A visual record of Rush's 1988 "Hold Your Fire" Tour, shot on film, over 2 nights in Birmingham, England.A visual record of Rush's 1988 "Hold Your Fire" Tour, shot on film, over 2 nights in Birmingham, England.A visual record of Rush's 1988 "Hold Your Fire" Tour, shot on film, over 2 nights in Birmingham, England.
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- TriviaThe Laserdisc version of "A Show of Hands" (1989) also contains "Lock and Key", an additional song not included on the VHS version.
- GoofsThough presented as a single concert, evidence of multiple shows spliced together can be seen at the beginning of the encore: During the opening to "2112", Alex Lifeson's guitar can be seen to change back and forth from a black one to a white one, between wide shots and close-ups.
- Alternate versionsThe Laserdisc version also contains "Lock and Key", an additional song not included on the VHS or DVD versions.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Last Mile (1932)
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Interesting to see that the "goof" above mentions the change of guitar colour. While it is true that the live album and film were recorded over 2 nights I was actually there the first night. The reason for the change of guitar colour is actually more spectacular than you might think. Watching the film you will notice Geddy Lee point his thumb at Alex Lifeson, just before they go into The Temple Of Syrinx. The reason for this is one of the quickest guitar changes in rock history. Between the previous song and the start of Temples there is a natural pause of about 4 seconds (it's during this pause that you see Geddy point at Alex). It was at this point that Alex broke a string on his guitar, and within 4 seconds he threw (yes, threw) his guitar to a waiting technician off stage who then threw a replacement guitar back to Alex. The whole change, from unhooking the old guitar and plugging in and starting to play the replacement guitar was within that 4 second pause. During the video the only evidence that this happened is Geddy's gesture and the change in guitar colour. Musically that night was without doubt one of the best concerts of my life, with a selection of Rush tracks at their best.
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- alienn
- Dec 6, 2011
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