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"Hope" is one of the three instrumentals on the [[Rush (band)|Rush]] album ''[[Snakes & Arrows]]''. It is their shortest song, at 2 minutes 2 seconds. Unusual for Rush's compositions, the song was written by [[Alex Lifeson]] alone; as the accompanying booklet notes, "[a]ll tracks composed by [[Geddy Lee|Lee]] and Lifeson, with lyrics by [[Neil Peart|Peart]], except 'Hope', composed and performed by |
"Hope" is one of the three instrumentals on the [[Rush (band)|Rush]] album ''[[Snakes & Arrows]]''. It is their shortest song, at 2 minutes 2 seconds. Unusual for Rush's compositions, the song was written by [[Alex Lifeson]] alone; as the accompanying booklet notes, "[a]ll tracks composed by [[Geddy Lee|Lee]] and Lifeson, with lyrics by [[Neil Peart|Peart]], except 'Hope', composed and performed by [[Lerxst]] Lifeson, all by his own self". It is played on a [[twelve-string guitar]].<ref>Randall, Mark. 2007. Rock's Gold Standard: Alex Lifeson mixes vintage, acoustic, and modern sounds on [[Snakes & Arrows|Rush's latest album]]. ''Guitar One''. June.</ref> |
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"Hope" is an acoustic instrumental off of Rush's 2007 album Snakes & Arrows. It was performed on a twelve-string guitar in DADAAD tuning.
Background
"Hope" is one of the three instrumentals on the Rush album Snakes & Arrows. It is their shortest song, at 2 minutes 2 seconds. Unusual for Rush's compositions, the song was written by Alex Lifeson alone; as the accompanying booklet notes, "[a]ll tracks composed by Lee and Lifeson, with lyrics by Peart, except 'Hope', composed and performed by Lerxst Lifeson, all by his own self". It is played on a twelve-string guitar.[1]
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Footnotes
- ^ Randall, Mark. 2007. Rock's Gold Standard: Alex Lifeson mixes vintage, acoustic, and modern sounds on Rush's latest album. Guitar One. June.