The song progresses to include an increasingly complex guitar solo backed by string synthesizer, followed closely by bass and drum fills.
Stage Left, Lee sings part of a nursery rhyme over "Danforth and Pape" (the liner notes include a translation of his words) and adds a short bass solo during "Monsters!
During later tours, as documented on Rush in Rio and the Blu-ray release of R30, a drum/bass vamp was inserted before "Strangiato Theme (Reprise)," over which Lifeson sang nonsense or made a stream of consciousness rant.
During the 2010–2011 Time Machine Tour, the piece began with a polka rendition of "To sleep, perchance to dream," then transitioned into the original arrangement.
[2] Although the statute of limitations for copyright infringement had expired by the time Scott's publishers attempted to take legal action, the band paid some monetary compensation to him and his wife, feeling an ethical obligation to do so.
During the Counterparts, Test for Echo, and Vapor Trails tours, and featured on the Different Stages and Rush in Rio live albums, "Leave That Thing Alone" preceded Peart's drum solo and was played with an extended ending to showcase Lee's bass work.
This track was the third song nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1994, losing to Pink Floyd's "Marooned.
The studio album Snakes & Arrows is the only one to feature multiple instrumental tracks: "The Main Monkey Business", "Hope", and "Malignant Narcissism".
Stage Left live album, "Broon's Bane" is a short classical guitar piece written and performed by Lifeson as an extended intro to "The Trees".
On the R40 Live Tour, the Prelude of Book II was played, transposed down by one whole step due to Lee's decreased vocal range.
The songs featured in the medley were: During the 2010–11 Time Machine Tour, Lifeson would perform a brief 12-string guitar piece (entitled "O'Malley's Break" on the CD and DVD) that segued into "Closer to the Heart."
During the 2012 Clockwork Angels Tour, Lifeson would play a guitar solo (called "Peke's Repose" on the CD/DVD/BD) that served as an introduction to "Halo Effect".
Some live albums have included the solo as an interlude during a song, such as in "YYZ" on Exit...Stage Left, while others have presented it as a standalone track.
"O Baterista" was the fourth song nominated for a Grammy,[citation needed] in 2005, losing to Brian Wilson's "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow".
For the 2010 Time Machine Tour, the solo was called "Love 4 Sale," but was renamed "Moto Perpetuo" for the CD and DVD release in November 2011.
[13] All of Peart's drum solos include a basic framework of routines connected by sections of improvisation, leaving each performance unique.
From the mid/late-1980s on, Peart utilized MIDI trigger pads to trigger sounds sampled from various pieces of acoustic percussion that would otherwise consume far too much stage area, such as a marimba, harp, temple blocks, triangles, glockenspiel, orchestra bells, tubular bells, timpani and vibra-slap as well as other, more esoteric percussion.
Once Peart began to combine electronic and acoustic percussion, he also started to use a rotating drum riser during performances, allowing him to switch between the two sections of his kit and still face front as he played.
For the Snakes & Arrows Tour, Peart replaced the finale with an excerpt from the Duke Ellington standard "Cotton Tail," which he recorded with the Buddy Rich Band in the mid-1990s.
For the Time Machine Tour, Peart again replaced the finale with an excerpt from the Cole Porter standard "Love for Sale," which he also performed with the Buddy Rich Big Band at a 2008 memorial concert.
For the Clockwork Angels Tour, Peart played three short drum solos instead of a single long one: an interlude during "Where's My Thing?"
"The Percussor" is a mainly electronic drum solo dominated by the sounds of triggered samples assigned to many parts of Peart's kit.