RUSH – Icon (2010 Universal)
No “Tom Sawyer”? No “Subdivisions”? No “2112”? This baffling compilation had zero involvement from the band, and should probably be avoided. There are plenty other Rush comps — official Rush comps, longer and with better variety of tracks — to satiatate your need for the holy trinity.
I do give whatever exec put the track list together credit for including ancient classics like “The Necromancer” and “Circumstances”…but this set of obscure album tracks mixed with singles makes little sense. It will only disappoint those looking for a good one CD Rush collection with all the songs they know. And real Rush fans don’t need to buy discs like this.
0.5/5 stars.
- Working Man
- Fly by Night
- The Necromancer
- The Twilight Zone
- Closer to the Heart
- Circumstances
- Freewill
- Limelight
- The Analog Kid
- Red Sector A
- Marathon
- Force Ten
mikeladano.com 
Yeah, that’s… pretty weak. I mean, still some great songs here. But give me my Chronicles any day.
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I still listen to Chronicles actually, even though I have the albums.
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Chronicles is GREAT in the car. I know there are a ton of songs that are just as good that aren’t there, but man that set is just amazing. Holy Trinity indeed.
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This set has some great tunes on it, but as a continuous listen it’s a bag of weaksauce. Today I listened to 1/2 of the 6-disc Sector 2 box set. I’m hoping to gear up and review that, particularly the 5.1 mix of A Farewell To Kings…
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Man, I think you should do Rush like you did KISS. Start at the beginning. It’ll give more perspective by the time you get to the boxes.
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