Rock in Rio (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Rock In Rio
Type = Live album
Artist = Iron Maiden


Released = March 25 2002
Recorded = January 19 2001
Genre = Heavy Metal
Length = 1:56:00
Label = EMI
Sony (U.S.)
Portrait Records (U.S.)
Producer = Kevin Shirley
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://wm03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:hnfuxql0ldse link]
*Kerrang! rating-10|10
Last album = "Brave New World"
(2000)
This album = "Rock In Rio"
(2002)
Next album = "Edward the Great"
(2002)

"Rock In Rio" is a live album recorded in Brazil by Iron Maiden in 2001. Here they faced their largest ever crowd - 250,000 people - and with the relatively recent return of lead singer Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith to the band, they recorded their fifth live album.

It features many of their best known tracks, including studio-quality examples of the eponymous "Iron Maiden" and "Run to the Hills" coupled with some of their "comeback" tracks, including "The Wicker Man" and "Brave New World." Less popular songs were also performed, such as Bruce Dickinson's versions of the Blaze Bayley-era songs "Sign of the Cross" and "The Clansman".

A video version is also available on DVD.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Harris, except where noted.

Disc 1

# "Intro (Arthur's Farewell)" (Jerry Goldsmith)
# "The Wicker Man" (Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith, Harris) – 4:41
# "Ghost of the Navigator" (Dickinson, Janick Gers, Harris) – 6:48
# "Brave New World" (Dickinson, Dave Murray, Harris) – 6:06
# "Wrathchild" – 3:25
# "2 Minutes to Midnight" (Dickinson, Smith) – 6:26
# "Blood Brothers" – 7:15
# "Sign of the Cross" – 10:49
# "The Mercenary" (Gers, Harris) – 4:42
# "The Trooper" – 4:34

Disc 2

# "Dream of Mirrors" (Gers, Harris) – 9:38
# "The Clansman" – 9:19
# "The Evil That Men Do" (Dickinson, Smith, Harris) – 4:40
# "Fear of the Dark" – 7:40
# "Iron Maiden" – 5:51
# "The Number of the Beast" – 5:00
# "Hallowed Be Thy Name" – 7:23
# "Sanctuary" (Paul Di'Anno, Murray, Harris) – 5:17
# "Run to the Hills" – 4:52

Credits

*Bruce Dickinson - vocals
*Dave Murray - guitar
*Janick Gers - guitar
*Adrian Smith - guitar, backing vocals
*Steve Harris - bass guitar, backing vocals
*Nicko McBrain - drums

with

*Michael Kenney - keyboard

External links

* [http://www.maidenfans.com/imc/?url=album12b_rir/commentary12b_rir&lang=eng&link=albums Rock In Rio: Commentary]
* [http://www.maiden-world.com/lyrics/rock_in_rio.html Rock in Rio Lyrics]