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The R30 2 DVD set features Rush's Frankfurt, Germany concert in September 2004 near the close of their 30th Anniversary World Tour. The performance was captured with 14 cameras in high definition. 

This is a must own for any Rush fan. As of this release, Rush has 28 studio/live/compilation releases... a massive career beginning with their 1974 debut. Simply a ton of great music. Disc-1 opens with a very cool 2-minute animated intro - incorporating all the artwork from each of their albums; followed by a short intro (not sure what else to call it) from comedian Jerry Stiller. Rush's Frankfurt concert itself is shot beautifully and the camera speed it moves from shot to shot is not too fast (as many music DVD's are). The track list is great - though with such a large catalog of songs to choose from, there was going to be some glaring omissions of some classic songs (i.e. - "Fly By Night", "Freewill", "New World Man", "One Little Victory", "The Trees", "Closer To The Heart", "Distant Early Warning", etc). The band sounds absolutely awesome. As much as Lifeson's guitar solos are highlights, Peart's drum solo ("Der Trommler") is mesmerizing. Geddy Lee's bass is a constant, and his voice can still hit the high notes (well, most of the time). The interviews on disc-2 (about 55 minutes in total) are a nice insight to the band. From Geddy Lee's interview in 1979 outside Ivor Wynne Stadium (in Hamilton) through their 2002 Vapor Trails band interview... discussing a wide range of topics - from their albums, concepts/ideas, successes, failures & hard times, image, touring, audience reactions, influences, unique sound, anger, memories, balance and staying power. My favorite of these interviews was the Juno Hall Of Fame induction - with many famous faces contributing (Tom Cochran, Mike Myers, Sebastian Bach, Tragically Hip, Kim Mitchell, Primus, Soundgarden, Joe Carter & Paul Molitor from the Toronto Blue Jays, and more). The videos on disc-2 were neat for the nostalgia buffs - great songs being played (or lip-synced), complete with corny sets, dated clothes, bad haircuts/perms, terrible sound and a much smaller drum kit for Neil Peart. The highlights are probably "A Farewell To Kings" and the more recent in-studio "Closer To The Heart".  A truly awesome package all the way around.

Tracklisting DVD1:
1.    R30 Overture (Finding my way/Anthem/Bastille day/A passage to Bangkok/Cygnus X-1/Hemispheres)
2.    The Spirit of Radio
3.    Force Ten
4.    Animate
5.    Subdivisions
6.    Earthshine
7.    Red Barchetta
8.    Roll The Bones
9.    The Seeker
10.  Tom Sawyer
11.  Dreamline
12.  Between the Wheels
13.  Mystic Rhythms
14.  Der Trommler
15.  Resist
16.  Heart Full of Soul
17.  2112
18.  Xanadu
19.  Working Man
20.  Summertime Blues
21.  Crossroads
22.  Limelight
 
Extra Informatie:
Genre: Rock
Format: Kleur, ISO/MDS, Live 
Geluidspoor: LPCM 2-Channel & DD5.1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Aantal Discs: 2
DVD Release Datum: 22 November 2005
Speelduur: 133 minuten
Cover: Hoesje en label zijn in de RARs verwerkt