UPDATE - 7/31@5:57PM: Power Windows informed me of another nugget of information via the Art of Peace Foundation blog. Apparently the version of Hope used was recorded on May 25, 2008 at the show in Regina, SK.

UPDATE - 7/30@2:30PM: Power Windows just pointed out to me that you can listen to a 55-second sample clip at this link.

UPDATE - 7/30@2:22PM: The version of Hope seems to have been recorded especially for this album. From The Art of Peace Foundation website:

... We also received a recording that Rush just did a few weeks back for us at a concert. Alex Lifeson did a rendition of ‘Hope’ that really breathes and let’s you appreciate the subtleties of the composition. It differs from the studio version in tempo and tone. This was a fantastic contribution on so many levels (our only acoustic instrumental). Personally, I have been a huge Rush fan since my younger years when Alex ‘taught’ me how to play guitar by trying to imitate his playing for years by listening repeatedly to Rush albums. We received the song coincidentally when Rush was coming to town. I went to the show and got there right when they hit the stage. What a show – over 3 hours of amazing performances, one great song after another. ...

This info was available 4 days ago too. I guess I should have checked their website more closely! Thanks to Rush Fan for the heads up.

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UPDATE - 7/30@10:55AM: From the way it's described in the tracklist (Live for The Art of Peace) it's likely the version on Snakes & Arrows Live.

Just the other day I gave you an update on Rush's involvement with the Songs for Tibet album which is due out in the next couple of weeks. Amazon.com just recently posted the tracklist for the album and Rush's contribution will be the 2-minute acoustic track off of Snakes & Arrows - Hope. Here's the entire tracklist:

Disc: 1

1. Hide & Seek 2 (Imogen Heap)
2. Send Your Love - Art of Peace Remix (Sting)
3. Versions of Violence - Recorded in dressing room in Cologne, Germany (Alanis Morissette)
4. Belief (John Mayer)
5. Better (Regina Spektor)
6. We Are All Made of Stars - 2008 (Moby)
7. Making Noise (Damien Rice & The Cheshire Project)
8. More Than This - Campfire Take (Vanessa Carlton)
9. Nothing Fades- Kosen Rufu Version (Duncan Sheik)
10. Where Are You Going - Live in Barcelona (Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds)

Disc: 2

1. Song Of Sand - Great City Version (Suzanne Vega)
2. All The Good In This Life (Garbage)
3. Hope - Live for The Art of Peace (Rush)
4. Madonna On The Curb - Peace Mix (Jonatha Brooke)
5. In These Times - the Concord Mix (Joan Armatrading)
6. All My Mistakes - Featuring Tarira (Teitur )
7. Alive In The World (Jackson Browne)
8. Better Way - Live in Six Fours les Plage (Ben Harper)
9. The Heart Of The Matter Underlying Mix (Rupert Hine)
10. To Heal - and Restore Broken Bodies (Underworld)

The album project was organized by the Art of Peace Foundation. It will be released on iTunes on August 5, three days before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. It will then be available through other outlets the following week. You can pre-order it at this link. Thanks to Schuey for the heads up.

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