Rush's ''Beyond The Lighted Stage'' Wins A Juno Award
Date: Saturday, April 09 @ 13:00:00 UTC
Topic: Band News (tours, comings/goings, etc)


The documentary about legendary Canadian trio Rush, called Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage, was honored in the "Music DVD Of The Year" category at this year's Juno gala dinner and award ceremony held Saturday, March 26 in Toronto. This marks the second consecutive win in this Juno category for filmmakers Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen of Banger Films, who received the same award last year for Iron Maiden: Flight 666.

The two-disc DVD release of Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage was certified double platinum last fall by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments in excess of 100,000 copies. (Note: Due to the fact that the set consists of two discs, it was eligible for platinum certification after shipping 50,000 copies; platinum certification for a single-disc release is 100,000 copies.)

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 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 won the Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival last April.

[Source: Blabbermouth.net]







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