Rush in Rio

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Field	Value
name	Rush in Rio
type	live
artist	Rush
cover	Rush in Rio.jpg
released	October 21, 2003
recorded	November 23, 2002
September 27, 2002 ("Between Sun & Moon")
October 19, 2002 ("Vital Signs")
venue	Maracanã Stadium (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
genre	Progressive rock
length	189:59
label	Anthem
producer	Alex Lifeson and James "Jimbo" Barton
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Rush in Rio is a three-disc live album by the Canadian band Rush, released on October 21, 2003. The album is also available as a two-DVD set. With the exception of the last two tracks on the third disc, the album was recorded at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on the final night of the Vapor Trails Tour. The other two tracks were taken from previous shows on the same tour. "Between Sun & Moon" was recorded at the Cricket Wireless Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona, on September 27, 2002, and "Vital Signs" was recorded at the Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, on October 19, 2002.

The DVD has been certified 7× Platinum by the R.I.A.A. in the US, with over 700,000 copies sold as of September 2010. The track "O Baterista" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 2005, but lost to Brian Wilson's "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow".

Rush in Rio was the first live album released by the band that did not follow the pattern of releasing a live album after every four studio albums; every subsequent tour would receive a live album release. It was also the first to feature a complete setlist without any changes in song order (including Neil Peart's drum solo), and the first that presents a single night's performance in its entirety (not counting the two bonus tracks). In an interview about the album and DVD, Alex Lifeson and James "Jimbo" Barton noted that it took an extended amount of time to mix the sound due to technical difficulties in recording the audio on primitive equipment.

At this concert, Rush played to 40,000, their second-largest crowd on the Vapor Trails Tour (the largest crowd was 60,000 at the show the previous night in São Paulo). In a rare departure from the band's practice of re-creating the sound of their studio work during live performances, the song "Resist" (on disc 2) was rearranged into a stripped-down acoustic version featuring Lifeson and Geddy Lee, with Peart sitting out after his drum solo.

Track listing

All tracks written by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart unless otherwise noted.

Disc One

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I. "Tide Pools"
II. "Hyperspace"}} III. "Permanent Waves | writer13 = | length13 = 8:34 | total_length = 73:50

Disc Two

Disc Three

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II. "To Sleep, Perchance to Dream..."
III. "Strangiato Theme"
IV. "A Lerxst in Wonderland"
V. "Monsters!"
VI. "The Ghost of the Aragon"
VII. "Danforth and Pape"
VIII. "The Waltz of the Shreves"
IX. "Never Turn Your Back on a Monster!"
X. "Monsters! (Reprise)"
XI. "Strangiato Theme (Reprise)"}} XII. "A Farewell to Things | writer2 = | length2 = 10:05 | title3 = The Spirit of Radio | writer3 = | length3 = 5:28 | title4 = By-Tor & the Snow Dog" {{plainlist|
I. "At the Tobes of Hades"
II. "Across the Styx"
III. "Of the Battle"
i. "Challenge and Defiance"}} ii. "7/4 War Furor | writer4 = | length4 = 4:35 | title5 = Cygnus X-1 | note5 = "Prologue" | writer5 = | length5 = 3:12 | title6 = Working Man | writer6 = | length6 = 5:34 | title7 = Between Sun & Moon | writer7 = | length7 = 4:51 | title8 = Vital Signs" {{plainlist|
"+ Plus" (0:51)
"÷ Divided By" (0:29)
" [Shape-Shifter]" (0:27)
"− Minus" (0:28)
"× Multiplied By" (0:32)}} " [Solf-Filter] | note8 = 2:11 | writer8 = | length8 = 4:58 | total_length = 57:58

Tracks 7 and 8 are bonus tracks.

Personnel

Rush

Geddy Lee – vocals, bass, acoustic guitars, synthesizers
Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Neil Peart – drums, percussion

Production

Produced and mixed by Alex Lifeson and James "Jimbo" Barton
Recorded and engineered by Brad Madix
Mastered by Adam Ayan
Directed and produced by Daniel Catullo

Additional Recording Studios: Icon Recording Studios, Hollywood, California.

Icon Recording Studios owner and Chief Engineer – Andrew Troy
Assistant Engineer – Aaron Kaplay
2nd Assistant Engineer – Pablo Solorzano

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2003) | Peak position | |---|---| ::

Certifications

References

Jurek, Thom. "Rush in Rio – Rush". [[Rovi Corporation]].
Larkin, Colin. (2007). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". [[Oxford University Press]].
(2006). "The Essential Rock Discography". Open City Books.
Patrizio, Andy. (22 October 2003). "Rush in Rio".
"Rush: Album Guide".
"Gold & Platinum".

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