Working Men

{{About|the compilation album|the song|Working Man}} {{Infobox album | name = Working Men | type = compilation | artist = [[Rush (band)|Rush]] | cover = Working Men cover.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2009|11|13}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Progressive rock]], [[hard rock]] | length = {{Duration|m=63|s=58}} | label = [[Anthem Records|Anthem]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Grace Under Pressure Tour (album)|Grace Under Pressure Tour]] | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = [[Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland]] | next_year = 2011 }} {{Album ratings |rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |first=Thom |last=Jurek |title=Working Men – Rush |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1700283|pure_url=yes}} |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=22 November 2009}}</ref> |rev2 = ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' |rev2score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref name="classic" >{{cite magazine |title=Rush – Working Men |journal=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |date=February 2010 |last=Batcup |first=Tim|issue=141 |page=92}}</ref> |rev3 = The Digital Fix |rev3score = (6/10)<ref name="DigitalFix">{{cite web |first=Steven |last=Burnett |title=Rush – Working Men |url=http://music.thedigitalfix.com/content/7906/rush.html |publisher=The Digital Fix |date=14 November 2009 |access-date=24 February 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> |rev4 = ''[[PopMatters]]'' |rev4score = {{Rating|2|10}}<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite magazine |first=Joshua |last=O'Neill |title=Rush: Working Men |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/120313-rush-working-men/ |magazine=[[PopMatters]] |date=25 February 2010 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> |rev5 = ''[[Record Collector]]'' |rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RC">{{cite magazine |first=Tim |last=Jones |title=Rush – Working Men |url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/working-men |magazine=[[Record Collector]] |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> |rev6 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' |rev6score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |title=Rush: Album Guide |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/rush/albumguide |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704223108/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/rush/albumguide |archive-date=4 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | noprose = yes }}

'''''Working Men''''' is a [[live album|live]] [[compilation album]] by [[Canada|Canadian]] progressive rock band [[Rush (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.

==Track listing== {{tracklist |all_writing = [[Geddy Lee]], [[Alex Lifeson]] & [[Neil Peart]], except where noted |extra_column = Original album |title1 = [[Limelight (Rush song)|Limelight]] |extra1 = ''[[Snakes & Arrows Live]]'' {{small|(2008)}} |length1 = 4:51 |title2 = [[The Spirit of Radio]] |extra2 = ''[[R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour]]'' {{small|(2005)}} |length2 = 5:07 |title3 = [[2112 (song)|2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx]] |extra3 = ''[[Rush in Rio]]'' {{small|(2003)}} |length3 = 6:52 |title4 = [[Freewill (song)|Freewill]] |extra4 = ''Snakes & Arrows Live'' |length4 = 5:45 |title5 = [[Dreamline]] |extra5 = ''R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour'' |length5 = 5:13 |title6 = [[Far Cry (Rush song)|Far Cry]] |extra6 = ''Snakes & Arrows Live'' |length6 = 5:23 |title7 = [[Subdivisions (song)|Subdivisions]] |extra7 = ''R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour'' |length7 = 5:58 |title8 = [[One Little Victory]] |extra8 = Previously unreleased (originally recorded from ''R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour'') |length8 = 5:26 |title9 = [[Closer to the Heart]] |note9 = Lee, Lifeson, Peart, Peter Talbot |extra9 = ''Rush in Rio'' |length9 = 3:22 |title10 = [[Tom Sawyer (song)|Tom Sawyer]] |note10 = Lee, Lifeson, Peart, [[Pye Dubois]] |extra10 = ''Snakes & Arrows Live'' |length10 = 5:34 |title11 = [[Working Man]] |note11 = Lee, Lifeson |extra11 = ''R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour'' |length11 = 5:38 |title12 = [[YYZ (instrumental)|YYZ]] |note12 = Lee, Peart |extra12 = ''Rush in Rio'' |length12 = 4:49 |total_length = 63:58 }}

'''Notes''' * Track 1, 10 & 12 are originally from ''[[Moving Pictures (Rush album)|Moving Pictures]]'' {{small|(1981)}} * Track 2 & 4 are originally from ''[[Permanent Waves]]'' {{small|(1980)}} * Track 3 is originally from ''[[2112 (album)|2112]]'' {{small|(1976)}} * Track 5 is originally from ''[[Roll the Bones]]'' {{small|(1991)}} * Track 6 is originally from ''[[Snakes & Arrows]]'' {{small|(2007)}} * Track 7 is originally from ''[[Signals (Rush album)|Signals]]'' {{small|(1982)}} * Track 8 is originally from ''[[Vapor Trails]]'' {{small|(2002)}} * Track 9 is originally from ''[[A Farewell to Kings]]'' {{small|(1977)}} * Track 11 is originally from ''[[Rush (Rush album)|Rush]]'' {{small|(1974)}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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