Snakes & Arrows Live

Snakes & Arrows Live is a live double CD and DVD by Canadian band Rush. The CD was released on April 14, 2008, in the UK and on April 15, 2008, around the world. It was also released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 24, 2008.[4] 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. This live album highlights one studio work specifically, with nine of the 27 tracks drawn from Snakes & Arrows.

Snakes & Arrows Live
Live album by
Rush
ReleasedApril 14, 2008
RecordedOctober 16–17, 2007
VenueAhoy Arena, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Genre
Length151:42
LabelAnthem
Rush chronology
Snakes & Arrows
(2007)		 Snakes & Arrows Live
(2008)		 Working Men
(2009)
Rush chronology
Rush Replay X 3
(2006)		 Snakes & Arrows Live
(2008)
Singles from Snakes & Arrows Live
  1. "Workin' Them Angels (Live)"
    Released: 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

The DVD was compiled from the two Rotterdam performances described above, and also includes supplemental material from the second leg of the tour, 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.

Track listing

Disc one
  1. "Limelight" – 4:47
  2. "Digital Man" – 6:56
  3. "Entre Nous" – 5:18
  4. "Mission" – 5:39
  5. "Freewill" – 6:01
  6. "The Main Monkey Business" (Instrumental) – 6:06
  7. "The Larger Bowl" – 4:21
  8. "Secret Touch" – 7:45
  9. "Circumstances" – 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 two
  1. "Spindrift" – 5:46
  2. "The Way the Wind Blows" – 6:24
  3. "Subdivisions" – 5:43
  4. "Natural Science" – 8:34
  5. "Witch Hunt" – 4:49
  6. "Malignant Narcissism" – "De Slagwerker (Drum Solo)" (instrumental) – 10:41
  7. "Hope" (Instrumental) – 2:21
  8. "Distant Early Warning" – 4:53
  9. "The Spirit of Radio" – 5:03
  10. "Tom Sawyer" – 5:48
  11. "One Little Victory" – 5:26
  12. "A Passage to Bangkok" – 3:57
  13. "YYZ" – 5:17

DVD track listing

Disc 1 (Live in Rotterdam)
  1. "Limelight" – 4:47
  2. "Digital Man" – 6:56
  3. "Entre Nous" – 5:18
  4. "Mission" – 5:39
  5. "Freewill" – 6:01
  6. "The Main Monkey Business" (From Snakes & Arrows) – 6:06
  7. "The Larger Bowl" (From Snakes & Arrows) – 4:21
  8. "Secret Touch" – 7:45
  9. "Circumstances" – 3:46
  10. "Between the Wheels" – 6:01
  11. "Dreamline" – 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 A" (recorded live during the R30: 30th Anniversary Tour) – 5:18

Disc two

Video intro: The Plane of Dharma (Used before second set during 2007 tour leg)

  1. "Far Cry" (From Snakes & Arrows) – 5:20
  2. "Workin' Them Angels" (From Snakes & Arrows) – 4:48
  3. "Armor and Sword" (From Snakes & Arrows) – 6:57
  4. "Spindrift" (From Snakes & Arrows) – 5:46
  5. "The Way the Wind Blows" (From Snakes & Arrows) – 6:24
  6. "Subdivisions" – 5:43
  7. "Natural Science" – 8:34
  8. "Witch Hunt" – 4:49
  9. "Malignant Narcissism" (From Snakes & Arrows) – "De Slagwerker (Drum Solo)" – 10:41
  10. "Hope" (From Snakes & Arrows) – 2:21
  11. "Distant Early Warning" – 4:53
  12. "The Spirit of Radio" – 5:03
  13. "Tom Sawyer" – 5:48
  14. "One Little Victory" – 5:26
  15. "A Passage to Bangkok" – 3:57
  16. "YYZ" – 5:17

Disc three (Bonus material)

Oh, Atlanta (The Authorized Bootlegs)
  1. "Ghost of a Chance"
  2. "Red Barchetta"
  3. "The Trees"
  4. "2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx" – 6:59

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 36
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 63
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 42
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 70
US Billboard 200[10] 18
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References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. PopMatters review
  3. Rolling Stone Album Guide
  4. Rush News Rush News from Power Windows
  5. "Rush Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Rush – Snakes & Arrows Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rush – Snakes & Arrows Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  8. "Swedishcharts.com – Rush – Snakes & Arrows Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  10. "Rush Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
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