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Hi all RUSH fans!
I would like to get a "best of" Rush CD/ CDs and would like to get some opinion.
I found the following "best of..." CDs and wanted to know which one to get.
1) Retrospective I (1974-1980)
2) Retrospective II (1981-1987)
3) Chronicles
None of these seem to have Vapor Trails or Roll The Bones tracks though.
I have a Rush LIVE CD; Different Stages - Live
I would like to get a "best of" Rush CD/ CDs and would like to get some opinion.
I found the following "best of..." CDs and wanted to know which one to get.
1) Retrospective I (1974-1980)
2) Retrospective II (1981-1987)
3) Chronicles
None of these seem to have Vapor Trails or Roll The Bones tracks though.
I have a Rush LIVE CD; Different Stages - Live
Distant Dream - A New Beginning
www.distantdream.com
(Now also available on iTunes)
www.distantdream.com
(Now also available on iTunes)
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Chronicles would be the best choice, IMO.
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Chronicles
Great compilation"SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE" -
Hi Crazy,
I have Chronicals and like it a lot. But the cd that really turned me onto Rush Is Exit Stage Left. It is a live album with a best of song list. For some reason I prefer Rush live on this cd compared to the studio recording on Chronicals. Can't go wrong with either though. Happy listening.
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Look into getting the Live in Rio DVD. It's 3 hours of a mix of their new and old stuff... a lot of great music on there! I have the DVD and also the CD soundtrack. I couldn't believe the old geezers could rock out for 3 hours straight, but I'll be damned if they didn't do a good job of it!Ludicrous gibs!
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Great - thanks for the suggestions. I guess I'll get Chronicals since I already have a LIVE album of theirs.
Too bad it doesn't have my fav. track - Bravado
Also, doesn't have some cool instrumental stuff like "Leave That Thing Alone" on this albumDistant Dream - A New Beginning
www.distantdream.com
(Now also available on iTunes) -
Live in Rio has Bravado, Leave That Thing Alone, a smattering of tracks from Vapor Trails (which I enjoyed a lot more than the actual Vapor Trails album), plus a 18 minute long Neal Peart drum solo. Doesn't get much better than thatLudicrous gibs!
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Or you could do what I did...made my own "best of" disc of Rush.
Matter of fact, I have made 3 "best of" to date!"she had the body of Venus, with arms." -
ninerbj wrote:Or you could do what I did...made my own "best of" disc of Rush.
Matter of fact, I have made 3 "best of" to date!
Sure but I would need to own the CDs first
nadams - thanks for the info. I already have a great live album so I'm looking for my first Rush studio album.
Well, I had Vapor Trails but a friend took it and left town :eek:Distant Dream - A New Beginning
www.distantdream.com
(Now also available on iTunes) -
"A Show of Hands" is a great one that hasn't been mentioned yet. As for your original question...Chronicles.
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I pm'd ya crazy........ I love Rush, have Chronicles on double Tape and double CDMY HT RIG:
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LSI15 mains
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LSIfx surround backs
Lsi7 side surrounds
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Chronicles it is then - thanks for the help!Distant Dream - A New Beginning
www.distantdream.com
(Now also available on iTunes) -
Great CD!!MY HT RIG:
Sherwood p-965
Sherwood sd871 dvd
Rotel 1075 amp x5
LSI15 mains
LsiC center
LSIfx surround backs
Lsi7 side surrounds
SVS pb12/plus2
2 Channel Rig:
nad 1020 Pre-amp
Rotel 1080 stereo amp
Polk sda 2B
kenwood grunt Tuner
realistic lab 450 TT
Signal cable IC -
nadams wrote:Look into getting the Live in Rio DVD. It's 3 hours of a mix of their new and old stuff... a lot of great music on there! I have the DVD and also the CD soundtrack. I couldn't believe the old geezers could rock out for 3 hours straight, but I'll be damned if they didn't do a good job of it!
IMO, R30 is a better DVD than Live in RIO. They are both great, but if I had to choose R30 gets the nod. Chronicles is probably the best choice as a "best of" type of thing. For me, anything after Hemisphere's just isn't as good. Caress of Steel is one of my favorite Rush cd's.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
I have Chronicles on CD also. AWESOME! I pulled out my Moving Pictures CD the other day and was loving life as I drove to work! Some of the best pure clean rock out there.
Limelight is stil my fav!No excuses!