A Show of Hands (video)

Infobox music DVD
Name = A Show of Hands
Type = DVD
Artist = Rush


Released = 1989 (VHS, Laserdisc)
May, 2007 (DVD)
Recorded = 1988
Remastered = 2005 - 2006
Genre = Rock
Label = Anthem/Mercury Records
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"A Show of Hands" 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 1988 "Hold Your Fire Tour". In 1989, the band released an audio album of the same name on vinyl LP, audiocassette, and compact disc. The video comprises an entirely different recording, and features a different track list.

Dates of release & formats

The videocassette and laserdisc versions were the original formats of release, both in 1989. They are both currently out-of-print.

In 2006, a DVD version of the original production, with its audio re-mastered in 5.1-channel Dolby Surround by Rush guitarist and co-producer Alex Lifeson, was released as part of the DVD box set, titled "Rush Replay X 3". In 2007, the DVD version of "A Show of Hands", as it was included in "Replay X 3", was released as a single, stand-alone DVD.

Filming locations

The concert footage documented in "A Show of Hands" was filmed in Birmingham, UK. [ [http://www.amazon.com/Rush-Replay-DVD-Box-Set/dp/B000FDFOX0 Amazon.com: Rush - Replay [3 DVD/CD Box Set: Movies & TV: Rush ] ]

Track listing

# Intro
# The Big Money
# Marathon
# Turn the Page
# Prime Mover
# Manhattan Project
# Closer to the Heart
# Red Sector A
# Force Ten
# Lock and Key (laserdisc only)
# Mission
# 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
# (Credits)

† 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 of "A Show of Hands", but does not appear on the DVD or VHS versions.

Personnel

*Geddy Lee: bass guitar, synthesizers, vocals
*Alex Lifeson: guitars, synthesizers, backing vocals
*Neil Peart: acoustic and electronic percussion

References