Rush In Rio

DISC ONE

Tom Sawyer (5:10)
Distant Early Warning (4:48)
New World Man (4:03)
Roll The Bones (6:03)
Earthshine (5:42)
YYZ (instrumental) (4:35)
The Pass (4:50)
Bravado (6:15)
The Big Money (5:58)
The Trees (5:07)
Freewill (5:32)
Closer To The Heart (3:01)
Natural Science (8:34)

DISC TWO

One Little Victory (5:32)
Driven (5:05)
Ghost Rider (5:36)
Secret Touch (7:00)
Dreamline (5:04)
Red Sector A (5:12)
Leave That Thing Alone! (instrumental) (4:59)
O Baterista (drum solo) (8:18)
Resist (acoustic) (4:24)
2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx (6:52)

DISC THREE

Limelight (4:24)
La Villa Strangiato (instrumental) (10:05)
The Spirit of Radio (4:59)
By-Tor and the Snowdog (4:35)/
Cygnus X-1 (prologue) (3:12)/
Working Man (5:35)
THE BOARD BOOTLEGS
Between Sun & Moon (4:48)
Vital Signs (4:59)

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Geddy Lee - Bass Guitars/Vocals/Synthesizers
Alex Lifeson - Electric And Accoustic Guitars/Vocals
Neil Peart - Drums/Percussion

Recorded November 23, 2002, at Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, except "Between Sun & Moon", recorded at Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona, on Sep. 27, 2002, and "Vital Signs", recorded at Colisee, Quebec City, PQ, on Oct. 19, 2002

Atlantic/Anthem, October 21, 2003

Notes:

  • Certified Gold by RIAA: February 10, 2004 - Highest Billboard Chart Position: 33
  • "Flying Down To Rio, Leaving Vapor Trails Behind", the background story about "that night in Rio," written for the DVD package by Neil Peart, also included in the CD linernotes
  • "...we wanted to use 'The Girl From Ipanema', and they wanted something like forty thousand dollars just to use it. And our publishing guys said: 'Do you want to reconsider and use something else?' And we didn't because it's a highlight of the show, Alex introduces us and I play a little and then Geddy goes into '...Ipanema', so we had to have it whatever it cost." - Neil Peart, Classic Rock, Oct. 2004
  • Also released on DVD, Rush In Rio was the inaugural winner of the Juno Award for 2004's new catagory, Music DVD of the Year. Recognizing the artist, director and producer, submissions were judged by a panel of industry experts and voted on by the CARAS membership. Other nominees included: Avril Lavigne ("My World"), Alanis Morissette ("Feast On Scraps"), Our Lady Peace ("Our Lady Peace Live") and Simple Plan (A Big Package For You 1999-2003").
  • Unique editions: the Japanese CD release includes a minature Vapor Trails tourbook (similar to the Japanese Different Stages package, which included minature A Farewell To Kings and Test For Echo tourbooks), while the Brazilian DVD release contains a small poster not included on the USA release.
  • Sales History from Soundscan, reporting U.S. sales from participating retail stores: The DVD debuted at #1 on Soundscan's charts selling over 40,000 copies after the first week, and 66,000 the first month, 91,000 the second, and 126,000 after the third month. The CD debuted at #33 on Soundscan's charts selling over 33,000 copies the firt week, with 54,000 sold the first month, 71,000 the second, and 89,000 after the thrid month.
  • "O Baterista" was nominated for the Best Rock Instrumental Performance Grammy (their fourth nomination). The winner was "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" by Brian Wilson, from Brian Wilson Presents Smile.
  • "We are exceedingly proud of Neil in particular for his outstanding virtuosity which is fully displayed in this drum solo piece" Geddy Lee, Canada.com, Dec. 7, 2004
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