Chosen by Monk
My latest pick of the pops is something we rarely feature unless it really grabs us by the balls, and that is a cover version. And, in this case, this take on the Rush deep cut ‘Working Man’ not only grabs our nether regions but squeezes so tightly it brings tears of joy to our eyes, with this longer “regular” version of the cut which appears on their current ‘State Of Emergency’ album:
Commenting on their version of the Canadian prog trio’s deep cut, Prong main man Tommy Victor had this to say:
Rush had the big riffs and that’s something Prong always wants as well. ‘Working Man’ [has] that all-time classic opening riff.