Description
Rush – A Show Of Hands (Recorded Live At The NEC Birmingham)
Recorded: 1988
Length: 90 min.
Director: Larry Jordan
Producer: Len Epand, John Diaz
label: Phonogram – 080 574 3
Format: VHS , PAL
Country: Germany
Released: 1989
Genre: Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Prog Rock
Tracklist
1 The Big Money
2 marathon
3 Turn The Page
4 Prime movers
5 Manhattan Project
6 Closer To The Heart
7 Red Sector A
8 Force Ten
9 mission
10 Territories
11 The Rhythm Method
12 Spirit Of Radio
13 Tom Sawyer
14 2112 / La Villa Strangiato / In The Mood
Barcode: 044008057437
A Show of Hands is a concert film released on videocassette, 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. The video comprises an entirely different recording, and features a different track list.
The video cassette version was the original format of release, in 1989 & long out-of-print.
The concert footage documented in A Show of Hands was filmed in Birmingham, UK.
Geddy Lee: bass guitar, synthesizers, vocals
Alex Lifeson: guitars, synthesizers, backing vocals
Neil Peart: acoustic and electronic percussion
For a band with high standards, a perfect show is impossible, and an excellent show is rare. You hope that the norm is “good.” Rush make the impossible possible and deliver exceptional performances
I recommend it to anyone who wants to get a glimpse of Rush back in their prime. This video is an excellent archive of 1980s Rush.
Marathon
With the turmoil raging from 1982 to 1989 over the increased use of synthesizer’s in Rush’s music, Marathon serves as a perfect balance of both sides of the band’s character, with both Lee’s keyboards and Lifeson’s guitar taking their respective bows.
Lee’s opening bass encapsulates the rhythm of the marathon runner, and the song also serves writer Neil Peart as an allegory for life itself – keep going, tackle life’s obstacles, but don’t push yourself too hard and burn out on the way.
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