TheRocinanteKid Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Jun 5 2008, 05:00 AM) "I thought they [Mercury Records] did a really shoddy job in terms of the song order...purely chronological, and the artwork was lame." - Neil Peart on Chronicles Mmmm.... Maybe he should've got more involved then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushian King Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Being a completist should only extend as far as owning their studio and live recordings. Best of/hits collections aren't offering any new product are they? So why do you feel you need those to be a completist? For the artwork and liner notes? You're kidding right? You can make your own compilations easily, so just do that. Since you're such a fan and already have all their music from their proper releases, then may I suggest you take the money you're willing to waste on Rush and the corporations they work for (that already have more than enough money) and donate it to a charity. Your altruism would be appreciated by people who need money. If not charities, then may I suggest you spend your excess cash on another artist that's just starting out in the biz and could use your support. And if you don't wanna support a charity or another artist, then just support another Rush fan-- me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alex Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (edgyspice @ Jun 4 2008, 10:50 PM) Make your own "Greatest Hits" playlist and burn it to CD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun3701 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 From what I understand, Rush:Gold is just a re-issue of the two Retrospective CDs that came out about 10 years ago (with a couple songs switched around). Supposedly it's been remastered too... but then so were the Retrospectives. How many times can you remaster something? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocinanteKid Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (shaun3701 @ Jun 6 2008, 12:35 AM) From what I understand, Rush:Gold is just a re-issue of the two Retrospective CDs that came out about 10 years ago (with a couple songs switched around). Supposedly it's been remastered too... but then so were the Retrospectives. How many times can you remaster something? lol I assumed those things were remastered anyway as in the first time round? Didn't they get the treatment when the rest of the catalogue did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun3701 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Yeah, all the albums were remastered in 97 and they also released the Retrospectives which were remastered. I've heard a lot of people saying the Rush:Gold is "better sounding" than any of the previous releases, but I don't really notice a difference. I don't have a high-end stereo though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazyyz Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Yes...grab Archives if you can find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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apetersvt Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 QUOTE (kbomb106 @ Jun 4 2008, 09:24 PM) QUOTE (apetersvt @ Jun 4 2008, 09:23 PM) I would say no with the exception of Chronicles. You get live What You're Doing and Passage To Bangkok which were originally on ATWAS and ESL but left off so that both could be on one CD. The remastered versions have those songs, so there's no need for Chronicles, unless you're a completionist. I am, but I got rid of mine anyway. Did not know the remasters have What Your Doing and Bangkok. Thanks for the update. All this time I've been thinking all of the newer fans were missing out on these tunes. So, if your ESL and ATWAS are the orginial CD's and not the remasters (or the LPs or cassettes), get Chronicles. Other than that, a definate waste. I'm guessing this has something to do with the original cd's coming out when cd's only held 74 minutes. By the time the remasters came out, cd's could hold 80 minutes and thus adding back the omitted songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic2112nic Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Jun 5 2008, 03:53 AM) I'm not one for Greatest Hits complilations but I like the art work for the last one they released. Haven't bought it though http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/hemispheres2005/51Vlw02JpQL_SS500_.jpg That was my first album! I owe my Rush fanaticism to that album I think compilation albums are great for introducing Rush to people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaye Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 QUOTE (nic2112nic @ Jun 7 2008, 12:23 AM)QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Jun 5 2008, 03:53 AM) I'm not one for Greatest Hits complilations but I like the art work for the last one they released. Haven't bought it though http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/hemispheres2005/51Vlw02JpQL_SS500_.jpg That was my first album! I owe my Rush fanaticism to that album Same here! (and it also made me a new friend at work ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic2112nic Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Hooray for TSOR compilation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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