A Show of Hands



A Show of Hands is a live album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1989. The band released a video of the same name, originally on VHS and LaserDisc, the same year. A DVD version was released as part of a box set in 2006, and as an individual DVD in 2007.

Recording
The majority of the performances on this album were from the 1988 Hold Your Fire tour, recorded in the American cities of New Orleans, Phoenix, and San Diego, and the British city of Birmingham. "Mystic Rhythms" and "Witch Hunt" were recorded in East Rutherford, New Jersey, during the 1986 Power Windows tour. The opening track "Intro" features The Three Stooges theme playing in the background; the band used this music to open many of their concerts during the 1980s.

Video release
The video was filmed at the first of two Birmingham (UK) shows which took place on 23–24 April 1988, one of the sources of the live album. The song order and selection of the video are different from the live album.

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

Personnel

 * Geddy Lee – bass guitar, synthesizers, vocals
 * Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars, synthesizers
 * Neil Peart – drums, percussion

Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles

 * "Closer to the Heart / Witch Hunt" (7")
 * "Mission" (12" promo)
 * "Marathon" (12"/CD promo)

Remaster details
A remaster was issued in 1997.
 * The tray has a picture of three fingerprints: light blue, pink and lime green (left to right, mirroring the cover art of Retrospective II) with "The Rush Remasters" printed in all capital letters just to the left. All remasters from Moving Pictures to A Show of Hands are like this.
 * Includes all of the artwork that came with the original album.

A Show Of Hands was remastered again in 2011 by Andy VanDette for the "Sector" box sets, which re-released all of Rush's Mercury-era albums. A Show Of Hands is included in the Sector 3 set.