Mike Check Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Do you jump to certain songs and skip around the catalog or do you pick an album and let it play? For me, it's the latter. I love hearing how the songs fit together theme wise but I will go to certain albums over and over 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) I listen to them like any other band these days. If the mood strikes for something from them I play it. I don't really have a certain way I listen to Rush anymore. Overall I do prefer to hear full albums though. Edited May 11, 2018 by J2112YYZ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I am an obsessive collector, esp with CDs and blu rays ... ( lord help me when I get a turntable again because that'll open a whole 'nother can of worms ) Anyways, when I am in my car, I'll bring CDs and listen to the album all the way though - no skipping around .. That's usually the way to go for me .. but I've got my computer here on the desk at work, and sometimes during the day I'll go to youtube and just pick random songs ... something like a run of Vital Signs, Before And After, Circumstances, Jacob's Ladder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 With Rush, albums all the way through. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Usually from CD's, in the car and at home. Although of late I'm ripping the discs to my computer in mp3 format, then burning that material to my mp 3 player. The player is the size of a small cell phone and plugs into the car's audio system with a usb cable. I have 10 or so CD's in the player memory, with room for more. The player also has an SD slot to plug in an external memory chip. Helluva lot easier not lugging and storing all those CD's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thizzellewashington Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Either full albums or rabbit holes of live clips on YouTube. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) Used to listen to Rush Radio in house but most of the time these days on headphones while out walkin, whatever happens to take my fancy. Did Permanent Waves earlier today, particularly enjoying Neil's percussion in Different Strings Edited May 12, 2018 by lifeson90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. JD Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Usually, I pick one of my 13 Rush playlists and press “shuffle”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) I might scratch a Rush itch with a few tracks here and there. Usually go full album. Edited May 11, 2018 by rocket ignites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) With the classic era, 2112-MP, I just let it play through. With FBN, CA,p/g, Rush, CoS, and Signals, I skip to the good stuff. With TFE and RTB, I find the good song. With most of the others, I crank it all the way up to 0. Edited May 11, 2018 by laughedatbytime 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Sometimes I listen certain songs on Youtube, sometimes I listen full albums (CDs or FLAC files). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinwoodsman Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I usually listen to the Rush songs randomly on the Bose home theater system, mixed in with all of the songs from all of my favourite cd's. It has a built in external hard drive that let's me play all songs randomly, full albums or artists. I have the option to repeat the track or the entire album continuously. If that doesn't suffice, I have some mellow vinyl and a 300 watt PA setup for cd's when I want to crank it. Oh yeah ... a Sony truck cd that I only play burned cd's in and a 160 g ipod. All Rush all day if I wish. ... sad, I know 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Most of the time if I listen to music anymore it’s in my car. I have a lot of albums on my phone and play it through the car stereo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I've been obsessed with bootleg shows for awhileHard to get time to always listen to a whole show, but listen in order and all the way through one date,then start another one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I usually listen to the Rush songs randomly on the Bose home theater system, mixed in with all of the songs from all of my favourite cd's. It has a built in external hard drive that let's me play all songs randomly, full albums or artists. I have the option to repeat the track or the entire album continuously. If that doesn't suffice, I have some mellow vinyl and a 300 watt PA setup for cd's when I want to crank it. Oh yeah ... a Sony truck cd that I only play burned cd's in and a 160 g ipod. All Rush all day if I wish. ... sad, I knowNo, I am similar except my equipment is not as good as yours! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinwoodsman Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I usually listen to the Rush songs randomly on the Bose home theater system, mixed in with all of the songs from all of my favourite cd's. It has a built in external hard drive that let's me play all songs randomly, full albums or artists. I have the option to repeat the track or the entire album continuously. If that doesn't suffice, I have some mellow vinyl and a 300 watt PA setup for cd's when I want to crank it. Oh yeah ... a Sony truck cd that I only play burned cd's in and a 160 g ipod. All Rush all day if I wish. ... sad, I knowNo, I am similar except my equipment is not as good as yours! Options are a good thing! Every thing I have is 10-40 plus years old except the ipod and a USB compatible turntable. The 8tracks are kaput. The RCA Victor Model 711 consol is 1960's. I play the older vinyl on that, even Marty Robbins. It also has am-fm radio and needs no antenna. I have an addiction to collecting old stuff. Oops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I usually listen to the Rush songs randomly on the Bose home theater system, mixed in with all of the songs from all of my favourite cd's. It has a built in external hard drive that let's me play all songs randomly, full albums or artists. I have the option to repeat the track or the entire album continuously. If that doesn't suffice, I have some mellow vinyl and a 300 watt PA setup for cd's when I want to crank it. Oh yeah ... a Sony truck cd that I only play burned cd's in and a 160 g ipod. All Rush all day if I wish. ... sad, I knowNo, I am similar except my equipment is not as good as yours! Options are a good thing! Every thing I have is 10-40 plus years old except the ipod and a USB compatible turntable. The 8tracks are kaput. The RCA Victor Model 711 consol is 1960's. I play the older vinyl on that, even Marty Robbins. It also has am-fm radio and needs no antenna. I have an addiction to collecting old stuff. Oops. That sounds like our house too. We still have a good Pioneer receiver and turntable from the 1970's and some excellent speakers packed away under the stairs somewhere. I finally gave up on that equipment being unpacked and bought some Onkyo stuff from Amazon and some speakers so I could listen to some of my old stuff besides cd's! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Do you jump to certain songs and skip around the catalog or do you pick an album and let it play? For me, it's the latter. I love hearing how the songs fit together theme wise but I will go to certain albums over and over Never in a YYZillion years will I EVER skip around a Rush record. I know every album note to note. Front to back. Even "Vapor Trails." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Unless I really need to hear one song on repeat it's always been albums, but mostly live albums these days. Those I probably haven't listened to Rush in more than a week. There's just so much to get into. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. JD Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I usually listen to the Rush songs randomly on the Bose home theater system, mixed in with all of the songs from all of my favourite cd's. It has a built in external hard drive that let's me play all songs randomly, full albums or artists. I have the option to repeat the track or the entire album continuously. If that doesn't suffice, I have some mellow vinyl and a 300 watt PA setup for cd's when I want to crank it. Oh yeah ... a Sony truck cd that I only play burned cd's in and a 160 g ipod. All Rush all day if I wish. ... sad, I knowNo, I am similar except my equipment is not as good as yours! Options are a good thing! Every thing I have is 10-40 plus years old except the ipod and a USB compatible turntable. The 8tracks are kaput. The RCA Victor Model 711 consol is 1960's. I play the older vinyl on that, even Marty Robbins. It also has am-fm radio and needs no antenna. I have an addiction to collecting old stuff. Oops. That sounds like our house too. We still have a good Pioneer receiver and turntable from the 1970's and some excellent speakers packed away under the stairs somewhere. I finally gave up on that equipment being unpacked and bought some Onkyo stuff from Amazon and some speakers so I could listen to some of my old stuff besides cd's! II usually listen to the Rush songs randomly on the Bose home theater system, mixed in with all of the songs from all of my favourite cd's. It has a built in external hard drive that let's me play all songs randomly, full albums or artists. I have the option to repeat the track or the entire album continuously. If that doesn't suffice, I have some mellow vinyl and a 300 watt PA setup for cd's when I want to crank it. Oh yeah ... a Sony truck cd that I only play burned cd's in and a 160 g ipod. All Rush all day if I wish. ... sad, I knowNo, I am similar except my equipment is not as good as yours! Options are a good thing! Every thing I have is 10-40 plus years old except the ipod and a USB compatible turntable. The 8tracks are kaput. The RCA Victor Model 711 consol is 1960's. I play the older vinyl on that, even Marty Robbins. It also has am-fm radio and needs no antenna. I have an addiction to collecting old stuff. Oops. That sounds like our house too. We still have a good Pioneer receiver and turntable from the 1970's and some excellent speakers packed away under the stairs somewhere. I finally gave up on that equipment being unpacked and bought some Onkyo stuff from Amazon and some speakers so I could listen to some of my old stuff besides cd's! I love the sound of my “vintage” stereo gear. When I really want to listen, I use my 39 year old Sansui G9000 that I bought new in 1979 and have played nearly every day since. It’s one of the best “monster receivers” from the late 70s’ and early 80s’. I have it paired with a set of Definitive Technologies BP-8080SST speakers. Every media I play through it from 8-Tracks to Bluetooth sounds truly incredible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 These days I have a playlist that's about 40 songs long that cycles through all the eras. Like an extended concert setlist. Admittedly, haven't been listening to them as much as I used to. Trying to move on, now that it's all over. But when I get in the mood for them (heh), that playlist is what i go to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I usually listen to the Rush songs randomly on the Bose home theater system, mixed in with all of the songs from all of my favourite cd's. It has a built in external hard drive that let's me play all songs randomly, full albums or artists. I have the option to repeat the track or the entire album continuously. If that doesn't suffice, I have some mellow vinyl and a 300 watt PA setup for cd's when I want to crank it. Oh yeah ... a Sony truck cd that I only play burned cd's in and a 160 g ipod. All Rush all day if I wish. ... sad, I knowNo, I am similar except my equipment is not as good as yours! Options are a good thing! Every thing I have is 10-40 plus years old except the ipod and a USB compatible turntable. The 8tracks are kaput. The RCA Victor Model 711 consol is 1960's. I play the older vinyl on that, even Marty Robbins. It also has am-fm radio and needs no antenna. I have an addiction to collecting old stuff. Oops. That sounds like our house too. We still have a good Pioneer receiver and turntable from the 1970's and some excellent speakers packed away under the stairs somewhere. I finally gave up on that equipment being unpacked and bought some Onkyo stuff from Amazon and some speakers so I could listen to some of my old stuff besides cd's! II usually listen to the Rush songs randomly on the Bose home theater system, mixed in with all of the songs from all of my favourite cd's. It has a built in external hard drive that let's me play all songs randomly, full albums or artists. I have the option to repeat the track or the entire album continuously. If that doesn't suffice, I have some mellow vinyl and a 300 watt PA setup for cd's when I want to crank it. Oh yeah ... a Sony truck cd that I only play burned cd's in and a 160 g ipod. All Rush all day if I wish. ... sad, I knowNo, I am similar except my equipment is not as good as yours! Options are a good thing! Every thing I have is 10-40 plus years old except the ipod and a USB compatible turntable. The 8tracks are kaput. The RCA Victor Model 711 consol is 1960's. I play the older vinyl on that, even Marty Robbins. It also has am-fm radio and needs no antenna. I have an addiction to collecting old stuff. Oops. That sounds like our house too. We still have a good Pioneer receiver and turntable from the 1970's and some excellent speakers packed away under the stairs somewhere. I finally gave up on that equipment being unpacked and bought some Onkyo stuff from Amazon and some speakers so I could listen to some of my old stuff besides cd's! I love the sound of my “vintage” stereo gear. When I really want to listen, I use my 39 year old Sansui G9000 that I bought new in 1979 and have played nearly every day since. It’s one of the best “monster receivers” from the late 70s’ and early 80s’. I have it paired with a set of Definitive Technologies BP-8080SST speakers. Every media I play through it from 8-Tracks to Bluetooth sounds truly incredible. I remember when you put up a photo of your setup; it was sweet! When things slow down a little later this summer I hope to dig out our good stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Usually, I pick one of my 13 Rush playlists and press “shuffle”.Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewWorldScott Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I usually prefer to let an album play through. But, there are some days where I want or crave hearing a certain song, and i will go right to it. So, I'll take the easy way out and say I'm a good mix of both these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diatribein Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) I suspect this may be very unpopular, especially with fans who prefer the 70's output by the band, but here it goes... As with every single band I like, I create a set of playlists divided by era. If the band has few albums or what I consider weaker output they get fewer playlists. It can be just 1 for the whole career. I have a few rules when making playlists: 1. Eras should make sense, meaning that there should be an attempt for some level of semblance in terms of years or number of albums included in each playlist and good dividers are marked style changes. 2. Playlists for one band must have the same number of tracks per divided playlists. 3. Preference is given to singles and non-album b-sides (latter not relevant to RUSH) when choosing songs on the bubble. 4. Playlists must be 20, 25, 30, 35 or 40 tracks long with preference for 25 or 30 when feasible. I've done 50 and it tends to get muddled. I only use 20 for single playlists because I would go to 40 before splitting to 2 or two 30 song playlists over three 20s. 5. Singles and fan favourites I like should be located in peek positions (2-10 & 2nd to last & last). 6. The last song should sound like an end song and the first should have some sort of interesting intro. The last thing I do is cycle bubble songs in and out as well as refresh the running order to vary up the playlists every few years. Typically this happens when a new album is released, but I do it for dormant bands like RUSH & Queen as well. For me RUSH exists as FOUR 30 track playlists. Part I: 1973 to 1981 (Not Fade Away through Moving Pictures)PartI II: 1982 to 1988 (Signals through Hold Your Fire)Part III: 1989 to 1998 (Presto through Test For Echo)Part IV: 2000 to 2014 (My Favourite Headache through Clockwork Angels/Vapor Trails Remixed) I realize that the inclusion of Geddy's album My Favourite Headache may be sacrilege for many, but I love that album as much as any RUSH album. If Geddy would release another album of equal quality, I would move those songs off RUSH Part IV and make a Geddy 20 song playlist. Part IV would then be reorganized. Part I also presented a problem for me that I have not encountered with other bands, the epic whole record side songs. If I counted those as one track it would skew Part I in terms of length. I decided that if I use any epic with definitive breaks (silence between parts), those pauses would be used to separate the song to individual tracks. You will see this on Part I. My current RUSH Playlists: Part I 01. The Spirit Of Radio02. Tom Sawyer03. Entre Nous04. Limelight05. Circumstances06. Closer To The Heart07. Vital Signs08. Fly By Night09. Lakeside Park10. Freewill11. Cinderella Man12. A Passage To Bangkok13. In The Mood14. By-Tor And The Snow Dog15. Witch Hunt16. Different Strings17. Garden Road (live)18. Bastille Day19. Beneath, Between & Behind20. Not Fade Away21. Red Barchetta22. Something For Nothing23. A Farewell To Kings24. The Trees25. Natural Science26. 2112: I.Overture, II.The Temples of Syrinx27. 2112: III.Discovery, IV.Presentation28. 2112: V.Oracle: The Dream29. 2112: VI.Soliloquy, VII.Grand Finale30. Working Man Bubble songs left off: Making Memories, YYZ (was on previous iteration). It was also the only instrumental I've ever put on a playlist. Part II 01. Force Ten02. The Big Money03. New World Man04. Red Sector A05. Prime Mover06. Grand Designs07. The Body Electric08. Time Stand Still09. Territories10. The Enemy Within11. The Weapon12. Second Nature13. Between The Wheels14. Losing It15. Mission16. Distant Early Warning17. Manhattan Project18. Turn The Page19. Digital Man20. Red Lenses21. Open Secrets22. Middletown Dreams23. Kid Gloves24. The Analog Kid25. High Water26. Marathon27. Afterimage28. Lock And Key29. Mystic Rhythms30. Subdivisions Bubble songs left off: Witch Hunt (live) from A Show Of Hands - This would be done to have the Fear trilogy all on one playlist and remove the studio version from Part I. Part III 01. Dreamline02. Presto03. Nobody's Hero04. Test For Echo05. Roll The Bones06. Show Don't Tell07. Half The World08. Stick It Out09. Ghost Of A Chance10. The Pass11. Alien Shore12. Face Up13. The Color Of Right14. Cold Fire15. Hand Over Fist16. Totem17. Neurotica18. Animate19. Driven20. Superconductor21. You Bet Your Life22. Resist23. Red Tide24. Everyday Glory25. Virtuality26. Bravado27. War Paint28. Carve Away The Stone29. Between Sun & Moon30. Chain Lightning Bubble songs left off: Double Agent (love the chorus/hate the spoken verses), Time and Motion (was on previous iteration). Part IV 01. Caravan02. Far Cry03. Runaway Train04. The Wreckers05. Secret Touch*06. Workin' Them Angels07. Working At Perfekt08. Ghost Rider*09. The Anarchist10. The Way The Wind Blows11. Still12. The Stars Look Down*13. Headlong Flight14. Home On The Strange15. Ceiling Unlimited*16. The Present Tense17. Bravest Face18. Window To The World19. How It Is*20. The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)21. My Favourite Headache22. One Little Victory (Remix)23. BU2B24. Moving To Bohemia25. We Hold On26. Grace To Grace27. The Garden28. Faithless29. Slipping30. Nocturne* Bubble songs left off: The Angels' Share (was on previous iteration), Vapor Trail, Mr. Soul, Spindrift, Armor and Sword, Wish Them Well (was on previous iteration), Halo Effect. * - From Vapor Trails Remixed. I guess I should mention that these are encoded to flac (sourced by this guide) and edited if needed (2112 for example) with software. Each album/song is married to artwork that prioritizes single artwork when available above album. Single versions are used when available for those too; for example the versions of Far Cry & Workin' Them Angels from their respective promo singles are a couple of seconds longer than the album counterparts because the sustaining end bit is not cut off by the next song on the album. The playlists are then uploaded to my SONY Walkman Music player that I use for listening on the go and in the car. I will sometimes even hook it up to the home stereo since I prefer the playlists to albums. Edited May 19, 2018 by diatribein 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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