Retrospective 3
| Retrospective III: 1989–2008 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Rush | ||||
| Released | March 3, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1989-2008 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 71:50 | |||
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Anthem (Canada) Atlantic |
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| Producer | Rush, Nick Raskulinecz, Peter Collins, Rupert Hine, Paul Northfield | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Mojo | |
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| Sea of Tranquility | |
Retrospective III: 1989–2008 is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush released on March 3, 2009. The album is a collection of songs from the third and fourth decades of the band (1989–2008), which they spent signed to Atlantic Records. The album is available in two versions. The 2-disc version includes a DVD of music and live videos.
Retrospective III: 1989–2008 displays the covers of six albums - Vapor Trails, Test For Echo, Counterparts, Roll The Bones, Presto, and alternate artwork for Snakes & Arrows - on the wall, while that of the Feedback EP rests on the floor. The Snakes & Arrows art, designed by Hugh Syme, was originally used on that album's insert and later appeared on the cover of the Snakes & Arrows Live album; the portion featuring the battered road sign was used for the DVD version. The dog from the cover of Signals sits looking up at the covers, and the pushbroom used by the janitor on the covers of the Retrospective I, Retrospective II, and Gold compilations rests against the wall. The dog appears on the Gold cover as well, but is not present on the other two Retrospective album covers.
This is the only Retrospective collection to feature live material, in the form of the song "Ghost of a Chance (Live version)". This version is notable for not being previously available on any other Rush release.Retrospective III also features remixes of the two tracks from Vapor Trails, which were done to correct mastering problems associated with the album.
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