Working Men is a live compilation album by Canadian progressive rock band Rush. The compilation documents a shortlist of career-spanning material pulled from the band's three tours during the 2000s. It is available in both CD and DVD formats like the previous releases. Both formats were released on November 13, 2009, in Europe and November 17, 2009, in the United States and Canada.
| Working Men | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | November 13, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 63:58 | |||
| Label | Anthem | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Classic Rock |   [2] |
| The Digital Fix | (6/10)[3] |
| PopMatters | [4] |
| Record Collector | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart, except where noted
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Limelight" | Snakes & Arrows Live (2008) | 4:51 |
| 2. | "The Spirit of Radio" | R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005) | 5:07 |
| 3. | "2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx" | Rush in Rio (2003) | 6:52 |
| 4. | "Freewill" | Snakes & Arrows Live | 5:45 |
| 5. | "Dreamline" | R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour | 5:13 |
| 6. | "Far Cry" | Snakes & Arrows Live | 5:23 |
| 7. | "Subdivisions" | R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour | 5:58 |
| 8. | "One Little Victory" | Previously unreleased | 5:26 |
| 9. | "Closer to the Heart" (Lee, Lifeson, Peart, Peter Talbot) | Rush in Rio | 3:22 |
| 10. | "Tom Sawyer" (Lee, Lifeson, Peart, Pye Dubois) | Snakes & Arrows Live | 5:34 |
| 11. | "Working Man" (Lee, Lifeson) | R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour | 5:38 |
| 12. | "YYZ" (Lee, Peart) | Rush in Rio | 4:49 |
| Total length: | 63:58 | ||
Notes
- Track 1, 10 & 12 are originally from Moving Pictures (1981)
- Track 2 & 4 are originally from Permanent Waves (1980)
- Track 3 is originally from 2112 (1976)
- Track 5 is originally from Roll the Bones (1991)
- Track 6 is originally from Snakes & Arrows (2007)
- Track 7 is originally from Signals (1982)
- Track 8 is originally from Vapor Trails (2002)
- Track 9 is originally from A Farewell to Kings (1977)
- Track 11 is originally from Rush (1974)
References
edit- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Working Men – Rush". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ Batcup, Tim (February 2010). "Rush – Working Men". Classic Rock. No. 141. p. 92.
- ^ Burnett, Steven (14 November 2009). "Rush – Working Men". The Digital Fix. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ O'Neill, Joshua (25 February 2010). "Rush: Working Men". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Jones, Tim. "Rush – Working Men". Record Collector. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Rush: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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