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Encyclopedia > Roll The Bones
Roll the Bones
Roll the Bones cover
Studio album by Rush
Released September 3, 1991
Recorded 1991
Genre Rock
Length 49:44
Label Anthem Records (Canada)
Anthem/Atlantic
Producer(s) Rupert Hine and Rush
Professional reviews
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. Rush - Roll the Bones album cover Use on Wikipedia under Fair use guidelines: low resolution image copy of the album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Anthem Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario. ... Anthem Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Rupert Hine (full name Rupert Neville Hine) is an English musician and also a prolific producer in the synth pop era, helming albums such as Tina Turners Private Dancer, Howard Joness Humans Lib, Sagas Worlds Apart, and The Fixx Reach the Beach. ... ARTISTdirect, Inc. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 2. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a large, comprehensive and high quality metadata database about music. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Presto is the thirteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ... Counterparts is the fifteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 other events of 1991 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... The Juno Awards are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands. ...


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. Counterparts is the fifteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). ...


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. Neil Pearts drum kit, Moving Pictures tour Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ...


Track listing

  1. "Dreamline" – 4:38
  2. "Bravado" – 4:35
  3. "Roll the Bones" – 5:30
  4. "Face Up" – 3:54
  5. "Where's My Thing?, Pt. 4: Gangster of Boats Trilogy" – 3:49
  6. "The Big Wheel" – 5:13
  7. "Heresy" – 5:26
  8. "Ghost of a Chance" – 5:19
  9. "Neurotica" – 4:40
  10. "You Bet Your Life" – 5:00

Music by Lee/Lifeson, Lyrics by Peart The Canadian Progressive Rock trio Rush has written, recorded, and performed several instrumentals throughout its career. ...

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Personnel

Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush
(Roll The Bones tour photo 1991)
  • 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

Download high resolution version (1024x768, 246 KB)Rush (1992) This work is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 246 KB)Rush (1992) This work is copyrighted. ... Geddy Lee OC (born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian musician. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Alex Lifeson OC (born Alexander Zivojinovich on August 27, 1953, in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada), is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock group Rush. ... Neil Ellwood Peart (IPA: ) OC, (born September 12, 1952 in Hagersville, Ontario) is the drummer and lyricist for the progressive rock band Rush. ... An Audio Engineer is a person recording, editing, manipulating, mixing and mastering sound by technical means. ... Rupert Hine (full name Rupert Neville Hine) is an English musician and also a prolific producer in the synth pop era, helming albums such as Tina Turners Private Dancer, Howard Joness Humans Lib, Sagas Worlds Apart, and The Fixx Reach the Beach. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Photography is the process of making pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a sensor or film. ... Photography is the process of making pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a sensor or film. ... An Audio Engineer is a person recording, editing, manipulating, mixing and mastering sound by technical means. ...

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Year Chart Position
1991 The Billboard 200 3

Singles - Billboard (North America) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Dreamline" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1991 "Roll The Bones" Mainstream Rock Tracks 9
1992 "Ghost Of A Chance" Mainstream Rock Tracks 2
1992 "Bravado" Mainstream Rock Tracks 13

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Roll the Bones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (209 words)
Roll the Bones is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).
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.
CASTING BONES: The Art of Divination (2943 words)
Traditionally Shamans threw the bones, (sometimes beans or stones are employed) into the air or on the ground, usually into a specially drawn or marked off circle, and observed how the bones landed and what configurations they formed after landing.
Although tossing or throwing bones is an extremely archaic divination technique, their use was not recorded by Europeans until the 1600s.
Bone sets composed of larger numbers of bones basically contain a subtle variation of the four bone system.
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