Reviews (page 12 of 14)
Kicks ass. Pretty much the coolest prog nerds have ever been. The performances are airtight and every song brings a little something new to the table. A risky album that saved their career, love to see it
This is really the quintessential Rush album for me because it equal parts showcases what there is to like about their sound and what gets kind of annoying about their sound. The sweeping epic opening title suite that makes up almost half the album is a perfect example, with dazzling instrumentals that vary in the amounts of interest they generate. The lyrics feel weird and don’t really do the job of tying together an interesting narrative, and then if you’re like me you’ll read up on the album and find Neil Peart credits his lyrical inspiration “to the genius of Ayn Rand” and check out completely. The back half of the album is better than I remember, with multiple solid album cuts (particularly Lessons and Something For Nothing) making a solid impression. Overall though, very hit and miss record. The central piece itself is very half-and-half, really trailing off and turning into a slog after the excellent Overture and Temples Of Syrinx sections. For me personally, an album to skip around on and not to consume in its entirety.
A lot of fun, but really perplexed by train to Bangkok
4.2 if prog rock has 100 fans, I am one of them. If prog rock has 10 fans, I am one of them. If prog rock has 1 fan, I am them. If prog rock has 0 fans, I am dead. fave songs: 2112, passage to bangkok
I quite enjoyed this - ambitious, catchy, over the top in all the right ways and talented musicians just going for it. My first experience of Rush and I’m here for the ride.
Enjoyableeee. Really wish the first song was seperated but they're all amazing. Favorite one is Something For Nothing
2112 the song is incredible. The rest of the album i don’t care for as much and I’d give 3. it averages at around a 4
This album is so ambitious and really enjoyable. It could easily be a pile of crap with how ambitious it is. The first track is 20 odd mins, it's great. I dont really know what else to say. I'm between a 3 and a 4. Will resist
classic Rush, indistinguishable from their others
3+
I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed this album back in the day. Not enough albums have a single track taking up a whole side these days.
It was good, 7/10
Ik had deze nog nooit echt geluisterd maar weet wel dat het door Pink Floyd liefhebbers super goed gevonden wordt. En dat is helemaal terecht! Ik had wel eens her en der een nummertje geluisterd van ze, maar ben volgens mij nooit aan een heel album toegekomen. En wat zonde, want holy shit kant 1 is echt fantastisch, die gaan we zeker nog een keer luisteren. Kant 2 is wel minder, maar wat mij betreft is dit gewoon alsnog 5 sterren.
Tears is a favorite
The 20-minute track is surprisingly the standout here.
Virtuosic, but not for me.
I know them by their most famous songs, but Rush is one of the bands that I have known about and have always wanted to listen to more of their music. I absolutely loved this album! I am so excited to continue going through their discography!
4 for musicianship, but the songs aren't great. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is the second Rush album I am hearing and they are 2 for 2 so far, this album is incredible. The vocals and instrumentals are great, everyone shines here Some tracks shine more than others, but they are all great. Favourites: All of them
Not 1st listen (although I probably haven't heard the full thing since high school) It's not a drill people, we have some Canadian content today 🚨 doing something a little different for this album- I listened to Side 2 first, to pay attention to the shorter songs before I possibly get Rush-ed out after the title track. These songs in isolation are a solid 3 star EP for me, with the ballad "Tears" and "A Passage to Bangkok" easily being my favourite songs. Now on to the overture... Yeah the album's now a neat 4 * in my eyes. The title track is ridiculous, it's wild, it ROCKS July 24, 2023
A fun sci-fi concept album that occasionally gets lost in itself. Best track: The Temples of Syrinx
This is a brilliant album!
Pff... Really don't get why ICT collegue says Rush is best band ever. Boring from second 1 to second last.
Just kind of boring
One of my favourite Rush records. 2112 by itself is worth the admission. But the rest is also quite good! The band is in their prime here and writing amazing stuff1 8,5 out of 10
Can’t stand Rush.
The only dip in quality on this album is the opening of side B, “Passage to Bangkok”. Please, for the love of Buddha’s butthole, stop trying to make songs sound Asian! It’s cringey and stupid. Other than that, this is an excellent concept album. Side A is a masterpiece Rush only equals with “Cygnus” (all parts combined). For anyone who’s been living on Mars and doesn’t know what this album is about, I’ll give an overview: in the future, you’re not allowed to be creative or think for yourself. Such individualism is a crime, punished under the authoritarian control of the priests of Syrinx. There is no music in this dystopian setting (similar to themes expressed in Zappa’s Joe’s Garage). One day a man finds an artifact from another time and place, and he discovers through experimentation that this device can make music. It’s a guitar, something unknown to the people of the future. This device helps the man express himself, his creativity, and his individuality. The priests seize and destroy the guitar and banish the man, and the man, disillusioned and unable to go on without music, kills himself.
un 7/10 esta buena la primer cancion pero las demas estan a un nivel normal capaz para mi de musica pero hay algunas que estan bastante buenas
2112 good, lessons good, Twilight zone good. Meh to the others
Great!
Hell yeah, Rush! I now realize I've been kind of a casual lame Rush fan. I really do like a lot of their songs, but never really dove into the longer tracks like 2112. So good!!! The dynamics and vocals are great on the title track. I really like this era of vocals. I'm a sucker for the quiet water parts jumping back into the rock parts. I started at about a reluctant 3-4... now I'm really feeling solid on a 4... I know there's better Rush out there, so I'm excited, hoping we get some more. The little "Kung Fu Fighting" riff is a little cringe on Bangkok, but this is otherwise is a classic Rush tune. Other tracks are all aight. Feeling good about a 4. If the title track was just a little more fluid and if the rest of the record followed suit this would be a 5...
Listenable but can't say it grabbed me.
Music is good but the singers voice ruins it.
Rush rules. I have not dabbled in to a ton of Prog Rock, but Rush is tops of that genre. This album kicked ass.
Love anything rush creates, on a whole other level.
Not my kind of music but better than I thought it would be
It's like drinking Led Zeppelin light, had some interesting stuff but not enough to go back to.
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I saw Laser Rush 2112 at a planetarium in Anchorage during a vacation to Alaska earlier this year. A family with several small children left early on, couldn't blame them. I don't know what they were expecting but yeah. Just sitting back in the dark and getting to listen to the whole album on a pretty good sound system was a treat. Enjoying someone else's visual interpretation of the music was icing on the cake. Not my number one favorite Rush album but still an easy 5 from me.
Hell yeah.
Not my thing
fuck you!!!!
What a power move producing an album like this after a commercial failure the previous album. The title track being 20 minutes long barely felt like any time at all
Big, cinematic sound. Clever guitar work and tempo changes. Highlight has to be the opening 20 min medley, with The Temples of Syrinx section being my favourite.
Meh
Can't fault the ambition but sadly they fail to live up to their own grandiose expectations.
Shit Pink Floyd
The worst kind of prog rock.
Bag o' poo
Another one of these where I go on about the medium influencing the message. The opening track is 20 minutes long, this may seem silly in our contemporary Spotify streaming world, but for the original vinyl release, it was the entire Side A, which makes sense for telling a prog-rock concept story - however unfriendly for radio airplay. Overall, it's a bit slow and meandering, glad I listened, doubt I'd revisit. 2.5
Stunningggg What an experience
I get why it's on here, and I enjoyed some parts, but overall this just isn't really my thing. I don't see much reason why the 20-minute song couldn't be broken up, since it's obviously separate songs already. Also fuck Ayn Rand.
Nao gostei de nada
This was decent, I listened all the way through a few times and was hoping to like it more. Rush is one of those early prog bands that I really only know the hits and have wanted to get more into their catalog. I'll probably still do that, but I don't know how often I'll come back to this.
Fun album. I'd listened before, and I like it but I'm not super taken with it. I'd listen to it again, but if I didn't, I wouldn't be too upset. 3.49/5
Peak Rush. All hail the boys. B+
I'm not a fan - It picks up a bit once you get past the bloated, boring first track, but it's still not good. I don't really like his voice. Some of the guitars are quite nice, but still the songs aren't grabbing me at all.
I already knew going in that I was going to like this (A Passage to Bangkok slaps) but I didn't realize I was going to like it THIS MUCH. I've listened to 2112 before (albeit in pieces), but I apparently wasn't listening, because I was jamming the whole time, and even once we got past that behemoth of a song, each song afterwards was just as good, and varied, making this album never feel bloated, even with such a long song, and the instruments only add to the majesty of the whole thing. I also really love Geddy Lee's voice here. I mean, I enjoy it on other Rush albums too, but as this is pretty early in their discography, his voice is still at peak performance, and he nails every note with such perfection. Just an amazing album, I'm truly blown away. Gonna be honest with y'all, the Ayn Rand references completely went over my head until I read others reviews, and while I definitely see issues there, I still think the music is damn good, and Neil Peart, before passing, did rescind those ideas for the most part, so I look at it less as endorsement and more as seeing the beliefs of a songwriter that didn't know better. However, I could totally be making excuses so that my mind enjoys the album more free of guilt. Just thought I should specify that my five star is not in support of Rand's believes, just in support of music I like the sound of.
The Temples of Syrinx, Presentation, Oracle: The Dream, A Passage to Bangkok (other best) Twilight Zone and Something for Nothing (best song) Bass and drums are amazing. Both are top of all time in their categories. Tears is out of place here.
the vocals grew on me with how they used them. especially on soliloquy. the instrumentals are very good. overture, Soliloquy, Grand Finale, Passage to Bangkok, something for nothing
Solid prog rock album. The drums are the best part but the guitar and vocals sound great too. Not as good as Yes. FS: The 20 min song, Bangkok
I've owned this in the formats, so I'm a fan!
Its not bad. I kinda enjoyed it. But it's not really my cup of tea. Geddy lee's vocals don't do much for me.
HELLLLLL YEEEEEAHHHH! Never heard no Rush before but this was the goddamn tiddies!
Not horrible, but for some reason I expected a more grand, more epic album. 3.7/5
A surprisingly unrepresentative genre so good to hear some rock. Quite listenable so 3*
Hard to rate. I did enjoy it quite a bit but it is also overblown and a bit much. It is the only Rush album I own though which must mean something... a high 3.
I liked this album format in that the entire first side is a single song with a spacey, futuristic, vibe. Ultimately though, this just sounded like Rush to me. Which is not an inherently bad thing, but I expected more than I felt the band was able to deliver.
So I didn’t actually like any of these songs but every one of them made me smile. Rush almost sound like a parody of Led Zeppelin’s most prog-rock leaning material. The music is shamelessly over-the-top and even though I wasn’t totally into it, I always respect a band that stays true to whatever wacky, wild, ambitious vision they have. Cheers to Rush but “2112” isn’t the album that’s gonna convert me.
I really like the feel-change in track 1 around the 3:30 mark. There's a distinct lack of ideas like that in a lot of rock music these days, where it is easier to write songs that stick to one tempo, one meter, and one rhythmic feel. Rush always do things like this well. Love the infamous panning drum tom fills. Geddy Lee's voice sounds great on this record. That's usually my gripe with Rush but he has an edge on this record that I appreciate more than his more common vocal sound. It's not his usual super clean and pristine one. I think I liked this more than the usual Rush stuff, but I've actually never really liked Rush that much. I always felt like their music was technically interesting and had it's moments but it's really really geared towards musicians who can nerd out about things like time signatures. Geddy Lee's voice is always towards the top of the list for me of "most grating voices in rock" and I was really glad that this one wasn't his usual vocal style / production style because that's always been a turn off for me with the band.
The guitar riffs are immediately catchy and recognisable. How have I got this far in life without enjoying a Rush album?
I have a soft spot of for rush, and while this is not my favourite rush album, it still slaps for me. Only reason it's not a 5 is because I don't really like a passage to Bangkok. If you were to switch that with spirit of radio then we have one of the best albums of all time, no doubt. But as stands its a solid choice. Solid album
omg i just realised the whole point of this is its the 1812 overture but its rush hahaha omg that sucks yeah quite lame
This 1st track feels like a bit of a love letter to Led Zepplin but if they only had interesting and cool drumming/groove 2% of the time... Actually maybe I would extend this to a few other tracks. I think the album is still fine but it's not quite as exciting as Rush's super proggy stuff, but also it's, like, just fine rock music. Which I think is a bit of a shame. Something for nothing is a great track though! If I could add a .5 I would for this track alone
This is my least favourite rush album off the top of my head, with my core memory being "what's this I've found.. a guitar... i can play it... and make muuuuuusiyiiic" and yeah it mostly sucks theres some nice guitar solos and i like the leaning into hamster geddy lee in the priest of the temple of seres that rules Rush has so many better records though!!!
Rush proves that it's more than a poor man's Led Zeppelin (though there's plenty of Led Zep influence on side 2) with a drift into prog territory. The band shows great musicianship but don't really have the hooks necessary to connect with me. The opening rock opera (7 songs and instrumentals arranged across one track) has a weak story and the parts don't particularly distinguish themselves. The one-off numbers of the second half, mostly classic blues rock material, are a bit more fun. Perhaps this album might grow on me given a few more listens.
67 of 1001 Rush - 2112 Favorite Track : 2112: (Medley) Rating : 5/5 I was offered up one of my favorite albums of all time, so I put in the ear buds and took at walk at 4:30 am to listen again. There are worse ways to start the day. It is hard to be impartial about this one. All are at the top of their game I can't find a bad thing to say about it, while I'm sure some could. Just an absolute gem, in my opinion. You either love them or you don't.
It's all about the first side obviously but side B is just as good as what they were doing in that era of the band
Day 344 of my explorations in the (not so deep) depths of so called "good music". I have now fully joined the priests of the Temples of Syrinx, operating computers and holding the gifts of life. That's a good one. A masterpiece that did put Rush on the map and guess what? The following albums are even better!
This is one of the greatest release by one of the greatest band ever. How could I not love it? 2112 is one of the most epic conceptual track ever made and the side B contains some of Rush finest cuts.
Very long first song. I can listen to it but wouldn’t choose to.
It is Rush.
Rush is rushing through this album but still fun
love rush and have always enjoyed this album.
Powerful, essential prog rock album. This album basically has no flaws to speak of, although the 20 minute long conceptual side 1 requires a little more patience than the looser-structured side 2 (which happens to be the side I prefer). Even so, the band makes every second of that 20 minutes count, and the album as a whole mostly avoids the self indulgence you hear in a lot of prog. This isn't an album I generally see myself putting on for the heck of it, but the band's talent is undeniable. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Something for Nothing, A Passage to Bangkok, Tears, The Twilight Zone, Lessons, 2112
Pretty good encapsulation of a Rush album. Kinda weird, definitely fun. Favorite track: 2112
rush is good, but after this album. not my cup o’ tea.
Holy crap, I'm really surprised how much I liked that. The only thing I really knew of Rush was the Tom Sawyer one from Rock Band, and it's not my favorite. There wasn't a single song on this album that I didn't like (even the 20 minute long one, although songs should never be that long). Tears was beautiful. Period. I will listen to more of them now.
I like some Rush. This ain’t any of it, though.
Not familiar with anything on this album, but I liked it more than I thought I would. The vocals can get irritating. I liked parts of the 20 minute song, not the entire thing though. Passage to Bangkok is good, and Something for Nothing has been stuck in my head.
Sounded like Spinal Tap! Was a lot of fun - GREAT drum tone. Wouldn't listen to again, unless I was in a very particular place on a travel trip.
Supreme musicianship, but completely hopeless as music. All mad time signatures and pointless changes of direction every 10 seconds, it drives the listener nuts. For goodness sake just choose a melody and stick to it. Theres no need to try and shoehorn 30 different ideas into one song. This fulfills every prog rock stereotype and is a gift to detractors of the genre. It's practically self-parody.
Never heard prog metal before, feel like this is a good mix between that and prog rock. First track extremely varied, very cool
Progressive Rock album van de Canadese band Rush. Deels een verhalend album over een wereld zonder muziek, deels een collectie van geweldig klinkende prog rock nummers. Muzikale comeback voor Rush en een nieuwe persoonlijke favoriet. leukste nummer: 2112 "2112" was sterk beïnvloed door Ayn Rand's "Anthem" en de ideologie Objectivisme. Zó sterk, dat de auteur gecredit is voor het nummer om een rechtszaak te voorkomen.
Highlights: Temples of Syrinx, Something for Nothing Leave Em's: A 20 minute "medley" to start the album, Lessons Overall Thoughts: Really don't like the format of the album which begins with a twenty minute medley and only like one song from said medley. The theme of a futuristic galactic sound is cool and it allowed to vary their sound to make songs sound just different enough.
Another Rush album! The title track is worth the price of admission alone. Over 20 mins of fantastic storytelling. The rest of the album just shows off how amazing they are in general. Love it.
Rush always delivers when I'm in the mood for some hard rock that makes you want to turn up the volume and vibe along! (Slappin' da bass)
Fantastic album. Rush has such a distinct sound and this was a great cohesive album.
Rush is just really, really good at what they do. I love the distinct voice of the lead singer
Not bad
Com determinação, consegui resistir aos 20 minutos carregados de pretensão, de fato também de toda técnica. Não funciona para mim, o vocal é fundamental para confirmar o quão enfadonho é.
Like it a lot. Can definitely see the influences it had on some of my favorite bands.
Certified Børiscore classic A passage to Bangkok felt sorta racist lmao
4/6
SLAPPA DA BASS, MON! The first song on 2112, "2112" is twenty minutes long and has six separately named parts, and basically personifies (band-sonifies?) Rush as a musical group and a concept. There's the length, first of all, followed by the extremely slow build up, then some drum flexing by the late, great Neil Peart, followed by a bit more drum flexing, then those familiar Rush guitar chords, and some more drum flexing, then Geddy Lee's voice comes soaring onto the scene, and honestly, it was great. That was the best track, by far, but I also enjoyed "Lessons". Great album! RUSH-IFY!
Fun rock and roll music
-Had to listen to this on apple music because spotify only had the 40th anny edition full of BS live tracks etc. -The absolute sheer audactity of opening an album with a 16 min song that begins with a solid 6 minute instrumental lol - Rush has their own genre: operatic-sea shanty- canadiana prog rock -Im not on enough drugs for this. -Second track is kinda racist, I was offended. - I like Rush, but their sound wears on me after a while. Kind of like Oatmeal. Pretty good every once in a while but gets boring fast.
Epic opener and some okay tracks on the second side
I owned this one as a youth and loved the 20 min title track. I'm less fond now. The lyrics are ropey sci-fi guff and the tracks on the 2nd side feel mostly weak. (Though i like Something for Nothing) 3 for kindness.
prog is so bad
esta bien pero no es de mi gusto aunque si tiene un cancion que me gusto maso
Another good oldie!
-Didn't write BL- AL: a very solid album, I felt every track after the first could not recreate the level of musicianship and theatricality seen on the twenty minute epic however it was still a very good listen. FT: "2112" (Discovery & Soliloquy specifically) 3/5
In the past I've been so so on Rush. Geddy Lee's voice never did it for me. But maybe my tastes are changing or maybe I just needed to listen this album. IDK but it was pretty solid.
Another Rush classic
Not my favourite type of music. This is a solid album though
It was good, it just was so dense of an album (as hard prog tends to be) that I couldn't fully click with it in the day that I was given. I'm sure that with time and more listens I will come around more on it, but I can say at least the technical beats are all there, it sounds fantastic, and it executes on its vision very well. Obviously the highlight is the overture, but the rest isn't too shabby either. Will be revisiting to give it the attention this deserves in the future, but off my initial impressions its a 3 star outing.
Solid rock music.
Good heavy prog rock album. Definitely didn't stand out for what it is and considering the time it came out in but it is a solid early album from a band that was still developing their style at the time. Vocals also started getting really annoying around 5 minutes in
Rush had some growing pains. Peart wasn’t around for the first album. The second is very much like the first. Caress of Steel is a mess in just about every way, but then this…. A loose concept album about a dystopian future Steeped in the philosophy of Ayn Rand. Rush merged noodly progressive sensibilities with the hard rock of those first two albums and never looked back leaving a legacy of great albums. It all really starts here though.
This one totally passed me by, unlike the previous Rush entry. There were a couple of decent highlights (mainly parts of that epic intro), but overall it was quite samey for me and got boring quickly. The singer reminded me too much of Robert Plant at times, but not in a good way
Preferred this Rush album, bit tighter, rockier and more pyschedelic. 2112 the best song of the lot, will definitely listen to it again.
I found this a much more interesting album than the previous one. Still not really my thing, but I greatly enjoyed the title track.
Having this be back to back against Moving Pictures has not helped this album because it's not as good. I'm not usually fan of stupidly long songs however there is something really enjoyable about the 20min 2112 Overture track. Highlights: 2112 Overture Lessons A Passage To Bangkok
2 Rush albums back to back.... The chances of that happening must be pretty slim. Anyway, this was nowhere near as good as moving pictures. Their sound changed a lot in those 5 years. This felt much more dated to me. His more strained vocals grated on me too. Shan't be going back to this album, I'll stick to moving pictures!
Een tikkie pretentieus en ik was er niet super van onder de indruk. Maar muzikaal is het zeker en met vlagen prima van genoten.
This has some cool moments, but overall is not my brand of prog ... although the instrumental parts are very well done I found the lyrical delivery derivative of other 70s rock band like the Who and Pink Floyd. And the whole concept underlying this concept album (Ayn Rand) is not my cup of tea. Not terrible, but not something I'd listen to again.
Muy buen disco de rock progresivo. Lo escuche varias veces, me gusta la potencia y las melodias. 4.5
Need to listen fully
So what is this. Is it a prog parody? Is it a poor man's Led Zeppelin. It all seems quite silly to me.
There were moments that I really liked, but there was enough ‘meh’ that it evens out to three.
Some songs I liked, others I did not.
This is one of those times where I had to listen to an album I never would have freely chosen, and it's also one of those times I really enjoyed what I listened to, despite being out of my genre comfort zone. It's an album to be enjoyed as an album, and quite well done for that.
Wait, what?!? The album was only 39 minutes…it felt so much longer. I have never had any interest in listening to a Rush album, and this album has not changed that at all. I mean, it didn’t make me want to vomit or anything, but it also did not appeal to me in the least.
Here's the thing about a Rush song for me: there's always a part in it that I go, "oh yeah, that's the stuff," and then there are large chunks of the song that do nothing for me. Also, you start talking about a "solar federation" and typically I'm out. And yet...there's quite a bit here for me to like and I definitely appreciate Rush's whole deal.
One of my best friends in high school loved Rush, but for whatever reason that love never rubbed off on me. Since then I have always intended to listen to more Rush but never have. I was instantly impressed by the musicianship on this album. The performances are pretty awesome - the drums were particularly exhilarating - and the content of the songs unique and interesting. I loved it!
Best 2112: Overture / ........ Worst: Tears 3.5/5
Not my favorite Rush album, but it has some top notch songs.
Very hot take but this album sucks. The opening song is a boring 20 minute slog through a half assed Ayn Rand ripoff. The other songs don’t really do anything interesting or have anything interesting to say.
Very musical, albeit pretentious
Love Rush, but this album always seemed slightly overrated. I like the medley, but could pass on the rest of the album. 3.5/5
My disdain of most things prog rock continues, and given that I love Moving Pictures, I would’ve thought that it’d be different here. I found it too unfocused - cluttered with too much space and not enough hook to attract more than a casual interest. Forgive me, Neil Peart.
Mæsterpiece
I get it, sort of.... but I don't like it.
I didn't really give Rush a fair shake until the movie I Love You, Man and I am not ashamed to admit that. They are fun! Not SUPER my taste but there's lots to appreciate. Neil was insane, Geddy is utterly unique.
I thought this would be a drag but pretty interesting. It’s not something I’d likely seek out again but I can see why people like it. Would give it a 3.5 but rounding down for Geddy Lee’s voice.
Rush is on a short list for me. Each of the individuals ranks relatively high on my list of most talented musicians on their respective instruments. Neal Pert is even at or near the very top of my drummer list. Notwithstanding that, the band itself never cracked my personal top ten. This is one of their best for those who love Rush - a disc where they melded their heavy metal history with their progressive aspirations. They will shift again later in their career as they incorporate synths (Moving Pictures is a standout), making them a band that clearly deserves at least two slots on their list.
A very ambitious album stretching across progressive rock and hard rock. Most of the lyrics are a little nonsensical but no denying the quality of the musicianship.
Extremely ambitious. It felt like Led Zeppelin on steroids. Is the first track one song or several? If one then it might be the longest “song” we’ve heard this far. The melodies were not as strong as I would have liked but my god was the musicianship strong. The guitar solo in “something from nothing” was fantastic. 4.5 seems most appropriate.
Engaging, energizing, and interesting 4/5
Not as bad as I thought it would be.
A Rush of Blood to the Rush
Not too bad….
A big improvement on last week’s Pantera album but not something I’ll likely ever listen to again. Pleasant enough though.
Pretty G
Okay
Eh it was fine.
"ATTENTION ALL PLANETS OF THE SOLAR FEDERATION"...this album is frigging amazing. It makes me want to smoke pot while watching a 100-gallon saltwater fish tank in a dark room. Since I don't smoke pot or own a fish tank...4 stars.
I admire the audacity of Rush to make this album after the record company told them to turn in something more commercial. Do I need a 20-minute sci-fi seven-part prog rock song with lyrics inspired by Ayn Rand? Maybe not, but it kind of works (except that one section where Lifeson is basically tuning his guitar). Let's be honest about the lyrics, Neil Peart is a great drummer but a weird dude. I took 2 breaks while listening to 2112, but I cannot completely dismiss it. I bet it was fun to memorize that song to play in concert. Lee and Lifeson probably contemplated firing Peart for that alone, but couldn't because you know - world's greatest drummer. Also, who doesn't love "We are the priests of the Temples of Syrinx". What the hell is that about? Side 2 is better and shows where Rush was heading. I have no idea how this album sold so well but the 70's were a strange time.
Just some classic prog rock. Very very interesting. I do love the fact one song takes up just under half of this albums runtime
A prog rock album is inevitably only as good as it’s side long song about some weird fantasy theme. This isn’t quite for me, but I can respect the hell out of the musicianship. Everyone knows Neil, but I think the guitar playing is what stuck with me from this record.
Really, really liked this album. Geddy Lee just has a voice that makes every song on this album sound like some sort of eccentric rock-opera in all the right ways. 2112 (the song) is obviously a beast but is so different enough that you forget your listening to one 20 minute song. Tears was the low point but really, I think it's because it's so drastically different in terms of tone with the rest of the album. A Passage to Bangkok and Something For Nothing were the other standouts for me.
A bit prog, a bit Who, a bit Zep. But Canadian. Rush are very highly rated as musicians by people whose opinions I respect, but they just don't do much for me. I don't really appreciate the subjects being sung about or the lack of emotional connection in the music.
I'm biased as a huge rush fan, but A side for this album is rush at their very best... Ignore B side.
This was the album that made me fall in love with Rush
This is NOT Adele's 21 played forwards, then in reverse. It's some other thing.
Goddamn does rush go hard, super good album
Liked it
Sembra voler essere epic rock, ma con un tono più dimesso.
gött med få låtar men så var den första låten 20 minuter vilket jag har svårt för. i övrigt gött sound. inte lyssnat så mycket på rush tidigarel
Not absolutely terrible, but quite possibly the longest 38 minutes ever.
It was actually decent and I did enjoy it, not fully something I’d always listen to but I’ll definitely come back to it
The most aggravating record I've ever owned. On one hand... The title track is a 21/12, pure heavy progressive rock perfection. The story fully develops and the music follows with it. Ayn Rand objectivism aside, the story is captivating enough to keep the listener along for the ride. The other side, on the other hand, is mid. It's not like they're bad songs, but they don't have much to add to the album, and seem like they were added as an afterthought, as a "Oh shit, we still have half an album to fill" kind of beat. At least "Tears" is a nice little ballad. Overall, a fantastic record that suffers from "Tarkus Syndrome", where the side-long opener is such a banger that it saps the energy from the rest of the record, leaving the b-side a collection of forgettable tunes you probably heard in the end credits of some coming of age movie back in the day. Standout Songs: "2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx / Discovery / Presentation / Oracle / Soliloquy / Grand Finale" "Tears"
Avaruusseikkailu! Ei paskempi. Täytyy kuunnella uudestaan tarkemmin mutta pääpiirteissään toimi! 3/5
Tää oli paljon parempi kuin luulin. Yllättävän maltillista progea.
Kyllä Rush maistuu! Ei musta ihan Moving Pictures-tasoa, mut hyvä silti. 4/5.
Interesting to listen to as a cultural artefact, but really it's all a bit silly?
glad i listened, and i do appreciate rush. probably wont revisit.
I probably started at a 1 for this album based on my preconceived notions about Rush as this shitty prog band my lame uncle loves (Tom Sawyer blows). Also, what about the voice of Geddy Lee, how did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy. Never really gave them a chance before, but was pleasantly surprised at how good this album is. The albums layout made it feel less proggy overall having one super long title track on side 1 but then solid shorter songs on side 2. And that title track is actually really enjoyable and showcases the bands strengths (Neil Pearts drumming wow). Also dig the Ayn Rand connection. The side 2 tracks are all pretty strong too - Lessons was a standout. So far my biggest surprise final rating.
Fantastic album The title track is awesome and deserves a 5 all by itself
I like their guitars, I don't like some melodies and Getty has an annoying voice a lot. A Passage To Bangkok is fucking awesome until the chorus starts
Sounds like Rush but this is average Prog to me. Well played but nothing out of the ordinary.
Love this album, and the band in general. On my top 3 best progressive rock bands of all time
3.5/5. Good. I found this easy to listen to, and I enjoyed it.
it had some nice aspects, but in general i felt the songs/songwriting was a bit generic, so nothing stood out
Not for me. Prog rock. A bit jarring. Do not like Geddy Lee’s voice at all. 1.
Loved Lessons & Tears
Great rock album. Entertaining all the way through.
"2112" is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush. It was make it-or-break-it for them on their record label Mercury Records after their commercially disappointing "Caress of Steel" and tour. Well, they made it. Terry Brown was the producer and the band continued down the progressive rock path as the whole first side is one song, a seven part track inspired by the dystopian Ayn Rand 1937 novel "Anthem." "2112" hit #5 on the Canadian charts, broke them through commercially in the US and the band toured Europe. "Part I: The Overture" kicks off the album, the self-titled song and is one of the best jukebox bargains as the whole song is 20-minutes long. It's spacey, it changes pace and it's got Tchaikovsky. "The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth" and we head into the rockin' "Temples of the Syrinx." We meet the priests who outlaw creativity and invidualism, live in the temples of Syrinx and take orders from computers. If Geddy Lee's voices irritates you, here's Exhibit A as he brings it screaming. The next four section describes a guy who discovers a guitar and music, takes it to the priests who destroy it, dreams of another world where music is allowed but eventually gets depressed and kills himself. The music goes fast and slow as the story unfolds. The band jams on "Part VII: The Grand Finale" as the other world goes to war with the Priests. I don't think it ends well as the last words we hear are "We Have Assumed Control." The second half of the album of the album is more standard rock. Guitarist Alex Lifeson stands out on "A Passage to Bangkok" which is an ode to all places that grow the best weed. His layered guitars. His oriental riff. "The Twilight Zone" was written based on the TV show. It's slower and sounds like a 1980's heyday metal ballad. Hmmm...I'm not sure that's good or not but definitely influential. The last song on the album is "Something for Nothing." More layered guitars, actually what I would call classic Rush guitar. About freewill and decision making. Listening to this album is like listening to two different albums. The first part is brilliant, original and rocks. The second half sounds similar to their previous album "Caress of Steel" which is not altogether a bad thing. If you like Rush, you love this album and if you don't like Rush, you hate this album. I put "2112" as my second favorite Rush album with "Moving Pictures" edging it out.
This kind of high concept album just doesn't appeal to me Possibly because the way we (younger generations) listen to albums has changed verses the listeners in the 70s. Skipping songs is easy. With something like this, playing it when it's unskippable might have been more fun, like going on a journey of sorts. I can sort of detect it's good music, for a rock fan. A full 20 minute song is a bit much. Around the 9 min mark, there's some nice guitar movements. There's a generic feel to this type of rock that makes it bland to my ears. The random chinese sounding riff in Bangkok sounded vaguely interesting. "Lessons" was the most tolerable song, but still quite shit. There's a 5 pointed start in this which seems rather satanic. The album's title is 2112. 2+1+1+2 = 6 There are 6 songs in the album. And, the album was release in ninteen seventy SIX. Therefore, 666 is a prominent symbol associated with this album. Looking for satanic references is more interesting than listening to this rubbish.
Gotta love Rush. Cool concept album
Putting the thought of Ayn Rand to a 20 minute song cycle is a step in the wrong direction. It’s a good thing the music is good. However, this album is bloated despite its 40 minute runtime. 2112 comes off very preachy and I don’t believe that Neil Peart was a great philosophical mind. The musicianship is excellent of course but that’s not enough to rescue this album from its worst impulses.
Never really listened to Rush, but they are sure some fine musicians. Very good album. 4/5
I know Rush's catalog decently-well and I while I wouldn't say this is 'the best' Rush record it's def very solid, and there is some great stuff on here. Going to be hard to choose between a 4 or 5
Liked it better than I thought I would.
Pretty middle-of-the-road prog-ish rock. The first track is a bit meandering but still cool. The drumming is awesome as is to be expected. Pretty good overall.
“Attention all planets on the solar federation…. The first song is so epic . Love the futuristic sci fi concept of finding an ancient electric guitar -so ridiculous. I actually wish the second half of the album stuck to theme for a full on concept album.. Super cheesy prog rock but super fun. The second half of the album was less interesting to me. I was very into 70’s prog rock in high school but didn’t like rush back then. I hope we get some of the classic Yes or King Krimson albums to balance out this list a bit. 3.5
I like the concept and it was fun listening to once, but I wasn’t really excited about the music and probably wouldn’t listen again. This would be a great musical
It’s possible I would like this a bit more if they mixed his voice differently. When it’s just one clean vocal it doesn’t really bother me as much I guess. I
Weaker than other Rush albums, but still quite good.
2112 gets the album 5 stars. the second half has some good songs but isn't quite the same
I would say like a 4.5 for me, but I'll round up for the nostalgia factor. YES I was born after the invention of sliced bread. YES this is nerd dad rock. YES I want to go fast during Overture/Temples
Good, and it prompted me to hit the archives for Rush's first album. Good choice.
The great prog rock summit. Therein lies King Krimson and their court, Genisis and their lamb on Broadway, and Yes who stands close to the edge. For all of England's great bands of the 70's, it only makes sense that there would be an answer from across the pond. Little did we know that it would come from the northern depths of....Canada. Rush were always a prog rock band, but their first three albums were merely a warmup for their true progressive debut. 2112 opened with a suite of songs for the album's namesake. It's a pretty simple story but it ebbs and flows nicely enough and I can't get enough of that riff they do near the end of Overture. This takes up all of side A, though it fully deserves this spot. It ends in a massive swell of chaos as Peart announces "Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation: We have assumed control". Wew. Side B fills out the rest of the album. They're fine songs, but you know why we're really here. Prog rock fans love a good thematically-connected 20-minute song. Lifeson said it himself when he said this was the first album that "really sounded like Rush". Well done.
The musicianship is impressive if overly complicated The singing is grating and hard to get past It’s fine
I had this album as a kid so know it well. Whether I think it is good or not is dressed up a little bit in nostalgia. I mean, I was 9 years old - what did I know of Ayn Rand? Ok so it's bonkers, and over the top but it's a prog metal album.
Theres many things I respect and love the Canadians for, and Rush is definitely high up on that list. Being originally from the south of England, prog was to a yong me all Jethro Tull, Genesis and Yes. It was always psychadellic and folky wankery played by uptight Englishmen. I respect the hell out of Yes but I don't nessecarialy want to listen to them. Cut to discovering Rush in my late teens and I was blown away by how much it rocked. I loved how they didn't seem to take themselves to seriously and were doing fun dorky space operas. And did I mention how hard it rocks? Geddy wailing in The Temples Of Syrinx may be one of my favourite vocals ever and that phenomenal riff that runs through not just Temples of Syrinx but is woven throughout the whole of 2112 has got to be in the running has got to be up there with the greatest riffs of all time. And of course the musicianship on show from all 3 of them is just phenomenal. I love this album.
2112- ? (Too much to rate) A Passage To Bangkok- 8.7 The Twilight Zone- 8.5 Lessons- 8.6 Tears- 9.6 Something For Nothing- 9.1 Like a 4.6 out of 5... Arounded to 5 very good
Goes on a bit. Don't really like the lyrical stylings of the lead singer.
A real pile of shit start to finish. All the bad bits of prog represented, nonsense lyrics and wanky music
The year is 1994. I'm living in Flagstaff in a dorm and I meet David from Brooklyn. He's a terrific guy, a Jew, new York to the core, and we hang every night. He's teaching me chess-- he learned in Central Park-- and he's a baller. Short, fast talker, and basically like hanging out with the cousin incarnation of Adam Yauch. Well, anyhow, I had heard Rush, but it was his superband, so he was always playing it and I really don't hear it without thinking about that Tom Sawyer. We had some adventures out in the desert for late night desert business. Oh, but eventually, I beat David in chess. The next week, he dropped out of school and left Arizona for New York. I always felt like it was my fault, but I did remember how to play chess and I taught my kids how to play also. 2112 seems solid and hits all the Rush notes I wanted to take me back to those wild nights smoking cigarettes and watching David Rush through all the moves.
Ahh, another one from the Holy Triumvirate. This is a good one to slap the bass to, especially the A side, because it's the same track for 20+ mins.
In a rare break from katek, I like 80s Rush a lot. But it turns out I also like 70s Rush. The 20 minute song feels unnecessarily chunked together, but aside from that quibble “2112” is another progtastic delight.
Well turns out I like 70s Rush way better than 80s Rush. This has a classic rock sound...like what Jack Black sounds like when he tries to be super rock n' roll.
This was a 3.5 and I might have been feeling generous and rounded up but then I listened to Metallica which was better so it suffered by comparison. Tenacious D did NOT do this one better. Enjoyable and objectively solid musicianship. Loses points because (a) not really my kind of vocals and (b) no song should ever be 20 minutes even if I enjoyed listening to it in the car.
There’s a lot of snappy pizzazz to Rush. They are so technically gifted and tight. Rush is like someone who can juggle a soccer ball 1000 times in a row. It’s impressive as hell, but they missed the point that the point of soccer is to score goals and stop the opponent from scoring.
This was fine. I'm not very crazy about Rush, except for the drums, which aren't as profound in this album. Probably won't return to this often. Also, I hate that so many of the songs were compiled into 1 medley. I'd rather be able to choose between the different tracks that make a majority of the album. Favorite track - A passage to Bankok Least favorite track - Lessons
I really don't like Rush so maybe I'm biased. I'm a big prog fan but Rush just falls so flat for me compared to Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, etc. I can't really put my finger on what I dislike so much about it, maybe it's Geddy Lee's voice or his goofy lyrics, the guitar parts are mixed weird and kinda one note, I guess Neil Peart's drums are iconic but I barely noticed them on here.
Groovy, but I can see why people hate on rush so much. Probably won't come back to this, but I wasn't ever hoping it would be "over already" like I have with other albums.
Classic Rush album with amazing instrumental talent. Geddy's voice takes some getting used to, but musicianship takes it to another level.
I need to get real high and listen to this with headphones in the dark, but it still kicked ass sober. If you can handle Geddy Lee's voice, and you like prog rock, then this album should float your boat. 8.5/10
Possibly the greatest Rush album, though I do prefer Hemispheres. 4/5.
Yeah, some of it is a little corny. Some of it doesn't age well. But I've always loved it anyways. I've probably listened to the 2112 song suite itself -- all 21 minutes or so -- a few dozen times at least. And it holds up. An early Canadian rock epic by THE Canadian rockers.
Fine, not a huge fan of prog rock and singing about Satan and weed isn't as edgy as it used to be.
Mér þykir svo vænt um Rush plöturnar. Þessi er gimsteinn.
3.75/5 The beginning of the Overture excited me a lot, but then it took a big nose dive for the weirdness, the screechy guitar sounding voices and kind one noteness. I really nerded out about the sci-fi premise but it didn't really deliver...
Side two is a little bit generic hard rock. The "Chinese" riff in A Passage to Bangkok is breathtakingly stupid. Pretty good overall thoug.
Amazing playing, quite a few hits, super creative early prog rock.
Ahhh - the good old days when it was the norm to have tracks that lasted over 20 minutes 😂 A good album by rush, the guitar riffs would be perfect for driving along a beach at sunset. For me though, listening to this at work, most tracks ended up sounding similar and there was nothing that really jumped out at me for a repeat listen. I liked it - but know considerably better albums of a similar genre.
First song is a bit of an epic journey. Rest is meh and samey for me, imo nothing unique compared to everything else coming out at that period. Drummer is a monster though!
Not my thing. Talented musicians for sure, but not something I enjoyed or will return to in a rush...
Man finds guitar and starts playing. 5/5.
The priests have the same feelings toward guitars as most people at a party have when someone strikes the first chord of Wonderwall. My feelings toward this album is the exact opposite of that.
Good album, I'd listen to it again. Didn't like the 20 minute long song.
A landmark album for the band and for the prog rock genre as a whole. I remember "discovering" this record when I was in high school through friends (my dad was never a Rush fan) and it blew me away.
2112 is not for everyone. Listen to the last 30 seconds of the opening track as that tells you everything you need to know.
Awesome
Rrogressive rock in the edge of metal. Great single track of 20 min, it does a great job immersing the listener into the world portrayed by the artists.
Surprisingly good album, didn’t expect to enjoy it
Rush's early stuff just doesn't do it for me as much as their middle-career stuff.
It's Rush, so once you get past the dorkiness of it all, it's great. Geddy Lee uses his high voice a bit more than I can take on this one, but has fantastic performances from everyone (especially Alex Lifeson). Favorite tracks: "2112", "Something For Nothing"
I’m sure this good. But I can’t get past Getty Lee’s voice.
It takes a while to become immune to Geddy Lee's voice. I'm not there yet.
Some really good songs on here but going w a three star because the title tracks 20 minute length dominates and confuses the entirety of the album
Este disco se convirtió en uno de los mejores que escuché por la primera canción. Increíble sonido e historia
2112 is the fourth album by Canadian rock band Rush. It was the band's breakthrough album in the US, becoming their second best-selling album, and renewing public interest in Rush's music. This progressive rock album is award winning, certified 3 times platinum in the US, and kept the band from giving up their musical goals and disbanding. Side one of this album is a 20 minute futuristic science fiction rock opera about a city on a planet where creativity is illegal and priests serving computers are the leaders of a galaxy-wide federation of planets engaged in a war - including this planet. The priests created the laws to keep citizens in control and instead focused on the galaxy-wide war. An unknown hero finds an old guitar, re-discovering music on this planet, but the priests destroy the guitar since it's "a waste of time" and the hero ends up killing himself in despair. Then some unknown entity takes control over this Solar Federation from the priests. Side two is made up of individual songs that display the band's traditional hard rock sound. It's a lighter tone with different styles, but some of this side's concepts do contain ideas about side one's rock opera 2112. This interesting album was a trip to listen to, and I'm glad I did. Side one flew by for me, and side two was actually just as good.
The ultimate game of two halves album. Side one sheer prog heavy genius and batshit crazy. Side two some nice but ultimately unremarkable single tracks. Can't give it a five, much though I'd like to, for Tears (ballads always problematic for Rush with that voice), and the ridiculous orientatlism of the guitar lick on Bangkok. Four then. They got the 'long tracks/short tracks' balance better on the next two IMHO
Fairly good classic rock with some jazzy aspects to it. Every member plays incredibly well on the album, but I'm still left feeling unexcited. I personally don't think Rush plays with much feeling, even if they are technically very talented. I wasn't quite checking my watch or anything, but I would probably change the station. Very meh. 3/5
I got introduced to Rush by a coworker of mine in 2003. I grew up listening to a lot of classic rock, because my parents listened to a lot of it during my early childhood. But since my parents didn't listen to Rush, I was never exposed to them. After discovering them, I really liked them, and immediately bought a greatest hits album from them. Over the next couple of years, I even obtained vinyl copies of Moving Pictures and Hemispheres, and in 2007, I saw Rush live. I say all of this, because this was my first time listening to a Rush album from start to finish, and well, I was really underwhelmed buy this album. Don't get me wrong, Peart, Lifeson, and Lee are all insanely talented musicians, and I think this album is a good showcase of their mastery of their instruments, but that's kind of it for me with this album. I didn't find the lyrics really great, and for a concept album, it really didn't feel all that cohesive to me.
Hyvää musiikkia 20 min rokkiepiikki... alussa... Kiva kuunnella ei sen kummempaa..
Brilliant album, brilliant first song. Absolutely loved it. Prog rock at its best Saved songs: 2112:Overture..., The Twilight Zone, Something For Nothing
A textbook example of hard rockin' prog, but this time the textbook was written by the example itself. Since it's so innocuous, it's easy to overlook and scoff at it's low complexity. The first side of the disc might be too long for certain tastes. However, the bite size tracks on side two are excellent samples of a more cultured hard rock approach. Credit where credit is due, but other efforts will end up being more distinctive.
Nah, mate. I mean I listened to it. I could tolerate it, but it did absolve nothing got me.
A bit screamy but interesting nonetheless.
It was fine. I really don’t have anything to say about this.
The opening high tech stuff sounds a little silly now but it was cool back in the day. The song goes on for a bit before the opening lyrics “and the meek shall inherit the earth”. It’s interesting that this song is where I know that line from. Nine years in Catholic school and countless Sunday masses left no memory of this line although I’m sure I heard it said by countless old farts before I heard Gary said it. Lennon was right when he said “we’re more popular than Jesus now.” and this is just Rush. I don’t remember side 2 at all. Perhaps I never had this album and just know side 1 since it’s also on their live album, All the World’s a Stage” which I definitely had on vinyl. Good memories hearing this again but my rating can’t get too lofty.
Since I was listening to prog and metal when this album was released you’d think this would be in my wheelhouse, but I’ve never been a fan. I’ve heard the first side many times and the first 5 minutes certainly catch your attention. They’re well-constructed, I just don’t like the delivery – Geddy’s screeching and the music is mechanical sounding. So, I had low expectations for my first ever listen to side 2, but once I found a way to ignore the cheesy “oriental” guitar on “Passage to Bangkok” I had a greater appreciation of that side of the album. The songs are well written and Geddy is less shrill.
Apart from Neil Young I don't think there are too many Canadian bands on this list, so I'm tempted to be a bit more generous than usual here. This is only their fourth album, so somewhat still in their formative years, and Geddy is still young so his voice is even more high pitched than normal. Kate Bush is similar with almost an unbearably screechy voice for the first few albums, but they mellow out as they mature. I think their later albums are better, eg Hemispheres (with La Villa Strangiato) or Moving Pictures (with Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, YYZ and probably my fav Rush song Limelight). The opening 20 min opus could be great, but its only mediocre. Tears evokes King Crimson, and Something for Nothing has the classic Rush sound. But overall, this album doesn't have a killer track that I would go back to again.
It's alright. Quite theatrical and grandiose first track.
Rush was the first band I saw live, in 1978. It was a couple years after 2112 was released and I don't recall if they played any songs from this album, though to be honest I can't remember much from the concert, at least the songs they performed. They are very prog on this record (including a song that takes up all of side one...so prog!), and musically this is a dynamic, epic album, that proved to be a breakout record for the band. I was never a Rush fan (even though, I'm Canadian), I never got past Geddy's voice, but this album is more about concept and superior musicianship, I'll give it that.
I'm always confused as to why some group make 20 min songs containing 5 different songs with no particular link in between. Nice album overall
Very interesting rock album! Starts off with a very long song and that swings pretty well... Probably hard to listen to again but the experience was pretty nice. The rest of the album is forgettable... Small 3.5/5 might need a relisten
LP
Boring
Some very nice prog, first track is great. Second track is a good bop too, although the asian jingle thing is a bit ridiculous. The later tracks are a bit less memorable
Bombastic drum fills, great guitar playing and effective and evocative moods created, strong loud-quiet-loud dynamics, but one isn't fully motivated to explore all the myths and legends. or even mind the lyrics very much. One fears for Geddy Lee's vocal cords and for the destinties of all the adolescent fans who took it all too seriously. But Rush seem a bit more focused and stayed in their range more effectively than many of their prog rock contemporaries, who overused their synths and keys and suffered from an excess of ideas. One's boyhood affiliations and allegiances (i.e., the fact that one had a huge 3x5 or 4x6 Rush poster on his boyhood bedroom wall, bought for $4 at Six Flags Over Georgia in the summer of 1981) causes the rounding up, which is borderline dubious.
Technically it's a very good prog record. However it's mostly unexciting to me for no apparent reason. Tears is my highlight from the album.
Great stuff throughout. Nice drums Niel!
Come on man, it's Rush! Progressive Canadian Kings! 100% deserves to be on this list. Everyone should at least listen to the overture.
love the first song but 20 mins!! feels very cinematic almost like Tommy or something by Queen. will def listen again
I liked it and would listen again
First thing in the morning isn't the best time to fully appreciate 20-minute sci-fi prog medleys, but I looked up the synopsis afterwards and it's pretty wild. Side 2 is more immediately enjoyable - some decent rockers on there. I think I'm warming to Rush. There's something about their style that I like, even if the music doesn't click for me all the time. They seem like respectable chaps too.
Love Rush
listened to again better than i remembered but still not that interesting to me
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: The twilight zone
Definitely lopsided when it comes overall feel, the absolute monster of a lead track eating up over half the album's runtime and good melodic ideas. That being said, it's still a Rush album - Geddy, Pert, and Lifeson are all respective masters of their instruments and the rhythmic/melodic play here shows that. Kudos to the band for continuing to push the experimental envelope and stepping into some unfamiliar territory here ('Tears' sounds like an early Radiohead track at points).
Nope. I can still respect the band's talent, find some merit while also loathing the ever loving shit out of them.
liked the opening but then got lost
3.5 stars. Different layout than most albums, but this was impressive musicianship. Standout is "A Passage to Bangkok"
Awesome, I loved the sci-fi vibe and the riffs It's a classic for a reason, even if the main track is 20ish minutes long it doesn't feel like it is, it's really enjoyable
So here we are, the other Rush album. I should be less predisposed to this on reading it was inspired by Ayn Rand, but I think I've already made my mind up about Rush multiple times already. I see the ability, I see why a lot of people love them, it just doesn't hit the spot for me. Bits of it are great. Most of it just isn't for me. The little stings in passage to Bangkok are hilariously bad and strongly remind me of Spinal Tap.
El primer gran avís de Rush venia amb el tancament del seu primer quartet d'àlbums. Barreja de hard rock i rock progressiu, tots els elements que millorarien amb els any ja estaven presents aquí: les lletres de Neil Peart, el so tan característic del trio i la veu encara més característica de Geddy Lee. El tema que dona nom a la primera cara és el triomf evident, però les cançons de la segona part no estan per sota, en especial les dues primeres, 'A Passage to Bangkok' i ' The Twilight Zone'
Rush becomes Rush.
My favorite Rush album. The title track is the standout for good reason, but the 2nd half is pretty awesome too. Something For Nothing, A Passage To Bangkok, and The Twilight Zone are songs I really like. There are many good to excellent Rush albums but this one will always be my #1
Similar to yesterday, this album has amazing instrumentals. Nearly impeccable in my opinion. The lead singer's voice is screechy and sounds like complete shit.
Great future music
great instrumentals. 4.
Incredible playing, solid songs, not a lot for me to really latch on too.
Alright 7/10
yooooooooooooooo good
Really enjoyable album, will come back
I can appreciate the artistry and talent in this band. Don't love it, don't hate it. Neil Peart is a legend.
This was okay but I can see why people like it.
better than expected.
weird and great
A lot better than I was expecting. The guys we're hard as hell when they came out.
Good symphonic rock...
Prog for people who want to dismantle Social Security.
I really was not in the mood for 70s rock, and I really was provided with 70s rock. Just arrived at the second song, and 76 is way too late for this hideous exoticism and colonial smoke show. The guitar playing is good, but not very inspired—living in an uncanny valley between 80s greats like Van Halen but after the more direct and unpretentious styles of earlier 70s. Overall it’s very self serious without good reason. It feels like it wants to be a concept album but just isn’t hitting it. I wanted to like rush but I didn’t
when i was 12 and heard a rush song for the first time (tom sawyer), i wanted to listen to more music of theirs, so i looked up their scifi rock opera concept album. at age 12, i thought it was self-important, boring, and a bit fascistic. my opinion hasn’t changed. it’s higher than a 1 because of the technical skill, but only barely. fuck you geddy lee.