The new Rush concert documentary Time Stands Still comes to theaters for one night only on Thursday, just over two weeks before its November 18th release on DVD and Blu-ray.
Rolling Stone recently screened the film, which was shot during last year’s R40 tour, and today it listed 10 things it learned from it:
Neil Peart didn’t want to go on the tour.
Alex Lifeson is beginning to suffer from arthritis.
Neil Peart went into a rage when he realized that he was cornered and would have to go back on the road.
Their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction continues to reverberate in their heads.
Neil Peart dealt with agonizing foot pain on the tour.
Management wanted to add another leg onto the tour.
The tour finale in L.A. was an extremely emotional evening.
Neil broke one of his rules on that last night.
A tour with anything less than the three members of the classic lineup is unthinkable.
The group walked away with mixed emotions.
Here are a couple of other things we recently learned about Rush from their Facebook page:
There will be bonus material screened before the documentary, including an animated Fantoons short titled The Early Days of Neil Peart.
Lifeson is auctioning off an original painting titled “Aquarium” to raise money for the Kidney Foundation of Canada, as part of its A Brush of Hope Art Auction. As of 7:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, the high bid was 6,600 Canadian dollars. The auction ends at noon on November 8th. For more info go to Ebay.ca