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
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 13, 2009
GenreProgressive rock, hard rock
Length63:58
LabelAnthem
Rush chronology
Grace Under Pressure Tour
(2009)
Working Men
(2009)
Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]
The Digital Fix(6/10)[3]
PopMatters[4]
Record Collector[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart, except where noted

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
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 Live5:45
5."Dreamline"R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour5:13
6."Far Cry"Snakes & Arrows Live5:23
7."Subdivisions"R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour5:58
8."One Little Victory"Previously unreleased5:26
9."Closer to the Heart" (Lee, Lifeson, Peart, Peter Talbot)Rush in Rio3:22
10."Tom Sawyer" (Lee, Lifeson, Peart, Pye Dubois)Snakes & Arrows Live5:34
11."Working Man" (Lee, Lifeson)R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour5:38
12."YYZ" (Lee, Peart)Rush in Rio4:49
Total length:63:58

Notes

References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Working Men – Rush". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. ^ Batcup, Tim (February 2010). "Rush – Working Men". Classic Rock. No. 141. p. 92.
  3. ^ Burnett, Steven (14 November 2009). "Rush – Working Men". The Digital Fix. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. ^ O'Neill, Joshua (25 February 2010). "Rush: Working Men". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  5. ^ Jones, Tim. "Rush – Working Men". Record Collector. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Rush: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.