Snakes & Arrows Live 2 CD Set | 
| Artist: Rush
Label: Atlantic
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Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 418
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.3
MPN: 442620
UPC: 075678994951
EAN: 0075678994951
ASIN: B0013H8QEQ
Release Date: April 15, 2008
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Limelight | | • | Digital Man | | • | Entre Nous | | • | Mission | | • | Freewill | | • | The Main Monkey Business | | • | The Larger Bowl | | • | Secret Touch | | • | Circumstances | | • | Between the Wheels | | • | Dreamline | | • | Far Cry | | • | Workin Them Angels | | • | Armor and Sword |
Disc 2
| • | Spindrift | | • | The Way the Wind Blows | | • | Subdivisions | | • | Natural Science | | • | Witch Hunt | | • | Malignant Narcissism Drum Solo | | • | Hope | | • | Distant Early Warning | | • | The Spirit of Radio | | • | Tom Sawyer | | • | One Little Victory | | • | A Passage to Bangkok | | • | YYZ |
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On the heels of their hugely successful 2007 ampitheater tour, Rush is now giving all their fans the chance to aurally experience the concert for themselves with the double album, Snakes & Arrows Live. The live set features perennial favorites like "Tom Sawyer," "The Spirit of Radio," and "YYZ" as well as new fare "Far Cry," "Spindrift," and "The Larger Bowl." Also included is the live rendition of the 2008 Grammy-nominated "Malignant Narcissism" followed by a Rush live staple, a Neil Peart drum solo. Snakes & Arrows Live is sure to follow in the footsteps of their successful live album Rush in Rio. The Canadian trio has sold over 35 million albums world-wide in their career spanning four decades.
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4 1/2 stars-- Another great live performance. April 15, 2008
Michael Stack (Watertown, MA USA)
33 out of 41 found this review helpful
I have to confess, even as a diehard Rush fan, I'm starting to wonder a bit about live album saturation. To be fair, Rush doesn't exactly inject a lot of variances in their performances over the years-- "Spirit of Radio" hasn't changed a whole lots since 1980. The band had a tendency to "bookend" their studio records with a live album-- All the World's a Stage, Exit...Stage Left and A Show of Hands each provided pretty much a live "best of" from the four studio records that came before (with the latter two each drawing a pair of songs from earlier material).
Starting with 1998's Different Stages: Live, Rush's live albums have had less to do with a period of time and more a pretty straight echo of a live performance. And for a band that released four live albums over the course of their first 28 years, when their last two live records came out in reasonably rapid succession (2003's Rush in Rio and the audio CD portion of 2005's Rush - R30 - 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), I have to confess to wondering, "do I really need these?". 2008's "Snakes & Arrows Live" evoked a similar response from me.
But hey, who am I kidding? I am a diehard, and this record is fantastic-- taken from the band's tour behind 2007's Snakes & Arrows, the material is a bit heavy from that record, but both the new and the old material gets great readings. The band is downright haunting on "Witch Hunt", bristling with intensity on "Mission", and primed to explode on "Dreamline" and "Far Cry" and just stunning on "Secret Touch"-- it gets just an unbelievable reading. I could go on and on about different pieces-- it's a nice mix of hits ("Spirit of Radio", "Subdivisions", "Tom Sawyer", et.al.), fan favorites ("Natural Science", "A Passage to Bangkok") and rarities ("Entre Nous", "Circumstances", "Between the Wheels") to pretty much satisfy anyone.
.... which leads me back to a more casual fan-- maybe not quite one of the "crazy Rush fans" (an expression Aimee Mann assured me was redundant when I bumped into her years ago, and not without cause-- we are kind of an obsessive bunch). If you're a bit more casual, do you need this? Maybe, I've enjoyed this one vastly more than Rush in Rio (which while it has its own charm, I suspect is an album only a diehard could love), but if you've invested in Rush - R30 - 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, you probably don't need this one. If you haven't, by all means, check this out, it's a good record.
 RUSH...get live right on! April 16, 2008
REGAN FLINT (Toronto , CANADA)
17 out of 24 found this review helpful
1. RUSH...have released many live and greatest hit albums but no more than most bands that have been around as long as they have. I will mention...THE STONES...YES...ELP...KISS...AEROSMITH...KING CRIMSON...as just a few examples of bands who have released many live and greatest hit albums.
This is nothing new in rock.
2. THE SET LIST...is a lot different than...RUSH IN RIO...and...R30th...with a MANY songs that have never appeared on any live...RUSH...album.
When you have as many songs as they have written , many things have to be considered when making a set list.
a] How difficult are the songs to play live? How many of them can you play in 1 night with out killing yourself playing those songs?
b] Do the songs flow together and build to a climax?
c] Which songs are the band sick of playing after 30+ years?
d] How do you please the most amount of fans?
e] What songs did they play on their last tour and what songs do they not want to repeat this time?
So , these 2 live CDs have some fan favourites that are on other live albums but it does have some new additions like...ENTRE NOUS...CIRCUMSTANCES...DIGITAL MAN [which has a whole new arrangement].
Of course , not every one will get every song that they want but we do get a FULL show.
3. THE MAIN MONKEY BUSINESS...The main focus of these 2 live CDs is the 9 NEW songs from the amazing...SNAKES & ARROWS...CD! These songs are nicely divided between the 2 live CDs.
That is why this live album is called...SNAKES & ARROWS : LIVE.
Most people buy live albums for a great memory of a concert that they saw.
HOW GOOD IS THIS LIVE ALBUM?
Some people have written that the songs sound too slow?
Since this is a live recording , recorded over 2 nights in HOLLAND , that is how their live concert sounded. I believe that it was one of their best live performances ever and I believe that this live album captures those 2 nights perfectly on 2 CDs.
This time...RUSH...get their live sound and their live performance , right on!!!
It was NOT mastered too and there are NO compression issues. There is some fan cheering but nothing nearly as loud as it was on...RUSH IN RIO.
There is a lot LESS vocal over-dubbing during the playing of the...SNAKES & ARROWS , songs live.
GEDDY's...slightly lower voice comes shinning through. It does NOT get lost in this mix.
ALEXs...guitar's are crystal clear.
GEDDY's...bass is very clean sounding.
NEIL...has a excellent NEW drum solo written for this tour! The drum sound recordings also rock!
The keyboards are not buried in the mix and they sound awesome.
RUSH...can still play like a house is on fire , even in their mid 50s.
It is all very clear and crisp as any live album could possible be.
The...SNAKES & ARROWS...songs LIVE have more power than their studio counterparts.
If you saw the SNAKES & ARROWS 2007 Tour live and / or love the...SNAKES & ARROWS...album , you will love these 2 live CDs.
In my opinion , SNAKES & ARROWS : LIVE , is their cleanest sounding live album ever. The older songs sound fresh and are NOT just direct copies of their studio counterparts. The 9...SNAKES & ARROWS...songs have more power live and you get 3 other songs that are not on any single live...RUSH...album.
No reunion concerts for...RUSH...They had the guts to play 9 new songs live. Not many other bands can claim all of that after all of this time together.
The other great news is that their...SNAKES & ARROWS Live DVD...of this concert will be coming out in the fall of 2008 , as stated by...LEE...in a recent 2008 N. A. tour interview.
Consistently Rush, Consistently Good April 16, 2008
Joseph C. Helton
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
I was at the St. Louis show, so this cd is a nice reminder of a very nice night for me and my son. Many have complained about Rush's frequency of live releases and song list, to them I would respond, check out live King Crimson. I love that band too, but they put out a ton of live stuff, many of the same tracks repeated over and over. I don't think Rush is guilty of milking the cash cow, I think they're doing a nice service to us fans.
The live recording itself is imaculate. The sound quality is first rate. The band is performing at a very high level, and consistently well, as Rush usually does. Perhaps they could mix things up a bit, but seeing a live Rush show is seeing a band that's been together as a unit for many years, a tight band that does what it's supposed to do, put on a consistently great show.
The new album Snakes & Arrows is emphasized in the set list, as this tour was to promote that album. I for one liked that album. Beyond that there are a few old gems such as Circumstances, Entres Nous, and Witch Hunt which are very nice to hear live. Mixed amongst all this are the classic tracks, such as Tom Sawyer, Freewill, etc.
I have looked forward to this album since I first heard about it, and was not disappointed. 5 stars.
The world is still their stage! April 17, 2008
psychomuse
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
As every fan knows, Rush excel at playing live. It is a distinct part of what makes them so great. And they have finally broken out of the limited pattern of 4 studio albums followed by a live recording. They have been giving fans an abundance of live works lately. And while it may appear to some as a ploy to make a few extra bucks for nothing, each and every release has been a high-quality package, offering the fans another chance at a road-trip to see the band. They always manage to throw in an old classic not previously captured to tape or played quite the same way before.
Rush have always been conscientious about giving their fans good value for the money. And the bar is always set high by them and by us. Snakes & Arrows Live is another hurdle over that bar. It's fun, it rocks, and it's a great addition to your Rush collection.
Rush still has it! April 15, 2008
Woolybugger (PA)
11 out of 17 found this review helpful
I am very pleased with this 2 disc set. I jumped right into this not knowing any of the songs off the new album, "Snakes & Arrows". I like the live Rush releases better and this one doesn't disappoint.
They play quite a few tracks from the new album, which are suprisingly good, and a lot of favorites as well. The set list is completely different from the R30 box. I like the change...it keeps the live discs fresh.
Overall, a very tight sounding album. Rush seems to play a bit heavier than usuall on this one, with Geddy's bass coming through loud & clear. This is a must have for any Rush fan!
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