Roll the Bones
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Roll the Bones | ||
Studio album by Rush | ||
Released | September 3, 1991 | |
Recorded | 1991 | |
Genre | Pop Rock | |
Length | 49:44 | |
Label | Anthem Records (Canada) Anthem/Atlantic |
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Producer(s) | Rupert Hine and Rush | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Rush chronology | ||
Presto (1989) |
Roll the Bones (1991) |
Counterparts (1993) |
Roll the Bones is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). The album also won the 1992 Juno for best album cover design.
Roll the Bones marks further change from the 80s Rush to the 90s Rush. The roles have generally been reversed; guitar is beginning to creep to the front of the song arrangements, while bursts of keyboard and organ are played in the background. "Dreamline" and "Roll the Bones" were popular radio staples of the early 90s, while "Where's My Thing?" became the band’s third instrumental. The musical style of Roll the Bones paved the way for the "alternative" style of 1993’s Counterparts.
Roll the Bones became Rush's first US Top 5 album since 1981's Moving Pictures peaking at #3 on The Billboard 200. The album went Double Platinum according to Atlantic Records although the RIAA has it listed at Platinum.
[edit] Track listing
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- "Dreamline" – 4:38
- "Bravado" – 4:35
- "Roll the Bones" – 5:30
- "Face Up" – 3:54
- "Where's My Thing?, Pt. 4: Gangster of Boats Trilogy" – 3:49
- "The Big Wheel" – 5:13
- "Heresy" – 5:26
- "Ghost of a Chance" – 5:19
- "Neurotica" – 4:40
- "You Bet Your Life" – 5:00
Music by Lee/Lifeson, Lyrics by Peart
[edit] Personnel
- Geddy Lee - Synthesizer, Bass, Vocals
- Alex Lifeson - Acoustic & electric guitars, Vocals
- Neil Peart - Drums
- Joe Berndt - Digital Effects
- Ben Darlow - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Rupert Hine - Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals
- Bob Ludwig - Mastering
- Andrew MacNaughtan - Photography
- Simon Pressey - Assistant Engineer
- Everett Ravestein - Pre-Production, Pre-Production Assistant
- John Scarpati - Photography
- Paul Seeley - Assistant Engineer
- Hugh Syme - Art Direction, Design
- Stephen W. Tayler - Engineer
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1991 | The Billboard 200 | 3 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1991 | "Roll the Bones" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
1991 | "Dreamline" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
1992 | "Face Up" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
1992 | "Heresy" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 24 |
Rush |
Geddy Lee | Alex Lifeson | Neil Peart |
John Rutsey |
Discography |
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Albums: Rush | Fly by Night | Caress of Steel | 2112 | All the World's a Stage | A Farewell to Kings | Hemispheres | Permanent Waves | Moving Pictures | Exit...Stage Left | Signals | Grace Under Pressure | Power Windows | Hold Your Fire | A Show of Hands | Presto | Roll the Bones | Counterparts | Test for Echo | Different Stages | Vapor Trails | Rush in Rio | Feedback (EP) |
Compilations: Archives | Chronicles | Retrospective I | Retrospective II | The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 | Gold |
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