RUSH STUDIO TRIBUTE - ANTHEM from the Album "Working Man"

1996 Magna Carta Records
catalog #MA-9010-2
If you are a RUSH FAN, buy this album !!!

Mixed by Terry Brown in Toronto, Canada
Executive Producers Mike Varney & Peter Morticelli
Creative Consultant Mike Portnoy

Track 7 - ANTHEM

Mark Slaughter - vocals
Deen Castronovo - drums
James Murphy - rhythm guitar
George Lynch - lead guitar
Stu Hamm - bass

"Working Man" is the ultimate Rush tribute album, bringing together a world class array of superstars on their respective instruments (and voices) to record Rush covers in the studio. Many Rush fans don't know this project exists, and the CD's are hard to find (some say sold out). When I first bought the album, I almost considered it 'blasphemy' because I thought the self-indulgence went way too far in adding to the original Rush compositions. But it didn't take long to realize that these guys weren't showing off, they were modernizing and paying respect to "beefing up" the ol' classics - and having a great time doing so. Did they ever BEEF THEM UP !! You haven't heard Rush like this before. Big rectifier guitar tones, sweep picking guitar solos, insane bass, insane keyboards, rockstar vocals, and the drums...well they say Neil is a god...how about hearing god thru the ears of some other superstar drummers. It is a freakin' TREAT to hear. It's Rush on steroids, in a good way. Extremely tasty, and chops galore. Combine Moving Pictures with the Rockstar movie... you've got Working Man.

This version of Athem is played blisteringly fast, and absolutely insane. The interplay is awesome, and Mark Slaughter rocks it up where it's almost "hairband" in the singing department. Underneath it is a dream rhythm section of Hamm & Castronovo, and chunking it all to pieces with mean-ass guitar is James Murphy of Testament, Death, & Obituary! Can you believe it? If only this album went on tour. What a show that would have been.

Watch my channel for other selected tracks from this album. I might end up posting them all.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Rush
• Anthem
• Working
• Man
• Mark
• Slaughter
• Deen
• Castronovo
• James
• Murphy
• Stu
• Stuart
• Hamm
• George
• Lynch

[snapascrew]

wtf is that shit at 0:38 - 0:40

[kevinwayte]

haha I used to think the same thing. Now I realize it's a "rockstar" interpretation of Geddy's wail to the audience. The guy's got some range, even after all these years.

[336kgf]

Argh. Wrong choice for vocalist.

[larkydozer]

This singer ruined one of my favorite Rush tunes.

[rm5157]

@cip421 Judging from the pictures it's Stu Hamm.

[cip421]

who is playing bass?

[OldSchoolDanchi]

George Lynch & Mark Slaughter

[davegto67]

Ugh. Completely awful.

[xyz321123]

@mmmolchan I did see a George Lynch picture, sounds like him

[mmmolchan]

@xyz321123 isnt this george lynch?

[thedeenforever]

AWESOME DRUMMING BY DEEN CASTRONOVO!!!

[Dthorn912]

Im dying of laughter

[CoombesKidd]

awesome, good job dudes