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As far as tribute albums go, this homage to seminal Canadian rockers Rush is hard to beat. For one thing, Magna Carta has made an inspired decision to have each song recorded by an all-star lineup rather than letting one band handle all the chores (with one exception -- Fates Warning get sole credit for "Closer to the Heart"). Often projects of this magnitude are doomed to failure from the start as a result of inadequate rehearsing, a shoestring budget, and sometimes a lack of talent capable of handling the songs with the respect they deserve. Working Man is a rare instance of everything going right. Terry Brown has done an incredible mixing job considering nearly all of the songs were recorded in different studios. The musicianship rivals the original versions -- occasionally besting them, particularly where the vocals are concerned. That, combined with the fact that many of these songs will be unfamiliar to casual Rush fans (hint: there's no "Tom Sawyer"), would lead one to believe that the musicians involved were already quite familiar with the material. Complaints are few (singers such as Jack Russell of Great White and Mark Slaughter don't really belong here), but commendations are nearly overwhelming: instrumental tour de force "La Villa Strangiato" is given an amazing rendition by Steve Morse and James Murphy; Sebastian Bach and James LaBrie turn in the most inspired singing of their careers; and mention should be made of Jake E. Lee's amazing leads as well as the solid drumming skills of Mike Portnoy and Deen Castronovo. Arguably the best tribute album ever made, Working Man will make a Rush fan out of many who may have written the band off based on their spotty '80s output. ~ Jeremy Ulrey
WORKING MAN is a Rush tribute album.
Includes liner notes by Steve Streeter & Stewart J. Gilray.
This is part of Magna Carta's Tribute To The Titans series.
Personnel: Sebastian Bach, James LaBrie, Jack Russell, Mike Baker, Eric Martin, Mark Slaughter, Devin Townsend, Gregoor Van Der Loo (vocals); Steve Morse (classical guitar, guitar); Robert Berry (guitar, bass, keyboards, background vocals); James Murphy (guitar, keyboards); Jake E. Lee, Brendt Allman, Michael Romeo, David Townson, George Lynch, John Petrucci, Richard Chycki, Marcel Coenen (guitar); Chris Ingles (piano); Mike Pinella, Gary Wehrkamp, Matt Guillory, Trent Gardner (keyboards); Billy Sheehan, Stuart Hamm, Sean Malone, Carl Cadden-James (bass); Mike Portnoy, Brad Kaiser, Deen Castronovo, Sean Reinert, Jeff Brockman (drums); Fates Warning.
Fates Warning: Ray Alder (vocals); Jim Matheos (guitar); Joey Vera (bass); Mark Zonder (drums).
Engineers include: Larry Brewer, Joe Franco, Rich Chycki.
Personnel: Devin Townsend, Eric Martin , Mike Baker , James LaBrie, Ray Alder, Sebastian Bach, Jack Russell, Mark Slaughter (vocals); Steve Morse (guitar, classical guitar); Robert Berry (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); James Murphy (guitar, keyboards); Michael Romeo, George Lynch, Dave Townson, Jake E. Lee, Jim Matheos, John Petrucci, Marcel Coenen, Richard Chycki, Brendt Allman (guitar); Chris Ingles (piano); Gary Wehrkamp, Mike Panella, Matt Guillory, Trent Gardner (keyboards); Deen Castronovo, Jeff Brockman, Mark Zonder, Sean Reinert, Brad Kaiser, Mike Portnoy (drums).
Audio Mixers: Robert Berry; Terry Brown.
Liner Note Author: Stewart J. Gilray.
Recording information: Andy Brauer's Studio; Beat Street Productions, N.Y.C., NY; Bill's Place, N. Hollywood, CA; Cairo West Studio; Morrisound Studios, Tampa, FL; Prairie Sun Studios, Cotati, CA; Shadow Gallery Studio, Easton, PA; Soundtek Studios, Campbell, CA; Studio RS29, Waalwijk, The Netherlands; The Advanced Audio Group, Toronto, Canada.
Unknown Contributor Role: Tim Gennert. Working Man Music Review Average Rating: (3.5 out of 5 stars)    List All Reviews House Of Hair If the late 80's early to mid 90's heavy metal/Glam scene was your bag then this CD is for you. High pitched cheez metal/glam vocals like Mark Slaughter made these Rush tunes suck. The music is great like "La Villa Strangiato" and "YYZ".Over playing and ego jamming is prevalent on all tracks. Billy Sheehan melodically taps over the sold bass lines that we all love Geddy Lee for. MIKE PORTNOY plays on tracks 1,2,3,4,5,& 8 and takes Neil Perts style to a dble bass heavy metal level he's got Neils chops down. Fates Warning puts a wanna be tuff twist on "Closer To The Heart"one of the three most disliked tracks on the album. Over all if you like fast playing and Rush didn't rock fast enough for you these guys will. Submitted by a reviewer (Gainesville,FL)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful.
This CD is awesome! I've enjoyed listening to this CD more than any other I've purchased in some time. Submitted by a reviewer (Long Island, NY)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Great Tribute from Rush I hear that Neil Pearlt, the drummer from Rush is not happy with this tribute. I don't know If this information is true but I am a fam from Rush a lot of years ago and I like this tribute. It has a lot of great musicians like Billy Sheehan, Mike Portnoy,John Petruchi and many, many other. Great for progressive rock fans. Submitted by a reviewer (Ponce , Puerto Rico)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Jack Russell the analog kid is really good this is my fav soing on rush working man the analog kid this soing rocks jack russell rocks on this albulm u got to here it it almost sounds better by jack russell then geddy lee on his other album Submitted by Jmier75 (Wash) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Blows Doors Completely OFF! Great CD!
The versions of some of these songs not only compare but , in some cases elaborate on what was already a good idea.
A cast of "whos who" in rock , is a compliment in itself to the fore fathers of progrock.
Coolest tribute since N.I.B. , The Black Sabbath Tribute. Submitted by www.sullytoy (Janesville Wi.) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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