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<\/p><\/div>"} 1 Turn off your radio, AM or FM; the disc jockeys' selections from the Rush catalogue are not conducive to becoming a true fan. They may even make you hate the band if they play the wrong "first" song.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 2 Go to the record store and pick up "Chronicles." It is a two disc compilation of their hits from '74 to '89. The other greatest hits compilations have similar selections, but Chronicles is the best for an important reason: the liner essay by John Swenson. Mr. Swenson does a masterful job of explaining the significance and context of Rush's beginnings and their subsequent developments. Moreover, the liner notes show the covers of all the albums up to '89, which is helpful when shopping for your next Rush purchase.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 3 A few other notes about "Chronicles." Read the essay WHILST you listen to disc one. Begin with track 2, Working Man. Keep in mind the debut record was recorded late at night, AFTER the band had played a pub for several hours. The last thing Mr. Lifeson felt like doing that night was playing a 2 minute solo. Next, listen to the following songs in this order: Fly By Night; Free Will; The Spirit of Radio; Tom Sawyer; Limelight; Red Barchetta.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 4 Limit yourself to only the above songs for about a month. Be a keen listener. Listen carefully to each song 4 times: once for guitars; again for the drums; yet again for the bass; and finally for the keyboards.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 5 It's time to buy another album. Go get All the World's a Stage. It is a live album and a powerhouse of a guitar record. Begin listening to all the other songs on disc one of "Chronicles."

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<\/p><\/div>"} 6 After a couple of weeks with the live ATWAS, go get yourself Moving Pictures AND Exit...Stage Left. Listen to MP all the way through, but skip track 5; you're not ready. Listen to Jacob's Ladder, YYZ, and Xanadu on ESL. Absorb Xanadu and YYZ. Slowly delve into the second disc of "Chronicles."

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<\/p><\/div>"} 8 If the boys are on tour, consider getting some tickets if they are in town. Rush are the best live band you will come across. The mix is always good, and they wear their humour on their sleeves. Most folks think they are a bunch of hard-heads because of the lyrics and album covers. Not so. They have brains and aren't afraid to use 'em, though.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 11 On the album 2112, there is a song called 2112. It has 8 parts to it, and it takes up side 1 of the original album. Listen to the entire song. Absorb