Rush in Rio

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Rush in Rio

Live album by Rush
Released	October 21 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	2:53:25
Label	Anthem Records (Canada) Anthem/Atlantic Records
Producer(s)	Alex Lifeson and James "Jimbo" Barton
All Music Guide Image:4.5 stars.svg link
Rush chronology
Vapor Trails (2002)	Rush in Rio (2003)	Feedback (2004)

Rush in Rio is a live album by Canadian band Rush, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). The album is also available as a two DVD set. The album was recorded at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro and was the final concert on the Vapor Trails tour.

The album was certified Gold in the US by the R.I.A.A. in February, 2004.

The track "O Baterista" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 2005.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Easter Eggs
4 Miscellanea

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 1st CD

"Tom Sawyer" – 5:04
"Distant Early Warning" – 4:50
"New World Man" – 4:04
"Roll the Bones" – 6:15
"Earthshine" – 5:44
"YYZ" – 4:56"
"The Pass" – 4:52
"Bravado" – 6:18
"The Big Money" – 6:03
"The Trees" – 5:12
"Freewill" – 5:48
"Closer to the Heart" – 3:04
"Natural Science" – 8:34

[edit] 2nd CD

"One Little Victory" – 5:32
"Driven" – 5:22
"Ghost Rider" – 5:36
"Secret Touch" – 7:00
"Dreamline" – 5:10
"Red Sector A" – 5:16
"Leave That Thing Alone" – 4:59
"O Baterista" – 8:54
"Resist" – 4:23
"2112" – 6:52

[edit] 3rd CD

"Limelight" – 4:29
"La Villa Strangiato" – 10:05
"The Spirit of Radio" – 5:28
"By-Tor and the Snow Dog" – 4:34
"Cygnus X-1" – 3:12
"Working Man" – 5:48
"Between Sun & Moon" – 4:51 (Bonus Track)
"Vital Signs" – 4:58 (Bonus Track)

[edit] Personnel

Geddy Lee - Vocals, bass guitar, and synthesizers
Alex Lifeson - Electric and acoustic guitars
Neil Peart - Drums and percussion

[edit] Easter Eggs

There are two Easter Eggs on Rush in Rio:

The first is a cartoon for "By-Tor and the Snowdog." To watch it, play the "Boys in Brazil" documentary from disc two. Push Enter on your remote when Alex Lifeson discusses the song "By-Tor and the Snowdog" at 26:40.

The second is a video of Rush playing "Anthem" from 1975. To watch it, go to the Main Menu of disc 2, and play video clip #2 (O Baterista). Return to the menu after it starts, and select video clip #1 (YYZ). Return to the menu again, and select YYZ once more. Go back to the menu and select O Baterista again, then return to the menu for the last time, and "Anthem 1975" will appear.

[edit] Miscellanea

This release is somewhat notable for being the first official live Rush release not following their established pattern of releasing 4 studio albums in between live albums.
It should also be noted that this is the first time a complete Rush concert has been released on CD, from start to finish, without adding or taking out songs. (As well as being the first live CD and DVD where Neil's drum solo was done in its entirety.)
It also has bonus soundboard "bootleg" tracks that were alternate songs from those played that night in Rio (however, only one song played on this tour isn't on this disc, "Ceiling Unlimited" from Vapor Trails).
Furthermore, at this concert, Rush played to its second largest crowd as a headliner (40,000). Their largest crowd was the previous night (60,000), in São Paulo.
It is also noted that this show was recorded without either a sound or video check, as the crew had such a hard time driving from Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro that they were hours late when they finally arrived, and by the time they finally had everything set up, the crowd was filing in.
After this show, Neil's rotating drum riser was destroyed when it was being removed from the stadium by a flat-bed truck whose driver miscalculated the height of the exit.
Rush was nominated for a Best Rock Instrumental Performance Grammy Award in 2005 for Neil Peart's drum solo, “O Baterista” (Portuguese for The Drummer) from this album, but they lost to Brian Wilson's "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow".

Discography
Rush
Geddy Lee \| Alex Lifeson \| Neil Peart
John Rutsey
Albums: Rush \| Fly by Night \| Caress of Steel \| 2112 \| All the World's a Stage \| A Farewell to Kings \| Hemispheres \| Permanent Waves \| Moving Pictures \| Exit...Stage Left \| Signals \| Grace Under Pressure \| Power Windows \| Hold Your Fire \| A Show of Hands \| Presto \| Roll the Bones \| Counterparts \| Test for Echo \| Different Stages \| Vapor Trails \| Rush in Rio \| Feedback (EP)
Compilations: Archives \| Chronicles \| Retrospective I \| Retrospective II \| The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 \| Gold
Related articles
The Rush Portal Rush discography \| Rush music videos \| History of Rush \| Rush instrumentals \| Victor \| My Favorite Headache \| A Work In Progress \| Anatomy of A Drum Solo \| "Fear" Series \| Cygnus X-1 Series
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