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Very fun.
5.0 - easy 5.0, "I listened to that a ton in highschool" - Garrett Fox 4/10/26. Me too Gary, me too 2112 overture - 5.0 What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it gives forth a sound It's got wires that vibrate and give music What can this thing be that I found? - Nice This is crazy A Passage to Bangkok - this goes hard The Twilight zone - went hard Lessons - good Tears - good 5.0
Ahhh, Rock Band and 2112. My arms still hurt from drumming the whole suite. Not sure if I prefer this over Moving Pictures. No songs favorites (bc I love 2112 but I've gotta be on the mood for the epicness). 4/5
Enjoyed this more than Moving Pictures. Opening number is very impressive and the guitar work is great throughout.
what a visceral experience. it was honestly a relief that the first song was over. the production was great. 38 minutes feels too short for an album like this. love a good rock opera
big journey, not bad at all!
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.
A quintessential 3 star record
I wish this band was better, because a lot of sharp people like them, and the members seem like OK dudes with good values, but it's kinda awful :(
very rush
I didn’t appreciate Rush until I went to a concert. They blew me away.
pretty fun! i have already forgotten this one though im afraid
Me gusto el álbum los sonidos te hacen sentir en algún tipo de película galáctica aunque no es el tipo de rock al que estoy acostumbrada, fue un nuevo descubrimiento.
It was good. Guitar was nice, my style.
Not my cup of ☕️ tea
This was quite good! Those end-of-the-world, androgynous rock vocals of the late 70s are really starting to grow on me. My favorite song was The Twilight Zone because it ruled. The whole thing was pretty sci fi in a way that ruled. I’m keeping it at 3 but it’s really a 3.5.
Solid prog rock.
This is the music that Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force listens to.
The title track is fun, engaging, and doesn’t overstay its welcome! The pacing wouldn’t feel right if it took up the entire record. They’re thechnically skilled, but it doesn’t fee aloof or pretentious to me. It just rocks. Even if the band and I might have somewhat different politics, this is an anti-conformist, anti-totalitarian album. My godfather got me the CD for my 21st birthday. When he passed away, I inherited another copy along with his record collection. I’m thankful for it, protective of it.
Probably a 4.5. An impressive album, classic for a reason. Not 100% to my tastes (needs more bops!), but, like... it's 2112, cmon.
Cool rock music
Alright, hate that guy's voice though
Classic
Very experimental and interesting, but generally I steer clear of Prog Rock and this is no different. Overture is the best and most musically interesting song
5 love this classic one! Rush rocked! It accompanies my reading of the book A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah j Maas. Yes, I am a nerd but I love me!
music about music is deeply embarrassing; especially when it tries to present a guitar as some kind of magical or alien device. music inspired by ayn rand is both deeply embarrassing and morally reprehensible. and yet 2112 rules there are a number of things that don't work here (that orientalist jingle that plays a few times during A Passage to Bangkok in particular) and the album unfortunately peaks at the transition from Overture to Temples of Syrinx but this is still excellent Rush. would it have been better if the whole album committed to the 2112 rock opera thing? probably yeah. none of the "normal" tracks on the back half compete with the best of Rush - there's no Limelight or The Spirit of Radio or even Fly by Night here in the back half - but the last two tracks in particular have some beautiful guitar work. it's weird, Rush is a five of a band but looking at individual albums I think they're all fours? except moving pictures. funny how a long career can work out that way. anyway it was nice to listen to this a few times today and think about my dad.
Pretty good
MMe encantan las guitarras, las ideas, la ejecución. Todos clavados.
Rush albums should be taught as great literature.
I have heard a few Rush tracks before but didnt really have a feel for them before listening to this. Kinda like a poundshop Led Zeppelin / who ? Its okay. Like a lot on this list it doesn't seem essential but 1001 is an awful big number.
Had a lot of time for this and his vocals are some of my favourite from this list so far, especially for a band lead singer rather than a solo artist. Didn't blow me away but it did keep me hooked and musically, of course it's very interesting.
I like prog
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Review - I've liked this album for a long time, but not listened to it critically in years. The 20 minute long title track is great, although honestly it doesn't need to be so long. And while some of the latter tracks are good, it feels a bit like a bunch of poppier songs chucked on the b side of an album that was really a showcase for the title track. It just doesn't come across particularly cohesive as an album. It's not their best album, but it's still worth a listen Rating - 7/10 Need to hear? YES
What does this album feel like? Rebellious teenage years wandering in a forest. Futuristic. - Favorite song? The Temples of Syrinx - What stood out most? The guitar solo is amazing. The voices are great. 3/5
3.5
3.5
Progressive rock. Libertarian lyrics. Three virtuosos who write mediocre songs but make them sound good (if not dorky).
I like this one way more than I thought I would. Generally not a big Rush fan. I don’t hate them, just think they’re over hyped. This probably hit my mood just right.
I was wondering why the album was so short and then I saw the first song… 20 minutes long… Not really my style tbh, never realy was a Rush fan. Great guitar solos tho ! Fav song is ‘Lessons’.
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.
I hate Rush.
Great. Except for the Chinese part on the second song.
Really enjoyed the craziness. Not what I was expecting.
Pretty solid; dug the medley. This is earlier than any RUSH I’ve heard before. I also think I heard a few things the Foos might have stolen, ha.
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
Super rock and roll 🤘 didn’t really blow my mind but it’s fucking awesome
Nice compositions Somewhat masturbatory Stick to the space stuff
i mostly know rush as a band for canadian dads. guess im finally listening to em. the first half (first track?) is solid enough. i enjoy the musical goofiness of "overture", and "oracle the dream" and "soliloquy" are pretty good (if structurally identical) metal tracks, but it's not until "grand finale" that it finally gets into the time signature changes and experimental soundscapes i associate with prog rock. a fun listen but one that gives me the impression that other prog rock acts might have set my expectations a little higher than they maybe should've been. the back half.... hmmmmm. as soon as i heard the stereotype asian riff on "a passage to bangkok" i yelled "grow the fuck up" out loud. come the fuck on dude. and "the twilight zone" seems to be literally just describing scenarios from the show. i enjoyed some of the instrumentals but it takes on a lyrical silliness that makes me think more of acts like electric six, which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, except that they seem to lack the self-awareness to pull it off. its hard for me to get into. i think if they'd just released the first half as an ep i'd have ranked this higher? but they didn't. unfortunate.....
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.
2112 the song is awesome, back half gets a little dull though
this band again. i feel like im being set up to only give negative reviews broooo why do i keep getting bad albums 😭😭😭 and also i can’t believe most of these albums are even on a list called 1000+ albums to listen to before you die. i could go my whole life not hearing any of these and i’d probably be better off for it cause my time wouldnt be wasted nothing to say tbh just a bad album
Rush siempre se ha caracterizado para mí como un grupo que cuenta historias a través de sus canciones. Me encanta
Musically sound record that's unfortunately lyrically based on Ayn Rand principles (Peart has since admitted it was a youthful phase). Docking a star.
It has its moments, but ultimately it bored me. A bit more straightforward and hard-driving than the Rush I’m familiar, which I presume is later Rush.
I just don’t get the appeal of Rush. I can’t really stand geddy lee’s voice and I know they are good musicians but it just doesn’t work for me
Definitivamente lo volvería a escuchar
Classic but they have some much better albums
Great listen. 5/5
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.
1 extra star for good guitar playing (especially on Tears)
This would be more interesting if I were into this types of genre but I can tell there is talent in here.
Is it a prog rock requirement to have a 20 minute first song?! This is my second play through of this album, and Moving Pictures came up last week which kicked ass. I am excited to give this another go. Super skilled musicians and damn cool they make such a sound as a 3-piece. The music is cool math rock, Geddy's vocals are a bit grating to me when he gets super falsetto though.
Good, old classic Prog Rock from Canada. Not there best, but still fun
I have listened to this album before as I was going through Rush's discography. I really liked it the first time but the second time, I loved it! If this album was not the album that brought progressive rock to the masses, I don't know what is! 2112, the title track and song that takes up the whole first side on vinyl, is flat-out amazing! I would argue their second best epic (Xanadu is my favourite Rush epic). The story, the instrumentation, everything! Does the second side hold up? It does have the disadvantage of being just individual songs but even then, some bands would kill to have some of these songs. It's hard to think that 3 guys from Canada did all this. Amazing album! Highlights: 2112 A Passage To Bangkok The Twilight Zone Something For Nothing
17 minute song???
chill
Enjoyed listening to this album, but not sure if I was fully my kinda music
It’s just hard for me to listen to his voice.
I think 2112 is for die-hard Rush fans
Iconic album cover. Loved by most Rush fans and that makes me feel that you need to be a huge fan of theirs to enjoy. 3.5 stars
Rush is not my favourite prog rock band, actually, i quite often overlook them, but I don't really know why. It's solid and distinctive.
Ground breaking
Good old rock opera
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.
Glad I listened to the whole album. It had been a long time. I'm not a big fan of Geddy's voice but the music itself on this album is great.
Rush is definitely a band that you either love or hate and in my opinion they’re one of the greatest prog groups of all time.
I couldn't decide if the lead singer was man or woman and I needet to google it. It is really good album with solid guitar riffs and everything else.
Sounds like a 70s rock album
I liked this better in my memory.
God I hate Rush
I’ve never been a big fan of Rush despite liking some of their more popular songs and listening to this album reminded me of why. When it comes to playing music, these guys are talented. In your face guitars, complex drum beats and a big rock and roll sound on every track. Then the vocals hit and I’m taking off points for a rough dismount. The screeching attempt at singing never worked for me and I don’t think it ever will. On top of that, starting the album off with a 20-minute & 33 second song is just plain ballsy, even if it contains all the characteristics that that I like and listed above. For me the true test is if this was playing on the radio would I want to change the station and for most of their songs I would.
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.
Coincidently, i just listened to this album yesterday, and i was more than happy to listen again today. Rush is a Mt Rushmore band for me. Like every other band nerd on their high school drum line I idolized Neil Peart and listed to more Rush than I likely should have. I wore out side one of my 2112 cassette learning Overture and Temples of Syrinx, and I will still rock out hard to Temples on my steering wheel. Worth the sore hands and the multiple close calls running off the road. Rush is just three Canadian guys, each an amazing player. They created new music for nearly 40 years, and toured even longer. They never dialed it in, they didn't milk a decades old catalogue, they created to the end. Side one is a dystopian story about the beauty and power of music told in 7 movements. Neil was an avid reader and had been into Ayn Rand for a bit, he was also the author of all the Rush lyrics so that explains side one, aka the first song on the album. Side two is includes some Rush classics, passage to bangkok, something for nothing, tears....why name favorites....side two is as amazing as side one. No bad songs on this album, a classic. Rush is not a band for everyone, and that's more than fine. I'm a fan boy.
Day 219 Didn’t enjoy this quite as much as Moving Pictures but still pretty terrific, especially the guitar. Highlights Twilight Zone Something for Nothing
Decent. Intro was overdrawn but ok oversll
Lidt for Guitar Hero/Youtube cover/"Se hvad vi kan" til min smag. Vokalen er desværre heller ikke lige min kop the, omend jeg kan respektere den.
Rush is never going to be my thing but I enjoy and appreciate most of what's going on here a great deal.
i must admit the sonics and aesthetics of Rush aren't super my bag, but so often this album leaned into a jammy quality that I just found irresistible.
not my favorite rush and rush isn't my favorite flavor of prog but still a good time!
rock metal, sci fi veel verschil in een album, gedeeltes heel nice maar andere niet zo
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.
Monster fedt. En af de helt store udgivelser indenfor prog rock.
cool nok, ikke noget banebrydende for mig.
*88 Vi er næsten helt op at dinge. Top tier content.
so sick 4.3
Man går lidt om drømmer om at det var Led Zeppelin - og bliver så lidt skuffet. Men ellers OK fedt
fede numre i mellem, men også (lidt for) meget et album af sin tid
This is a fantastic album. It’s fun, high energy, and full of great riffs. I can’t give it 5 stars, though, because more than half the album is a 20 minute sick ass song and I can’t casually listen to that
I think I’m into Rush now. This website keeps pushing them on me
Peak era Rush. The opening epic saga is one of their greatest achievements, this is the one where they really found their form. I;ve often said I prefer '70s rush to later albums, this, along with the next two albums, is exactly why. Side 2 is a near perfect collection of their short form songwriting, especially A Passage To Bangkok and Something For Nothing, both of which were live standards for the next few decades.
Mid epic Fave track: 2112 Overture
Really not fussed about this either way. Meh. 2.5/5
Classique. Comme le chante Stephen Malkmus: What about the voice of Geddy Lee How did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy? I know him and he does (J'adore Pavement)
l'archétype du rock de mononc'! peu charmé... Geddy Lee a une voix très similaire à Robert Plant et Bruce Dickinson. Ça m'aurait peut-être interpellé adolescent, mais on dirait que comme j'ai pas trippé à 15 ans, je tripperai jamais. Ça penche plus sur le côté Maiden que Led Zep. Je vais mettre 4 parce que je reconnais le grand musicianship, et l'ambition.
Vraiment pas mon affaire le prog.
Cool prog album nothing crazy
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.
Mostly ok
Pretty good! It was fun to realize Gone Guru had sampled an older song.
BOMBO intro😭🙏 eigl wel best nice ngl
I dunno, I can’t really get into Rush. Musically, very competent but just not that interesting to me. I can’t really tell you much difference between this and the last Rush album I had - how many more??
5/10
Highlights: 2112, A Passage to Bangkok, Something For Nothing Decent. When it comes to Rush, so far I've heard only heard a few songs from Moving Pictures, so I had a bit of a different expectation coming into this. I don't understand why the side A overture isn't separated on streaming services since there are clean breaks between different parts. It's not like they melt into one giant track... The B side is more standard stuff. I liked the record but I'm not so sure how sticky the highlights will be for me... It's mostly due to my genre preferences, I'm not saying it was bad.
Rush is always a bit hit or miss with me. No denying their musical chops, but I'm not a huge fan of Geddy Lee's voice. This falls in that middle ground. Good stuff here, but nothing immediately jumped into my must listen to again list.
Neil Peart was a brilliant lyricist...but not in 1976. Everything is a little naïve here, from the "my guitar will save the world from fascism" sci-fi-fantasy of the title track to the "hey, we're singing about DRUGS" snicker of "A Passage to Bangkok". But BOY, is the music good. This is the moment when Rush decided to just go all-out and make the album they wanted rather than what their label wanted, and it turned out pretty well for them in the long term. All three musicians are in top form, and the album is packed with fantastic riffs. Geddy Lee's vocals are still in his "extremely shrill" phase, but - just like the lyrics - it gets better. It's showing its age, but it's a fantastic harbinger of what's to come.
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.
ахуеть 76??????
For whatever reason I had never listened to Rush. This would be 5 stars based on side one. I don't think the songs on side two are that great, but the more I listen to it, the more I love that side one. Really great. I think I need to catch up with the rest of their discography.
#65/1001 🇨🇦 I was always a bit neutral about Rush until one record store day, one of their fans who turned up late tried to skip the queue by asking me to buy their record. I politely declined and he buggered off to pester other people. This made me think: "wow, this band Rush must be pretty decent." Well, i was mistaken. Best Tracks: Well not the 20 minute long opener.
Schreckliches Geschrammel. Abbruch!
Irgendwie schon geil, aber Geddy Lee geht mir halt total auf'n sack. Beim Programmieren (Tunnel-Arbeit) super, aber aktiv anmachen würde ich es wahrscheinlich nicht mehr.
I have never thought of myself as a Rush fan. I am not a fan of prog rock in general. However, I listened to this and I can certainly appreciate the genius that makes up this power trio. Incredible vibe. Still not a Rush fan - yet.... but I got a better understanding of why people love them.
Amazing album, but it felt like they could have cut the first track into it's respective tracks and then stopped there, because that's the story they were trying to tell. After that it's album filler. My rating: 4/5
Good noise
I liked the clean vocals in the first song, the more rocky vocals later on didn't strike me that hard and the music became quite average sounding rock. If they kept the style from the first song, maybe I had liked it more.
Not a fan of the vocals, they're one-note, and kinda grating. Found even this relatively short album too much of the same thing. The rest of it was fine, but nothing special. Very low 3 - I'm probably not going to listen to more by Rush, but this wasn't an offensive listen.
Starting with a 20 minute song is bold. As far as long song goes this was moreso just 3 songs stuck together than a grand ballad. Reading into it and it was all a story so I'll give it a little credit. Post rock has given me high expectations of long songs sorry. The rest of the album is average hard rock. Not bad but not memorable, it didn't overstay it's welcome either. His voice is grating tho, why do hard rock artists only have one vocal style Low 3
Du rock
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
Sympa, mais sans plus
ehh prog rock. not personally my fave but i could see theoretically why ppl get down to this
Geddy Lee's voice is the only weak point of this very good album.
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.
rush is mostly hit or miss for me, 2112 has oddly always fit somewhere in the middle
Some great riffs and digging the music itself but man are some of these lyrics corny as hell. I like some Rush songs but this album falls a bit flat for me. Listening to Moving Pictures now and its much better.
Another odd pick for the list. Why not Moving Pictures?
first 7 mins I was like.... do I like this. I know it's cool but do i like this.... then they start tuning mid song and have this raw ass breakdown. I guess i do like this.
I have a massive soft spot for rush, but I also have a general dislike for rock operas. Overall, I think they hit the mark here, but I honestly think that the B-side of this album leaves it feeling somewhat disjointed. I wish they'd continued with the more prog-style for the B-side, even if it was separate from the story they wanted to tell with the A-side. Still, a very solid album, it would probably be a 4/5 if it was just 2112. 3.5/5
I love Rush, and Geddy on bass is an all-timer whose skill can hardly be understated, but every time I hear them all I can think of is that meme about how every Rush song is about some Wizard Who Will Shrink Your Balls or whatever. I appreciate how unapologetically dorky it is, even amongst prog rock. Like many prog rock albums, 2112 is pretty inconsistent in quality. It begins in the soaring epic of its opening Overture and then settles into somewhat middling tracks following. But overall it fits the general aesthetic of somewhat dorky loser-rock (affectionate). Fifty years later it's got that concoction that's perfect for locking in. Just as Fry says: "It's Saturday night, I have no date, A 2 Liter bottle of Shasta, and my all Rush mixtape. Lets rock. Also, this one's famously dedicated to 'the genius of Ayn Rand' and quotes passages from Anthem. So thank god Neil Peart didn't become an author because Anthem fucking sucks, both as a speculative moral fable and as prose. Not going to dock marks for it because I suppose we all make mistakes. Fav tracks: 2112, Something For Nothing
5 stars! Masterpiece
rush? solo dos temas conozco y los dos me gustaron, le tengo fe, me espero algo un toque mas comercial y tengo mucha expectativa de que aparezca un sintetizador WOW, después de lo horrible q fue public image ltd capaz tiene ventaja, pero este álbum es extremadamente similar a led zeppelin casi en todo sentido, pero con algunas partes mas psicodelicas y pink floydescas, comentario personal, le gustaria mucho a huilen MUY buen album, no tenia a rush sonando tan parecido a led zeppelin y mucho menos con un tema de 20 minutos (que por cierto es mi favorito del album) 5 ESTRELLAS MERECIDISIMAS
Rush's 2112 album has the amazing, epic-lengthed title track taking up one side of the album, and the other side of the album with commercial normal-lengthed hard rock. They doubled down on progressive rock (prog) after their previous album where they starting exploring prog was commercially a flop, and were at threat of being dropped from their record label, yet they doubled down and it paid off. The second side songs really didn't do much for me (except for "The Passage to Bangkok") and I believe lot of the songs purposes was only there to just please the suits and have single-ready songs just in case anything bad were to occur. Maybe this album would've been a bit better received by me if this was in an alternate reality where Rush's 2112 had only 2 entire-side-lengthed songs, maybe the title track had a part 2? Just the second side doesn't fell as sincere as the first that's all. Still a solid album, and it was a better listen than the first I listened to it. Highlight Song/s: "2112" and "The Passage to Bangkok"
Rush sounds so Rush
Nothing special here
Couldn't get into this, kinda generic
Some spectacular music and some dull moments. A typical prog record then.
I gave Moving Pictures an easy five-star review. In my write-up, I specifically said that I need to listen to more Rush. However, 2112 didn't click with me. Of course, the music is powerful and creative, as expected from Rush, and I'm not the one to be overly critical of a group getting a little corny with their progressive lyrical content. However, this one goes a little too far, and I can't help but cringe at "The Temples of Syrinx." I even tried to look up Syrinx, thinking I might have missed something significant and redeeming about the reference, but I wasn't satisfied. "A Passage to Bangkok" was downright unforgivable. The music was awesome, but the themes were too annoying. Three stars.
Proof once more that the 1970's were the dog's crown jewels. Prog rock was a late, aquired taste. But when it's this good ... Five!
Twijfel tussen 2 en 3 sterren, want mijn god wat een verschrikkelijke stem heeft deze vent, maar tegelijkertijd ook best coole instrumentals. Dus toch maar een zeer lage 3 sterren Overigens zit in A Passage To Bangkok het generic aziatische deuntje middenin het nummer, wat opzich best hilarisch is.
Een soort mix van Led Zep en Pink Floyd, alleen lang niet zo goed als beide. De lange rock opera aan het begin is wel cool. Hardop gelachen om het stereotypische Aziatische deuntje op de tweede track.
Ok
So this is my 2nd album by this band. I actually liked the 1st one, "Moving Pictures", well enough. I've not been back to it tho. Even tho I do like the guitars/sound, seeing the way some people hate things just kinda makes me hesitant to return to it unless I really really really liked or loved it. So, what do I think of this album? If it was only the "second half", after that 20 minute song, I'd probably give it 4 stars. I really liked those songs. However, the Ayn Rand of it all makes me have to put this at a 3 at maximum. I wish there wasn't a whole thing for her, but i guess there is. I really really liked the song Twilight Zone, and everything other than the 20 minute monstrosity was good
A bit hard to get into, lyrics are corny as shit "we are the guardians of the temple or Syrinx"? Sure you are buddy.
While this is no “Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary”—which came to Geddy Lee and Master Shake in a dream, performed in collaboration with Zakk Wylde—there’s a lot to enjoy on this album. I’m far from a Rush fan and the 20 minute overture to start the album is a bit over the top, but I found myself reasonably entertained by this. But I don’t think it passes the “would I listen to this again” test, so it’s a 3/5.
Standard rock band
(Long sigh of relief)
Enjoyable, not my kind of music
I feel bad for anyone doing this list that thinks Bohemian Rhapsody is a long song. The opener is 3 and a half Bohemian Rhapsodies long. Personally, I love it. A 7-part song that takes up an entire side on a record is what Prog is all about. The hardest thing for a Prog album to do, though, is match the energy and quality of a really long opening song for the rest of its runtime and this one has mixed results. The guitar solos are still awesome and I really liked A Passage to Bangkok and Something For Nothing, but I wish they continued the story for the entire album instead of leaving it to the first song. Better yet, just pull a Jethro Tull and make a one-song album. Side B is still a bunch of really good Hard Rock songs, but nothing beats that opener.
3.5/5 more my style but meh
Nop, no mi gusto
Not my music. This is pretty pure prog rock and it's tedious. Don't care for the singing or the vibe in general. Really saved by the drumming, there is so much drumming. Arguably too much drumming, wild stuff. Why hit the drum once when you could hit it 3 times? If these guys had different interests they could have made a kick-ass metal band. Certainly influenced 80's metal, they just weren't angry enough. 3 stars, and they're all for Neil Peart. Without his drums it would be a fully disinterested 1 star album.
Ta bueno 7.9/10
Early in the project, I gave Moving Pictures a 5. That may have been an early blush of enthusiasm (though I am relistening right now and it’s quite good). But that made me surprised that this album, an alleged magnum opus, made me feel… nothing. I’m not sophisticated enough to say anything about the musicianship, which seemed solid enough. I was warned that there was a lot of Ayn Rand in there… all I noticed was some references to “Anthem,” which are harmless enough. I don’t care if your song is 20 minutes long It’s just that I could never see the point of any of it. I was ready to give it a 2 but ended up liking some of the songs on the B side well enough, especially “Tears.” But it definitely makes me intrigued about the change in their sound between the two albums. I don’t think I have a two-point spread for ANY artist so far, and this could easily have been 3 (or 2.5 if we had half-stars). I know I’ll end up with a huge spread between “Born in the USA” (2) and “Nebraska” (it will probably be 5 when it comes around). Anyway, intrigued to see if others had this same experience.
I like some of the instrumentation on this, but in a RUSH to jedgement, no.
so freaking GOOD. i'm a little biased because i've been listening to a ton of rush recently but i love a good rock opera.
Good music just didn't peak my interest, I'm not super proficient in music knowledge but I thought it was interesting the song "A passage to Bangkok" narrarated through different countries?
This sucks.
Epic anthemy rock. First song is 22 minutes which is kinda insane. Good production and vocals
Could've been an EP with just track one. The multipart suite has everything I need, and then once it gets to the remainder of the album it drags.
it aint hitting
I've only ever listened to Moving Pictures by Rush. So its interesting to listen to earlier work. Not quite as tight and as organised as Moving Pictures. It's the side of prog rock I can get on with a bit more than bands like Pink Floyd. It's a heavier, and theres much less man wanking over his guitar vibes..
common prog rock L
This record was good. Vocals were kinda meh, but they had their moments. Favourite Track(s): A Passage To Bangkok, Lessons, Tears Least Favourite Track(s): 2112
Never really listened to Rush before to my shame. Sort of a prog rock Iron Maiden. So obviously I enjoyed it immensely
I'm a huge Rush fan, so I'm biased, but this was a great listen that brought me back to my high school days. Also, over half of the album is one song, which I think is awesome.
Rani umalo klasik kanadskih libertarijanaca😃
The very definition of prog. Technically really impressive work but doesn’t really do much for me emotionally. Probably would have appreciated this more when I was younger but not so much now. 3
This album has a great concept to it that really appealed to the youth in the 70s. I found listening to the instrumentation to be exhilarating. I was never a fan of Neal Peart's voice but it improves after thus album. They showed great courage to stick with their musical concepts despite pressure from their record company to change it.
Great! I've listened to some Rush before but never a full album. 2112 is a memorable prog epic, and I also really liked Twilight Zone.
Not a Rush fan.
Initially I was like oh, this album only has 6 songs that's like super short and then BOOM the first song was 20 minutes long. When I realized I actually started laughing at loud. Also, it kinda made me wish I was an old gringo man with a long beard on a cool motorbike riding in to the sun while completely dresses on leather. It was really fun. 7/10
amazing!! i like this one its also much different then my usual type of music
Come on, man. Even with just the vocals alone. Instant 5/5.
I'm sorry but I don't connect with Rush. I love 70s hard rock (Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Budgie, etc.). I love some 70s prog rock (Gentle Giant, King Crimson, even Yes or ELP, and of course softer Jethro Tull). I love some bands that do indeed sound like Rush (the aforementioned Budgie or event first Cirith Ungol albums). But for some reason, I cannot connect with this band to give them more than 3 stars. What can I do?
🤙🏾
Just not what I want to listen to - better than the last rush album I got but only slightly
It starts out promising but it mellows out toward the end. It's good prog rock but not on the level like Yes. Also the transitions between parts on the first track could've been smoother. Standouts: 2112: Overture..., A Passage to Bangkok, Tears
I was intimidated by a twenty minute opening track at first, but it was actually quite good. I liked the lyrics on the album they were decently constructed and imaginative throughout. The vocals however are very one note, and I eventually grew tired of them. If I could I might give this album three and a half stars, but I can't. Three stars. (Favorite track: 2112: Overture / The Temples Of Syrinx / Discovery / Presentation / Oracle / Soliloquy / Grand Finale.)
Man I need more of Eush in my life. This is... epic? Is that the word?
Interessant, mehr fällt mir gerade am Nachmittag nicht ein. Muss man erstmal sacken lassen, habe ich irgendwie das Gefühl
Solides Rockalbum, erinnert mich etwas an Led Zeppelin.
Prog Rock ist nicht wirklich mein Genre, dafür war das aber noch angenehm und wenig nervige Klänge
The 20-minute-long sci-fi epic first song was kind of cheesy but mostly fun and I enjoyed a lot of parts of it. I didn't care too much for anything on the second side, but didn't hate it either. If I'm ever going to become a prog fan it isn't with this album.
king gizzard and the lizard wizard but in the 70s
3,4 Highlights: 2112, Something For Nothing
First time listening to 2112. Did a fun deep dives of the lyrics which I quite enjoyed while I listened. Solid album 5 stars
I love Rush. They’re a huge part of my teenage years, thanks to my dear friend Sofia. She was my ride or die drummer friend with whom I would jam with almost weekly, and she absolutely idolized Neil Peart. We went to see Rush together in 2010–my first concert. We learned the 2112 overture together and would play it like a warm up before each jam session. I consequently have deep appreciation for the epic title track. It is Rush’s first foray into long-form prog rock songwriting, with Neil Peart this time providing the lyrics with a literary focus. They don’t totally nail it here like they do on later albums such as Hemispheres, but it is still an impressive endeavor with plenty of memorable moments. The B side is wonderful as well, though understandably overshadowed by that first side. I don’t even think I need to go into the musicianship on this; the godhead that is Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart is as eternal as the father, son, and spirit. Every time I listen to this record, I am transported back to youth. It is a sweet and exquisite feeling that gives me immense gratitude for the bonds I’ve made through music, as well as for each and every opportunity to enrich my skills in the craft.
Felt like a late 80’s version of Pink Floyd. Very experimental
I'll listen to this again to appreciate the drumming more.
Sempre bom conhecer novas bandas de rock. Gostei desse, mas não posso dizer que me cativou muito.
I like Rush. They don’t make it into my playlist often but when they do appear I find them super easy to listen to. Things just seem to flow nice.
I love rush. I haven’t heard this album in probably 3 years. 2112: 8.5/10 A passage to Bangkok: 9/10 The Twilight Zone: 7/10 Lessons: 7/10 Tears: 7/10 Something for nothing: 6.5/10
I usually like Rush but I found this one went in one ear and out the other without making much of an impact.
überraschend gut und abwechslungsreich
ganz gut tatsächlich, muss aber nicht wiederholt werden
Eyyy gekke throwback. Heb het 20min nummer veel geluisterd op de middelbare,, shoutout naar de guy die het me aanbeval toen, ook al heeft hij me destijds volledig gegaslight dat het nummer 21 minuten en 12 seconden duurde en kom ik er nu achter dat dat een leugen was, heel cool. Heb eigenlijk nooit echt stilgestaan bij de rest van het album, de andere nummers klinken wel echt bizar hetzelfde
Ook weer niet echt mijn muziek. Ik vind deze rock altijd zo theatraal dat ik het niet helemaal serieus kan nemen, maaaaar ik vond het best leuk!!!
idealiter hadden ze hier een heel conceptalbum van gemaakt, want side a is zooo lekker en ideale progrock scifi, maar de rest is dan weer gewoon standaard nummers. goed, 2112 (het nummer) is zo sterk an such dat het vier sterren blijft zelfs al is het op ayn rand gebaseerd
My 365th album!
Genius album - a required taste, however.
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.
My second Rush album in quick succession. I suppose this is why I'm doing this - to give a chance to music that I might otherwise dismiss. I enjoyed large parts of this. It's deeply nerdy and uncool but I can't deny that Rush are a very good band and this is a very good album.
오 전자 사운드 ? 한 곡이 20분?
Always been quite a fan of this. Still sounds great
Good parts, bad parts. The latter are mainly where they go heavy on that strumming pattern that got big in the 90s for prolonged stretches
I am sure I am missing something here. This sounds like basic "dad rock". It's not bad and I am sure with repeated listens I would find gret things here. I know Rush is all about time signature changes and complex arrangements, but at the end of the day I am here for the music and the mood, I'm not here to take a deep dive into technical ability.
I still don't love Geddy Lee's voice, which is a bit too high-pitched and screamy for me most of the time. But the instrumentals here were pretty great, and technically excellent. I enjoyed it a fair bit despite the singing. And I'm not going to knock Peart too hard for loving Ayn Rand; we all did stupid stuff when we were in our twenties :P. High three, close to four.
I w rocku mogę coś nowego usłyszeć
I have heard this album so many times, and I shall almost certainly hear it many, many more times in the future. Rush's 2112 is one of my top ten albums of all time, and definitely my favourite Rush album. It's one of those albums I have to stop and listen to when it comes on, and has been a bit of a feature in my life since I was a small child. It's just perfect, and therefore gets a perfect five.
Enjoyed more than moving pictures
At least it was short
Interesante y mejor de lo que esperaba. Otros discos de Rush me habían aburrido. Aquí se nota un proto heavy y un falsete al que le deben mucho otros grupos que vinieron después.
I understand why Rush is a big deal. I'm just not that into their music. I like something I can sing along to.
fantastic, no notes
Rush always reminds me of I Love You Man
Yuck
I cannot imagine a worse sounding idea than a 20 minute multi-movement futuristic space opera about some Ayn Rand bullshit sung in THAT voice
9/10
Genuinely pissed they decide that the first track is just one track. The best part of the album is the Overture. Can't stand Geddy Lee's vocals but it's still a decent record.
Escuché el primer tema. No me gustó
While Rush have done the side-long suite thing on other albums, it's arguable that none of them were as great as 2112. Hemispheres might be my favorite full album from the group, but this was a formative record for me when I was younger and getting into prog. "A Passage to Bangkok" and "Tears" are my big takeaways from side B, don't shut the album off before giving those a chance. Lord knows I did plenty of times as a kid before I realized their greatness.
As one critic on this site once said, Rush is the start of the unholy fusion of synths and technical wankery with prog and ruined the genre. I can’t judge the theory but what you should know is that there’s a period of which my favourite sci-fi book is ready player one, and 2112 played a quite important part in one segment of the book. but you know what? this is borderline intolerable. first i need to complain about geddy lee’s voice. he is like a more annoying and shrill sounding russell mael. like really androgynous and theatrical vocals but not with the good version of theatrics. also the lyrics are quite anti authoritarian in its nature but is weirdly inspired by a far right politician. like what. also it’s supposed to be nerd music due to its sci-fi themes. and as a nerd who has dabbled in sci-fi, i have some words: the wording and the plot are the most basic dystopia theme possible, the riffs are sparse and i think they can bring their hard rock influences out a bit more instead of relying on the technical wankery. overall overrated. 3/5
Great album
Uneventful.
I’m sorry, there’s no reason that side one can’t just be seven separate tracks; doing that would have made this present like a shockingly normal rock & roll album. I don’t begrudge them their sci-fi future opera, I just think they could make a single attempt to not appeal only to nerds.
Despite starting out with a 20 minute song, it wasn’t torture to listen to. The first song seemed like several different songs rolled into one. The rest of the album was fine…and quick! Before I knew it, the album was done! Rating: 2.5/5
скучноватый, но ок
Не зацепило, но у альбома интересная история создания. Сразу не раскрывается, но что-то в нём есть
Not a vibe
Cool riffs. Dorky lyrics.
Geddy Lee is so fuckin goated man. Each song is so damn electric and the quit bits are all mystical.. rush is so fire.
enjoyed the last half of album, pretty rock forward but nothing special 6/10
Suprisingly not terrible!
Mediano, guitarras boas.
ну неееее
Rush did the impossible and made an actually good prog rock album. Lyrics are kinda goofy but whatever, I had fun.
So good I don't even care that it's prog.
Fuck Ayn Rand.
Typical rush album, overwrought all over but pretty good in places.
The opening title track's movements are so awesome. I love the rocker that is Temples Of Syrinx and the beauty of Discovery, Lee's vocals actually work very well for me and the guitar work is lovely. I also love when we shift into Presentation, it just feels so good when the instrumentation changes into the big instrumental. Lee's vocals during The Oracle are actually excellent and remind me slightly of Robert Plant vocals. The whole thing is amazing and among the best prog epics of all time. The second side of the record, while not nearly as impressive is still very very good hard rock, "A Passage To Bangkok" is an excellent weedy song. "The Twilight Zone" makes enough weird production choices to live up to the show. "Lessons" is very good. "Tears" is a very good song with a great power behind its playing and vocals and it moves very slowly and deliberately with a lot of emotion. "Something For Nothing" has an amazing groove, and is one of my favorites and good God the guitar!
Rush – 2112 On Day 47, 2112 delivered exactly the kind of great body of work I was hoping for. The concept behind the album is handled in a very consistent way, making the whole thing feel like a cinematic experience. The production and lyrics work together to make the story sweet and engaging. While the 2112 suite was good, I found myself drawn closer to Lessons on the second half. It’s a great piece of musicianship that left me wanting to hear more. A solid 4/5.
I can appreciate the musicianship of Rush, but I cannot listen to Geddy Lee for an extended period of time. +1 for them to release an 20 minute track on a record after their labe lwas about to drop them, -1 for it being based on an Ayn Rand story.
Excellent, great to re listen after a long absence.
I was so so wrong. This rocks so hard. Will definitely be coming back to this
Seems a little dated. And adolescent. Brings back memories of how jazzed I was by this album when I first heard it in 1980.
It might just be the mood i’m in today or the fact that this album has been “music bro”’d to death but while i can admit this is well-done and would probably hit me differently on another day, it’s not my favorite!
Exquisite.
Fuck yaa. Slappin tha bass. 4.8.
The first time listening to this album was during my freshman year of college while walking back to my dorm room after a random forest party. My friend wanted to show me a song, and he put the first track to this album: a 20 minute masterpiece. I would've been annoyed but this song rocks. I've listened to it so many times since then. Obvious 5 stars for me. Some guy was whispering in my ear during track 3
Too long but did enjoy it
the first song being the majority of the album is crazy
I wanted to bail on the first track so many times but I forced myself to listen to see where this 20 minute track was going to go. It felt like several songs strung together, and in the end still wasn’t anything I particularly appreciated. I can appreciate the talent even though this really isn’t my jam. (3)
Classic Rush, what did you think I was going to rate it? Actually, the title track is a 5 star song, and ‘Passage to Bangkok’ is a favorite, but other tracks, not so much. This is a 4 star Rush album for me.
Better than Coldplay
not my preferred kind of 70s rock
This album consists of two distinct parts. The first is a conceptual prog-rock odyssey that is fascinating to experience. While it isn’t entirely consistent throughout, it is ambitious enough to make for a fun and engaging listen. The second part introduces some interesting ideas that are more traditional than experimental, but they never feel like they drag. Overall, it’s a solid record with some compelling history behind it. The standout tracks for me are “The Temple of Syrinx” and “The Twilight Zone.”
Cansativo... #2 salva, vá... Eu tento, mas Rush não desce até hoje.
How could we have 20 minute long song woho
Excellent musicianship, especially from Neil Peart, but I didn’t like the overall sound as much as most progressive rock. The vocals are a bit too screechy at points. I massively prefer Moving Pictures and A Farewell to Kings over their more hard-rock, metal sound.
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.)
A cornerstone of prog rock. Face melters, weird time signatures, lyrics about a future society where music has been outlawed, an outdated and culturally wrong piece of music about Bangkok... what else do you want? "What about the voice of Geddy Lee? How did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy?" I know him and he does. Best Tracks: 2112; A Passage to Bangkok; Something For Nothing
Awesome
Not the best Rush album. None of the songs are particularly memorable
3.5 - Good
Where do I click 6 stars?
proggy old-school rock. close call between 3 and 4
Unreal. Such a great album!
Fantastic! Incredible!
5/5 for the title track alone, this is an excellent epic album. Need more Rush in my life.
It's not my favourite rush stuff but it's good
Oh this rocks
This is an excellent album, and one of my favorites from Rush!
Meh. I like Rush, but I don't particularly dig this album. I can't really give them less than a 3 given they're all top-notch instrumentalists, but I like the songwriting/composition on their other albums a good bit more. 3.0
Probably the best rush album, every song here is quite good and goon instrumentation throughout obviously
2* just becuse it's Canadian, otherwise it would be 1*
first track, longest, didn’t like the others are ok but not what i would choose to hear
Didn't drag me into the album. Probably should be listening to these more actively...
Finger me bum it’s rush I like this one
Prog rock concept albums are the fucken worst. Bloated (despite coming in under 40 minutes), pretentious and adolescent. Vocals and lyrics are awful. If you turn your brain off there's some fun along the way in the opening track, but that's it. 1.5*
didn’t even make it through the second track
Man, even Rush is catching strays from my souring on prog rock music in recent years. Other than Pink Floyd, I would have expected Rush to be the one band to have avoided that, but unfortunately that isn't really the case. That said, this is probably the best classic prog album I've gotten on the list thus far (Aside from Pink Floyd's stuff and Jethro Tull's Aqualung). And that's because, like Pink Floyd, Rush probably had some of the better pop sensibilities of those classic prog bands (Pink Floyd also blended enough other genres like psychedelic and whatnot that they didn't sound stereotypically prog). This album however does get a little more noodly than I remember a lot of the classic Rush songs (Particularly in the title track, 2112). I expect Moving Pictures to score higher for me than this one, seeing as that album is definitely more single/pop oriented, and I'm much more familiar with it than 2112. So yeah. Best prog album I've gotten so far on the list barring Pink Floyd albums, but unfortunately I'm just allergic to prog at this time in my life.
Great Guitar Hero memories
Petite vibe Led Zep
Gonna be honest I feel like this band is a little overrated. Good, but nothing to write home about. Also kind of racist??
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