Snakes & Arrows
2007 studio album by Rush / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Snakes & Arrows is the eighteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on May 1, 2007, by Anthem Records.[1] After their R30: 30th Anniversary Tour ended in October 2004 the band took a one-year break, during which they agreed to start work on a follow-up in January 2006. The album was recorded in five weeks with co-producer Nick Raskulinecz, a fan of the group who was praised by each member for his approach and technique. It contains three instrumental tracks, the most on any Rush album.
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Released | May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01) | |||
Recorded | November–December 2006 | |||
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Length | 62:50 | |||
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Snakes & Arrows was released on CD and a limited edition double LP (5,000 copies) and Music Video Interactive format (25,000 copies).[2] It peaked at No. 3 in Canada and the United States and in September 2007, was certified gold in Canada.[3] Rush were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Malignant Narcissism".[4] Snakes & Arrows was named one of Classic Rock's ten essential progressive rock albums of the decade.[5] It was reissued and remastered in 2013 as a part of The Studio Albums 1989–2007 box set. In 2016 it was reissued after being remastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios following a direct approach by Rush to remaster their entire back catalogue.[6]