Retrospective I

Retrospective I
Compilation album by Rush
Released	May 6, 1997
Recorded	1973–1979
Genre	Progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal
Length	75:49
Label	Anthem (Canada) Mercury
Producer	Rush and Terry Brown
Rush chronology
Test for Echo (1996) Retrospective I (1997) Retrospective II (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
MusicHound Rock	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music	[5]

Retrospective I: 1974 to 1980 is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1997. The album features songs from the first decade of the band. The set is not in chronological order.

This compilation album is now disc one of the 2006 Rush compilation album Gold, with "Something for Nothing" replaced by "Working Man". Cover art was painted by Canadian artist Dan Hudson.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"The Spirit of Radio"	Permanent Waves (1980)	4:59
2.	"The Trees"	Hemispheres (1978)	4:45
3.	"Something for Nothing"	2112 (1976)	4:00
4.	"Freewill"	Permanent Waves	5:24
5.	"Xanadu"	A Farewell to Kings (1977)	11:07
6.	"Bastille Day"	Caress of Steel (1975)	4:40
7.	"By-Tor and the Snow Dog" I. "At the Tobes of Hades" (0:36) II. "Across the Styx" (0:35)" III. "Of the Battle" (6:23) i. "Challenge and Defiance" (2:43) ii. "7/4 War Furor" (0:37) iii. "Aftermath" (1:58) iv. "Hymn of Triumph" (1:05) IV. "Epilogue" (1:04)	Fly by Night (1975)	8:39
8.	"Anthem"	Fly by Night	4:24
9.	"Closer to the Heart"	A Farewell to Kings	2:55
10.	"Overture" (Part I of "2112")	2112	4:32
11.	"The Temples of Syrinx" (Part II of "2112")	2112	2:13
12.	"La Villa Strangiato" I. "Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds!" (0:27) II. "To Sleep, Perchance to Dream..." (1:33) III. "Strangiato Theme" (1:16) IV. "A Lerxst in Wonderland" (2:33) V. "Monsters!" (0:21) VI. "The Ghost of the Aragon" (0:35) VII. "Danforth and Pape" (0:41) VIII. "The Waltz of the Shreves" (0:26) IX. "Never Turn Your Back on a Monster!" (0:11) X. "Monsters! (Reprise)" (0:14) XI. "Strangiato Theme (Reprise)" (1:03) XII. "A Farewell to Things" (0:15)	Hemispheres	9:37
13.	"Fly by Night"	Fly by Night	3:22
14.	"Finding My Way"	Rush (1974)	5:05
Total length:			1:15:42

Personnel

• Geddy Lee – bass guitars, vocals, synthesizers
• Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars
• Neil Peart – drums, percussion, lyricist
• John Rutsey – drums on "Finding My Way"

See also

• Retrospective II
• Gold
• Retrospective III: 1989–2008

References

1. Retrospective I at AllMusic
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
3. 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.
4. "Rush: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
5. Larkin, Colin (2003). "Rush". The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music. Virgin Publishing. pp. 414–415. ISBN 1852279699.
6. Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road (Chapter 5)