2112

Rush has some balls, kicking off their rock album with a 20 minute track. I can barely summon the courage to listen to most 7 minute songs, much less 20. But this whole album kept me listening! I'm not a big Rush fan, and I knew more about why people didn't like them before I'd ever heard any of their songs, but this is a very listenable album. Didn't love that last track, though. Felt phoned in.

It reminded me of AC/DC and Greta van Fleet

It was okay, definitely didn't hate it. Not sure why they made the first song 20 minutes. Some decent riffs, couldn't understand half the lyrics though.

its a decent album, only thing is on spotify, the first load of songs are combined, so its 20 minutes long,

Great fun. Styx meets the camp side of Led Zep. Big, camp, hairy, banging. Would have got a 4 if it were less prog

Ничего примечательного, но иногда проскакивают интересные мелодии

Not Rush's finest effort, but it really leans into their prog rock sensibilities. The sheer scope of the lyrics and talent of the musicians make this a worthwhile listen.

1re face = un opéra rock inspiré d'Ayn Rand ! Pas aussi affreux que ça en a l'air, ça déménage, et sacrée guitare. La face B est plus convenue, de belles ballades notamment. Mais un son vraiment distinctif quand même.

Was a decent enough album. Very 80s "Epic tale" kind of stuff. Didn't grasp me totally, but I liked it none the less and may look into more Rush stuff. Favourite song was Passage to Bancock.

More prog than I was expecting. Relatively accessible although Geddy Lee's singing at the start is higher and more affected than in later years.

No great songs, wish the first song was broken up rather than one big one

Killer 24-minute EP, saggy and bottom-heavy full-length album

Most excellent dude.

An incredibly influential band and it seems like this was their breakthrough album. I liked it but probs not something I'd revisit. 7/10

Een soort rock met een ruimtevaart tint. Het is prima maar spreekt mij niet heel erg aan

First tune was a long one. They clearly know what they're doing. Pretty enjoyable on the whole. Davor Suker.

An enjoyable listen.

Well this is unique at least. 20 minute Sci fi rock opera as the opening track, then 5 fairly mediocre prog songs after. A bit self indulgent but I didn't dislike it

Love Rush, but 2112 might not make my top 3 of their albums.

While I appreciate greatly the musicianship and it being a well produced album, as well as their influence on many musicians after them, the lyrics are a bit immature and the go and stop nature of the 20 minute composition was a bit of a turn off. Only the song Tears appealed to me. This extreme form of progressive rock is not my cup of tea. But it’s not a bad album by any means

Rock suave. Un poco aburrido.

Surprisingly fun

Solid

hehe da bekommt man was für sein geld - 3

In general, I dig Rush, though I don't seek them out (maybe I should). I like their sound and their precise phrasing and musicality. Getty Lee, after a while, gets to me, though, so listening to this whole album got to be a bit much.

Great rock, some classics like Passage to Bangkok. 3.5

S’okay mostly gave 3 stars because it’s rush. Thought this album was brilliant when I thought Closer to the Heart was a part of this album.

I like Rush... I don't think 2112 is the finest representation. Its side A concept piece is Rush at their silliest and most heavy-handed, and the B side is patchy and uncohesive.

Not my cup of tea, but I appreciated it more than I'd expected. I danced to the guitar solo while walking down my hallway.

'What are we going to do? Are we going to try to make another mini-Led Zeppelin record or are we going to do what we are going to do and continue forward and whatever happens, happens?' Well, what happened? Es wurde ein Album geschaffen, das arg an Led Zeppelin erinnert. Die Band lapidar als Led Zep-Klon zu bezeichnen, wird der auf dieser Platte gezeigten Kreativität nicht wirklich gerecht. Gefiel mir. Gute 3 Sterne.

It’s not great but it’s Rush...

Good but this isn’t even their best stuff 3.3

Definitely the first time I have listened to a Rush album. I wouldn't consider it to be an album I "needed" to hear, but it was pretty cool. I don't know much about the band, but this seems like it is a relatively early album just before they made it big, or I guess the turning point that contributed to them making it big. The sound is BIG, and heavy. There is a drama to the trio's chemistry. I struggle to appreciate the shrill voice, but maybe it will click. I appreciate the proggy long jams that they apparently composed on many of their albums. Perhaps if I'm in a very specific mood I will explore more of their stuff. I could see them putting on a hell of live show. This is my blurb for Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: Fun, beautiful, loud. From the opening song which modernized Buddy Holly for the 1990's, the album is a slacker daydream that doesn't try to be anything except exactly what it is. It's a shame I didn't listen to them sooner, because I could see my windows-down drives being soundtracked by Malkmus and his gang.

Lekker om een album te beginnen met een medley. Fijne muzikale compositie en mastering, doet een beetje pink floyd achtig aan. Vocal zijn opvallend en passen er goed bij.

Interesting concept I guess, wish tbe album continued the theme

This is an album I've heard a few times, and to be fair it's pretty good, they can play fuuuucken well, and I know most of my mates (plus all my favourite bands) list it as a classic... but eh? Other bands did the prog end better, led Zeppelin did the led Zeppelin end better. Plus I think by the time I first heard it I was already so sick of the style I just didn't care. 3/5

Good but not for me

What is this noodly, Black Sabbath wannbe sh*t?

5/10 - alright, some good riffs but can I remember anything? nope

This is pretty dreadful stuff. 50 years on from its release it just comes across as run of the mill portentous prog heavy rock with few merits. I can imagine these guys sharing a stage with a miniature Stonehenge.

I really tried to find the genius in this record and I failed. I read reviews that said that the music could fit a Mars Volta record or a Queens of the Stone Age record and I just didn’t hear that. There were times where I think the playing is really good and the you get a song like the Bangkok song. It just doesn’t resonate. Maybe if I was a younger guy and found this at a different age I might have liked. Actually probably not. I’m glad I heard even though I didn’t like it.

Ok

Sorry, I just don't really get Rush. I'm sure it's all technically impressive but I can't get a foothold in.

it's so funny that this came up the week after neil warnock came and spoke to us. that first song is longgggg

why on earth was that first track 20 minutes. sorry, dad, I know you loved these guys.

As a muso I should like this band however I just don’t. Flawless playing and boring songs and pretentious prog rock no thanks.

I never liked Rush, can’t stand those vocals.

Whenever I hear Rush, I think of ‘Slappin’ the bass’ in the film ‘I Love You, Man’ with Paul Rudd 😁 It’s got nothing to do with the music, but still. Not great, not bad – so two stars…

Mark Twain once said, “a gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo — but doesn’t.” I think Rush could take a leaf out of that book and turn this whole thing down about a thousand notches.

Did absolutely nothing for me

01) 2112 - 5,0 02) A Passage to Bangkok - 5,5 03) The Twilight Zone - 5,5 04) Lessons - 5,5 05) Tears - 5,5 06) Something for Nothing - 5,5 TOTAL: 5,42 (54/100)

I like Rush’s hits as much as the next guy (who can deny the infectiousness of “spirit of the radio”?), but they definitely lose me when they do 20 minute long prog rock rock jams. 2.5 stars

I'm actually a fan of progressive rock, but I just didn't feel this album at all.

Not for me

I like the songs by Rush and none are on this album.

I’m realizing by doing this challenge that most of these metal/hair metal/prog bands were actually just theater kids. And that’s beautiful! I just would rather they did theater.

This is what happens when a group of men can play instruments really technically well, but don't have the ability to write a good song.

Some cool ideas but it would have appealed to me more with different vocals/lyrics (there is an air of 70's nerdiness here) and some of the guitar tones/solos weren't working for me. I can see why they inspired so many bands.

Notable Textzeile: Waiting for the winds of change to sweep the clouds away Waiting for the rainbow's end to cast its gold your way Countless ways you pass the days Zweites Album der Band für mich in dieser Liste. Das erste habe ich erstaunlich gut bewertet. Das hier ist mir aus drei Gründen nicht geheuer: uno) ein 20 Minuten-Song der eigentlich mehrere Songs sein könnte finde ich Etikettenschwindel, ist ja nicht so das super viel der musikalischen Themen später im Song wieder kommen, oder hab ich das falsch gehört? Dos) der ewiglange Opener soll von einem Buch von Ayn Rand inspiriert sein und das ist gefährlicher und schlechter Propagangakram Tres) wenn schon Konzeptalbum warum dann noch austauschbare Lieder mit völliger anderer Thematik hinterher packen?

Ein Album aus der Christina Aguilera Schule der Konzeptalben: ein 20 minütiger Songzyklus zu drögen libertären Sci Fi und dann 5 radiofreundliche Rocksongs, der erste gleich über all die Drogen die sie konsumieren. Den Song finde ich am Besten, der Rest ist okay bis lahm, selbst wenn sie schnell und high-pitched sind.

Ist es schon die Parodie oder noch Ernst? Klingt wie die shitty Version von early Genesis. Da hör ich lieber Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.

4/10 purely because of the musician ship and not out of appreciation of the songs. I thought the singer and drummer were very good, but the songs didn’t interest me enough to give a second listen. I liked the second song in the opening track named 2112 it was a bit slower and more my style but unfortunately it’s trapped between sections I’m not too interested in listening to again.

4/10 = was not particularly a huge fan of the screechy singing style but when he packed it in and sang a little better i liked that, enjoyed the drumming a lot though pretty impressive, overall was not majorly wowed

two stars for the song tears also come on a twenty minute song is way to much

There's no reason for the first song to be 20 minutes long I was a bit disappointed. Rush has a reputation, I feel, and I didn't get it in this album. It was fine, but unimpressive.

I expected to like this more than I did. Rush's early albums are like a Super-Hero origin story. The three of them, collectively, discover they have this awesome power, but it takes them, like, 6 albums of training montage to learn how to command and control it. By 2112 they've mastered their technical prowess. But the music still sputters and spurts kind of spastically; it still seems to come from calculated intention rather than by emotional inspiration. And the only tune that comes close to their melodious glory is the chorus of A Passage to Bangkok; which is an odd track in several other ways. So I'm surprised that this is identified as their first great album. My theory is that in a few short years they were clearly making magic that millions of people were soaking up. And those people looked back over their catalogue and saw the image from this album cover. It was just so damned cool, it had to be a great album. It certainly made for great posters and t-shirts. (On another note, yesterday I had Tarkus, and today I get this; so I've had my fill of 20+ minute prog rock suites for, oh, a decade or more.)

By far the most unique album listened to so far. I vibed with it just not as much as others

I didn't know it at all, but I liked it

instrumental jerk off sesh

I highly respect their musical abilities but I cannot get past Geddi Lee's voice. To me, he has one of the most irritating voices ever. I thought this way when they first came out and I still think it after listening to this album. I saw them in concert and was not impressed. There sound system was very muddy. This was back in 1973 or 4.

Not my favorite

Wasn’t horrible, not my favorite either

No standouts

i listened to like 4 minutes of the first track and that is an accomplishment because why and how is anyone listening to one song for 20 minutes? anyways i like rock when it's progressive but i can't stand that constant high pitched singing. i liked the riffs and solos. i like the album in general but it didn't leave that much impression tbh.

I knew there must be some reason I'd never been in a hurry to listen to Rush. Technically impressive, but just not for me. Very Canadian: Enormously expansive, but very empty.

Not moving pictures, still alright, a rush album

Look man... I can appreciate the craft, but I can't say I enjoyed this as much as I wanted to. I've always known Rush as this sort of glam/operatic rock band; sometimes that genre hits, sometimes it doesn't. I certainly wouldn't call it prog rock. For me when rock crosses into this territory it becomes more 'cringe' and annoying than good rock. I'm personally more interested in very melodic and classical sounds. It's hard to describe why I don't like it, maybe it's because it was my first listen. Either way, it's the sort of thing I would avoid, even as a rock fan. Happy to have listened once, but maybe never again.

seeing that this was only 6 songs: :) realizing the first was 20 minutes long: :(

4.5

יותר 1.5

Quite boring.

I don’t love their lead singer’s voice, not really my thing outside the few of their songs I already know and like

Not for me. Didn’t like how long the first track was and the rest of the songs didn’t really grab me

2nd Rush album, and all it tells me is that I don't really like Rush. It's just quite middling - no memorable melodies like Floyd, not really heavy enough for my tastes, no real memorable riffs. It just all feels a bit thin, and the 'oriental' riff in A Passage To Bangkok really made me roll my eyes. Scrapes a 2 because I can at least see why others like it, but one Rush album would be enough.

RATING: 4.5/10 HIGHLIGHT: Something for Nothing LOWLIGHT: A Passage for Bangkok

Kjedelig

Rush are the most talented band I just cannot stand listening to.

they're all good, dynamic players but good god dude. you just cannot be serious with these vocals and lyrics

Just not a Rush fan and this album again solidified that.

I am reminded of my review of Moving Pictures: This Does Not Rock, despite having tones that should rock. Rush guys need a swirlie. They remain good at their instruments who write dumb music that does not have the redemption of rocking. I really think if they were a cover band they could do some great stuff, but instead they do this.

Ayn Rand can suck it

ja man lass ganzes album in einen song packen das kommt bestimmt krass. auch leider nicht wirklich gut

Day 4 - 2112 by Rush Not the album we needed for a chilled Sunday at home… made it through the first 20 minute song. Great guitar but not the vibe of the day… 3/10

At moments this sounds good - mainly when it's strictly instrumental, but the singing is bad and the lyrics are even worse. They sound like what a 14 year old would write while trying to sound deep.

There are many devoted Rush fans in Canada about my age. Then there’s me.

I’m not a prog rock fan, so I can’t say the 19 minute opener to this album gave me much optimism. When I read that it was inspired by an Ayn Rand story, I lost all hope. It’s some kind of dystopian story where music has been lost, and individual genius must bring it back (yes, because that’s all there is to musical production). If this imitation Led Zeppelin was what our ‘hero’ produced, I think I’d stick it out in the darkness.

I enjoyed the instrumentation, the use of Ayn Rand and Geddy Lee's vocals less so.

Album is 50 mins long, first song is 20 mins long. Make it make sense! 1/5 but they get an extra point for being Canadian

The first track is 16 mins long which boils my blood. Over all it’s ok. Some good guitar work, could be better

They really took one of Roger McGuinn's alien encounter songs, removed the 12-string guitar, and made it 20 minutes long and libertarian

First half was alright (though it didn’t really feel like one song that flowed) and the second half was rather boring for me. Tears was alright!

This is okay, nothing special, and it confirms that I'm still not a Rush fan.

I found this way, way more enjoyable than more than 95% of the hard rock-adjacent albums I’ve heard before. Over the years and decades, I’ve come to terms with this simply not being my genre at all… Urgh, the phallic, white male attitude and mostly subpar (or, simply put, garbage) lyrics. Thankfully, Rush don’t succumb to these off-putting specifica. But oddly, I have the feeling that 2112 rarely lives up to its full potential - especially in the centrepiece / opener / first-side-consuming prog rock behemoth. Often, just before the band goes all in, there are passages that meander. Also, some changes feel abrupt and disrupt the flow (around the 14:30 mark, just before the song delivers a beautiful but all-too-brief Genesis-like intermezzo, before turning back to their Led Zeppelin imitation game). The meandering and the abundance of ideas smashed together for the sake of it is something I would normally approve of, but in the case of 2112, these passages rather make me lose focus and track than feel intrigued. The second side if the record is made up of a loose collection of apparently quickly thrown-together songs; it’s certainly fun, but the songs don’t do much for me either. If I had to guess, there will be at least one other Rush record on this list. If so, I will gladly give that one a spin and see whether they managed to refine their songwriting approach.

Although I know that 2112 is one of the big dogs in the prog canon, this stuff just isn't my thing. Undoubtedly something that people should listen to just because it is so distinctive but not my bag.

I missed prodigy and got Rush instead ok then. I’ve simply so many questions, such as, why is the first song 20 minutes - over half the length of the album? also why did they use that stereotypical Chinese riff in the second song? Also why is the guys voice so high? Also

It was at least interesting I suppose

This was so boring

The opening track is a deal breaker 20 mins for what. Having said that the 5 songs are reasonable. However that voice is awful especially when we go full stretch. Not as bad as I thought going in minus the 20 minute caveat.

I do not rate it because I did not like it at all, this is not my kind of music I listen to.

Still that high pitched voice straight out of what would become the 80s standard, just earlier. The 20 minute opener says it all, it’s sometimes genuinely inspired, sometimes drifting into cliché. Great riff on Passage to Bangkok, and a few real standout moments. But overall, less rewarding on a focused listen than the previous one. Too glam rock to me, yet I kind of love the musical approach.

never really got rush.

Best Track - "The Twilight Zone"

This is my 2d Rush album and I liked the other one the list better. I enjoy the music especially the bass playing but this didnt really conmect with me.

This didn’t really work for me

Habe es schon mit mehreren Alben von denen versucht. Mag den Sound, mag besonders die Drums. Aber der Gesang geht für mich gar nicht.

It's giving long hair & flare jeans - 70s??? I can imagine some of these songs being part of the soundtrack in old action movies. Not my vibe but appreciate their talent & contribution.

Nope, not for me. They are obviously good musicians, but it just feels grandiose. I get any musician carries a bit of a people need to hear this attitude but that’s the only thing I get from this album.

F*ck, really. If people know one thing about me when it comes to music it is this—— I can’t stand Rush. Just don’t understand how people listened to this the first time and they said yes! I would like to hear more of that please. I forced myself to listen to the entire album just to make sure I hadn’t changed my mind. I can appreciate that they are good musicians….. but that is about it.

Guess I had moved on long before

t was like they were aiming for The Who's Tommy, but hit Spinal Tap's Stonehenge instead. I couldn't really understand the lyrics, so the story-line went over my head. The rest of the album was more traditional, but I find those high-pitched vocal really grating.

The sound of a band straining for something that isn’t there. Is there much more of this prog-rock to get through?

I prefer the pop music-er side of Rush to the rock cencerto side. It's good, moments of brilliance, but I kind want it to be over most of the time.

As a concept album, it sorta fell apart for me after the 5th song. As a Rush album, same criticisms as usual: not a fan of the high vocals and the proggy noodling.

Won’t be rushing to listen again

Insanely talented group of musicians, this one didn't do anything for me though. I see why it's loved but I don't think I'll be revisiting again any time soon.

Total 2

Ehhhhh

I have a soft spot for Rush fans, much like I have soft spot for Trekkies and D&D players. Doesn't mean I like the music all that much.

Wow, this one doesn't even have any actual songs on it. I guess it's useful to know where that "math rock" we've been hearing comes from, but I wasn't really all that interested.

I was waiting for the singing to start and then when it did I didn't like it.

(2.75)

this was another Meh. a much weaker album than Moving Pictures

Nose si me gusto tanto no me frene en niguna cancion como para decir guau me encanto esta

Dad rock

2 Stars (5/15)

(44/100)

Interesting arrangements throughout this record but thats about it. A lot of rock music passes me by in a disinterested haze. This is another one to add to the pile

Sonically great - sounds amazing in the headphones - but I feel no connection to this.

I've struggled with Rush, the most dorky of prog bands, with making it stick. And this album in particular demonstrates why. "2112" is, despite its high points, a real slog at points; it feels like prog for the sake of prog instead of a deeper message and theme. Then the rest of the album is all over the place, sometimes in the riff groove and sometimes just mleh. By the end you feel like you ate a bunch of carbs and no meat to stick to it; nothing really gets left to remind you of the good stuff. Add to it that they were inspired by Ayn Rand...I dunno guys, this might be the seal on my thumbs down to Rush.

Not really my cup of tea, not that I dislike prog. I understand prog songs tend to be longer, but why on earth would you merge 7(?) songs into one track? I enjoyed some stuff of the latter part of the album, like A Passage To Bangkok. The vocals were annoying most of the time. Not really eager to check out any more of their compositions.

Im not a big rock fan so i already knew i wouldnt really like this. The songs are repetetive except for "Tears". Didnt really like any song on this album, it was just a solid generic rock album, but the guitar solos were fire, made the album shine a bit.

This is the music that Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force listens to.

It's fine. I'm not a fan of the vocals, and the instrumentals don't impress me. The feeling I get from Rush is that they want to make "high class" rock, but it ultimately ends up being kinda bland.

My wife, who used to manage a prog-rock three-piece, knows this album pretty well, but even she has not grown accustomed to the orientalist jolt that intrudes multiple times on A Passage to Bangkok. Racist? Possibly. A clanging cliché? Undoubtedly. Emblematic of the clunky storytelling throughout this very silly space opera record, not to mention the unsophisticated musical ideas. Other prog three-pieces manage a much bigger, more integrate sound. And that is the thing: there is nothing particularly progressive about this progressive rock album. They sound like teenagers playing in their garage. They write like teenagers playing Dungeons and Dragons in their garage. I've done both, so I'm not claiming higher moral ground. But imagine if, like Rush, I'd let the fantasy-reading drummer and Dungeon Master (same person) of my teenage bands write the lyrics. Maybe I should have. I miss Liam. 2 To give credit to Rush, I think there is always an ineluctable likeability to their work. There is an earnestness, endearing without being pompous, about the expressive power of rock music. The naive, guitar-discovering character in the title track is a creation of the heart - a story that Geddy Lee is telling about himself, his sincere beliefs, and the monsters of the industry that are holding him, and rock music itself, back from saving the world. Rush are pants though. However elegant a bass player, Geddy Lee writes a poor melody, and writing may not even be the right word. Much of the time his top line twists itself to fit the (dreadful) lyrics in what feels like ad hoc melody - instinctive decoration on the chord that leaves nothing memorable in its wake. The exception to that account is Tears, which is the best thing here in my opinion, where there is some sense of equanimity between the melody and the other parts. On the whole though these are clumsy songs in every way; sows ears attended to by men whose belief in the redemptive power of the silk purse can only carry the listener so far. 1.5/5

Nice compositions Somewhat masturbatory Stick to the space stuff

Got halfway through 2112 before the ole truck's bluetooth conked out and never recovered, but I must confess I preferred how it sounded on there over the perfect clarity of overhead headphones. Rush seems like it needs the right time and place and it might go hard. Otherwise it's solidly not my kind of prog rock. My mom had such a grudge caused by Rush overexposure from my uncle and a highschool bf that most of this band was largely absent from my life until recently. I appreciate the variety, yet I come out with the double sensation of feeling like I just listened to the same background chords for half an hour. The Twilight Zone is pretty funny in concept but I wish it was a little sillier. Final verdict remains just not my kinda sound.

i've never been able to get into rush. intricate instrumentation and prog-y structures just aren't necessarily my bag, and the style doesn't grab me.

This would be more interesting if I were into this types of genre but I can tell there is talent in here.

It’s just hard for me to listen to his voice.

I think 2112 is for die-hard Rush fans

Geddy Lee's voice is a huge barrier preventing me from liking Rush but it isn't the only thing. This album didn't do anything to win me over.

Sounds like a 70s rock album

2112 is not a date in the future … it’s the damn run time of the first song. Good Lord of Canada! Put down that guitar and slowly step away from the synth and no one needs to get hurt. Let’s try this another way: The word Prog spelled backwards is G-O-R-P. GORP |noun| (North American Informal)- a mixture of nuts, dried fruit, and chocolate used for energy while hiking; trail mix. The term was popularized in the 1970s. (New Oxford English Dictionary). Coincidence? I think not. Prog Rock is a collection of randomly assembled goodies which, although perfectly fine on their own, become an overwhelming mess when thrown together. The function of GORP is purely strategic, designed for sustainable energy, not built for taste or enjoyment. This, too, is true of Prog Rock. While the pieces of instrumentation are supposed to somehow fit together nicely here, in a tasteful melange, they don’t - they battle and drone on, with extended solos and unwelcome reprises in the name of intricacy. This album is a great example of death by a thousand long, drawn-out cuts. With each little glissando run or gimmicky harmonic overtone or time change, there is another layer of artifice piled on, and it becomes so excessive that the story is all but lost in the delivery. I almost wish this was an instrumental album so I could stop trying to understand the lyrics and decipher a meaning or story from them. When my mom used to put out a bowl of GORP while entertaining, I always picked the raisins and the M&Ms out and ate those, leaving behind a big bowl of peanuts. I wish I could do the same with 2112.

Ummm to be honest I kinda zoned out while listening. It's not really my kinda vibe but it wasn't unpleasant. I don't care for the vocals very much, is someone going to beat me up for that? PROGESSIVE ROCK/DAD ROCK/SPACE ROCK OPERA(?)/20 MIN SONG

Not my favourite Rush Album.

Too sharp for me and 20 minutes for the first song only? Wtf. I mean it works if it sounds nice but this is just a mashup or something.

Rush are Jordan Schlansky’s favourite band. That in itself says a lot. The first half of the album is made up of a single twenty minute song that is as ambitious as it is ridiculous. I feel like I'm sitting through a terrible musical, some sort of camp sci-fi rock opera. And there's no interval. The second half of the album is a bit more enjoyable. At times Geddy Lee is doing a pretty decent Robert Plant impersonation. But at other times, he slips dangerously into Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden territory. There's nothing really terrible here, but it's just all a bit of nonsense. Ultimately, it’s very hard to take it seriously. Especially when someone like Jordan Schlansky does.

Not my type of prog. Has its moments, but a lot of passages are not that interesting, a bit basic. The guitar tones tend to be a bit annoying, the album overstays its welcome... I've heard Rush put out many better records.

Au début, j’ai cru que c’était écrit ASH, donc le groupe suggère quelques jours plus tôt…. Je ne comprenais pas le changement de DA.. normal ce n’est pas le même groupe M’oui

Many of my friends in high school were super into Rush but I could never get into them. Listening to this album I love the music, then Geddy Lee opens his mouth and I am out. So I'm a bit torn because I think the band is great but the vocals are nails on a chalkboard; This is unlistenable to me because of his voice. I'll give it 2 stars because I feel like they put out good music but it's really just me not liking his voice.

Nothing special here

Couldn't get into this, kinda generic

A bit hard to get into, lyrics are corny as shit "we are the guardians of the temple or Syrinx"? Sure you are buddy.

I like some of the instrumentation on this, but in a RUSH to jedgement, no.

it aint hitting

Just not what I want to listen to - better than the last rush album I got but only slightly

Felt like a late 80’s version of Pink Floyd. Very experimental

I usually like Rush but I found this one went in one ear and out the other without making much of an impact.

I went into this knowing I despise Rush, but it started off with abiut 5 minutes where I was thinking, "Ok. I get it. The drums are like a very talented Octopus with the correctly prescribed amount of energy drinks, and the bass and guitar come together nicely." And then that puke started singing and it just ruins everything. I don't always care for the guitar - the more searing tones are just an oratory punishment I've never enjoyed, but I can accept that's on me just not appreciating more metal solos - and I think I could really enjoy them if they were an instrumental band. Or if they had just about any singer who didn't sound like someone brushing a hairless cat with a cheese grater. I tried to focus on the music, and this is a good band. But it's so hard to get into a hypnotic state enjoying what underlies the songs when that screech owl keeps attacking the ambience. I exited this knowing I still despise Rush but really only one of them.

Never heard anything by Rush before so wasn't sure what to expect but after the first 4 tracks of this album, I'd had enough. It hasn't changed my overall aversion to classic rock that encouraged millions of teens to air guitar in front of mirrors, a kind of aural masturbation. The heavy metal screeching and guitar solos along with the prog rock concept album ideas all made for endless yawns, I'm afraid. Ok, they can play. They have skills but nothing really stands out apart from that.

오 전자 사운드 ? 한 곡이 20분?

At least it was short

Uneventful.

ну неееее

not my preferred kind of 70s rock

Lyrically, the 20-minute track that opens this album gives off some serious "I'm 14 and this is deep" vibes. Musically, it sounds like a bunch of disconnected riffs without any real thread holding it together. ("Close To The Edge" it ain't.) The not-particularly-memorable tracks that make up the balance of this album show that Rush was in the process of finding their voice; it'll still be 3 or 4 more years (and a few more albums) before they start to turn out songs with the distinctive Rush stamp. (Literally also, Geddy Lee was still a few years from finding his ideal singing voice - the difference between the timbre of his vocals on *2112* and say, *Moving Pictures* is like night and day.)

Not the best Rush album. None of the songs are particularly memorable

2* just becuse it's Canadian, otherwise it would be 1*

Sure it's musically impressive but I don't get how this is meaningful to anyone other than the kind of guys who are really into star trek.

lo entiendo, viendo la gran imagen de las cosas y que fue un disco bastante interesante en su época pero meh, not my cup of tea, pero lo disfruté.

The opening “suite” was incredible. One of the best 20 minutes “songs” you can possibly listen too. Spacey parts, unbelievable guitar playing and great vocals too. The rest of the album don’t really carry on with the great start with more ballety songs. Could probably get to like the with more listens

Alright so I’ll admit at the get-go that I don’t like Rush. This is a perfectly fine album, and I know they’re a pioneer of prog, but I think there are a lot of contemporaries that do a lot of what Rush tries to do better. I’ll take Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, and Coheed & Cambria every time over this.

Every future part team music teacher's favorite band in high school

This just pissed me off.

Played it as background. Probably better as an in your face alternative.

15/01/2026 I honestly do not understand the hype around Rush. Yes they are talented, but I gotta say .... boring. Spotify listeners: 3.7 million

Meh. Magari da riascoltare

Very impressive musianship and vocals but often felt more like listening to a band jamming and lacked structure and strong melodies

Not totally my kind of music Instrumentals are fun It wasn’t bad, but I wasn’t blown away

Lots of screeching from vocals and electric guitars. Was expecting prog rock, stadium rock, loud rock of some sort and it duly came. Not my thing. One track was a little different - Tears - and I would enjoy hearing this again. The rest of it, no.

I saw this was 7 songs long and thought “hey, a short n sweet album for once! Let me give it a spin!” I knew something was wrong when not a single vocal came in after like 5 minutes of the same song. Jokes aside, the sound barring the vocal is really nice. I can see why this is considered the best early work of progressive rock. The vocals… I just think it could do with a little less (or a lot less) of screeching and whining. As for the story line, alas, I am not whimsy enough to fully appreciate this song’s science fiction lyrics with an alien and a priest??? Or is it actually an alien priest? To be honest I still haven’t a clue what this is trying to convey. I felt the exact same way about imaginary disk’s concept except this is way more in your face and the sound isn’t so transcendent like imaginable disk’s that I am willing to wade through it. Eh, 2.5.

20 FUCKING MINUTES ARE YOU MAD? WHY IS ONE SONG MORE THAN HALF THE ALBUM'S LENGTH?? I really enjoy 2 songs, but you can't have just 2 songs on an album. Not my thing that's all, I get why others seem to enjoy it.

190/1001 Rush - 2112 Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ This one just isn't for me. I really don't like the vocals on this and the music itself is fine. It all just feels a little cheesy and not my favourite kind.

Listened to the first 2 songs and wasn’t really into it. Need to come back to this

Firstly, a twenty minute song is taking the piss but secondly, all the songs lowkey sounded the same…

When looking up Rush on my music streaming app, I scrolled through their most streamed songs and my first thought was, "I don't know a single one of these songs." So I am going into this completely blind, but based on the band name, album cover and year this came out I am going to assume this is a rock album... This album was very forgettable for me. Sonically it was good, but nothing really stuck or stood out to me. It was long and the songs dragged on. I don't see myself returning to this album

Good drummer, annoying voice, inconsistent vibes

An album that instantly feels dated and also experimental. I personally hate when an artist smushes 10 songs together into one but sure whatever. The soundtrack to a movie I wouldn't watch.

When this came out I was in 6th grade, and I remember a kid in the neighborhood loved this band. He raved about how great they are, but I couldn't get over the fact that I found the singer's voice incredibly annoying. I have given Rush a listen over the years and do like some of their songs. They are very good musicians, and I especially appreciate Neil Peart's drumming. As I listened to this again for the first time in a long time, I kept thinking - it would be so cool if they just focused on doing instrumentals - for 2 reasons: 1) The aforementioned annoying voice of Geddy Lee. He is much better on the songs (or parts of songs) where he isn't shrieking. I've seen some people make comparisons to Robert Plant's voice and - I don't know what it is exactly - but I think Robert Plant's voice is awesome while Geddy Lee is incredibly grating. I guess we all have different ears. AND 2) I also find the lyrics kind of silly. It seems like they are trying to be deep (especially on the first side track) but it just comes across as corny to me. And after realizing they were inspired by Ayn Rand it makes more sense since her books are like that - purportedly deep but populated with one dimensional caricatures and very flimsy philosophy In 2026, the "priests of the temples of syrinx" sound like they are the tech-bro billionaires of all the "magnificent seven" tech companies - so maybe they were on to something?? I've got 2 songs "liked" on Spotify (Passage to Bangkok and Tears) since they aren't as annoying. Although the "oriental riff" on Passage to Bangkok is kind of dated/stereotypical, so it kinda drops that one by a notch. Liked songs on Spotify: 2/6 Rating: 2/5

Not my vibe, but interesting

Eindruck: bisschen nervig Rating: 4/10 Favourite: Tears Anmerkungen: bin nicht so prog rock Fan (außer Pink Floyd‼️) so wenn ich mich Ma drauf einlasse schon ganz gut aber muss garnicht

Is This Someone's Favorite Album? Yes. That person is definitely Canadian.

😐

Wanted to like this more, but idk. Rush is one of those bands where if you give me their greatest hits, I’ll take it! But for a full album, it doesn’t strike me. Loved the song Lessons, and I think if the intro track were broken into separate songs, it may be more digestible. Love the concept of the album and the inspiration from Ayn Rand. But a lot of these songs just didn’t make me want to revisit them.

Def have heard in a car ride with my dad - not a bad listen but not the best

That was an ordeal. Rock music? Yup - good. Canadian? Yup - good. Screeching voice for half an hour. Nope - an ordeal. I appreciate that Rush are accomplished musicians, but I don't like the things they accomplish.

fell asleep near the end

I don't hate it, just don't see what all the fuss is about.

boring

sounds like a rock opera, didn’t finish. what i imagine bob was listening to in the laser show

Ei nyt oikee irtoo.

I've heard great things about Rush, but there is no way people were talking about this album. It's fine but is not nearly as good as I was expecting. It feels like the nerdy kid decided to write a prog album. There is a lot of other prog-rock I would listen to instead. Best Songs: The Twilight Zone Worst Songs: A Passage To Bangkok, Something For Nothing

rush

Ok 2/5

I feel like I should have liked it more, but it was just fine for me. I like my prog rock less noisy.

I like a lot of Rush. This album. . .I don't understand. . .

Couldn't do it lol

Too long

I get the appeal for some people but its not for me

Lyrics written by a small child. Sounds like a parody of wigout guitar music. Almost spinal tap in places

They’ve done something different. It’s not good.

Not really for me.

Rush is Rush, you know? Like, there is a lot going on here, but it's as bit of a mess. It feels like psychedelic rock fan-fic from a writer that has talent but is just so extra. There is clearly an A-side for this album, and the B-side is mostly just some random stuff which is all pretty forgettable. Prog rock is real hit or miss for me and Rush almost never lands, so yeah, it's okay. The cover is cool in concept but the execution is a bit of a mess, kind of like the album! Both are a 2/5 for me.

It was okay, interesting for someone who knows nothing of Rush despite their large reputation.

2.5

Oh boy, not a fan but I can appreciate the effort. Plus in these times I cannot say a bad word about Canada. That being written, this was a tough one to swallow.

Hard rocking experimental album but wouldn’t listen to any of the songs on their own.

You like Rush or you don't. Nothing about this album changed my mind.

I'm just not a fan of Rush, and I thought that having the first side of the album one song was annoying. Rush is like Jazz. I can appreciate the musicianship, and just not enjoy listening to it.

Snooze once the initial Odyssey is over

Not feeling it

That was really unpleasant. I don't get Rush.

Unhinged to open an album with a 20 minute rock opera, only to follow it up with the “oriental” guitar riff…twice!

some of the dweebiest dweebs to ever do it music: hated. (⌐■_■)

Idk man. Like rush is cool I guess but there is just something so corny about it. The lyrics and vocals really take me out

i still don't like prog but i respect the shred

Boooring.

TWENTY MINUTES

Rushed right past this.

There were enjoyable moments, but overall Rush is just not for me.

20 minute intro was not the vibe

Todays album is only 6 songs :) The first song is 20 minutes long :( It's Rush :) It literally has an Ayn Rand writing credit :(

This is a band i inow of but dont know well (beyond a few tracks). All i hear os people banging on about Neil Pert being the greatest drummer ever and I wonder if he is the non-musicians idea of what a good drummer is and whether i will find him too busy? I guess i am about to find out. Lets go. The opening title track name itself makes me think ‘concept album, only 6 tracks but 40 minutes long, ling tracks, this is going to be hard work’. Nice guitar sound. Annoying timing (i blame the drummmer) and yes he is too busy. Drums are beautifully miked. Recording very even though ive not heard the singer even 3 minutes in tk the first track. Vocals at 4.5 minutes in and boy I have to thank them for inspiring Spinal Tap. The second aong that’s in the first song about 12 minutes in isnt bad. The whateverth song 15 minutes in is back to pure Tap. Not a fan of the bass sound in theis recording - too muddy and in the background. Could be my airpods or itunes shitty compression. Lessons and Something for nothing were OK. The rest lack a bit flow for me. Too many fills, breaks, pauses, etc. good players for sure, just trying to ahow it too much maybe? After this i went to the lastest album on itunes which was 2012 Clockwork Angels. Firat song, Caravan, great. Less stops, starts, 50 tom fills, etc. they’d leaned into grunge and hard rock a bit more than prog, it rocked. So this album, must listen before you die? Two stars for me.

Another Rush album that would be four stars with a different vocalist.

Cuando pense que llevaba casi todo el disco escuchado y entre a ver que iba por la tercera cancion despues de una primera cancion de 20 min, tuve suficiente

This is #day425 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… time to sign off another artist from the list. As unintelligent as it may sound, I can't help but feel prog rock bands like Rush (Yes also comes to mind) are just trying too hard. I think my problem with this band in particular is that I lose focus very quickly and can't follow what's going on. I don't deny their influence, the technicality, and all that; I just can't force myself to like what I'm hearing. This is another 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day426.

I think Rush was a fun band, but Something for Nothing - last song - was the only one I liked. This album didn't do it for me. Glad it was only 39 minutes long.

Never did like Rush for some reason. Too much screaming instead of singing. Music is occasionally ok

I'm just not a big fan of Rush. There's like maybe 10 total songs by Rush that I enjoy, and none of them are on this album.

I like some Rush but this isn't it.

Hated this sorry

I get the musicianship and skill but this is just not my style of rock

Niet aan

eat the frog - 21 minute song to start with... (This wont be self indulgent AT ALL) talented dudes, excellent production. not my thing tho.

It's interesting enough but not really for me

I rounded up because I appreciate ambition in art, but this is not my thing. I think I prefer Rush when they sell out and are more economical.

I like Rush a lot but this album didn’t do it for me. 2

It wasn't bad but not much stood out to me about it. Although it's kind of wild that it was released in 1976, I didn't realize just how long Rush had been around. So they were pretty mold-breaking when they started.

Meh

Stopped listening on the second song with the same lyrics about a train ride to bangkok. First song was 20 mins long.

Standard classic prog rock without any popular singles to latch onto.

Grundsätzlich gut, aber zu episch

Yet another artist I have heard zilch about. If I'm to guess, I'm in for another arena rock affair similar to that of Boston's self-titled album. Guess I've nothing else to do but get into this one. Yep. More or less what I was expecting, though there's a surprising psychedelic influence and I must admit that I wasn't ready for those pipsqueak vocals after five minutes of build-up. This isn't really my thing and opening your album with a twenty-minute snoozefest doesn't do much to assuage my doubts but yeah. It's fine. There's a simple pleasure in listening to an album with some punchy guitar hooks and a rocking atmosphere. "The Twilight Zone" has a neat, soaring atmosphere. I enjoy how the guitar riffs jolt life into the piece and transition it between different moods. "Tears" has a great, pensive atmosphere. I dig the acoustic sound, along with how it pairs with the strings during the latter half of the track. Book time. "Biggest cult band in the world". Released during a period of friction for the band. Well received by fans, but garnered a lukewarm response from critics - those albums are always interesting. Wikipedia reveals that this album was the band's commercial breakthrough and ranked second in a Rolling Stone poll for best progressive rock albums. I can't claim to be a prog rock authority and I'm generally one for variety on this list, so I think this is a decent pick. I cosign the inclusion.

Niet mijn ding Het is ook niet te verstaan De gitaren zijn wel vet

Not only have I heard this album before but my last listen was actually very recent, within the last month or so. This is not an album that has ever particularly clicked with me despite multiple listens over the years (I bought, and still have, a CD copy of this album when I was still in school, so at least 15 years ago). I would very loosely, and perhaps incorrectly, group Rush fans in two camps, 2112 Fans and Moving Pictures fans. I would place myself in the Moving Pictures camp, and quite firmly at that. Moving Pictures is a 9.5/10 for me, and sometimes a 10/10 depending on which day you're asking. 2112 on the other hand is somewhere around a 5 or 6/10. So why have I listened to it so often? The 2112 suite is by far the star of the show here, and is conveniently the first track of the album, making it a good place to start. It isn't my favourite piece of music by any means, I've never been a huge fan of this style of songwriting, but I'm the sort of person who takes musicality over lyrics any day of the week, so when it comes to Rush it is usually quite easy to overlook the lyrics that can feel a bit dated, or even worse, cr*nge. The quieter, more story driven movements therefore fall a little bit flat for me, although Discovery does do a good enough job of conveying the plot in itself that I don't necessarily hate it. Soliloquy on the other hand, despite being the payoff to the story (and therefore possibly the entire point for some listeners) does nothing for me sadly. I do readily accept this is a flaw in my preferences rather than a fault with the music itself! The movements that do contain "actual" music are, however, very strong and up there with some of my favourite moments on Moving Pictures. The way it all kicks in again once Presentation starts is always incredibly satisfying, building up intensity through the movement until the explosive payoff of a guitar solo. My favourite movements (as redundant as it feels to separate them from their context in the suite) would be Overture, The Temples of Syrinx (seriously priests, you "hate music" so much yet write tunes this catchy?), Prsentation and Grand Finale. It's a great piece of music overall despite my own issues with it, and that's why I listen to it relatively often for an album I'm not too in love with. Why don't I love it so much, I hear you ask? I just can't really get on with any of the other five tracks, ranging from incredibly average to downright horrible. A Passage to Bangkok never fails to get my blood pumping when that oriental riff kicks in right near the start. That is, get the blood pumping right into my cheeks as I turn bright red from second hand embarassment. And although I just said I'm not a lyrics person, it's too hard to ignore the far-too-on the nose , which nowadays just remind you of "that one guy" everyone knows who make smoking weed their whole personality and constantly drop little references like 420 everywhere. Again maybe this is just me but as this is an entire song rather than a whole suite, I can't forgive it like I forgive 2112. The Twilight Zone has my least favourite Geddy Lee vocal (his voice is quite divisive but I usually side with enjoying it), and while the instrumental parts are *fine*, they're quite bland by Rush standards. It's just not one that I ever willingly return to outside of the context of a full album listen. Having said that, it was chosen as an A-side single so what do I know eh? Tears is the worst song for me personally. It's just really not my cup of tea at all, far too sappy/sentimental for me when I primarily go to Rush for their more instrumentally technical songs. I'd get that fill from elsewhere. To end on a less negative note, Lessons and Something for Nothing are two that I would give a pass to - both of these songs actually sound (at least musically) like they could fit into the main 2112 suite, and are at least playable outside of a full album listen (although I can't remember ever actively seeking to listen to these songs on demand). Overall, I really do want to like 2112 as a whole, and I have been trying to do so for a surprisingly long time compared to how quickly I give up on other artists/albums, but the absolute stinkers on here really do drag down my overall score of it. Ironically enough for one of the few albums I have on CD, if I'd waited until I was more into vinyl, I might have had a stronger opinion of this album - all the clankers are on side B so I might have never bothered to listen to them at all! Rating as a 2/5 (but I might have been generous with a 2.5 if we were allowed half-ratings)

Lasted about 5 minutes. Prog seems like a parody nowadays

La intro de 20 min es lo mejor

No

Not my thing

I've found a lot of albums that I don't mind having on in the background, but I'd never actively seek out listening to it again. This album falls squarely into that category.

Never been a Rush fan. Have heard this album many times, and my opinion did not change after listening to this album in full yet again.

Lots of guitar, drums and high pitch wailing. Spinal Tap.

Something for Nothing was like 6/10, a bit of a bop. Otherwise generic 70s hairmetal, but without bang.

Overlong songs, whether prog rock or avant-garde, annoy me so much. I am not interested in a song that lasts 8+ minutes, except Stairway to Heaven.

Why isn’t the first song divided into the multiple songs within it? I liked one at the mid way point but I have no way of listening to it individually. The rest of it was kinda meh.

Good prog rock

The aliens would love this

I hate the vocals, and the instrumentals, while good, don’t make up for it.

First track awful. Like a kids first recording. Track 2 better, except that awful "oriental" riff which was weirdly out of place. twice.3rd track was dreadful. 4th started well, but from the chorus onwards it sucked. It all sounds like a bunch of kids who have heard a few prog rock albums and thought they'd have a go. It contains a naivety which looks to a lack of understanding of what makes this stuff good. It's full of naff cliche, like the awful section in the first track that had a guitar being tuned bit in it. Ick. But actually it's a signed band's 4th album. I've no idea how this was the one that was successful. I hope their previous albums don't come up to listen to if this was considered the big improvement.

The wiki explanation for the "2112" title track is great! ""2112" tells a story set in the city of Megadon in the year 2112, after an intergalactic war in 2062 forces many of the planets to be ruled by the Solar Federation (symbolized by the Red Star on the cover artwork), where individualism and creativity are outlawed. The population is controlled by a cabal of priests living in the temples of Syrinx, who take orders from giant banks of computers that control all aspects of life ("The Temples of Syrinx"). An unnamed protagonist finds a guitar inside a cave and rediscovers the lost art of music ("Discovery"). Upon playing the guitar to the priests, they destroy it and declare music a waste of time and against the computers' plan ("Presentation"). In a dream, an oracle shows him a planet established simultaneously with the Solar Federation, where an elder race flourish in creativity and individuality ("Oracle: The Dream"). He awakens, depressed that music is part of such a society that he can never be part of and kills himself ("Soliloquy"). The song ends with an ambiguous spoken ending: "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation: We have assumed control" ("Grand Finale"). Peart clarified that after the protagonist took his own life, another planetary war begins and the elder race successfully take down the Solar Federation in an ending he described as a "double surprise ... a real Hitchcock killer".

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Not a fan of that dude's voice. 2/5

I HATE the vocals. Good lord. Musically, it's nice. Very meandering/prog, which I'm not too fond of, but they make it work most of the time.

Rock music that may have been popular at time, but it is a little generic. Also, the first song being 20 minutes is ridiculous.

THis album was good, but i am not sure what i was expecting. I think i need to listen again to appreciate it more but it just didn’t grab me like i thought it would.

I felt like I already finished listening to the album and then found out I'm not even close to finishing the first track (was their intention to make you not want to listen to the rest of the album?). after that, the album was nice, the guitars are cool but the vocals area bit annoying.

randian bs aside, i don’t like the vocals at all deserves to be one of the 1001? maybe but i’m cool with just Moving Pictures tbh

Honestly couldn't really tell you what the 20 minute long opening track was about. Musically it's fine. It doesn't really sound super revolutionary - but maybe that's because I'm coming to this later. I will say that I find the lead vocalist's voice super grating which made the second half of the album a much tougher hang.

Rush has a unique flair.. Certain people like the shrill voice very much.. I'm not quite there.

Meh. I'm no Rush fan and this album didn't change anything

one time neil peart came to my high school and played the drums for us. or someone related to neil peart came to my high school and showed us his crazy drum set and told us about how cool neil peart is and donated some band equipment? anyway something neil peart related happened at my high school when i was like 15 and it was interesting enough that i remember it happening but not enough that i actually remember the details, because when i was 15 i was too busy listening to the smiths and oasis and i didn't give a shit about neil peart or rush. i have come to recognize that neil peart was pretty dang talented and also was born in hamilton, so that's cool. but i still don't give a shit about rush.

the little racist motif in "passage to bangkok" made me spit out my coffee.

As with most big name prog rock band I'm sure the musicians are highly skilled technically but this doesn't lead to an engaging or interesting album. Could be for someone else, just not for me. Didn't find any standout song. 2/5.

Not my cup of tea honestly, mad respect to Geddy Lee

Tråkrock. Mest spännande: en som stämmer sin gitarr vid en porlande bäck.

I was largely unimpressed by it.

Well, that’s some weird concept prog rock. Great musicians, super weird

Boring. I was not in the right mood for this. Doubt I will try again, though.

On paper, everything is there for me to like Rush and I keep thinking the day is just around the corner where I'll listen and it all finally clicks for me. But it never does. They feel sterile and distant and uninspired even if technically impressive. Also... Greedy's voice is annnnoyyiinnggg. I tried. I'm sure all try again, too. But man, I was so ready album to be over.