Working Men
2009 compilation album by Rush
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Classic Rock | |
| The Digital Fix | (6/10) |
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| Record Collector | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
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.
01Track listing
All 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 (originally recorded from R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour) | 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)
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