RUSH - CLASSIC ALBUMS: MOVING PICTURES/2112

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• Release Year: 2010
• Genre: Documentary, Music
• Plot: The two albums by Rush covered in this film illustrate the changing nature of the band through the 70s and into the 80s.; ; '2112', released in 1976, was Rush's breakthrough. The title track, which filled the whole of side one on the original LP release, was a defiant expression of the music the band wanted to make despite pressure from their record company to move them in a more 'commercial' direction. It was a gamble that paid off with Platinum sales and which laid the foundations for the sequence of albums that followed with thoughtful lyrics covering many themes and multi-layered virtuoso music that few other bands could even dream of producing.; ; 'Moving Pictures', released in 1981, saw Rush channel their intellectual complexity and well-honed musical skills into a series of shorter, more easily-accessible tracks. The result was the biggest selling album of their career and a set of songs including 'Tom Sawyer', 'Red Barchetta', 'Limelight', and the instrumental 'YYZ' that became radio staples and remain favoritesto this day.; ; This Classic Albums program contains exclusive interviews with band members Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart along with exclusive performances, archive footage and an in-depth examination of the original multi-track tapes with the band and producer Terry Brown.; ; BONUS MATERIAL; Contains over 54 minutes of additional interviews and exclusive footage not included in the broadcast version.
• Cast: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart, Terry Brown, Martin R. Smith, Nick de Grunwald, Matthew Longfellow, Andy Walter
• Director: Martin R. Smith
• Runtime: 1:52
• Company: Isis Productions, Eagle Rock Entertainment
• Media Format: Series