| Backstage Secrets: On the Road with the Rock Band RUSH (Home Use) |  | Studio: High Fidelity HDTV Media Inc
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Rating:  14 reviews
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Format: NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
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Running Time: 250 Minutes
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 883629755557
EAN: 0883629755557
ASIN: B002OSWU5E
Release Date: September 11, 2009
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Description
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Go behind the scenes to get a backstage look at what it takes to present the legendary band Rush during the 2008 Snakes & Arrows Concert Tour. It may appear to be one of the most exciting and glamorous jobs in the world - but being a roadie with a top-rated world-famous rock and roll band can be a grueling marathon of 18 hour work days, on an easy day. A bad is actually a couple of days, 40 hours spent hauling gear, assembling huge stacks of speakers, lifting them a hundred feet in the air, tuning instruments for demanding musicians and being cut off from every lover, friend and relative you have. This series takes you to the show you never see when you take your seat for a concert by the legendary band Rush. All the backstage secrets are revealed.
This DVD includes 5 parts on two discs including:
Part 1: Sound
Sure it sounds easy. Turn on some speakers and listen to the show. Well, it's a lot more complicated than that. Everyone in every seat needs to hear the show equally well. That sound can be affected by the shape of the building, the temperature inside and even whether the audience is wearing long or short sleeves. And then there's the show the band hears. Each member of Rush needs to hear different instruments at different levels at different times during the show.
Part 2: Lights
You don't buy a ticket to hear a rock show; you buy a ticket to see a rock show. Of course that's not as simple as turning on the house lights and sitting back. Lighting sets the mood for each song. That means lights are meticulously placed which isn't that easy when each show is in a different building. Once they are set up perfectly, the must be directed by an artist who plays the lighting board like an instrument.
Part 3: Instrument Technicians
One of the most demanding and stressful jobs on the road is the instrument technician. Each one is charged with tuning and maintaining the magic wands these musical wizards wield. For the musicians to have a good show, their instruments must be perfect. Each night is an exercise in perfection for the four technicians on the Rush tour, guitar, drums, bass and keyboards.
Part 4: Lighting and Video
Let's face it, not every seat is in the front row, but everyone pays for a ticket. That means someone has to make sure everyone gets a good look at the band. So each concert is also a television show broadcast on a 50 foot screen.
Part 5: Road Manager
Most of the road crew are responsible for making sure their area of responsibility is working. But one person has to make sure the whole thing works, every night in every city. The road manager is the conductor of this huge orchestration and you better believe he is on his game all the time.
NTSC 16:9 - 2 discs - 250-minutes
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 How to Produce a Rush Concert September 5, 2010
Robert W. Caron (Redmond, WA)
Terrific video. It's really, really long, but very well done. It's a great companion DVD to the Snakes & Arrows Live DVD RUSH: Snakes & Arrows Live.. It's loaded with great behind the scenes info that goes into producing a live Rush concert
 Re-Authored with Much Better Video April 28, 2010
LTDN
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dear Friends of RUSH and others,
My firm, the Longtail Distribution Network has re-authored and re-published Backstage Secrets: On the Road with the Rock Band RUSH. The video quality is significantly better with virtually no digital artifacts. These DVDs have also now been 'replicated' to DVD5 media and the 'home use' version is no longer available as 'duplicated' DVDs on DVD-R media.
The entire watching experience is significantly improved.
You can purchase this re-authored version here or at: Backstage Secrets: On The Road With The Rock Band Rush
 Crappy video not worthy of RUSH name April 26, 2010
Paul Braoudakis (Barrington, IL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The band ought to sue the makers of this video for what a crappy job they did on it. And to think that RUSH allowed them to use their band name on the front cover. I have never seen video production this bad. These guys need to go back to school and re-take "DVD 101" all over again. It's simply disgraceful. Then, they use stock music (monotonous, bad stock music) throughout all five hours. Uggh! No Rush music. It's cool if you want to see what it takes to get a rock show up and running (although this documentary could have been about ANY band), but that's about it. I wanted desperately to give this only one star, but gave it two only because it has something to do with RUSH! Do yourself a favor: DON'T waste your money on this horribly produced monstrosity. Save the cash and go see RUSH this summer!
Behind the Rush without the Rush March 16, 2010
Joe (Anywhere, IOWA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a behind the scenes look at setting up for Rush concerts. I had done this kind of work for one summer, so i knew a lot about what they were talking about. I am a huge Rush fan, but this is one item that I could do without. Seeing there stage set-up is not as cool as seeing them perform on stage. Love Rush, and I know that the crew works hard for the shows, but I do not need a chronicle of their work. I say pass on this DVD.
 A rush fan must February 22, 2010
Randolph Ferron (nashville, tn)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
In a nutshell I agree with all the above reviews but the thing I hated the MOST was the annoying background music. Was too loud at most times and was the same stuff over and over. Otherwise a good technical view of backstage and all the roadies were colorful.
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