| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [1] |
| MusicHound Rock | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | link |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music | [3] |
Retrospective II: 1981 to 1987 is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album features songs from the second decade of the band.
This compilation album is now disc two of the 2006 Rush compilation album Gold.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “The Big Money“ | Power Windows (1985) | 5:35 |
| 2. | “Red Barchetta“ | Moving Pictures (1981) | 6:09 |
| 3. | “Subdivisions“ | Signals (1982) | 5:33 |
| 4. | “Time Stand Still“ | Hold Your Fire (1987) | 5:09 |
| 5. | “Mystic Rhythms“ | Power Windows | 5:54 |
| 6. | “The Analog Kid” (Complete Version) | Signals | 4:48 |
| 7. | “Distant Early Warning” | Grace Under Pressure (1984) | 4:57 |
| 8. | “Marathon“ | Power Windows | 6:10 |
| 9. | “The Body Electric” | Grace Under Pressure | 5:00 |
| 10. | “Mission“ | Hold Your Fire | 5:16 |
| 11. | “Limelight“ | Moving Pictures | 4:20 |
| 12. | “Red Sector A“ | Grace Under Pressure | 5:08 |
| 13. | “New World Man“ | Signals | 3:42 |
| 14. | “Tom Sawyer“ | Moving Pictures | 4:33 |
| 15. | “Force Ten“ | Hold Your Fire | 4:31 |
| Total length: | 1:16:42 | ||
Personnel
- Geddy Lee – bass guitars, synthesizers, vocals
- Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars, synthesizers
- Neil Peart – drums, percussion, electronic percussion, lyricist
See also
References
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). “Rush”. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 965. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2003). “Rush”. The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music. Virgin Publishing. pp. 414–415. ISBN 1852279699.
