Product Details

• Actors: Rush
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram Video
• VHS Release Date: July 1, 1991
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301845765
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,505 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Prog-rock's dominant power trio gets a worthy showcase in this DVD compilation, repeating the 1990 VHS release with minor variations and some pleasant surprises. Chronicles is aptly titled, as the videos follow Rush's 30-year evolution in fashion, performance, and visual representation. Loyalists may wish for a lengthier selection, but with remastered Dolby 2-channel stereo, this 63-minute disc clearly improves upon the VHS release. The in-studio performance of "Tom Sawyer" is new (previous versions were from the Exit, Stage Left concert video), and although hidden bonus videos of "The Enemy Within" and "Afterimage" are inaccurately listed as "previously unreleased" (they appeared on the 1985 compilation Through the Camera Eye), their inclusion here is welcome (and accessible by selecting the "Rush Chronicles" logo on the DVD's "Play Videos" menu). Also, Aimee Mann makes a playful appearance on "Time Stand Still." Recommended to Rush purists only, but on those terms, this is essential viewing. --Jeff Shannon

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35 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, but not without a few flaws., September 29, 2001

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"mh53465" (Kansas City, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rush Chronicles - The DVD Collection (DVD)

At long last (and many years late) Rush has entered the DVD medium with Chronicles. As a long time fan of the band, I have anxiously anticipated the day when anything from Rush's collection would be transferred to DVD. Now that the day has arrived, hopefully (and there are plans to do so) the live concert VHS catalog will be transferred to DVD as well. Unfortunately, for those who are wishing for a Different Stages live DVD, it's not going to happen... Technically speaking, this is a very good, but not quite perfect DVD. The video motion clips on the song selection menus are a nice touch, and the remastered soundtrack is a vast improvement over the muddy quality of the VHS version. The two extra videos (The Enemy Within and Afterimage) are a wonderful addition to this package, as I have missed being able to watch them on Through The Camera Eye, as my copy was unfortunately destroyed many years ago and could never replace it before it went out of print. The inclusion of the Tom Sawyer studio performance clip instead of the Exit Stage Left clip on the VHS tape was a nice surprise, for I never actually cared much for that particular version. In addition, I had never even seen the studio version clip until now, so for me, that was a bonus! This DVD is not without its flaws, though. As much as the sound quality is improved for this disc, on the live clips (Red Barchetta, Red Sector A), there are spots where the volume is a bit uneven, especially during the first minute of Barchetta. I hope the producers of forthcoming DVD transfers of Exit Stage Left and Grace Under Pressure Tour 1984 (if they do indeed happen) don't make this same mistake. And, since all of the material was shot before 1987, thus years before DVD, the picture quality is not that stunning. In fact, after comparing many of the clips between the DVD and my older VHS copy, I have found it quite difficult to even tell the difference between the two. All in all, this is a nice introduction to DVD, yet it would be even nicer if the rest of Rush's video clips had been included with the extras, namely the rest of Through the Camera Eye, which included Vital Signs, Countdown, and The Body Electric. Still it is a worthwhile collection as is, and ideal for the serious or casual Rush fan.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great video, but some missing stuff, November 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rush Chronicles - The Video Collection [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video shows some of their videos between 1978 and 1987, which is all good, but there are videos that were made in that time period that didn't make it on the video, like Vital Signs, Countdown, The Enemy Within, and The Body Electric. Sure, they were already on "Through The Camera Eye", but that video is impossible to find, and you could get "Chronicles" just about anywhere. My other complaint is the live tracks. These live tracks are already on all of Rush's other live video releases. Instead of "Red Barchetta", why couldn't they put something that was played on that tour but was left off "Exit Stage Left", like "Natural Science"? Instead of "Red Sector A", why couldn't there be a live song that was left off the "Grace Under Pressure" video, like "The Body Electric", "Red Lenses", or "Afterimage"? What about a live track or two that was left off "A Show Of Hands", like the live version of "Time Stand Still" or "Lock And Key"? Actually, in my opinion, Rush should re-release "Exit..", "Grace...", and "A Show of Hands", except this time, have the entire 2 hour shows on each.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ahh, the memories!, November 6, 2001

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Rick N. Backer (Paramus, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rush Chronicles - The DVD Collection (DVD)

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this collection of Rush video clips. The choice of tracks represents a good variety, following the band through a large span of its musical growth and evolving styles (i.e. brands of instruments, dress, appearance and stage presence). The videos from "Moving Pictures" and "Signals" brought me back to my high school days when I first started listening to the band, and I couldn't help but smile at the memories.

I am not an audiophile, but I found the sound to be clean and crisp opverall. It was interesting to watch the video production quality progress with the clips from each subsequent album, although some of the dated video effects can be described as cheesy at best. Still, I guess that's part of the collection's charm -- after all, it is a chronicle of Rush's video history.

I highly recommend this DVD for any true Rush fan. There aren't any spectacular extras here (although the "bonus" tracks are a nice addition), but for Rush, I think it's always been about the music first and foremost, anyway.