Home18 years ago today, the Snakes & Arrows MVI Edition was finally released. For those that don't know, MVI (Music Video Interactive) was a DVD-based means of packing audio, video and interactive visual content onto one disk, developed by Warner Electra Atlantic as a means to combat the mp3 download market by presenting an album digitally with exclusive additional content (it didn't work… the MVI program ended after 5 years, and as an aside, Rush's Snakes & Arrows was actually intended to be the first MVI released by WEA, but its release was delayed over a week which allowed Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight to beat them to the punch…) The Snakes & Arrows MVI Edition includes the full album in 96kHz/24 bit hi-resolution stereo as well as 5.1 surround sound; the album bio written by Neil Peart; the lyrics and digital booklet; the ability to create your own mobile ringtones of all the tracks on the MVI; other digital extras including a photo gallery, wallpapers, IM icons, and poster, and finally and most importantly, "The Game of Snakes and Arrows" 45-minute documentary film which is transcribed here. Once again I want to give a huge shout out to Anonymotron42 for having the patience to transcribe this documentary for us!
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