
On May 1, 2007, “Anthem Records” label released “Snakes & Arrows” the 18th Rush studio album. It was recorded November – December 2006, at “Grandmaster” in Los Angeles, “Allaire” in Shokan, New York, and was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, Neil Peart, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.
Personnel:
- Alex Lifeson – 6 and 12-string acoustic and electronic guitars, mandola, mandolin, bouzouki, arrangements
- Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, Mellotron, arrangements
- Neil Peart – drums, electronic percussion, tambourine, arrangements
- Ben Mink – strings
- Nick Raskulinecz – arrangements, additional engineering, mixing
- Richard Chycki – engineering, mixing
- Matt Snedecor – engineer assistant
- Andrew Alekel – engineer assistant
- Scott Moore – engineer assistant
- Inaam Haq – pre-production assistant
- Brian “Big Bass” Gardner – mastering
- Hugh Syme – art direction, design, illustrations
- Harish Johari – cover painting
- Andrew MacNaughtan – band photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Neil Peart, all music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, except where noted.
- Far City
- Armor and Sword
- Workin’ Them Angels
- The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)
- Spindriff
- The Main Monkey Business
- The Way the Wind Blows
- Hope – Alex Lifeson
- Faithless
- Bravest Face
- Good News First
- Malignant Narcissism
- We Hold On