Not YYZ
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | $0.99 | YUNG KIM | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Neil Peart: "We were in a small plane and hearing from the cockpit the Morse code rhythm, and I said `Oh, wouldn't that be a neat introduction'...This song's an instrumental, but it's about YYZ airport. It's about airports."
The beginning of "YYZ" by Rush is based on the Morse code for YYZ, which is the IATA airport identifier for Toronto Pearson International Airport.
But what if Rush wasn't from Toronto? What would "YYZ" sound like if Rush was from your city? Not YYZ provides the answer.
Pick any combination of three letters (other than YYZ) and Not YYZ will play it in the style of "YYZ" by Rush. If the letters match an airport identifier, the airport's name and location will appear in the player.
Search for airports you've traveled through and cities you've visited. Try your initials. Create your own rhythms using the Morse code as a guide. The possibilities are endless!**
FEATURES:
-Browsable and searchable database of over 7000 airports
-Tap the Not YYZ banner or shake the device to get random letters in the letter picker.
-Choosing the combination YYZ will open the Wikipedia entry for "YYZ" in Safari.
**Actually there are exactly 17575 playable possibilities.
Reviews
My hometown (SAC) is better than yours!
eherbs
This app is obscure genius. How else could a person relate Morse code, the band Rush, worldwide airports and rock together.
Double Platinum!
Klinkk
As a lifelong Rush fan since 1979 and a true "rat" I can say that this is an awesome app! Endless fun and informative too! Go ahead, see & hear how GED or SEX sounds. 5 stars!!!
Okay, this rules.
daveledangeroux
I'm a Rush fan. I'm an iOS nerd. Somehow I find this app. Suddenly I'm contemplating flying from Seattle to N'Djamena just because IT SOUNDS SO GOOD.
Awesome for fellow Rush heads!!!
Buggles12002
No one else will get it. Sort of like the band. YYZ 4 life!!
Awesome idea!
AndrewCCM
Hysterical, yet interesting. Worth $.99 to support a Rush fan with such imagination. My airport DFW is pretty wild sounding. Lol
Not YYZ
The KKH
Being a former Rush fan (I still listen to them sometimes, but not as much), I purchased this app just out of curiosity. I believe it is an interesting idea to play all the three-letter airport identification codes "YYZ"-STYLE, as a multitude of them possess unique and sometimes hilarious rhythms (e.g. EEE, SSS, TTT, and OOO). I recommend Not YYZ for all the Rush fans out there, both casual and hardcore, and for those who would like an app with which they can waste their time ... in a good way, that is. KKH
great idea, one problem
SeattleHorn
Only problem is that you're using the ringer volume, and if I have the phone using vibrate instead, this app won't play. So, think you need to use a different volume setting, like Music and Spotify do.
