Rush: Clockwork Angels Tour Blu-rayUnited States 38 Add to Watched 0 Add to Watchlist 1 Add to Not interested Zoe Records / 2013 / 242 min / Not rated / Nov 19, 2013 Rush: Clockwork Angels Tour (Blu-ray) Large: Front Add to collection Set price tracking Become a fan! Video Codec: MPEG-4 AVC (21.00 Mbps) Resolution: 1080i Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Audio English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192kbps) Subtitles None Discs 50GB Blu-ray Disc Single disc (1 BD) Playback Region A (B, C untested) Price List price: $24.98, Price history: Amazon: $18.59 (Save 26%) New from: $14.59 (Save 42%) Usually ships in 24 hours Buy Rush: Clockwork Angels Tour on Blu-ray Movie Movie rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0 12 ratings. 4.2 of 5 3.4 of 5 4.0 of 5 Blu-ray review Movie 4.0 Video 4.0 of 5 4.0 Audio 3.5 of 5 3.5 Extras 4.0 of 5 4.0 Overall 4.0 of 5 4.0 4.4 of 5 3.4 of 5 4.0 of 5 4.1 of 5 Movie appeal Music 100% 32% popularity 185 collections 10 fans Overview Blu-ray review Screenshots (10) User reviews (4) Region coding News Forum Rush: Clockwork Angels Tour Blu-ray Review Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman, December 20, 2013 Will the legions of Rush fans ever forgive me if I state that the band has always had a bit of a "retro" feel to me? This is not to minimize the band's contributions, which are notable, nor to indicate they're stuck in some kind of time warp, but only to acknowledge the fact that every band is really a product of its time, and for me, anyway, Rush's prog-rock sensibilities definitely date the band to the seventies and eighties. Maybe that's why their recent emphasis on clocks seems to relevant. Their Clockwork Angels tour was a huge enterprise which took up the better part of a year and enjoyed immense success with fans, who gifted Geddy and the boys with a string of sold out performances. Rush, however "retro" they may or may not be, have always been at the forefront of high definition, with a slew of Blu-ray releases to their credit, and fans were understandably very excited when it was announced that the Clockwork Angels Tour was going to be captured in HD and released on Blu-ray. There's been a bit of griping since the release, however, with some alleging deficient video and audio. One of those complaints I'd chalk up more to style than to actual issues, but another may warrant a bit of deserved whining and moaning. Whatever one thinks about how contemporary Rush is musically, there's little doubt that the stagecraft here evokes a kind of Brazil-esque mash up of high tech and old fashioned designs. That's obvious in things like the props (including some of the instruments) that accompany the Clockwork Angels tour, as well as the videos that play out during the show (two of which are included as supplements on the Blu-ray). The music on the other hand is some of Rush's most hard hitting and vigorous in some time, with an onslaught of massed low end and driving rhythms that belie the fact that Geddy turned sixty this year. One thing that has evidently thrown some long time Rush fans for a loop is the addition of a string ensemble on several tunes. This frankly strikes me as a little odd, but, then again, my teenage sons remind me regularly that I have bypassed "retro" myself now and entered the ranks of "geezerhood". But I well remember recording artists from when I was growing up who would release their first few albums with stripped down band sounds, and only upon reaching a certain level of success would branch out with more orchestrated efforts. There's really nothing similar happening here, for let's face it—Rush has been successful for a long time. And so this was obviously a purely artistic decision on the part of the band, and to my ears, it works wonderfully. The string parts are well written, and the string ensemble itself adds a certain luster to the proceedings, augmenting the already sometimes heady instrumentation of the band itself. This is a mostly high energy outing that concentrates on newer material, which may or may not be to every Rush fan's liking. But there's no denying the excellent stagecraft that's on display here, and it goes without saying that the band plays with a lot of excitement and finesse. The long concert setlist(s) include: Set One 1. Subdivisions 2. The Big Money 3. Force Ten 4. Grand Designs 5. The Body Electric 6. Territories 7. The Analog Kid 8. Bravado 9. Where's My Thing?/Here It Is! (drum solo) 10. Far Cry Set Two (songs with * feature the Clockwork Angels String Ensemble) 1. Caravan* 2. Clockwork Angels* 3. The Anarchist* 4. Carnies* 5. The Wreckers* 6. Headlong Flight*/Drumbastica (drum solo) 7. Peke's Repose (guitar solo)/Halo Effect* 8. Seven Cities of Gold* 9. Wish Them Well* 10. The Garden* 11. Dreamline* 12. The Percussor 13. (I) Binary Love Theme 14. (II) Steambanger's Ball (drum solo) 15. Red Sector A* 16. YYZ* 17. The Spirit of Radio Encore 1. Tom Sawyer 2. 2112