| "Hope" | |
|---|---|
| Instrumental by Rush | |
| from the album Snakes & Arrows | |
| Released | May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01) |
| Genre | Instrumental |
| Length | 2:02 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Composer(s) | Alex Lifeson |
| Producer(s) |
|
Hope is an acoustic instrumental from Rush's 2007 album Snakes & Arrows. It was performed on a twelve-string guitar in D Modal (D-A-D-A-A-D) tuning.
Background
"Hope" is one of the three instrumentals on the Rush album Snakes & Arrows. According to Neil Peart, the title of the instrumental was inspired by the chorus of the ninth Snakes & Arrows track "Faithless", which contains the word "Hope". It is the band's second shortest studio-album-song, clocking in at 2 minutes 2 seconds. Unusual for Rush's compositions, the song was written by Alex Lifeson alone. It is played on a twelve-string guitar and was recorded in two takes. The second take was "just for the heck of it".
A live version of "Hope" was nominated for a Grammy Award, which appeared on the compilation disc Songs for Tibet. The song was recorded on May 25, 2008, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
See also
References
- Peart, Neil. "The Game of Snakes and Arrows" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-21. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- Randall, Mark (June 2007). "Rock's Gold Standard: Alex Lifeson mixes vintage, acoustic, and modern sounds on Rush's latest album". Guitar One.
- "Songs for Tibet now available on iTunes". August 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
