Rock in Rio (album)
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Live album by 
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Publication |
March 25, 2002 |
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LP, CD, DVD |
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Title (number) |
19th |
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running time |
116: 00 |
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Kevin Shirley |
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Studio (s) |
January 19, 2001, Rock in Rio |
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Rock in Rio is the fifth live album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden . The album was released on March 25, 2002 via EMI .
background
The album was recorded during the Rock-in-Rio festival on January 19, 2001. Iron Maiden headlined and played in front of 250,000 people; the second largest backdrop the band has ever played in front of (Rock in Rio I had around 300,000 spectators). The performance was also the end of the "Brave New World Tour".
During the concert, the band played many of their most famous songs. However, it is worth mentioning Sign of the Cross and The Clansman , which were originally sung by Blaze Bayley .
The intro of the concert comes from the soundtrack of the film The First Knight . The keyboard at the concert was played by Michael Kenney.
All songs from the studio albums before Brave New World can be heard here for the first time with three guitars.
The song Brave New World and the documentary A Day in the Life were added to the CDs as videos .
The album was also released on DVD. The second DVD contains various interviews, a documentary about the private side of the band and a photo diary by Ross Halfin .
Track list
CD 1
- Intro - 1:55
- The Wicker Man - 4:41
- Ghost of the Navigator - 6:48
- Brave New World - 6:06
- Wrathchild - 3:25
- 2 Minutes to Midnight - 6:26
- Blood Brothers - 7:15
- Sign of the Cross - 10:49
- The Mercenary - 4:42
- The Trooper - 4:34
CD 2
- Dream of Mirrors - 9:38
- The Clansman - 9:19
- The Evil That Men Thu - 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 - 5:17
- Run to the Hills - 4:52
success
The album reached # 15 in the UK, # 13 on the album charts in Germany and # 186 on the Billboard (magazine) charts in the USA .