Rush - A Show of Hands (1989) DVD deconstructed

Another of my bloat reductions. This was the best copy of Rush - A Show of Hands I found on TPB: http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/5173887 Thanks, tromaster! Which is a 3.4 GB VIDEO_TS folder from a 321 Backup. I had some problems with the menus (it may have been my player's fault) and I knew I could package it to be smaller and more accessible as an AVI. So I deconstructed the DVD. This torrent contains the movie in a 1.5 GB XviD AVI, with the menus and credits in their own separate AVIs. ============================================================= Rush - A Show of Hands AMG's Bret Adams comments: Rush's 90-minute concert video A Show of Hands is arguably better than predecessors Exit Stage Left and Grace Under Pressure Tour. The song selection is similar to the identically named live album, but the video was filmed at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, in 1988 on the Hold Your Fire tour whereas only about half of the album performances were recorded there. A Show of Hands, directed by Larry Jordan, is notable for featuring mostly newer, mid-'80s songs, although old hits like "Closer to the Heart", "The Spirit of Radio", and "Tom Sawyer" are obligatory choices. Rush's extensive use of rear-screen animation and film footage on stage is edited nicely with the performances of vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer Neil Peart. The main highlights are "Marathon", "Turn the Page", "Manhattan Project" and "Force Ten". Peart's astonishing drum solo on "The Rhythm Method" is improperly titled because it actually begins with the band performing the instrumental "YYZ". The encore medley of "2112"/"La Villa Strangiato"/"In the Mood" is a lot of fun, right down to the on-screen "warning" about the censored offensive and subversive remarks Lifeson supposedly mumbles into his microphone. It was just playful gibberish, but Rush is usually viewed as a serious band with no sense of humor. Some fans took the warning seriously and still asked Rush about it years later. People should remember that Lee sang on the Bob and Doug McKenzie novelty hit "Take Off" and Rush takes the stage to the Three Stooges theme! The setlist: 01. Intro / The Big Money 02. Marathon 03. Turn the Page 04. Prime Mover 05. Manhattan Project 06. Closer to the Heart 07. Red Sector "A" 08. Closer to the Heart 09. Force Ten 10. Mission 11. Territorries / YYZ 12. The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo) 13. The Spirit of Radio 14. Tom Sawyer 15. Medley: 2112 The Temples of Syrinx La Villa Strangiato In the Mood The players: Geddy Lee - bass guitar, synthesizers, vocals Alex Lifeson - guitars, synthesizers, backing vocals Neil Peart - acoustic and electronic percussion Filmed at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England, in April 1988, towards the end of their extensive Hold Your Fire tour. Directed by Larry Jordan. Released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1989, and on DVD in May 2007. Label: Anthem/Mercury Records. Genre: Progressive Rock. Subtitles: none. Extras: none. Includes full artwork. Be fair & share! ----------------------------------------------------------- MediaInfo: General Complete name : Rush__A_Show_Of_Hands_1989_Feature.avi Format : AVI Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave File size : 1.47 GiB Duration : 1h 29mn Overall bit rate : 2 366 Kbps Writing application : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2 (build 2540/release) Writing library : VirtualDubMod build 2540/release Video ID : 0 Format : MPEG-4 Visual Format profile : Advanced Simple@L5 Format settings, BVOP : Yes Format settings, QPel : No Format settings, GMC : No warppoints Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263) Codec ID : XVID Codec ID/Hint : XviD Duration : 1h 29mn Bit rate : 1 906 Kbps Width : 512 pixels Height : 384 pixels Display aspect ratio : 4:3 Frame rate : 29.970 fps Resolution : 8 bits Colorimetry : 4:2:0 Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.323 Stream size : 1.19 GiB (81%) Writing library : XviD 1.0.3 (UTC 2004-12-20) Audio ID : 1 Format : AC-3 Format/Info : Audio Coding 3 Format_Settings_ModeExtension : CM (complete main) Codec ID : 2000 Duration : 1h 29mn Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 448 Kbps Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Stream size : 286 MiB (19%) Alignment : Split accross interleaves Interleave, duration : 33 ms (1.00 video frame) Interleave, preload duration : 500 ms

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