A Show of Hands

For the Victor Wooten album, see A Show of Hands (Victor Wooten).
A Show of Hands
Live album by Rush
Released January 9, 1989 (1989-01-09)
June 3, 1997 (Remastered CD)
Recorded 1986, 1988
Genre Progressive rock, hard rock
Length 74:22
Label Anthem (Canada)
Mercury (U.S.)
Vertigo (Europe)
Producer Rush
Rush chronology
Hold Your Fire
(1987)		 A Show of Hands
(1989)		 Presto
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Kerrang! [3]
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A Show of Hands is a live album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1989. The band released a video of the same name, originally on VHS and laserdisc in 1989. A DVD version was released as part of a box set in 2006, and as an individual DVD in 2007.

The album was recorded in Birmingham (UK), New Orleans, Phoenix, and San Diego during the 1988 Hold Your Fire tour as well as in the Meadowlands (East Rutherford, NJ) during the 1986 Power Windows tour. The opening track "Intro" features the Three Stooges theme song "Three Blind Mice" playing in the background; the band used this jingle to open many of their concerts during the 1980s.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, except where noted.

  1. "Intro" – 0:53
  2. "The Big Money" – 5:59
  3. "Subdivisions" – 5:22
  4. "Marathon" – 6:39
  5. "Turn the Page" – 4:41
  6. "Manhattan Project" – 5:18
  7. "Mission" – 5:46
  8. "Distant Early Warning" – 5:15
  9. "Mystic Rhythms" – 5:32
  10. "Witch Hunt (Pt. III of Fear)" – 4:00
  11. "The Rhythm Method" (Peart) – 4:37
  12. "Force Ten" (Lifeson, Lee, Peart, Pye Dubois) – 4:55
  13. "Time Stand Still" – 5:13
  14. "Red Sector A" – 5:18
  15. "Closer to the Heart" (Lifeson, Lee, Peart, Peter Talbot) – 4:54

Personnel

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)[4]

Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 21

Singles

Sales certifications

Country Organization Sales
U.S. RIAA Gold (500,000)[5]
Canada CRIA Platinum (80,000)[6]

Remaster details

A remaster was issued in 1997.

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Rush A Show of Hands review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-show-of-hands-r17115/review. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  2. ^ Azerrad, Michael (20 April 1989). "Rush A Show of Hands". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/a-show-of-hands-19890420. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  3. ^ Hotten, Jon (14 Jan 1989). "Rush 'A Show of Hands'". Kerrang!. 221. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd.. pp. 21. 
  4. ^ "A Show of Hands Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-show-of-hands-r17115/charts-awards. Retrieved 2011-12-01. 
  5. ^ "RIAA Database Search for Rush". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2011-11-20. 
  6. ^ "Gold Platinum Database - Title: A Show of Hands". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=show&ica=False&sa=rush&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-11-20.