A SHOW OF HANDS

Here we have another Rush video concert. I think I'm not wrong when I say this is one of their best performance ever recorded, even better than "Exit Stage Left". The latter, in fact, though it focuses on one of their best full-length works, "Moving Pictures", suffers from some lack of sound quality. In "A Show Of Hands" we find 90 minutes of very good production, with clear sound and some interesting on-screen animations. The setlist is composed of some great songs from their latest albums, in particular "Grace Under Pressure", "Power Windows" and "Hold Your Fire", that easily conquest the crowd. We can find stuff like The Big Money, Force Ten, Marathon and so on, though featuring some good ol' classics like Closer To The Heart, The Spirit of Radio, the hit Tow Sawyer and an outstanding "2112/La Villa Strangiato/In the Mood" medley to close the concert. All songs are played perfectly, and Geddy's sound is freaking awesome, like the rest of the group. I always loved Alex's tone and playing, and Niel Peart here shows very well his majesty with drums, even with these less progressive and more pop-oriented songs. In conclusion, if you like Rush and their 80s stuff, you gonna really love this!