Snakes & Arrows Live (video)
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Snakes & Arrows Live is a live DVD
and Blu-Ray video by the Canadian band Rush
, released on November 24, 2008.. The material was taken from two performances during the first leg of the Snakes & Arrows Tour
, recorded at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam
, Netherlands
on October 16 and 17, 2007, with supplemental material from the second leg recorded at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
in Alpharetta
, Georgia
(metro Atlanta) on July 22, 2008. While the DVD portion is a three-disc set, the Blu-Ray version of Snakes & Arrows Live is a single disc. The third DVD includes four songs that were played during the 2008 leg of the tour, replacing "Entre Nous," "Secret Touch," "Circumstances," and "Distant Early Warning" in the set list. It was certified quintuple platinum
in Canada in January 2009. It was certified double-platinum in the United States for shipment of over 200,000 copies by the RIAA on April 20, 2010.
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and Blu-Ray video by the Canadian band Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
, released on November 24, 2008.. The material was taken from two performances during the first leg of the Snakes & Arrows Tour
Snakes & Arrows Tour
Rush began the Snakes & Arrows Tour to promote the album, Snakes & Arrows on June 13, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2007 tour came to a close on October 29, 2007 at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland...
, recorded at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
on October 16 and 17, 2007, with supplemental material from the second leg recorded at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
The Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park is an amphitheatre located in the northern Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. The amphitheatre is meant to hold a variety of entertainment...
in Alpharetta
Alpharetta, Georgia
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 34,854 people, 13,911 households, and 8,916 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,631.6 people per square mile . There were 14,670 housing units at an average density of 686.7 per square mile...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
(metro Atlanta) on July 22, 2008. While the DVD portion is a three-disc set, the Blu-Ray version of Snakes & Arrows Live is a single disc. The third DVD includes four songs that were played during the 2008 leg of the tour, replacing "Entre Nous," "Secret Touch," "Circumstances," and "Distant Early Warning" in the set list. It was certified quintuple platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
in Canada in January 2009. It was certified double-platinum in the United States for shipment of over 200,000 copies by the RIAA on April 20, 2010.
Disc 1 (Live in Rotterdam)
- "LimelightLimelight (song)"Limelight" is a song by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush. It first appeared on the 1981 album Moving Pictures. The song's lyrics were written by Neil Peart with music written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. "Limelight" expresses Peart's discomfort with Rush's success and being in the limelight...
" - 4:47 - "Digital Man" - 6:56
- "Entre NousEntre Nous (song)"Entre Nous" is the fourth track on the 1980s album Permanent Waves by progressive rock band Rush. It was also released as a single. The only live performances of the song to date occurred during the 2007 leg of the tour to promote Snakes & Arrows, an album released on May 1 of that year...
" - 5:18 - "MissionMission (song)"Mission" is a song by the progressive rock band Rush from the 1987 album Hold Your Fire. The song features prominent keyboard parts played by Geddy Lee. "Mission" was most recently played live during the band's 2007/2008 tour for the album Snakes & Arrows...
" - 5:39 - "FreewillFreewill (song)"Freewill" is the second track on progressive rock band Rush's 1980 album Permanent Waves. It is written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson with lyrics by Neil Peart...
" - 6:01 - "The Main Monkey BusinessThe Main Monkey Business"The Main Monkey Business" is an instrumental from Rush's 2007 album Snakes & Arrows. It clocks in at 6 minutes and 1 second, making it Rush's second longest instrumental, the longest being La Villa Strangiato...
" (From Snakes & Arrows) - 6:06 - "The Larger BowlThe Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)"The Larger Bowl " is the fourth track and third single from Rush's 2007 album Snakes & Arrows.-Inspiration and lyrical structure:The lyrics were written by the drummer and primary lyricist Neil Peart...
" (From Snakes & Arrows) - 4:21 - "Secret TouchSecret Touch"Secret Touch" is a song by hard rock band Rush, and is the eighth track from the band's 2002 studio album, Vapor Trails. It has been revealed to be one of singer Geddy Lee's favorite tracks from the album. It was released as the second single from Vapor Trails, reaching #25 on the US Mainstream...
" - 7:45 - "CircumstancesCircumstances (song)"Circumstances" is the second track on progressive rock band Rush's 1978 album Hemispheres. Lyrically, it is an autobiographical account, written by Peart, about the time he spent living in England, and his eventual disillusionment with his then-current occupations.Musically, it's a hard-hitting...
" - 3:46 - "Between The Wheels" - 6:01
- "DreamlineDreamline"Dreamline" is the first track from Rush's 1991 album Roll the Bones. It was released as a single the same year. The song charted at number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and is a staple for live performances by Rush, having been performed on every tour since the inaugural Roll the...
" - 5:15
Extras
- Harry Satchel in What’s That Smell? (Used as video intro for the second set in the 2008 tour leg)
- 2007 Tour Outtakes
- What’s That Smell? Outtakes
- "Far Cry" (Alternate cut featuring rear screen footage)
- "The Way the Wind Blows" (Alternate cut featuring rear screen footage)
- "Red Sector ARed Sector A"Red Sector A" is a song by Rush that provides a first-person account of a nameless protagonist living in an unspecified prison camp setting. "Red Sector A" first appeared on the band's 1984 album Grace Under Pressure....
" (recorded live during the R30: 30th Anniversary TourR30: 30th Anniversary TourThe R30: 30th Anniversary Tour was a concert tour by Canadian rock band Rush that celebrated the 30th anniversary of the band's definitive formation in July 1974 after Neil Peart replaced original drummer John Rutsey. It was also in support of the cover album Feedback...
) - 5:18
Disc 2
Video intro: The Plane of Dharma (Used before second set during 2007 tour leg)- "Far Cry" (From Snakes & Arrows) - 5:20
- "Workin' Them Angels" (From Snakes & Arrows) - 4:48
- "Armor and Sword" (From Snakes & Arrows) - 6:57
- "SpindriftSpindrift (song)"Spindrift" is the second single of Rush's 2007 album Snakes & Arrows. "The Larger Bowl " was originally going to be the second single, but was shortly after changed to "Spindrift"...
" (From Snakes & Arrows) - 5:46 - "The Way the Wind Blows" (From Snakes & Arrows) - 6:24
- "SubdivisionsSubdivisions (song)"Subdivisions" is a Rush song released on the 1982 album Signals.The song has been a staple of the band's live performances, is played regularly on classic-rock radio and appears on several greatest-hits compilations. It was released as a single in 1982, and despite limited success in the UK...
" - 5:43 - "Natural Science" - 8:34
- "Witch Hunt" - 4:49
- "Malignant NarcissismMalignant Narcissism (song)"Malignant Narcissism" is an instrumental track from Rush's 2007 album Snakes & Arrows. Many Rush fans abbreviate the title to "MalNar", an abbreviation the band members themselves developed. "Malignant Narcissism" was nominated for a 2008 Grammy under the category of Best Rock Instrumental...
" (From Snakes & Arrows) - "De Slagwerker (Drum Solo)" - 10:41 - "HopeHope (Rush song)"Hope" is an acoustic instrumental from Rush's 2007 album Snakes & Arrows. It was performed on a twelve-string guitar in D Modal tuning.- Background :"Hope" is one of the three instrumentals on the Rush album Snakes & Arrows...
" (From Snakes & Arrows) - 2:21 - "Distant Early WarningDistant Early Warning (song)"Distant Early Warning" is a song by progressive rock band Rush from their 1984 album Grace Under Pressure. It is one of Rush's most well-known songs due to being featured on multiple compilation albums as well as many of their live albums....
" - 4:53 - "The Spirit of RadioThe Spirit of Radio"The Spirit of Radio" is a song released in 1980 by Canadian rock band Rush from their album Permanent Waves. The song's name was inspired by Toronto radio station CFNY's slogan. The song was significant in the growing popularity of the band. It is also the first song of the 1980s, since Permanent...
" - 5:03 - "Tom SawyerTom Sawyer (song)"Tom Sawyer" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, named after Mark Twain's literary character. The song was released on Mercury Records and PolyGram in 1981 on the Moving Pictures album and numerous compilations thereafter, such as 1990's Chronicles. It has also appeared on several live albums and...
" - 5:48 - "One Little VictoryOne Little Victory"One Little Victory" is the opening track and first single from Rush's 2002 album Vapor Trails, with music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, and lyrics by Neil Peart. To herald the band's comeback after a five year hiatus, the single was designed to grab the attention of listeners due to its rapid...
" - 5:26 - "A Passage to BangkokA Passage to Bangkok"A Passage to Bangkok" is the second song on Rush's album, 2112. Released in 1976, the song follows the album's title song 2112. The song opens with a driving guitar riff...
" - 3:57 - "YYZYYZ (song)For the airport YYZ, see Toronto Pearson International Airport."YYZ" is an instrumental rock piece by Canadian rock band Rush, from the 1981 album Moving Pictures....
" - 5:17
Oh, Atlanta (The Authorized Bootlegs)
- "Ghost of a ChanceGhost Of A Chance (song)"Ghost of a Chance" is a song and single from Rush's album Roll the Bones. Although the single charted #2 on the U.S. Mainstream, a video has never been made for the song...
" - "Red BarchettaRed Barchetta"Red Barchetta" is a song by rock band Rush from their album Moving Pictures.-Synopsis:The song describes a future in which many classes of vehicles have been prohibited by "the Motor Law"...
" - "The TreesThe Trees (Rush song)"The Trees" is a song by progressive rock band Rush from their 1978 album Hemispheres. The song is also featured on many of Rush's compilation albums and has been a perennial fan favorite of the band's live shows...
" - "2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx2112 (song)2112 is the sidelong title track of Canadian progressive rock band Rush's album of the same name, released in 1976. The overture and the first section, Temples of Syrinx, were released as a single and are still popular among Rush's setlists today. The "sci-fi" sounds in the beginning of the song...
" - 6:59
Band members
- Geddy LeeGeddy LeeGary Lee Weinrib, OC, better known as Geddy Lee , is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush...
- bass, synthesizers, vocals - Alex LifesonAlex LifesonAleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey...
- electric and acoustic guitars, bass pedal synthesizers - Neil PeartNeil PeartNeil Ellwood Peart , OC, is a Canadian musician and author. He is the drummer for the rock band Rush.Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario . During adolescence, he floated from regional band to regional band in pursuit of a career as a full-time drummer...
- drums, percussion