2112

When it's good, it's amazing.

Really enjoyed this. I thought I had heard most of it before, but I guess I never got through the entire first 20 minute romp. Pretty great, would definitely listen to it again. 5/5

why is the first song 20 minutes!!!!!

They play technically well, but most of the songs do not hit. Giving them 3 stars for the first track, which is at leat a cool idea.

I know it’s not a serious aesthetic/political treatise, and that the authority being resisted is more likely your parents telling you to turn it down than totalitarianism. But even so, what a load of rockist tosh.

7/8

Annoying

I can get behind this

schon wieder rush?! schon wieder progressive rock? dieses mal aber eindeutig besser als das andere album

Zuerst dachte ich schon wieder so ein Langstückalbum, aber es gefällt mir. Guter alter Hardrock.

Some good prog rocking.

Prog rock lost its appeal for me by the early 70s. I'd never heard much Rush, and am not a fan of Geddy's voice. Great playing, though, by all three.

Very good listen. A mix of a long progressive opus and shorter rock radio oriented tracks.

I do like Rush, and this album makes me feel all the nostalgia of first listening to them as a teenager.

Muutama hyvä kipale mutta ei mene jatkuvaan kuunteluun

Rushin sitä osastoa joka ei oikein jaksa innostaa. Ei nyt huono mutta ei pääse omaan soittoon.

Amazing piece of rock and roll music for lengthy drives

Heys’ favorite band. I prefer punk.

Duplicate

Shorter than I thought with only 6 songs. Great drumming.

This really was not for me. I can appreciate the ambition behind 2112. The musicianship is clearly impressive and the concept is bold. But as a listening experience it just does not land for me at all. The long, sprawling title track feels overblown rather than epic, and the theatrical vocals make it hard for me to connect with the story. There is no doubt Rush are talented, but the combination of progressive rock excess and sci fi concept leaves me cold. It feels more technical than emotional, and I struggle to find anything that draws me in. Favourite track: None that truly grabbed me Least favourite: The extended title suite is particularly hard work Album artwork: Striking and instantly recognisable, even if the music does not match it for me

Was never a big Rush fan, it was OK

Tappade intresse redan vid starten på låt 1, men albumet har absolut sina fina delar! Stark 2

21 minuter va första spåret

Aldrig hört men bra/okej luftgitarrskompatibelt 18 m intro låt gör hela albumet

Spännande med 20 min låt, men inget som riktigt passa min smak.

Rush is not my favorite other than the most popular songs

20 minute song too long

A great record I would have missed without this website.

The 20 minute intro is good, reminds me of King Crimson older prog rock. The second half songs are all pretty fun.

Not big on Rush or prog rock Album was fine

I like it.

A classic and epic prog rock album, one of the best

I didn't turn it off. I've never been a Rush fan. I'm mostly turned off by Geddy's voice. But I made it through 2112. Ok, next...

No, no, no

This is held as a masterpiece of prog rock, and I get understand why. Still it's prog rock and I find it dull quickly.

favorite: the twilight zone

Really good

Nothing special, not a fan of the space opera story either. Perhaps interesting if you were alive during the 70s.

Didn’t make my ears bleed. Still not a fan though.

Damn — 2024's been Rush year for me, between these two albums and Geddy's memoir. I listed to Permanent Waves the other day as well, so I guess my being a fan is established. This album really set me on a new course when I was in middle school. I was a Kiss devotee (what? I was in freakin' middle school) and then listened to this and Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves (I got them all for my 14th birthday) and it opened my brain to new possibilities. On this listen, and it's been a while since I spun this album, I was really moved — and not by nostalgia, but by the content of the record. The band was on the precipice when they recorded this — about to get dropped by their label if they didn't produce a "hit" — and they basically decided they'd go out in a blaze of their own glory, and instead of issuing an album aimed at trying to appeal to a radio audience, they indulged in a album-side-length epic about a dystopian society ... that ultimately exploded their fan base and sealed their future as a 40+year indomitable force in smart-rock. (Yeah, I made up a new genre for them.) I found the 2112 story really held up, I thoroughly enjoyed it, air drumming to every goddamned fill. And side 2 (for those of us who still think in those terms) was just as good. I had all but forgotten "Something For Nothing" was on this album, and that one blew me away on this listen. Anyway — Rush rules!

I never cared for this phase of Rush's career. I do like prog, but I've never liked Rush's take on the genre.

Geek Rock! I don't know if that's a real term and I am avoiding googling it until after I do this review. I'm going with it's a new term I made up inspired by 2112 Overture and the rest of this album. Wow wow wow. So smart so rocking. I find it hard to put into words how I feel about this album because the real Rush fans are so well versed in this album and I'm still learning. I'll admit I always misheard "Priests" as "Freaks" in the Overture but I still think it works. Some of my takeaways - 3 guys blast out this musical magical landscape that's so full and lush. Wow. - those drums that never seem to end. It's like Neil Peart is banging through Middle Earth with the exact beat I want at every step. - I'm loving Geddy's voice the older I get

One of my first introductions to Rush when I got hip to them at the age of 12 in ‘79. Great album with the epically long somewhat silly first side title track and equally awesome second side with the stoner paean ‘A Passage to Bangkok’ which is very cool to me being as I’ve actually taken an overnight train through the Thai countryside from Bangkok to Chiangmai before. Side two also contains the really underrated track ‘The Lesson’

Classic Rush progressive rock.

I mean I loved the sound and the moood on the first 20 minute song . I think with more listens I could appreciate the sound more. Highlight was "Tears".

Contains the best 20 minute long song of all time. Also learned that Passage to Bangkok is about drug tourism.

besides the opening song the remaining songs were not memorable imo

Not my thing

The long opening track was good, couldn't say much else for the rest. My Spotify put on a random shuffle once the album was finished and I didn't realise until about 15 minutes in. It's fun prog rock but not something that I would add to my collection.

Grandiose lyrics, lacking depth, voice is grating

Love a bit of pog rock

3.5/5

First time listening to rush, it tickled my eardrums in just the right way

Some nice prog rock. Didn't blow me away, but was quite enjoyable.

Insane that they remastered this album and didn't get rid of the stereotypical asian sample in the second song. They really wanted to release a prog rock album with the first song but then the sound changed to a normal rock album. This album suffers the comparison problem of older albums. So many albums after this one does the sound better and nothing on this album stands out to make it different from albums that do it better.

Tiens, du prog rock canadien. Pas mal du tout, les riffs envoie du lourd, la voix assure sans trop hurler. Le morceaux de 20 minutes en ouverture, espèce d'opéra rock conceptuel de 20 minutes est assez rigolo avec son imagerie de grand prêtres des temples de Syrinx (bref...). Content d'avoir croisé ça.

meh, I do like Rush but this wasn't mind blowing.

B- 2112 3 A Passage to Bangkok 3 The Twilight Zone 3 Lessons 3 Tears 3 Something for Nothing 3 This was good Rush, real good.

Cool atmosphere created by rush here but I don’t think I would listen to any of these songs again.

I SO much wanted to get into rush, but never could. This album can't change that. As prog rock of the 70s goes, this is par for the course, but not terribly exciting. I also just can't get used to Geddy Lee's singing voice. I gues I just have to move on. 3/5

2112 is really interesting story and concept album. Great hits, sci-fi dystopian feel which really adds to the album overall.

A decent listen but not something I’d go back to

Concept albums should be more cohesive than this. Outside of the "2112 Overture" the album didn't do a good job of keeping a theme and feeling like a singular piece of art. I don't normally enjoy prog rock, as I think it can all start to blend together and I start to zone out at times. Rush has the advantage of excellent rhythm section and startlingly unique vocals from Geddy Lee to keep my attention, but the vision could have been executed much better.

Been several decades since I listened to this. Prog rock is one of my favorite genres and Rush has always been one of the best at it. When Geddy Lee opens the title track with "...and the meek shall inherit the earth..." I have to admit it is corny as hell but that is the whole thing with prog rock: the music is undeniably awesome but sometimes the songs are kind of silly when you listen to the actual lyrics. Still this is a stone cold classic.

Techno shrug

An enjoyable but somewhat average 1970s rock album. I actually enjoyed the second side of the album a lot more than the 20 minute opener/first side which seems to be more popular.

2112 // 3-3.5/5

Ok, not that exciting. I was a Rush fan in high school but never loved them. This album doesn't change that

Long. Just too long prog rock. Vocals are amazing ...but it drags even if it is under 40 mins.

So sorry to Rush but this is one of the silliest concept albums I’ve ever heard. Absolute goofball shit, endearingly dorky but that’s not enough to carry the album for me.

Better than I remembered.

Rock progresivo. Está bien. Un 4.

Progressive rock. Bastante rollo.

I do not like rush

Rush has some songs I like but this album bores me

Man, Rush is a pretty polarizing group...you either love them or hate them. I'm in the former camp. Neil Peart has been one of my idols since I picked up a pair of drumsticks at the wee age of 11 years old. The man was an amalgamation of all the best drummers of the 60s and 70s and then some. I don't know how Geddy Lee can play those complicated bass/keys parts AND sing on top of it. Just a whole lot of dexterity and musicianship in that band. This album was no different. I like how the A-side sets up the themes for the rest of 20 minute song within the first 30 seconds. Even though it was so long it didn't feel like that long given the breaks in the track. Masterfully executed and just a general banger of a prog rock album! Standout Tracks: Just listen to the entire thing.

Peak Rush, 2112 is a 20 minute track that feels like 5.

As epic as they claim to be. Too bad I got an irrational hatred to that kind of voice.

Genre: Progressive rock, progressive metal 1976 Side 1 (2112) is phenomenal! Standouts: 2112: (Overture/Temple of the Syrinx, Discovery, Presentation, Oracle: The Dream, Soliloquy, Grand Finale). Twilight Zone. Rating: 4/5

Progressive rock. Bastante rollo.

I will listen again.

Mir unbekannt bis dato. Typischer Klang Rockbands der 70er

All kinda sounds the same.

I'll be there when I teach what I've been taught And I've been taught

Ayn Randian progrock?

Would have loved to heard the record label’s reaction to a 21 minute rock opera to open the album.

Prog rock before they made radio friendly music.

Rush has always been a difficult band for me. When I was younger I thought they were the best thing ever. Over time I’ve found myself listening to them less and less often. Still, a very unique album.

Not my cup of tea

Pretty good. No "The Spirit Of Radio (Greatest Hits 1974-1987)", but alright. I am going to listen to "The Spirit Of Radio (Greatest Hits 1974-1987)" again and skip '2112 Overture / The Temples Of Syrinx'. It's just not their best work. Could have been a top 10 album cover if it wasn't for the bum.

2112 Overture - 8/10 The Temple Of Syrinx - 8.5/10 2112 III Discovery - 8.5/10 2112 IV Presentation - 8/10 2112-Oracle: The Dream Live - 8/10 2112: VI. Soliloquy - 8/10 2112-Grand Finale Live - 8/10 A Passage to Bangkok - 8.5/10 The Twilight Zone - 8/10 Lessons - 8/10 Tears - 8.5/10 Something for Nothing - 9/10 TOTAL - 99/120

Fakker med rush 4.5

and the meeeEEk shaaAl inheEEeeEEeriit thee eeaaarth.... järjetön eka biisi. moniosainen mestarillinen progeklassikko. pukumiehet kysyivät radioystävällistä poppia. sen sijaan tuli tuommoista.. voitko uskoa että 2112 on vain kolmen viikon päässä?? muutaman tylsä osio huolimatta 5/5 biisi (ei tylsä ei tarkoita hidas...hiljainen... dumbass bitchass...) odotin että loppualbumilta tulisi silti pistevähennystä..penaaltia. sillä evaluoitu huonosti toisella puolella . 5 seuraavaa 3-4 minuutin pätkäleen biisiä ovat kuitenkin erinomaisia... olen kuullut tämän albumin aikaisemminkin. nyt kuuntelukerralla vasta noteerattu eksellenssi. 2112

Really enjoyed this one. After having just putting myself through Deep Purple’s ‘Made In Japan’ live album with their own 20 minute song, I was a bit worried about this album. But this is a 20 minute song done right. 2112 is amazing. I enjoyed it the whole way through. The rest of the album kind of paled in comparison, but it was all still quite good. I’ll have to check out more Rush in the future. 7.5/10 Top 3: 1. 2112 2. The Twilight Zone 3. Tears

It was a good album. Although it does not have any of the mega hits, it was still fun to listen to. I still don't have any new balances. I will round up.

WACK

-bold move starting off with a fantasy/space opera -2nd half is pretty standard 70's rock, prog rock (barely) -standard Rush sound -one or two good songs, but nothing outstanding

best rush album one of the greatest prog albums i love rush

Attention all planets of the Solar Federation Attention all planets of the Solar Federation Attention all planets of the Solar Federation We have assumed control We have assumed control We have assumed control Prepare to have your tits rocked off. One of my favorite albums of all time. Nostalgic for me on too many levels. Grew up listening to this vinyl, that I'm currently listening to with my Dad, a hundred times. Was in a Rush tribute band and used to know how to play this entire album. A staggeringly powerful epic of progressive rock that has influenced hundreds of bands and musicians. Long live Rush.

Great prog rock album. I like other Rush albums better than this, but this shows their more accessible experimental stuff. (Is a 20 minute song accessible? You tell me (the answer's no)).

This album is very much Rush with electric guitar and drum solos and the unique voice of the lead singer Geddy Lee, without which the band would be nothing. However, no particular song stands out; all but one sounds exactly the same. 2112 was a bold move to have as the first song(s), as it is over 20 minutes long and doesn't have a great transition from number to number. A Passage to Bangkok, Twilight Zone, Lessons, and Something for Nothing all do the same things but with different lyrics. Tears is the only thing that is unique from the album with its melancholic melody, lyrics, and slow pacing. Overall, it seems like this album was made for live concerts with its strong and lively energy, with Tears acting as a way for the band to rest their tired voices, strumming, and drumming. However, trying to listen to this while sitting in bed is mind-numbing and boring. I did not feel moved or delighted by anything happening. It seems like Rush simply delivered shit they already knew how to do and regurgitated it multiple times to please a live audience. Maybe I'm just not a big fan of rush and may it was the 70's but I'll pass on this shit.

Far out

When you see a quick 6 song album and then realize the first song is 23 minutes

Favorite Tracks: 2112 A Passage to Bangkok Tears

6.5/10

They don’t make albums like this anymore.

Top rock

Never listened to a full rush album before but was familiar with a few songs. This was so much better than I thought it would be. Loved it.

Chill rock, kinda weird because the first song was 20 mins long. Great for a road trip or hanging out with friends as background music.

I am an absolute sucker for a rock opera and while this occassionally leans on some outdated/annoying melodic tropes I don't mind too much, it's otherwise super expansive and just a total journey in a very fun way.

i liked the conciseness and story aspect. wasn't too crazy about the 20+ minute song & my mind meshed all the songs together. top 3: twilight zone, something out of nothing, 2112.

Rush straddles the line between Prog and Hard Rock. 2112 manages to be epic and otherworldly, while also providing some classic, catchy rock riffs. *Heard before.

Bruh, boring-ass, bitch-ass boomer shit King Crimson better 4/10

I've been on the edge of rush most of my life. I'm a huge Tool fan and I like all the navel gazing. But none of these dings grab me like some of their other songs. There's no Tom Sawyer here. It's good, not great.

These guys rock. I don't find myself ever turning on Rush, but every time I do, I have to appreciate how hard they rock.

moving pictures is way better

Closest to a 5/5 yet

I like what that the 20 minute intro is trying to mix it up a bit but it really isn't good enough to hold my attention that long and leaves the listener exhausted ahead of the average/mid range songs that follow

Not that interesting to me

Fun album but felt short. Definitely a great prog rock album but I find better albums in rushes discography

2.5

Absolute classic. Definitely at least a 4.5

Rush rocks

Such a perfect prog rock concept album. Musicianship, production, lyrics - everything about it is top tier. Rush is a great band, and this is them at their best.

Glad to see this made the list. I still listen to this a few times a year. I'll give 5 stars to anything between 2112 and Moving Pictures.

Not sure I’m a fan

I don't know why people shit on Rush. They're a great band and this album rocks.

Ayn Rand? Really?

Known before: Standouts: Rating: 1.5

Known before: Band Standouts: The Temples of Syrinx Rating: 7.5

Known Before: No Standouts: No 6.0

Majesty hard prog rock with dopey lyrics.

It's a Rush album. Can't say it's bad. Also, can't say i overly enjoy it

Very good prog rock but nothing transcendental

mega bangers

Sounds like a mixture of Led Zepplin, the Smith's and Metallica.

Spot on.

The best!

Geddy Lee singing anything above a normal volume is irritating. I’m mostly listening to these albums for the lyrical content so Rush’s appeal is probably lost on me. A 20 minute song about some hacky sci-fi story? Hard pass although I hate fascists like anyone else (most people?). The last song was prolly the best on the album

Not very engaging but nicely played, easy listening

Great prog album

To much prog for its own good. Surely Rush has better albums than this. Oh yeah they do.

Short n sweet

No. No. No. Stop it.

Pretty good

Empezamos semana con uno de los habituales coñazos. Seguimos para bingo.

4.-liebsti art vo scifi Rush sind libertarians?? S rush logo gseht us als wür de dude de rot stern atanze 1. Lied: was wenn sie on snake steppe würet? S 2. Lied fangt miteme classic orientalistische lick ah. Aber boppt no 2/5 wür sozialversicherige nöd für prog rock ufgeh.

lange song chli ungordnet aber d rock teil cool, babylon chli orientalism (said, 1978) time. tears chli ass. something for nothing no cools solo. allgemein findi sini stimm zimli geil aber sie wird mit de ziit bitz nervig. musikalisch hends eig kei melodie oder hooks wo eim bliibed, drum nöd miis. WHERE ARE THE HOOKS?? Es wirkt au alles sehr fantasy inspired (figg d ayn rand) und s erinneret mich as scientology album vom Edgar Winter.

Protokoll währendem lose: laaaaaaaaaaange Lied lieb d stimm inwiefern isches na es (1) lied, wenns immer wieder fast scho vo "Interludes" underbroche wird arschgeils albumcover UHHHH FILL, sicki toms bi 10:25 BASS Gitarre-Solo am Schluss huere schön mite Bass-Line mmmhh zweits lied bankok more like bangischvollok (abernödmeh) TWIGHLIGHT SEHRGEIL Lessons isch ok, bass am abgah und übergang vo akustik- zu elektrische gitarre sick Abschlüssend: Au wenn es 20 Minute Lied schomal uffallt, hets mich leider nöd vo ahfang ah packt. Irgendwie isches für mich z wenig kohärent. Vor allem de Ahfang het aber immer wieder Teil vo spötere Teil vom Lied, was mier nöd ufgfalle isch uppsipuppsi; das findi uf de andere Siite denn wieder sehr spannend. Drums findi recht sick, d Toms sind tight. De Part wo öpper eifach chli uf de Gitarre umeklimperet wird scho sini Daasiiberechtigung haa, ich find aber dass es z vill Tempo ussenimmt. Die restliche Lieder sind für mich alli chli gliich und nöd speziell uufregend, ussert The Twilight Zone. Isch The Twilight Zone mis Mami am 11:00 wo ich im Chindsgi gsi bin will es het MICH ABGHOLT. Schön ruhig, pluspünkt fürs flüstere im einte Teil und s langsame Gitarre-Solo woni HUERESCHÖN find. Immer wieder cooli Element, Bass mengisch sehr schön ume, hie und da cools Gitarre-Solo und sicki Stimm aber jaaaaaaaaaa Lyrisch isch da natürlich A Passage to Bankok hervorzhebe, wo basically verschiedeni Städt ufzählt werded und sie kiffed dezue?

Classic 2112 Rush, the song always has new surprises

I continue to experience ‘70s hard rock pretty neutrally, with surface-level appreciation unless I give it extra attention and try to delve more into the instrumentation and lyrics. On this listen I didn’t put in much effort, so while I understood a cinematic idea was in the works, I wasn’t enamored enough to focus on it. The lead vocals had a lot of energy and I could feel the variation in emotional tone, but otherwise I realize I won’t find myself gravitating towards thing type of music unless it’s the familiar hits or something special to me. Wonder how I’d feel if I was in an arena listening to it live. 4/10

obviously 2112 the song is a masterpiece and i remembered really liking Passage to Bangkok and The Twilight Zone but i was curious how the rest of the album was going to hold up. it held up amazingly. some great ballads and classic rock to end the album

Not Rush’s best. The opener is ambitious and mainly keeps interest throughout its 20 minutes but does have a couple of passages that lead nowhere. Passage to Bangkok is not good, but fortunately the rest of the second half is stronger, with The Twilight Zone and Something for Nothing being particular highlights

fun good!

Legendary. Epic.

In my younger days, I was a huge Rush fan. My fandom has dropped a bit but this is still a great album. I'm deducting a star for the unfortunate Ayn Rand shout out. Neil Peart's drumming is sensational. I do understand people not liking Geddy Lee's voice. This one is a matter of personal taste.

Cool. The opening medley is a little much (is there any particular reason all the sections couldn’t have just been songs?) but I think it’s neat. Good instrumentation. Liked the dorky fantasy lyrics, not so much the libertarian stuff. Best song: 2112 Medley

A whole side of an album dedicated to 1 song... Stick it up your arse record company and radio stations this is for the fans.

Rock progresivo. Está bien. Un 4.

I really love Rush's sound. This album isn't quite at the level of Moving Pictures for me, and some of the back end of the album is just there, but the story telling in the first track is incredible.

Soso

An album I’ve heard at least 100 times that begins with one of the greatest songs over 20 minutes long. Rush is great, 2112 is a masterpiece and there is nothing else that needs to be said.

Oh so proggy, both in conception and in the band's regard for their own braininess, and love of complexity for its own sake and silly myth-making and world-building. No wonder they're the favored band among role-playing gamers. And why wouldn't they think themselves utterly brilliant when they can dish out such piercing political insight as "you can't have freedom for free"? One's sure the the rock critics association on the Federation of Solar Planets gave them nothing but five-star reviews! But not too proggy in their willingness to rock tightly in a few different modes and avoid ridiculous instrumentation and endless noodling in absurd time signatures. It's their ability to create rich moods and textures, alongside the odd killer hook that made them or at least saved them from being an outright joke or just nerds' favorite band. One enjoys much of this (probably a bit more than one should on the merits) being of an age that one can easily overlook Lee's endless shrieking, the foolish and tiresome politics, and the other proggy ptifalls..

The title track was very cool, but I'm not the biggest sci-fi prog rock fan. I liked a few tracks on the back half of the album as well. Something for Nothing was the most reminiscent of other Rush tracks that I've heard.

FLASHBACK to late 2015. It’s a little before midnight and I’m the kitchen of my shared house, blasting one of my beloved prog rock albums. My housemate hammers on the wall and demands I stop the noise because she’s trying to sleep: I promise her I’ll just finish the song I’m on and then go to bed. I was three minutes into “2112”. That poor girl. Enjoyment of this fourth album by Canadian geeks Rush hinges very much on the listener’s tolerance of side-long epics, which were all the rage in the excess of 1970’s rock. “2112” is one of the more coherent ones: less abstract than “Close to the Edge”, more epic than “Nine Feet Underground”, more rocking than “Echoes”. Is it perfect? Not entirely. It may be sacrilegious to say so, but I’ve never considered Peart the strongest lyricist: the story of “2112” is a fairly by-the-numbers dystopia, with a rebel discovering a forbidden relic (spoiler: it’s a guitar) and fighting back. There’s about as much depth to it as the musical “We Will Rock You”. But the main charm of “2112” is in the band’s performances. Geddy Lee’s vocals are in turn plaintive and searing as he embodies both the oppressed and the oppressors with ease. His bass playing, overdriven and crystal clear, is the perfect compliment to Alex Lifeson’s blistering lead. I also enjoy Lifeson’s interpretation of the hero tuning and learning the guitar in real-time, perfectly selling the wonder of a newfound skill and thrill. Finally, Neil Peart’s drums are the beating heart of the piece, all over the grid: his kit is an orchestra unto itself. So the instrumentals are really the crowning achievement here, with the overture and ending being “2112”’s best sequences (with an honourable mention to the exhilarating “Temples of Syrinx”). Later in the album, the standalone songs range from good to middling. “A Passage to Bangkok” is structured around a vibrato-laden riff, with a solid chorus despite its laughably corny and dated “oriental” motif (you know the one). “Lessons” is the best of the bunch: a joyful deep cut driven by “Ramble On”-style acoustic rhythm guitar and a similarly effective dynamic switch-up for the chorus. Meanwhile, though, “Tears” is an ill-advised and maudlin attempt of the band to make a sincere love song. “The Twilight Zone” is another change of pace that doesn’t quite work for me: presumably intended as brooding and mysterious, it just comes off as a bit of a heavy-handed drag. Finally, though, “Something for Nothing” ensures we end on a galvanising, aspirational note. “2112” has long been a sentimental listen for me: there I was, an alienated teen dipping his toes into prog rock, when it presented itself like a great, hairy, castrated, symphonic behemoth. It might not have stuck with me as long as other albums of its kind (or even other albums by Rush) but I still consider it a really fun listen, capped by fantastic musicality.

Thoroughly enjoyed this. I was aware of the length of track one but I was enjoying this album so much the next thing I knew it had ended and Spotify moved on to something else. Bit gutted, I could have listened to a lot more.

Interesting album

I honestly had to come back and edit this. I gave it a 5. and it's just not a 5. I got distracted by the band name and the cover art on a day I couldn't listen. It was a 5 when I was getting into music. It's a 3 now.

I can appreciate the ingenuity and musicianship but just not for me. Too long and uninteresting

Jeez. All headbangers.

Nr. 26/1001 Overture 4/5 The Tempels of Syrinx 4/5 Discovery 5/5 Presentation 4/5 Oracle: The Dream 5/5 Soliloquy 5/5 Grand Finale 4/5 A Passage To Bangkok 4/5 The Twilight Zone 5/5 Lessons 5/5 Tears 3/5 Something For Nothing 3/5 Average: 4,25 Very surprised bout this one, because I hadn't listened to Rush before. Brilliant instrumentals and vocals. Enjoyed this a lot. This is now my best rated album, taking over from Thriller - Michael Jackson (4,22)

I enjoy it overall but it is nothing special in my opinion.

There are so many Rush albums I'd choose to enjoy before this one, but this represents the fork in the road and their decision to go in the direction that eventually lead them to the Rush we know and love.

Very solid album with a great opening. The later tracks are not as memorable as the first half but still great.

One of the best albums of all time. Not a bad song. Literally perfect

Has been one of my all-time favorite albums for years! This is Rush at their absolute best. Every single note on every single song is perfect. Highs for me include the title track, A Passage to Bangkok, The Twilight Zone, Lessons, Tears, and Something for Nothing. Oops—that’s the entire album! It is amazing how expressive Rush can be, especially on this album. The imagery in the title suite is so vivid and masterfully captures so many emotions—wonder, fury, sorrow, wonder again. This is continued in the remainder of the album. I love the chorus in The Twilight Zone, especially the second one when you get that whispering in your left ear. It gives me chills. I love when the guitar follows Geddy’s voice when he cries out “You didn’t listen again!” in Lessons. I love the wistful sensitivity of Tears. I could go on and on!

Proper Rock!

2112 and lessons are insane.

Not my favorite rush album

That is rush can appreciate a good ballad I guess

Langweiliger progressive Rock

Pretty good, although Moving Pictures is their best work :)

Not bad, first glance on the Rush

It's not for me, but worth a listen

"All right. It's Saturday night, I have no date, a 2 litre bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock. **Space Invader shooting sounds**" This Futurama quote is the only time I have heard of Rush, from what was playing in the episode, and what I listened to on 2112, I'm not mad in the slightest. Whilst probably not too commercially successful at the time, I found it to be a great prog rock/metal concept album that I was able to get lost in. Best: 2112 Worst: Tears

Pretty ok

7/10 decent maar gewoon classic rock

If only titular song was 21:12 long...

What an incredible album. 211w is my favourite Rush album. The genesis of 2112 may be my favorite success story in music. After their previous album 'Caress of Steel' was unsuccessful in almost every way, Rush's record label at the time considered dropping them. But Rush got one last chance at redemption thanks to their manager at the time. The record label wanted commercial success but Rush decided to stick to their progressive rock style - "if we go down in flames, at least we went down on our own terms" was the mind set. A gamble, if you will. It ultimately paid off. The first side of the record was akin to their tradition progressive rock concepts. One 20 minute song, broken into seven parts, about a futuristic sci-fi dystopia. "2112" tells a story set in the city of Megadon in 2112, where individualism and creativity are outlawed with the population controlled by a cabal of malevolent Priests who reside in the "Temples of Syrinx." A galaxy-wide war resulted in the planets forcefully joining the Solar Federation (symbolized by the "Red Star" on the cover of the album). By 2112, the world is controlled by the priests who take orders from giant banks of computers inside the temple. Music is unknown in this world absent of creativity and individuality, but in "Discovery", a nameless man finds a beaten guitar inside a cave and rediscovers the lost art of music. In "Presentation", the man takes the guitar to the priests at the temple, who say, "Yes, we know, it's nothing new; it's just a waste of time", and then proceed angrily to destroy it and send him away. Next, in "Oracle: The Dream", the man dreams of a new planet, established at the same time as the Solar Federation, where creative people live. He awakens, depressed that music is part of such a civilization and that he can never be part of it, and kills himself, in "Soliloquy", originally titled "Soliloquy of the Soul". Another planetary war begins in "Grand Finale", originally named "Denouement", resulting in the ambiguous spoken ending: "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation: We have assumed control" Side 2 of the record is a more traditional hard rock sounding Rush. As serious as Rush is about their craft, they know to have fun with it. For instance, the song 'A Passage to Bangkok' - it's a story about marijuana and trying to find all the places in the world that grows the best weed. It's a silly concept, but you really wouldn't gather that from hearing that on the surface of the song. I have nothing bad to say about this album. It made me love progressive music. It inspired me to write my own music in a different way. I will always listen to this record. And you should too. "And the meek shall inherit the earth." 2112/5.

Nerd! The singing is utterly awful. The music is 70s prog rock, which mean it sounds like everyone else except without constraint to societal norms like key signature or musical expecations.

I liked this. Thought all the playing was great. Especially the drums and bass. Not enough albums start with a 20 minute track about mad priests who worship computers. It's all quite indulgent but if you can't do that on a 70s prog album then when can you?

Definitely a Rush album. Definitely a listening album. Definitely a mood album. It’s great!

Always liked Rush, never heard this one. Will be back

The epitome of musical integrity. Last album didn’t sell well? Fuck you here’s a 20 minute epic. The other tracks are good too, Lessons and Something For Nothing being my favorites

I didn't value Rush as a young person but as I got older it hit me just how amazingly talented this band is. This is some of the best rock I've ever listened to.

I’m not progressive enough for this but my friend Mark is.

One of my all time favorites, specially the 7 parts of the 2112 track, it is just like reading a science fiction book, amazing :)

Orignal and really fun and cool to listen. Rock.

The lyrics gave me some perspective. Def loved it.

Dope intro. Tapers off. Big 80s sound with late vibe. Makes me think of house of the holy

Utter bollocks and a lot of fun.

a space monstrosity

Fun!

Meh, der erste Track dürfte auch auf sechs aufgesplittet werden

Meh

2112: impossible to find the beat or key in the first 90 seconds (intentional). Track is immediately reminiscent of a 70s Atom Heart Mother. Huge pickup at around 3 minutes that changes the mood spectacularly. Vocals at 4:30 are unexpected and a little out of place, especially when they're replaced with Geddy's vocals soon afterward. Something's missing from the next couple minutes. Synth, maybe? Texture is thinner than the instruments would normally indicate, and harmonies/drums are quite simple (at least comparing to Moving Pictures, which I've already listened to). Acoustic evening-outdoors-nature sound with no transition into the section. When vocals come in, it almost reminds me of the low-energy parts of Led Zep's Ten Years Gone (this is a really good thing!). The lyrics are clearly telling a story but I chose not to follow it. Whoa. Big hits with guitar/bass/drums leading into new, slightly more upbeat section. Adventurous, structure-wise. Rush's acoustic guitar is really fun to listen to. 13 minute mark: starting to warm up to the very simplistic repeating theme now that it's being varied throughout the piece. Guitar solo has an awesome quality to it and makes the most of the chords it's playing over. Strange non-transition to a wobbly, "churchy" acoustic sound. Geddy's voice sounds very different here. Really energetic following section - more like the Moving Pictures Rush I'm used to. Fantastic sound, if a little unmemorable from my first listen. Next section has a pretty incredible contrast between the reflective beginning section (repeat of the trickling water theme from earlier) and the screaming emotion that follows it. Apparently this is called the "soliloquy" section and okay wow I'm just getting to the next guitar solo. This one is stanky (9/10). Wish it could've gone on for longer and let the rhythm section build more behind it. Around 19-minute mark: we start to see a compound time that really brings up the energy of the song. Love the drumming here - some really subtle and lightning-fast fills. 20-minute mark: alien-like, powerful, otherworldly. Great ending. A Passage To Bangkok: immediately a very cool (but quite lengthy) riff. The higher guitar on top really bolsters it. Chorus lyrics and their enunciation are a bit silly. Great bass throughout - guitar as well. Halfway through song - guitar solo is really strong. Drums are simple and repetitive but sound awesome - very 70s-esque (what else?). The lyrics never mention the song title, which is strange considering that this is a fairly "poppy" track. The Twilight Zone: No idea what's happening in the verse. The "chorus" is unusual - not very deviating melody and all the instruments feel further back in the mix. By the second verse I'm starting to get it, but the swing is so wacky for Rush and it's a little difficult to comprehend. Second chorus - nice whispering vocal counterpart in the left ear. Would've been more effective if my left ear worked. Lessons: Geddy sounds really happy (perhaps high as well?) during this song. Energetic. Bass and layered acoustic create a kind of celebratory mood - love it. Bass in the chorus is rapid and groovy. Fadeout works nicely. Tears: Nice interlude track. Strings (mellotron?) provide a fitting atmosphere. Surprised this one doesn't have more listens on Spotify - could be because it's unlike Rush to release quieter acoustics. Something For Nothing: not much of note, except that I liked the tonal transition between Tears and the beginning of this track. Fun way to end an album. Overall:

Feels very old school.. not the kind of music i really listen to. One song is 20 mins long!!! But was a good new type of album to listen to..

It's a masterpiece that is not for everyone. People often complain about the "tuning" at the 7 minute mark, but I see that more as a little sound break by a literal stream after being punched in the face with "Overature" and "Temples of Syrinx". The "tuning" then turns into a calming meditative song that builds until we are taken on another rollercoaster of rock. One of the first vinyl records I bought and it's still one of my favourites.

Songs too long. Not a fan of lyrics

Middle parts of Overture are alright, don’t care for instrumentals. “Twilight Zone” is pretty good. B side mostly sounded the same

Not a fan

4/10

First song is epic. Tears and Lessons as well.

Great album but not my favorite from Rush

good shit, singer voice has an uniquely higher pitch, 4/5

What can I say? Overindulgent mid-70s prog rock where pushing song lengths was a sign of creative wankery. But it's pretty much middle of the road alright and parts of it have a *very* good vibe like "The Temples of Syrinx" section of the overarching 2112 suite and "The Twilight Zone" in the second half would be great after popping an edible.

It was good

I know Rush fans get a bad rap sometimes but man was this a great album.

3,5

Well good grief, I really did like this more than I thought was possible. My ex is mildly obsessed and whenever I would hear a bit I hated it. I might be biased though. Parts of this were enjoyable and none was unbearable. I would honestly give this 3.5 if that was a thing. Shocker

Progressive music has come so far. As someone that is truly in love with the genre, I'm still not a big fan of this album. I can take or leave the first half, and the second half resonates well for me.

Fine, I guess? Not really my style but I wasn’t annoyed by it either. Didn’t love the title track, but I did like “Tears”. Solid 3

Already familiar with this one, and I already love rush. An easy one to digest. Best Track: 2112

Cool album. I can see why Rush is so popular. Will listen again to other songs by Rush

Very boring album to listen to. There wasn’t anything special about it. It sounded like a very standard rock album from the 70s.

Interesting. I enjoyed the amount of guitar I'd probably Listen again

Quintessential Rush. First song is cool

I would give this a five star rating if it was just side one. A career defining disc for the band.

Even though the first song took 20 minutes, the album was short and enjoyable!

Can’t do Rush

3 stars, because I don't actively enjoy it despite its quality definitely a slow start; starts cranking after a minute & a half actively enjoyed parts of one song, but the pacing of the whole thing throws me off

I don’t need to review this….i couldn’t add anything of value. Just listen to this

Worth it and more.

Highlights: all of Side A Overall: 7/10

Epic 20 minute Led Zeppelin inspired prog-rock meets wanky high-brow sci fi concept?….You had me at hello. The rest of the album is not bad either. ‘A Passage To Bangkok’ is a song about marijuana masquerading as a song about riding a train through Asia, ‘Lessons’ sounds a lot like ‘Ramble On’, and ‘Something For Nothing’ is a strong hard rocker to close the record. Sure, it’s all a bit derivative and camp, but I really enjoyed this.

Over blown, meandering and dull. Disappointing

This is a classic Rush album. Great guitar and vocals. Song one is twenty minutes long! There are some good production parts, like whispering lyrics on left channel while regular singing on right channel. Probably would not listen again. 3/5

Yes. Uh huh yep yeay! Good great amazing love it all. No complains not even the 20 minute song which usually makes me angry but it was so split I liked it and loved it. Thank you for this album.

I'm a kid in the early 80s on a bus trip with other middle school kids and had run out of my own cassettes so I borrowed 2112 from BB. I'd just purchased a live album of theirs over the winter and was mystified as to how huge and varied this band's sound was. But had never yet listened through any of their studio albums and so put this on in my headphones and pressed play... Game over. Immediately. Thanks B. Album purchased upon returning home. New life path defined. :) How can I possibly write about this album? Best gateway drug of all-time. Read the story of/on how the band came to making this album - their "go for broke" career choice which paved the way for everything else. 2112/10 5 giant red stars.

I do love a few Rush songs, but a lot of this blends together as typical showy prog and screechy vocals.

I loved it. Great album, great first song longer than 20 mins. And also Gedy Lee sings better in this album.

Amazing, loved it. Beautifully crafted

didn't like the 20 min intro, but respected it. also didn't like the asian chopsticks intro to the second song. good album though.

1st song is follows the theme well throughout the song, has a futuristic feel but it needs more distinction between who is talking since the singer is playing all characters in the song and it too seamless sometimes. There is no need for a 20 minute song seriously who tf would listen to it? The lyrics on Something for nothing are very well written and are motivational while also giving you a reality check. The riffs are fine to great the rest of the album is vastly different to the 1st track and is more accessible and cohesive. Not too memorable but has some things to that will entertain you and make you think. Especially the 5 songs other than the 1st.

God stemning

I have ears that work so this is a 5 and I'll fight anyone who says differently

It's not Prog, it's just a long song. BOLLOX! THIS IS PROG!! Wow, what a way to start an album. You can probably guess that I like this. It is a superb example of a Prog album, and as that, I can totally understand why you may not like it. All I can say is this is my kind of album.

The first ‘side’ (the 20 minute opening track), just didn’t do it for me at all. Pleased to see side 2 didn’t follow the same format. After surviving the cheesy faux Chinese melody of ‘A Passage to Bangkok’, the rest of the album improved. I really liked ‘Lessons’, but this was the only true highlight. 2 stars.

Not listened to too much prog before, did this have a hand in the influence of 1980's soft rock? It was pleasant enough and melodic, not sure about the lyrics, but a thing of its time I suppose. Best track was Tears. Deserves a 2 for not being Tangerine Dream.

I don't like the whole rush experience. I recognize they are good at playing their instruments, but on the whole it is so not for me. Like, I think they're awful but I can't articulate why. This has been the worst album I've listened to in this 1001 album thing by far.

title track lives up to the hype, the rest is cool but not as good

Haven’t listened to this in years. Interesting concept and musically impressive but I find the screechy voice irritating.

Meh. Not my jam.

Not for me

Great album, but not the best of Rush, and Neil Peart isn't Neil Peart yet.

Killer opening, love the long track and seamless transition. Classic rush sound of the famous Trio, the guitar solos are more similar to classic rock but still sounds great.

Thought I would enjoy revisiting this more than I did. Not aged well (or I haven't...)

Brani Preferiti: - "2112: ..." Note: Un album di 40 minuti, di cui metà della durata è una singola concept song chiamata "2112: ...", e che canzone. La cosa migliore di questo album è la musica, i riff e gli assoli continui ma sempre diversi che sono un piacere da ascoltare. Anche se i lyrics a primo impatto non sono niente di ché, nell'ascoltarli capisci che raccontano una storia e quindi come si fa a non riascoltare questo album e trovare più segreti nascosti nel testo.

7/10

Very good vibes! Fully up my street. Definite bangers.

2112: Thought was decent, nothing that I found incredible or overly interesting. Some tracks sounded very generic. Many of the tracks lacked any diversity and meshed into a broing, long, arduous track. A Passage to Bangkok: The orriental riff was annoying and corny. Halted any enjoyment I would have found in this already mediocre song. The Twilight Zone: First track on the album so far that stood out and sounded good. Spacial audio made the track even better. So far, a solid track. Lessons: Found the song alright, wasn't anything I found to special. Not too much about to say about this song. Tears: Stood out greatly from the rest of the album so far. Was a good listen. Something for Nothing: Ended the album in mediocraty.... In conclusion, not an album everyone needs to hear before they die.

WE ARE THE PRIESTS... OF THE TEMPLE... OF SYRINX

Overture was great, the rest kind of forgettable

The first song is 4 stars, passage to Bangkok is 2 and the rest is 3.

I think the first song is the best bit of the album passage to bangkok definitely a lowlight

3.5/5

The record that created the legend that is Rush. Progressive over the top and a little self indulgent maybe! But brilliant rock music for those that appreciate brilliant musicianship.

A perfect album

Once again this Rush album peaks in the first 5 seconds with the big sci-fi swoosh noise. It's a ballsy move to open with a 20 minute prog rock track when the record company is demanding a hit to keep you on their roster. Fair play for following their artistic instincts, and good that doing so brought them success, but the record isn't for me. Forgettable and standard. Sorry, Daddy Neil! Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: The Twilight Zone Date listened: 14/09/23

Regardless if you’re a fan of sci-fi, prog rock, space operas or just long musical pieces, you can’t go wrong with “2112.”

That's certainly some 70's rock

Mickey

Okay so I went into this album only ever hearing "Tom Sawyer" so you could say I knew nothing about Rush. I had only ever heard of them because my dad liked them and Trailer Park Boys. I was more than surprised when I this immaculate album. I was expecting that this would be one of those times where the group has one really good album, that being "Moving Pictures" and the rest are just good. This album completely subverted my expectations as it is like a 9.5/10. The opening track is so good. I used to hate long songs because I think most of the time there is not enough variation in the material to make a song interesting for a third of an hour. That however cannot be further from the truth in this situation. Great from start to end not a single bad part. So the first song being great and 20 minutes long surprised me but then I was even more surprised because the rest of the songs do not miss a beat. I don't really have any criticisms for the album. Love all the songs and I would consider it a must listen album. Honestly, and I have no clue if this is a hot take, I prefer it to "Dark Side of The Moon" when it comes to those classic 70's prog-rock albums. I think it just had less flaws than "Dark Side of The Moon" and was a little more enjoyable to listen to. Either way as I mentioned before strong 9.5/10.

Randian trash.

The pinnacle of hard / prog rock. I have listened to this album many dozens of times.

I think it’s slay if you are a rock music girlie. like i appreciate it but it’s not my kind of music

Niet mijn style maar verassend goed! wel een beetje oude mannen muziek

Perfectly fine overall. Felt hollow lyrically

A classic.

J'attends à l'heure actuelle un avis de mon père sur ce groupe pour décider de si je les incendie ou pas. Inutile de vous préciser que je choisirai dans tous les cas l'avis opposé à celui de mon géniteur.

C'était pas désagréable, je me sens néammoins complétement décrépi en cette fin de générateur.

I had honestly never listened to this. First song was epic. Great drumming, bass, and classic Geddy Lee falsetto. A lot of mixed 70s rock sounds aside from that that don't date well in my opinion. I can see why this was super influential, but probably not an album I'll play on repeat.

omg while i was listening to this album the ghosts of geddy lee and ayn rand gave me sexual pleasure while whispering in my ear that i'm so much smarter than everyone around me (adding: jesus christ, they remastered this record during THIS century and they still didn't get rid of that racist-ass riff on "A Passage To Bangkok?" it was gonna be 2 stars until that shit, fellas. go fuck yourselves with that White Foolishness.)

It’s ight

*Love* the 'hands-on-mixing-desk' performance work, that kind of thing always pulls me in, much like Dark Side of the Moon does. Not been familiar at all with Rush's work before, the only song I knew was Spirit of Radio, but I'm really enjoying this as I type+listen at the same time. And now afterwards, yeah I really enjoyed that technically, and another one of those albums you can either blast or fits nicely as background for a chillout sesh.

C’est un super album de Rush, si vous aimez des pièces de 22 minutes de space rock opera chanté par une ptite voix ben aigue

2112 on tämä levy, mutta lopun 4 kappaletta oli kanssa kelpoja

Great album, really enjoy the prog rock

The first song at 20 mins long should have been cut down into a few tracks. Other than that I kind of enjoyed this one, wasn't too bad.

Great sci fi rock album, absent only of hooks.

Classic case of not for me, dawg. There's just an inante sci-fi looser energy coming from this whole thing - sounds like they're huge fans of all of the worst aspects of Led Zeppelin and learned all the wrong lessons from the Who. The first four minutes is just a series of intro-riffs, so you're just left wondering when the song is going to actually start, then a bomb goes off, a stupid bible quote, and more intro riffs into the first verse (4:50). Then it ends with a few notes on a lute before burbling water takes us into the next song in the overture. They do the 'chinatown riff' at the start of passage to bangkok. They make the typical prog error of confusing having lots of parts in songs for having interesting song-writing. The songs just seem like cobbled undeveloped ideas, but sound totally sterile. They have a reputation for being super technical complex prog-wizards, but these riffs are just power chords! His voice is powerful, but if you're not into it its pretty grating. The drums are too hyperactive to actually establish much of a beat. Think of something positive to say...The breakdown at the 19 minute mark of the overture is pretty fun. The bass playing throughout is good. The guitar tone is cool and there are spurts of twin-lead harmonies I liked. The guitar solos are ok, and a respite from the singing. Despite a 20 minute opening track, it's only 38 minutes long...

nice

p362. 1976. 2 stars. The epitome of 70s prog-rock wankage. Nobody needs a 20 minute+ opening track. And Geddy Lee sounds like his testicles have yet to drop. Bonus point for the musicianship, even if it is devoid of emotion.

What a week this is turning into! One of my two favorite Rush albums along with Moving Pictures. While Moving Pictures has some better song, the atmosphere on this album feels way cooler. With that album cover and the opening 20 minute song with references to Egypt, along with Twilight Zone and Passage to Bangkok there just seems to be an other worldly vibe to the album. I first listened driving at night in Illinois from the airport I think, it was this one and Master of Puppets and then recently again heading to a concert. Great driving or rocking music. Keep the hits coming!!

Our second from Rush, and nowhere near as electric as Moving Pictures. The opener is a pretty cool odyssey track that really picks up steam toward the end. "Passage to Bangkok" made me cringe with the "Chinese" theme that was repeated in there. I don't know man, I like Rush but this was just alright. I liked two out of six songs, which isn't bad, but I really don't think we needed this as a second album from them. They probably have some better ones. Favorite tracks: 2112, Lessons. Album art: Definitely a cool one, what seems to be stars as a backdrop for a pentagram floating on black water in the foreground. Font is strong too, this one's really solid. 3/5

Expected better

After being burned by Moving Pictures, this was much more what I wanted from Rush. Unequivocal rock god shit.

Did not enjoy listening to Geddy Lee do his best Robert Plant impression for much of the opening track. I think this album must be on the list because that first 20 minute song is meant to break your spirit, thus making it easier to die. Rest of the album struck me as mid, with a lot of the same feeling that they must’ve really been into listening to Led Zeppelin. Was also kinda odd to hear guitar that reminded me of early metal, specifically Iron Maiden, because they wouldn’t release an album until some 4 years later. Kinda like Something for Nothing, it justifies the one star

For sure not my favorite Rush material. I really didn’t love the first side. Some of the riffs were cool but i don’t love the one long song concept here. Side 2 was better but again, nobodies favorite Rush material. Idk, I don’t understand why this album has the reputation it does