Rush - Retrospective 1 (1974-1980) - CD

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Seven years after Rush's first "best of" compilation was issued, the two-CD CHRONICLES, a new pair of discs was released as a replacement, RETROSPECTIVE, VOL. 1 (1974-1980) and RETROSPECTIVE, VOL. 2 (1981-1987). RETROSPECTIVE is a sonically improved collection of all of the band's best-known songs that also includes a number of the band's more recherche tracks that were overlooked on CHRONICLES.

Rush's work in the '70s is held in high regard by metalheads and prog-rock enthusiasts. Beginning as a Led Zeppelin sound-alike early on ("Finding My Way," "Fly By Night," "Anthem"), the trio gradually re-invented itself as a sci-fi inspired metal band ("2112 Overture," "Temples of Syrinx"). By the late '70s, Rush was fast becoming one of the most popular rock bands of the time, helped by radio favorites like "Closer to the Heart" and "The Trees." The virtuosity of the instrumental "La Villa Strangiato" demonstrates why musicians have always revered the trio's chops. By the beginning of the '80s, Rush was improving its songwriting skills, as evidenced by two of the band's most popular songs, "Freewill" and "Spirit of the Radio."