Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Finding My Way - (with John Rutsey)
2. Working Man - (with John Rutsey)
3. Fly by Night
4. Anthem
5. Bastille Day
6. Lakeside Park
7. 2112 Medley: Overture / Temples Of Syrinx
8. What You're Doing
9. Farewell to Kings, A
10. Closer to the Heart
11. Trees, The
12. La Villa Strangiato
13. Free Will
14. Spirit of Radio, The
DISC 2:
1. Tom Sawyer
2. Red Barchetta
3. Limelight
4. Passage to Bangkok, A
5. Subdivisions
6. New World Man
7. Distant Early Warning
8. Red Sector A
9. Big Money, The
10. Manhattan Project
11. Force Ten
12. Time Stand Still - (with Aimee Mann)
13. Mystic Rhythms - (live)
14. Show Don't Tell
| Details | | Playing Time: | 144 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Aimee Mann | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Rush: Geddy Lee (vocals, bass, keyboards); Alex Lifeson (acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards); Neil Peart (drums, percussion); John Rutsey (drums).
Additional personnel: Aimee Mann (vocals).
Producers include: Rush, Terry Brown, Peter Henderson, Peter Collins, Rupert Hine.
Compilation producer: Bill Levenson.
Includes liner notes by John Swenson.
This 2 disc set contains a 10 page booklet, historical annotations and photographs. Also contains live versions of "What You're Doing" and "A Passage To Bangkok," both appearing on CD for the first time.
Released in 1990, the two-CD set CHRONICLES was the first "best of" compilation from Rush, spanning their recording career from 1974's self-titled debut until 1990's PRESTO. Although the RETROSPECTIVE VOL.1 & 2 discs from 1997 contained a lengthier and slightly different track listing (and boasted better sound due to remastering), CHRONICLES is still a superb collection of Rush's hits. Rush is primarily known as a progressive band with a leaning towards science fiction themes, but many forget that their roots lay in the bluesy riff-rock of Led Zeppelin and Cream. Look no further than the early cuts "Finding My Way," "Working Man," and a live take of "What You're Doing" for the proof.
Drummer/lyricist Neil Peart replaced original member John Rutsey after the debut RUSH, and the band immediately shifted direction, developing their trademark sound, with an emphasis on more technically and lyrically challenging material. Some of the finest hard rock ever recorded can be found on CHRONICLES--"Closer To The Heart," "Tom Sawyer," "The Spirit Of Radio," "New World Man," "A Passage To Bangkok (live)," and "Distant Early Warning," to name a few. There's simply not a weak track included on CHRONICLES, which makes it a fine collection of Rush classics.
Editorial Reviews
...Neil Peart inspired a generation of hyperactive drummers...
Spin (01/01/2004)
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