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De ar Ed, ,I went to HIVlV today, (for no apparent reason), and' there it wasI couldn't believe that the video of 'A Show Of Hands' was ac.tually outat last. Luckily I had 12-' pounds on me .', so I bought it, and d'Bcided totake the rest of the day off college;.To be honest, I didn't really think much of the album, and I WB.S a bitdiaappointed that Neil's drum solo was cut short, and seemed pointlesswithout 'YYZ'. So, I hoped the video w.ould be much better, even thoughI kne~ it couldn't possibly be better than the 'Grace Under } ressure~video. When it started, I really didn't know what to think. Why all theoartoons? I hoped they would go away, but unfortunately they didn "t.Infact, they seemed to take Qver, and I was not too pleased. I don'tknow about you, but when Rush are playing, I want to see Hush play - Idon't want to see three firey red balls ~ . It's great at concerts, on thebig screen up the back, but I think that's where it should stay, (in thebackground) •Up until the 'Rhythm Method' the whole thing seemed like, a load ofpromo video's rather than a concert. I only went to the Birmingham NECshows (2jrd April), so I watched very carefully, trying not to blink,just wondering if I'd be on it. It wasn't until 'Closer To The Heart',when Alex played his intro on the classical guitar, that I realised Iwasn't going to be on it at all (thank God). The v,ast majority of thecrowd were making a right fool of themselve:s, I'm sure I was too, but:I don't really want to be reminded of it - I wonder if the dickhead wi";'th the headband (during YYZ) on the 'GUP' video has ever lived it down"So, after 'Territories', I wondered how they would have made it gostraight into 'The Rhythm Method', but they included 'YYZ', and fromthen onwards I enjoyed the video much more. Bit why was Alex's singingcut out? I didn't know what was going on at first, but then I realis:edit was . all a big joke (Ha, bloody ha). However the whole thing ia exc ;e~llent, and definately worth £12 for go minutes, and will probably beshown on Cental s,oon, (like the 'GU P ' tour was, just after I paid £20for it). Thankfully the video features more of the highlights of the''Hold Your F'ire' tour than the album does. Although I would have pre fered'Limelight' instead of ' Prime lVlov,er'. Hopefully, w,i th the next studioalbum, another UK tour will follow. Many thanks for the 'Spirit OfRush' •ROGER W.ARN (LIVERPOOL)Dear Ed,At last the doubts about whether or not the video would everbe released are finally over. Maybe now that the band has signed a new:deal, the seemingly endless list of problems that their recent releaseshave encountered will come to an end - even if they were: record companyinduced ~roblem. The double release of album and coinciding video is. -"-'~o