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Released
  
2014 (DVD, Blu-ray)

Label
  
Zoë Records

Recorded
  
1974 - 2013

Rush R40 (2014)
  
R40 Live (2015)

Genre
  
Progressive rock, hard rock

Rush R40 is a box set by the Canadian rock band Rush, consisting of the live video releases Rush in Rio, R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour, Snakes & Arrows Live, Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland, Clockwork Angels Tour, and two previously unreleased bonus discs.

Contents

Rush in Rio Disc 1

  1. "Tom Sawyer" – 5:04
  2. "Distant Early Warning" – 4:50
  3. "New World Man" – 4:04
  4. "Roll the Bones" – 6:15
  5. "Earthshine" – 5:44
  6. "YYZ" – 4:56
  7. "The Pass" – 4:52
  8. "Bravado" – 6:18
  9. "The Big Money" – 6:03
  10. "The Trees" – 5:12
  11. "Freewill" – 5:48
  12. "Closer to the Heart" – 3:04
  13. "Natural Science" – 8:34
  14. "One Little Victory" – 5:32
  15. "Driven" – 5:22
  16. "Ghost Rider" – 5:36
  17. "Secret Touch" – 7:00
  18. "Dreamline" – 5:10
  19. "Red Sector A" – 5:16
  20. "Leave That Thing Alone" – 4:59
  21. "O Baterista (Drum Solo)" – 8:54
  22. "Resist" – 4:23
  23. "2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx" – 6:52
  24. "Limelight" – 4:29
  25. "La Villa Strangiato" – 10:05
  26. "The Spirit of Radio" – 5:28

Encore

  1. "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" – 4:34
  2. "Cygnus X-1" – 3:12
  3. "Working Man" – 5:48

Rush in Rio Disc 2

The Documentary: The Boys in Brazil

MX Multiangle Songs:

  1. "YYZ"
  2. "O Baterista"
  3. "La Villa Strangiato"

+ Easter Eggs

R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour DVD Disc 1

  1. "R30 Overture: Finding My Way/Anthem/Bastille Day/A Passage to Bangkok/Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage, Book II: Hemispheres"
  2. "The Spirit of Radio"
  3. "Force Ten"
  4. "Animate"
  5. "Subdivisions"
  6. "Earthshine"
  7. "Red Barchetta"
  8. "Roll the Bones"
  9. "Bravado" (only on Blu Ray)
  10. "YYZ" (only on Blu Ray)
  11. "The Trees" (only on Blu Ray)
  12. "The Seeker"
  13. "One Little Victory" (only on Blu Ray)
  14. "Tom Sawyer"
  15. "Dreamline"
  16. "Secret Touch" (only on Blu Ray)
  17. "Between the Wheels"
  18. "Mystic Rhythms"
  19. "Red Sector A" (only Blu Ray)
  20. "Der Trommler"
  21. "Resist" (Acoustic arrangement)
  22. "Heart Full of Soul" (acoustic arrangement)
  23. "2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Grand Finale"
  24. "La Villa Strangiato" (only on Blu Ray)
  25. "By Tor and the Snow Dog" (only on Blu Ray)
  26. "Xanadu" (Abbreviated version)
  27. "Working Man"
  28. "Summertime Blues"
  29. "Crossroads"
  30. "Limelight"

Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour DVD Disc 2

  1. 1979: Interview with Geddy Lee at Ivor Wynne Stadium – Tour of the Hemispheres
  2. 1981: Studio interview at Le Studio recording studio in Quebec featuring all three members
  3. 1990: Artist of the Decade interviews (1980s) featuring all three members
  4. 1994: CBC Television: Juno Awards news report - Rush induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
  5. 2002: Interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson for the release of the album Vapor Trails
  6. "Finding My Way" - from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (1975)
  7. "In the Mood" - from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (1975)
  8. "Fly by Night" - Church Session Video (1975)
  9. "A Farewell to Kings" - Seneca College Theatre (1977)
  10. "Xanadu" - Seneca College Theatre (1977)
  11. "Circumstances"
  12. "La Villa Strangiato"
  13. "The Spirit of Radio" - Soundcheck at Ivor Wynne Stadium (1979)
  14. "Freewill" - Toronto Rocks/Rolling Stones Concert (2003)
  15. "Closer to the Heart" - Canadian Tsunami Disaster Fund charity telethon performance on CBC television, with Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies and Mike Smith, in character as Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys (2005)
  16. Rush hits St. John's (1988) (Easter egg)
  17. 1990: Alex's Interview for Artist of the Decade (1980s) (Easter egg)

Running Time: 2 hours 08 minutes

Snakes & Arrows Live Disc 1 (Live in Rotterdam)

  1. "Limelight" - 4:47
  2. "Digital Man" - 6:56
  3. "Entre Nous" - 5:18
  4. "Mission" - 5:39
  5. "Freewill" - 6:01
  6. "The Main Monkey Business" (from Snakes & Arrows) - 6:06
  7. "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" (from Snakes & Arrows) - 4:21
  8. "Secret Touch" - 7:45
  9. "Circumstances" - 3:46
  10. "Between The Wheels" - 6:01
  11. "Dreamline" - 5:15

Snakes & Arrows Live Disc 2

Video Intro: The Plane of Dharma (Used before second set during 2007 tour leg)

  1. "Far Cry" (from Snakes & Arrows) - 5:20
  2. "Workin' Them Angels" (from Snakes & Arrows) - 4:48
  3. "Armor and Sword" (from Snakes & Arrows) - 6:57
  4. "Spindrift" (from Snakes & Arrows) - 5:46
  5. "The Way the Wind Blows" (from Snakes & Arrows) - 6:24
  6. "Subdivisions" - 5:43
  7. "Natural Science" - 8:34
  8. "Witch Hunt" - 4:49
  9. "Malignant Narcissism" (From Snakes & Arrows) - "De Slagwerker (Drum Solo)" - 10:41
  10. "Hope" (From Snakes & Arrows) - 2:21
  11. "Distant Early Warning" - 4:53
  12. "The Spirit of Radio" - 5:03
  13. "Tom Sawyer" - 5:48

Encore

  1. "One Little Victory" - 5:26
  2. "A Passage to Bangkok" - 3:57
  3. "YYZ" - 5:17

Oh, Atlanta (The Authorized Bootlegs)

  1. "Ghost of a Chance"
  2. "Red Barchetta"
  3. "The Trees"
  4. "2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx" - 6:59

Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland

  1. "The Spirit of Radio"
  2. "Time Stand Still"
  3. "Presto"
  4. "Stick It Out
  5. "Workin' Them Angels"
  6. "Leave That Thing Alone"
  7. "Faithless"
  8. "BU2B"
  9. "Freewill"
  10. "Marathon"
  11. "Subdivisions"
  12. "Tom Sawyer"
  13. "Red Barchetta"
  14. "YYZ"
  15. "Limelight"
  16. "The Camera Eye"
  17. "Witch Hunt"
  18. "Vital Signs"
  19. "Caravan"
  20. "Moto Perpetuo/Love for Sale"
  21. "O'Malley's Break"
  22. "Closer to the Heart"
  23. "2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx"
  24. "Far Cry"
  25. "La Villa Strangiato"
  26. "Working Man"

DVD/Blu-ray extras

  • Outtakes from the video introductions to both sets
  • Alternate film intro version of "Tom Sawyer"
  • "Need Some Love" - Live at Laura Secord Secondary School, St Catharines, Ontario, 1974 (with original drummer John Rutsey; part of the band's appearance on the TV series Canadian Bandstand)
  • "Anthem" - Live in Passaic, New Jersey, 1976
  • Clockwork Angels Tour Disc 1

    1. "Subdivisions"
    2. "The Big Money"
    3. "Force Ten"
    4. "Grand Designs"
    5. "The Body Electric"
    6. "Territories"
    7. "The Analog Kid"
    8. "Bravado"
    9. "Where’s My Thing?/Here It Is! (Drum solo)"
    10. "Far Cry"
    11. "Caravan"
    12. "Clockwork Angels"
    13. "The Anarchist"
    14. "Carnies"
    15. "The Wreckers"
    16. "Headlong Flight/Drumbastica (Drum solo)"
    17. "Peke’s Repose (Guitar solo)/Halo Effect
    18. "Seven Cities of Gold"
    19. "Wish Them Well"
    20. "The Garden"
    21. "Dreamline"
    22. "The Percussor (I) Binary Love Theme (II) Steambanger’s Ball (Drum solo)
    23. "Red Sector A"
    24. "YYZ"
    25. "The Spirit of Radio"
    26. "Tom Sawyer"
    27. "2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Grand Finale"

    Clockwork Angels Tour Disc 2

    Bonus:

  • "Limelight" (Soundcheck recording)
  • "Middletown Dreams"
  • "The Pass"
  • "Manhattan Project"
  • DVD/Blu-ray extras

  • "Can't Stop Thinking Big" tour documentary film
  • Behind the Scenes (featuring Jay Baruchel)
  • Intro/post-show video outtakes
  • Interview with Dwush
  • Family Goy
  • Family Sawyer
  • The Watchmaker (Video intro for the second set)
  • Office of the Watchmaker (Post-show video)
  • R40 Bonus

    Laura Secord Secondary School, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, 1974

    1. "Need Some Love"
    2. "Before and After"
    3. "Best I Can"
    4. "I've Been Runnin'"
    5. "Bad Boy"
    6. "The Loser"
    7. "Working Man"
    8. "In the Mood" (Partial)

    Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, December 10, 1976

    1. "Bastille Day"
    2. "Anthem"
    3. "Lakeside Park"
    4. "2112"
    5. "Fly by Night/In the Mood"

    "Lock and Key" (From A Show of Hands)

    Molson Amphitheatre, June 30, 1997, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    1. "Limelight"
    2. "Half the World"
    3. "Limbo"
    4. "Virtuality"
    5. "Nobody's Hero"
    6. "Test for Echo"
    7. "Leave That Thing Alone/Drum Solo"
    8. "2112" (Entire performance)

    "I Still Love You Man, 2011" (Closing film from Time Machine Tour)

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction, Los Angeles, California, April 18, 2013:

    1. "2112: Overture" (featuring Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins & Nick Raskulinecz)
    2. "Tom Sawyer"
    3. "The Spirit of Radio"

    R40 Completist Extras (Best Buy only)

    From R30
    DVD

    1. Bravado
    2. YYZ
    3. The Trees
    4. One Little Victory
    5. Secret Touch
    6. Red Sector A
    7. La Villa Strangiato
    8. By Tor and the Snowdog

    Blu Ray
    Interviews

    1. 1979: Interview with Geddy Lee at Ivor Wynne Stadium – Tour of the Hemispheres
    2. 1981: Studio interview at Le Studio recording studio in Quebec featuring all three members
    3. 1990: Artist of the Decade interviews (1980s) featuring all three members
    4. 1994: CBC Television: Juno Awards news report - Rush induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
    5. 2002: Interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson for the release of the album Vapor Trails

    The Anthem Vault:

    1. "Fly By Night" - Church Session Video (1975)
    2. "Finding My Way" - from the band's appearance on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (1975)
    3. "In the Mood" - Same performance as above
    4. "Circumstances"
    5. "La Villa Strangiato"
    6. "A Farewell to Kings" - Seneca College Theatre (1977)
    7. "Xanadu" - Seneca College Theatre (1977)
    8. "The Spirit of Radio" - sound check at Ivor Wynne Stadium (1979)
    9. "Freewill" - Toronto Rocks / Rolling Stones Concert (2003)
    10. "Closer to the Heart" - Canadian Tsunami Disaster Fund charity telethon performance on CBC television, with Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies and Mike Smith in character as Bubbles of the Trailer Park Boys (2005)

    "Anthem" (Castle Session, 1975)

    Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 30, 1997:

    1. "Animate"
    2. "Resist"
    3. "Natural Science"

    Personnel

  • Geddy Lee – bass and rhythm guitar, vocals, synthesizers, bass pedal synthesizer
  • Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars, bass pedal synthesizer
  • Neil Peart – drums and percussion
  • John Rutsey - drums on Laura Secord Secondary School performance
  • References

    Rush R40 Wikipedia