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Roll the Bones
1991 studio album by Rush
Roll the Bones
Roll the Bones is the fourteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released on September 3, 1991 by Anthem Records in Canada and Atlantic Records internationally. Produced by the band and Rupert Hine, the album continued the shift away from the keyboard-heavy arrangements of the 1980s toward a more guitar-oriented sound, a transition that had begun with their previous release, Presto (1989). The sessions, primarily held at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec saw the band embracing funk and jazz influences, most notably in the title track's inclusion of a rap segment performed by bassist Geddy Lee. Lyrically, the album explores themes of chance, fate and the weight of circumstances, inspired by drummer Neil Peart's interest in the role of fortune in human life. The title is a slang term for rolling dice, a motif reflected in the Juno Award-winning cover art designed by Hugh Syme. The Grammy-nominated instrumental "Where's My Thing?" marked the band's first instrumental track since...
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