classic music videos from what many consider to be the classic period for, what In the Studio host Redbeard called Rush, "Canada's Pre-Eminent Progressive Rock Trio" which was 1977-1988.
The original VHS version contained 12 videos which were:
1) Closer to the Heart(1977 promo which is unique to see the guys young and in bell-bottoms).
2) The Trees which is the 1978 in-studio performance in which they still had long hair but bell bottoms were replaced by normal jeans. In fact, the band also shot clips for Circumstances and La Villa Strangiato during this session but was not released until the R30 box set)
3) Limelight(the original 1981 Le Studio edit which is cool),
4) Tom Sawyer(on the VHS it was the version from Exit...Stage Left but on the Chronicles DVD you get the original Le Studio video version. Another video filmed from this session which was Vital Signs is not included but oh well)
5) Red Barchetta is from Exit...Stage Left concert film(to be released in June, 2006 on the Rush Replay X 3 set)
6) Subdivisions which was another MTV staple upon release and is a classic. Another video filmed during these sessions Countdown is missing but oh well.
7) Distant Early Warning(who can forget this MTV and rock radio staple which ruled MTV in the spring and summer of 1984 plus the image of a kid riding a missile classic)
8) Red Sector A(from the Grace Under Pressure Live film which will be released on DVD June 6 on Rush Replay X 3)
9) The Big Money(short version which is good and was another MTV staple and a classic video)
10) Mystic Rhythms follows and is a great clip.
11) Time Stand Still is next and features Aimee Mann of 'Til Tuesday on backing vocals and the effects in that video were amazing.
12) Lock and Key closes the original VHS version with this underrated gem from Hold Your Fire which is a cool video.
On this DVD you get two additional videos that are included as "hidden" videos which were The Enemy Within and Afterimage. While it seems to be a trademark that Rush puts these Easter Eggs into their DVDs (they also put some in their Rush in Rio and R30 DVD sets), it would have been nice to see these included as part of the chronological ordering of things.
Only other clips missing were the 1975 church videos of Fly by Night+ and Anthem*, the 1977 promos of A Farewell to Kings+ and Xanadu+, the 1978 promos of Circumstances+ and La Villa Strangiato+(All of the above are either on Rush in Rio* or R30+ DVD sets), Vital Signs, Countdown and The Body Electric which have not been on DVD yet nor are their Atlantic videos.
This Rush DVD set is a must and recommended!

Classic Rush Tunes on DVD.......2006-02-01

These are not fancy videos, pretty much just studio shots of the band performing. The later songs have more of an "MTV" flavor. If you are a die-hard Rush fan who loves the old tunes, this is a must have. It also reminds you of how long these guys have been playing.

Rush Chronicles.......2006-01-15

Any Rush fans library will be enhanced by this musical sojourn into the recording studio of these three magnificent musicians. Filmed deep in the winter months the atmosphere is true to their Canadian roots and is the perfect setup for the freezing wail of Alex Lifeson's guitar, the blustery beat of Neil Peart's drums and the chilly wailing of Geddy Lee. Watching Rush make music is the instumentation of the very threads of perfection.

Its's Not Their Fault.......2005-12-29

"Rush: Chronicles" is a collection of Rush's music videos which include
The Trees, Closer to the Heart, Limelight, Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, Subdivisions, Distant Early Warning, Red Sector A, The Big Money, Mystic Rhythms, Time Stand Still, Lock & Key, The Enemy Within, and Afterimage. This was released in 2001, so I felt they could have added Rush's more recent videos (Roll the Bones, Stick It Out, Nobody's Hero, Driven) and maybe even the video found as an easter egg on the "Rush in Rio" DVD (Anthem). But, instead we are given this collection of well...Mediocre videos. Don't get me wrong, I love Rush...They're my favorite band and it's not their fault the videos aren't that great. It's the late late seventies, early eighties; Special Effects were unheard of at the time. So, in retrospect the videos aren't that bad. It's interesting to see their videos though. "Closer to the Heart" which is merely Rush performing is pretty cool. "The Trees" is also the band performing with random shots of a forest. "Red Barchetta," and "Red Sector A" are live performances; But "Red Barchetta" features some other effects which are interesting. The effects for "The Big Money" were really good for the time but now look like a childs drawing. So, it goes without saying they did try. But, Rush was a lot more innovative in their lyrics and music than in their videos. B-

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