RUSH Guitarist Calls Documentary A 'Success Story'
June 18, 2010The award-winning documentary about legendary Canadian trio RUSH, called "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage", will make its TV premiere on Saturday, June 26 on VH1 Classic, with a DVD/Blu-ray to follow. Guitarist Alex Lifeson told The Pulse of Radio that it wasn't until he saw the film himself that he thought there was actually an interesting story to tell about the band. "It's just kind of a, you know, a success story — kids from the suburbs have a dream and they live their dream," he said. "And everybody can relate to that. There's been quite a dynamic in the band, a lot of stuff has happened, so there was a story to tell there. And I don't think I really realized there was one until we actually saw a rough cut and how they pieced it all together and the chronology and the ebbs and flows of the story."
RUSH bassist Geddy Lee told RollingStone.com that the band was initially hesitant when approached by filmmakers Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen about making a documentary, saying, "We thought, 'How foolish are these guys?' We're just this dull band. I remember [drummer] Neil [Peart] asked them rather pointedly, 'What's your angle? What's the story you want to tell?' They said, 'Well, to be honest, we don't know.' We liked that and said, 'Good luck, let you know what you want us to do.'"
"Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage" will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 29.
The movie won the Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival this past April.
RUSH will begin a 40-date North American tour on June 29 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The trek will feature the band's first-ever performance of its 1981 album "Moving Pictures" in its entirety.
The band has just released two new tracks, "Caravan" and "BU2B", online and will return to the studio after the tour to complete its next album, titled "Clockwork Angels".
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