Snakes & Arrows Live is a live double CD by 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 April 14, 2008 in the UK and on April 15, 2008 around the world. 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. This is the first of the band's live albums since the Grace Under Pressure Tour

Grace Under Pressure Tour (album)

Grace Under Pressure Tour is a live CD by Canadian progressive rock band Rush, originally released as part of the box set Rush Replay X 3. It is a soundtrack to their video Grace Under Pressure Tour, originally released on VHS and Laserdisc, remastered for the Rush Replay X 3 on DVD...

 to highlight one studio work specifically, with nine of the 27 tracks drawn from Snakes & Arrows

Snakes & Arrows

Snakes & Arrows is the 18th full-length studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush. Co-produced by Nick Raskulinecz, it is Rush's first studio outing since 2004's Feedback, and their first complete studio album since Vapor Trails in 2002...

. A DVD and Blu-Ray version

Snakes & Arrows Live (video)

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...

 of this album was released on November 24, 2008.

Disc 1

1. "Limelight
   Limelight (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
2. "Digital Man" - 6:56
3. "Entre Nous
   Entre 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
4. "Mission
   Mission (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
5. "Freewill
   Freewill (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
6. "The Main Monkey Business
   The 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...
   
   " - 6:06
7. "The Larger Bowl
   The 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...
   
   " - 4:21
8. "Secret Touch
   Secret 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
9. "Circumstances
   Circumstances (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
10. "Between The Wheels" - 6:01
11. "Dreamline" - 5:15
12. "Far Cry" - 5:20
13. "Workin' Them Angels" - 4:48
14. "Armor and Sword" - 6:57

Disc 2

1. "Spindrift
   Spindrift (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"...
   
   " - 5:46
2. "The Way the Wind Blows" - 6:24
3. "Subdivisions
   Subdivisions (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
4. "Natural Science" - 8:34
5. "Witch Hunt" - 4:49
6. "Malignant Narcissism
   Malignant 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...
   
   " - "De Slagwerker (Drum Solo)" - 10:41
7. "Hope
   Hope (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...
   
   " - 2:21
8. "Distant Early Warning
   Distant 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
9. "The Spirit of Radio
   The 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
10. "Tom Sawyer
    Tom 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
11. "One Little Victory
    One 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
12. "A Passage to Bangkok
    A 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
13. "YYZ
    YYZ (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

Singles

Information

"Workin' Them Angels" Released: March 10, 2008 Written by: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart Produced by: Rush & Nick Raskulinecz Nick Raskulinecz Nick Raskulinecz is a Grammy-winning American record producer. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee.-Production career:Raskulinecz is from the Bearden area of Knoxville, Tennessee. He first produced and recorded bands in Knoxville on a 8-track recorder that his grandfather bought for him... Chart positions: #30 on the Mediabase Mainstream Rock Chart

Band members

• Geddy Lee
  Geddy Lee
  Gary 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 Lifeson
  Alex Lifeson
  Aleksandar 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 synth
• Neil Peart
  Neil Peart
  Neil 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