Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010). 1h 47m | Not Rated

“Firstly, I am not a hardcore Rush fan.They are a great band and I always marveled at their sheer musicianship.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis doc covers the early years with their struggles on the club circuit, getting signed, early tours etc. The things you would expect from a Rock Doc that is covered in other reviews here.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat I liked so much about this were the people. Geddy is interesting and articulate and has that nice ability to tell a story ( a bit like Alice Cooper can.) Alex who is funny and well, pretty normal. And of course the intensely private Neal who has been a Demigod in drumming circles for decades who is intelligent, and surprisingly engaging for a guy with a surly reputation.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn addition to that, you could feel on the screen what great friends these guys were and was especially punctuated towards the end of the film when they were discussing Neils tragedies. To me personally this had two stories, one about a band called Rush and the other story about three great friends overcoming the odds over the years. The other interesting thing is their manager seems to have been with them the whole time which says a lot.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBilly Corgen offered the most celebrity insight, and I found his observations really good. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI liked some of commentary by Geddy about bands they had toured with like Kiss, they are not the type to put people down because they are superior musicians.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI have never given anything a 10, but this was really good. My wife even liked it and she was not familiar with them at all.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI just wish it was a bit longer.”