Snakes & Arrows Live DVD Coming November 18th

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The wait is almost over. Amazon.com has added the Snakes & Arrows Live DVD with a release date of November 18th, 2008. Although Amazon has listed the item, there are no purchase links as of yet.

The DVD was filmed in Rotterdam, Netherlands, during the 2007 leg of the Snakes & Arrows tour. The Snakes & Arrows Live 2CD set, featuring the full setlist from the same show, was released this past April. When asked why the band released the CD in advance of the DVD, Alex Lifeson answered "The group decided to put the CD out first, because we wanted to kind of bridge the two halves of the tour with a release so there's something there, and then we'll follow up with the live DVD." (Billboard.com, April 1, 2008)

The 2008 tour leg included four songs not performed in 2007, and as confirmed by this official notice from FogoLabs, the band also filmed the recent July 22nd show in Atlanta in HD. According to inquires made at the show, cameramen stated they were primarily capturing the new songs introduced on the second leg for possible inclusion as bonus footage on the pending DVD release. Click here for complete 2008 tour news and reviews

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The release date has been pushed back to November 25th. -- Linda



Filmed over two performances in Rotterdam, Holland in October of 2007, Rush's new DVD [title]Snakes & Arrows Live[/title] captures the legendary band in peak form, performing classic Rush material and nine new songs from their critically acclaimed 2007 CD Snakes & Arrows. The 2-disc concert DVD is presented in both 5.1 audio and stereo, and also included is a bonus disc of four songs added for their 2008 American tour, including "Ghost of a Chance," filmed here for the first time.

Since the release of their eponymous first LP in 1974, Rush has continually expanded the definition of "progressive power trio." Guitarist Alex Lifeson, bassist/keyboardist/vocalist Geddy Lee and drummer/lyricist Neil Peart combine dazzling virtuosity, laser-beam intensity and unbridled creativity to create a cohesive whole that's infinitely greater than its parts. The Toronto-based group has become one of Canada's leading exports, with a catalog of genre-defining releases including 2112, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Vapour Trails and Snakes & Arrows and a live show which combines musicianship, showmanship and multi-media effects that engage all the senses. Following their previous best-selling DVDs Rush in Rio and R30, Snakes & Arrows Live presents a band not resting on its considerable laurels but still earning its reputation as one of the world's best live bands - one night at a time.

DVD:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G5ZKZS/?tag=imwan-20

Blu-ray:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001GJOL22/?tag=imwan-20

See next post for the tracklisting ...

Posted on BLU-RAY.com:

Rush Concert Coming to Blu-ray

Zoe Vision in conjunction with Anthem Entertainment have announced that they will bring 'Rush: Snakes & Arrows Live' to Blu-ray on November 25th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The concert was filmed over the course of two nights in the Netherlands' Ahoy Rotterdam arena with high definition cameras.

Specific Blu-ray technical specs have yet to be revealed, but the DVD will have a 5.1 Dolby Digital or 2.0 PCM soundtrack, so expect at least as much for the Blu-ray. Disc-by-disc breakdowns of track listings and extras can be seen below:

Disc 1
Limelight
Digital Man
Entre Nous
Mission
Freewill
The Main Monkey Business
The Larger Bowl
Secret Touch
Circumstances
Between the Wheels
Dreamline

Disc 2
Far Cry
Workin' Them Angels
Armor and Sword
Spindrift
The Way the Wind Blows
Subdivisions
Natural Science
Witch Hunt
Malignant Narcissism - De Slagwerker
Hope
Distant Early Warning
The Spirit of Radio
Tom Sawyer
One Little Victory
A Passage to Bangkok
YYZ

Disc 3: Oh, Atlanta - The Authorized Bootlegs
Ghost of a Chance
Red Barchetta
The Trees
2112/The Temples of Syrinx
Extras
What's That Smell
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 from the R30 Tour

Gotta love RUSH...

I got it at Best Buy for $11...on sale and I had an additional $5 coupon...

Picked up the Blu-ray for $19.99 at BB.

Really enjoyed this disc. And love being able to view the concert while fiddling with the menu.

btw...the DVD version and the Blu-ray version look very similar. You have to really look hard to see the Blu-ray logo. Its not the usual Blu packaging you find on other Blu-ray discs.

Nice to hear the music uncompressed, unlike the CD.