Reviews (page 7 of 13)
Complex musical narrative with the longest rock track I've heard. It's a difficult but rewarding listen.
The drums fills are really great.
Solid Rock and Roll
Amazing!!! pleasantly surprised.
Legendary
The second half can hardly keep up with the grandiosity of the title track
Really like the instrumentation. Not too excited about the vocals though - Not my vibe. Overall: Solid 4/5
Actually pretty good. Was expecting big things and it hit, Drums and Guitar were great, only "problem" vocals really, but they're still pretty good.
Rush is rush. Flawed but cool classic/prog rock. If you can look past the cheesy awkwardness, it's pretty stimulating listening.
Tolles Album und für Prog gut hörbar!
It's Rush, what else is there to say?
Ehhhh rush rules
Nao sei como eu nunca ouvi Rush quando era aborrecente, rockzera classica
Best track: 2112
Aika raikasta hard rockia tai metallia tai proge-rock-metallia ottaen huomioon, että julkaistu vuonna 1976. Rumpu-, basso- ja kitarasoundit tuo mieleen paljon Iron Maideniin. Laulaja vetääkin sitten korkeammalta, mitä kukaan Iron Maiden laulajista. Levyn ensimmäinen medley on aikamoinen pläjäys kuunneltavaksi. Aiemmat kosketuspinnat Rushiin lie varmaan jotkin yksittäisiä biisejä kokoelmalevyillä tai esiintymisiä tribuuttilevyillä. Pitäisi löytää aika tsekkailla muitakin levyjä, jos näin hyvä levy jäänyt aiemmin kuuntelematta.
Hyvää progea! Ei ole aiemmin tullut Rushia kuunneltua, kiva uusi tuttavuus.
Not my favourite Rush, still great though
pretty good
Un classique dans le genre 4.25*
Solid - kind of weird you don't hear epic anthems like this anymore
I’m more of a “Moving Pictures” nerd, but never a bad time listening to this. Maybe those “hey this is Asian!” chord progressions don’t hold up so well in 2021? But it’ll probably be cool again by 2112, so hey. Life cycles and all that.
This album starts with a bang. By bang I mean twenty minutes long five part song. When I first started listening I was thinking "this has to be 80's for sure" because of the wild sound. But nope this came out in 76. Once I finally got to some vocals 4m25s into the first "song" I knew I recognized the voice. And of course Rush's top three songs (Tom Sawyer, Lime light, and The Spirit Of Radio) are always playing on your local classic rock radio station. This album is something different though. Its got rock at sometimes then the sound of running water and slow guitar at other times. I had a lot of fun Listening you should too.
Pretty good!
Dat is dit eigenlijk nooit geluisterd heb... Dit is een classic. Heb het even opgezocht, 1976, hun vierde album. Zal ik zeker nog wel eens opzetten
Muito bom recomendo
Familiarity: 6/10 Notes: One of my favorite Rush albums, the 2112 composition is a classic example of pure unadulterated rock. Real Rating: 7.5/10
I like Rush a lot. I'm glad to have listened to the album. Made music skillz they got.
Tämä iski parilla ekalla kuuntelukerralla todella kovaa. Ehkä myöhemmin magia vähän hälveni, enkä saanut levyyn enää ihan samanlaista otetta. Rushin musiikki oli ennakkoon itselleni vierasta, ja oletinkin sen olevan vielä enemmän progekikkailua. Ainakin tällä levyllä biisit ovat pääosin aika tavanomaista, joskin todella laadukasta, 70-luvun rockia. Laulajan äänessä on jotain todella kiinnostavaa. Ehkä vähän Alx Rose tulee mieleen välillä.
decent stuff for background 4
Experimental, energetic, powerful.
Very solid Rush album. It doesn't have Tom Sawyer or YYZ on it, but who needs that for a beautiful rock and roll album?
Prog'Rock'n'Roll.
I need to listen to Rush more often.
No Tom Sawyer but a good performance by Geddy Lee regardless
Really good shit. Kinda petered out after track three though.
its a good album, i just wasnt expecting the oriental riff. the first half does a lot of hard carrying highlights: 2112 overture / temples of syrinx / etc twilight song
Pretty epic opening, but ultimately the rest didn't stick with me. I do adore the group's later work, however.
I’m a prog metal guy, so I feel like I’ll be executed for this but the song 2112 is not a song I am ever excited to listen to. Parts I and II are brilliant and some of the finale lives up to the hype of the overture, but overall I wish I just got with it more. So for me, side two is where this album really shines. Songs like A Passage To Bangkok and The Twilight Zone have a real sense of power, direction and “digging in” about them from all three that I love. I wish I could rate this higher but given I write off 2/3 of an entire side, a 3 is as high as I can go!
Just split the first track into five songs guys.
Some tracks too self-indulgent, but a fair album
Rush always shows up as something similar to what I usually listen to, and every now and then I listen through one of their albums and then don't return to it for quite a while. This is a bit weaker than moving pictures to me, and there's nothing here that I'm likely to want to return to. It also doesn't help when the spotify algorithm decides to play "when the levee break" right after
Unlucky not to get 4. Probably 3.5 in reality.
Holy shit that intro track! Sonically constantly changing but the entire thing is engaging. Every part of this huge piece sounds awesome. Definitely an incredible choice for the opener. everything else here sounds pretty good as well.
Curious. 3.2
I was looking forward to this one, but it didn’t quite land. Perhaps I would have loved this at some earlier point of my life. As it is, some parts of the 2112 suite really rock but none of the songs on side 2 really stood out to me. They get an extra star for actually belonging here and for being influential
A world of imagination.
liked it, little bit psychedelic
Some beautiful tracks on an ep that had 10 songs stuck in its opener and the track after uses a sound stereotypically alike the title of the track
I don’t know… maybe need more time to enter into the Rush World
My teenage self would have loved this album.
да ну кстати прикольная группа
Great prog rock album, but prog rock isn't my favorite.
Ihan jeba. Hyvä laulaja! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I'd never really listened to Rush before this. There's a lot to unpack here. It's bombastic but that's the point. I don't love the falsetto vocals - just doesn't sound right to me. There's a lot going on here and I appreciate its ambition. Can't say I'm a fan of it being based on Ayn Rand.
2026.08.24.
i wish i liked this one more, but the rest of the albums from Rush are more interesting and better mixed. here, the voice of Geddy feels distant, and i don't like how it sounds.
ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh fine 5/10
Not my favorite Rush album. Geddy’s vocals can get annoying.
"A passage to Bangkok" doesn't hold up that well, does it. I dig the title track though.
3 keepers in 6 (50%). 1 banger (17%). I have had complex feelings about Rush for a metric forever. Side A of 2112 made me re-evaluate them the first time I listened. This time through is no different. “Something for Nothing” slaps. Incontrovertible. Simple math says 3 stars. Advanced math suggests 4. It is still early days in this journey; perhaps advanced math will win the day but for now, 3 stars.
This album is for the people who want to run for congress (in their 80s and have terrible opinions).
Perfectly fine 70s proggy rocky.
3/5
Buenos solos
I am a fan. That first track was long, but divided into different stanzas, so not too repetitive. Twilight Zone was just trippy enough to keep me on board.
Don't love the vocals, but otherwise a decent listen. Fuck Ayn Rand, though.
Such an insanely talented band, the drumming especially- I could spend the whole review just talking about how good Neil Peart is at the drums. The first song(s) were interesting, dynamic, evolving, and well written. I love a good themed album that has structure and intention behind it. But for some reason, this album still felt short on wowing my socks off. I know rush has some very good albums and a lot of musical talent so I'm looking forward to hearing their other albums, but this one was just alright for me.
I appreciate what rush is and this certainly was a rush album, but I was just pretty underwhelmed by every song. Solidly mid Favs Twilight Zone (would add to playlist) Something for nothing (prob wouldn’t)
Very mid imo, I didn’t love anything, but nothing was bad either I wouldn’t go back and listen to it, but I wouldn’t discourage someone else. I’ve never heard of this album and am not familiar with its impact, this is a low 3 for me
This one didn’t really feel that special to me. Rush’s singer has an unforgettable voice and a helluva sound, and I would be a fool to not compliment that. However, this felt like a pretty average collection of music that felt good, but not great. Nothing memorable for me here, but nothing I necessarily disliked. The 20 minute opener was good in parts (the beginning five minutes I was involved and another few spats later in the middle) but I think I would’ve appreciated it cut and spread thru the album instead of one big jolt. Surprised this album was one considered significant enough to make the list. Favorite song was A Passage to Bangkok and Something for Nothing
This album felt like eating really good food and not getting any aftertaste. A wonderful Rush-esque sound with pretty decent songwriting (with some odd bits sprinkled in), but nothing that stuck to the memory. In one ear and out the other, but in the most complimentary way possible. The lyrics were a mixed bag for me. Rush really excels at the immersive storytelling aspect of songwriting, but the lyrics felt kind of preachy at times. I have nothing to substantiate that particular claim other than vibes. As far as the sound goes, this is pretty textbook prog rock to me, but that’s Rush for you. I got exactly what I ordered. The drums are fantastic throughout the album, and I found myself tickled by Geddy Lee's funny-man voice. I really enjoyed the sound, and was really impressed with how clean the instrumentation was. At the same time, I wasn’t blown away by any particular song, or the album writ large. 7/10. Call it a mid to high 3 stars. Song Notes: - The intro track is surprisingly cohesive for a 20-minute song. I thought the defamiliarization of the guitar in the middle of the song was a fun piece. The lyrics felt weirdly preachy at times, but I enjoyed the storytelling and the journey we went on. The back half of the track reminded me vaguely of the end of Kubrick’s 2001. I might be crazy but one of the guitar licks around the 4:30 mark sounded like Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. - A Passage to Bangkok was catchy. The Chinaman Lick (I had to look that up) felt gratuitous, but I was amused by the lyrics. - I hated Tears at first but the songwriting is earnest and heartfelt. I came around to it eventually - The writing on Something for Nothing felt even preachier than the intro. What is happening here? Am I missing something? Favorites: - A Passage to Bangkok - Lessons - Something for Nothing
I enjoyed the first 18+ min track that was split into 5 songs. It felt like it belong in its own and the second half of the album was its own thing. The drums were very good throughout this record and I quite enjoyed the song writing. I like how each of the final tracks gave you something different with Tears being my favorite track on this list. Not a great album but definitely one I enjoyed. 7.5/10
#435/1001. Again, Rush establishes itself somewhere between over-complicated prog and simple rock riffs. Our should I say they start establishing that place with this album? I don't know and I don't care too much. Okayish for me.
i call the voice the “someone’s pinching me in my balls” voice
“ We are the priests of the Temples of Syrinx!” Rush is the most unintentionally hilarious rock band ever and I mean that in the kindest way imaginable. Side 1 of this album is like the nerd version of Ted Nugent’s Stranglehold. The lyrics are embarrassing, but it rocks. Peart’s fascination with the philosophies of Ayn Rand is an unfortunate source of inspiration, but it’s entirely possible that the direness of objectivism had escaped his interpretation. I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt especially since they went on to make Signals six years later. 3.7
The rock opera is a lost art, for sure. This one doesn't really hold up for me though. The themes are there but not hammered home enough through the lyrics for me to remember anything past the overture. I actually really dug the overture - I did not realize it was a 20 min song until like 12 min in, which is impressive. I just feel like they could've done more with the B-side Highlight: Overture (ofc)
I enjoyed this quite a bit especially after the second listen. Had to do Rush justice, knowing Juan loves them. I get a sense, they could be a source of inspiration for Steven Wilson, from listening to some Porcupine Tree and his solo stuff as well. Production is really tight, but I feel like the singer walks a tight line with his style of singing. The high screamy style can become a bit of a challenge to listen to at times, but works well on Passage to Bangkok and The Twilight Zone. A high 3, bordering 4, but I could come to like this more I sense.
I'm torn. I love power ballads. Geddy Lee's voice belongs with Rush. But I don't think I'd choose to listen to a full album of it. Micro doses (even if the first "song" is 20 minutes) is preferable.
Es extraño este disco…empieza casi como progresivo con una canción de 20 minutos divididas en 4 partes, y luego tiene cosas más pop, algo medio reggae…no sé.
Not sure about this one. I definitely prefer moving pictures, but side a was a great proggy collection of tracks, side B feeling more like MP. Did not pay attention to lyrics at all so no clue of the concept Okay listened again and read the lyrics, I like the admittedly thin concept, and the idea of someone discovering a guitar for the first time and learning how to play, mirrored thematically in the music by first plucking the open strings of a surprisingly well tuned E standard guitar, learning how to play with shocking aptitude.
Some good stuff on here, not sure I understand the point of having a 20 min long medley rather just the 5 songs be their own thing 3
Pleasantly surprised, will listen again ☺️
I generally find Rush too far gone on the prog-rock scale, so I usually avoid listening to them. I listened to 2112 all the way through and was surprised that I actually quite enjoyed a good amount of it.
Nao é 10000 anos depois entre Venus e Marte, mas não esta mal
Já ouvi alguns albuns de Rush, este até é interessante mas eles têm melhores
I found that really different from moving pictures
3,1/5
I am very hit or miss with 70's rock, but I've always been partial to rush. This is a solid album. It has interesting touches without being too out there.
Dienstag 11.08.2026 In der philologischen Bibliothek und in der Campusbib der FU beim Schreiben meiner Hausarbeit (dieses mal wirklich, aber immernoch die gleiche seit Juni)
I love the scale and ambition of the first song but found the rest kind of underwhelming.
has some good tracks, the guitar work is fantastic throughout but most of the tracks are just alr, not my fave but pretty decent overall
Solid album and a band I was excited to dig deeper in since the iconic drummer is from my hometown - but just not as attention grabbing as I’d hoped for
This is very goofy, indulgent music....but damn if its not enjoyable. Geddy's voice is always kind of silly, the lyrical themes are haughty and Spinal Tap-ish, but you can just picture playing air guitar, air drums, or even air bass and grooving out in your friend's garage. To me, thats what Rush is all about. All three of them have very unique voices on their instrument and a unique sound. The first track is pretty epic, the second half has its moments but its uneven....another like 3.8 that I'll round down because I gave "Moving Pictures" a 5.
S'alright
20min first song is pretty crazy but also pretty on brand. Not my favourite genre of music, but anyone with ears would have to accept that this album fucks. Sweet instrumentals, must have been trendsetting as this sounds like quintessential 80's rock, yet its late 70's.
ya el primr tema tiene 22 min. que es esta falopeada que me estan haciendo escuchar loco. Busque datita y me gusta que sea un concept album la verdad con una historia falopa. el principio del tema me gusta, vamos a darle una chance. No le preste atencion a la letra no voy a mentir, pero la idea me gusta.
I’ve always found Geddy Lee’s voice to be borderline intolerable in the Rush stuff that I’ve heard - it seemed a bit less shitty to me on this album for some reason, but it was still kind of a fly in the ointment to me here. The instrumentals were pretty solid.
If your opening song has two slashes in it separating three names, and it runs 20 minutes...that's just three songs, bro.
Ambitios start to a cool album, a 20 minute song is always intimidating but it kept me entertained, many different vibes on one track. It was fun, but didn't really hold my attention the whole way through. I also don't love the voice of the singer. All in all, good album but not really my vibe, 5/10 with 3 stars.
better than expected!
다시 듣기
Not my favorite from a band I love. Some great elements as usual but no cohesive structure and just felt short of expectations.
Not my personal favorite, but I could see it's appeal
Like Genesis but less theatrical and silly (I mean that in a bad way)
gitaar 👍
As a rush fan, it's not a bad album. The songs are a bit too long and it drags in certain spots, but otherwise its a decent album, sonically and lyrically on point.
Good album, good riffs, enjoyed the vocals. 3/5.
In my youth I thought Alex was the best guitar player of all time until EVH came along. Amazing riffs on this album and the best was yet to come with Rush. Not their best work.
Favorite Track: The Twilight Zone
No lo escuché perdón ja
Do you like comic books? Sci-fi movies? Are you a fan of vocals that sound like your granny shreaking at her cat? 20-minute guitar noodles? Then this album is for you.
I first listened to this after reading Ready Player One, as it featured prominently at the end of the book. Clearly very talented musicians, but aping Zeppelin in a big way both in terms of musical style, structure, and vocals. Not bad, but not groundbreaking either. Half concept album, half rock album. It just ends as well. Sorry guys, all kinds of underwhelmed.
Another cheesy prog/hard rock album that is surprisingly fun to listen to. Color me getting older.
This was fun. I love the late 70s prog/art rock sound. I’m kind of iffy on Geddy Lee’s voice, but I liked the instrumentals.
Lots of guitar solos and what I’d expect from a Rush album. It’s not really my type of music.
Just not a prog rock person I guess
Liked it but didn’t pay a lot of attention to it
Are you Iron Maiden in disguise. It didn't resonate it's no Moving Pictures and sounds like soft metal meets prog rock. Ok but not awesome inspiring
My brain was apparently in a Rush to forget this album. I like Rush but I can’t say that I can even remember one of the songs. Probably should stick to writing reviews during my listen of a the album. I know that it sounded like Rush at least. 6/10
- Nasty guitar solos lol - I mean it's pretty good but like a 4 is too high
Whoa..a 20 minute dream suite about an alien race(I think)..nice. Instrumental sounds are top notch, Mr Lee's vocals..an acquired taste.
1976. Fourth studio album and the band's first major commercial success. The band was in financial hardship due to the disappointing sales of their last album and their label considered dropping them, but granted one more album. 2112 remains the band's second-highest-selling album.
Ive heard the intro track before, idk why this time i couldnt stand Geddy Lee’s voice.
ta bien
GOAT band but though this was their breakthrough this album has some considerable weak points. The 2112 is far and away the biggest achievement.
I think it’s good but it’s just never been my type of music, so…
OK. There are other Rush albums I like more.
Not bad, pretty entertaining. Def some prog rock vibes going on.
5/10… progressive rock / metal / *1976
Some good singing, very much like led zep, but think I prefer the more buesy music of led zep. Still an okay listen.
Godd
3aber
When I saw the first track was 20 minutes, I knew I would hate it. But I can understand why music nerds love it. (Also, Geddy Lee's voice is triggering.) 3, maybe a 2.5.
Mid
first listen: magnetic, hypnotic, proggy froggy space jam. second listen: worst parts of hard rock masquerading as experiment. 3 stars.
6 - AVERAGE
Its fine, i like the higher tone. Makes it more interesting. But nothing groundbreaking.
I feel like the much-derided Ayn Randiness of it all is not hugely apparent on a first listen - any rallying cry for laissez-faire capitalism is buried under classic prog sci fi nonsense. It certainly didn’t get in my way of enjoying the ride and the riffs anyway. And there is a lot of good riff to be found here. Not as good as moving pictures but still a lot of fun, with solid performances and production throughout, perhaps discounting the interpolation of the Kung Fu Fighting riff in A Passage to Bangkok. Plus, more bands should go to such lengths to prove to the listener that their instruments are in tune imo.
It's alright. A nice listen but nothing to crow about.
His voice reminds me of Aerosmith, which I didn't care for. But the music was interesting.
очень концептуально но в целом слишком крикливо
I think I heard someone say once that Rush is the worst good band / best bad band. I agree. 3/5
Song should have been 21:12, smh 3/5
I don't get it but it sounds cool I guess. I feel like I've heard it from ready player one or something? It's an interesting concept but not one I'm like fully into. Also fuck Ayn Rand
Interesting tunes, thx
Turned off slightly by the first song being 20 minutes but it was good and kept me locked in. I enjoyed this.
It's big, it's epic, a real experience of an album. I can really see why people adore this band. It's it exactly my style personally, however. Nevertheless, these guys rock. Favourites: The Twilight Zone
buen album
For starters, the 20 minute long "2112 Overture" is long, and feels long; although it is a very solid piece of prog rock which dominates the rest of the album. It is hard to see the rest of the album as nothing more than filler, and it is solid but forgettable "hard" rock.
Some okay tunes. “A Passage to Bangkok” lyrics are clearly about weed, but somehow the music gives some racist vibes.
Another good album by I band I should definitely be more familiar with. A bit less accessible than Moving Pictures but I enjoyed this. The 20 min opening track didn't feel that long and that's a hard thing to achieve. Might have to listen to more of the catalogue.
Makes me feel like drinking cheap beer in a garage so I can reminisce about my youth.
Me pareció bueno y todo, simplemente no me parece para 4/5. Tiene secuencias excelentes que por momento recuerdan a deep purple o zeppelin, pero no es consistente. No queda guardado pero se aprecia haberlo escuchado.
Played twice today and still it didn't stick apart from the cultural appropriation of 'A Passage To Bangkok'. Doesn't help that the opening track is 20 mins long. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (6/10) Total reviewed : 336 Already owned : 76 Purchased : 16 To buy : 3 Nope : 241
Brilliant drums and guitar, sci-fi like lyrics and 70s vibe.
Yeah it was fine! I don't know if I needed a 20 minute song to start the album but it's fine. It's like... good rock with some interesting elements.
joa. gut. rock wieder. ach idk langsam reichts ma.. is jetz kein wow
Ayn Randerscheinung. Not bad but I nearly can see the middle age prog rock fans with a mixture between boldness and long hairs, jeans jackets with AC/DC batches and cans with discounter beer.
I’ve harped on about nz cliches in these little posts, but there is no truer Canadian cliche than the lot of them absolutely fucking loving Rush. I say this more from a place of bafflement than judgement, as Rush’s influence seems confined to North America. I’ll give you an example. I was flying into Toronto with a Canadian colleague. As we were landing, he stopped me mid conversation and said, “sorry, I just have to do this”. He pulled out his iPod, crammed some earphones in, and put on Rush YYZ. “The beat…” he said too loudly while air drumming “… is Morse code for Toronto airport.” I willed the plane to crash then and there. I yearned to become an inferno on the frozen runway.
Not my favorite Smiths album but still decent.
3.5, la verdad me gusto más de lo que esperaba, pero no me veo escuchandolo demasiado seguido
Classic Canadian album. I prefer some of there other stuff but if your into the holy trinity it doesn’t get better.
They are from the same country as Cailou so unfortunately this has severely impacted the rating
Ah, Rush. A perfect example of a band I should really like on paper, but who end up leaving me a bit cold. The three members were clearly all highly proficient musicians, but the silly lyrics/themes and overly shrill vocals (albeit with impressive range) significantly detract from their appeal. No coincidence that ‘The Overture’ is my favourite section of ‘2112’. Nonetheless, the title track is my favourite thing about this album, working together well as a cohesive narrative even if it is a bit daft. The five tracks on side two are all decent, but none particularly stand out.
meh
Rush Rush Rush Rush Rush, should tick all the right boxes for me, Canadian, long hair, searing heavy metal guitars, prog? Yep, but somehow, I am not so enthusiastic, this time after being berated by all the Rush fans in my life I listened to it again, really listened to it, and I liked it a lot more, I think it is not an album you can have on in the background, its cleverer and more intricate than that. Next time I get Rush I will stop what I am doing and pay attention. But for now, just three stars.
Alright but definitely drags
Relisten priority
Nothing special about it, except from a descent female singer.
Good stuff. Definitely of it's time. Rounding down though.
Rush is a Canadian national treasure, but this isn’t their best.
While I have seen parts of the epic "2112" piece live, I believe this is the first time I'd heard it in its entirety. I liked most of it, and I think the storytelling (albeit so much like Anthem that maybe Neil Peart owed more than "insipration" to Ayn Rand) is the best part of it. The second half of the album showed them starting to show off in ways that would hint as to what was to come, but all-in-all this is still pretty in line with what rock sounded like at the time. I definitely prefer what they were doing in the 80s to this, but it's cool to listen to a band teetering on the precipice of the Rush we all know.
Not bad for my first Rush album. I don't think I'd listen to the 20 minute long opener again, but it was a nice classic rock and roll sound to listen to.
A-side has a bit too much going on but I like the more laid back b-side.
Rv
sounds like rush - ok
Side 1: A cheesy grand space-opera that hits on the ethos of rock and roll in a fun and extravagant way. 4/5 Side 2: Decent. 3/5
Liked it without really caring about it. RYM: N Saved a song: N
not bad ok 3/5
Musically interesting but the fundamental problem with Rush is that these guys are not nearly as smart as they believe they are. Young men who are great musicians and have read a couple books taking themselves way too seriously.
surprisingly better than i expected. some great musical moments, but i feel like some great parts were lost in the middle of that 20 minute opening track.
I like Rush well enough, and this was ok, but nothing jumped out as a truly great listen here. Pretty forgettable and overlong, even for fantastic musicianship. 3/5
very short, but pretty cool
I really, really hope there are only two Rush albums on this list. I don’t think I can take more. They kill me. Neil Peart demands high marks but the rest leaves me cold to freezing. I am going 3 because I have to, but I never, ever want to hear Rush again. Boolean: No. Really, I think Moving Pictures is enough representation of Rush. This doesn’t show a progression of art or anything that makes me feel I needed to hear it. If I could get my time back, well I’d put in that paperwork.
Normal álbum
Expected more, to be honest. Music at times is great, problem is you have to endure everything around it to get to it. Then once the second half album with regular songs starts going, you realize the best part of the album was the first 20 minute track. Ouch.
Fuck Ayn Rand. Rhythm section is great, vocals would be significantly more annoying had this album gone on any longer. I'm not really a prog person and this proves it, but there's some definite cool ideas on here, just nothing to carry it past me listening to it for this.
the racist ass tune in A Passage To Bangkok was funny idk. An album I would just never listen to voluntarily but it wasn't that bad. 3/5
I might have liked this if I had given it a chance but it was rush so I just kinda tuned it out
track 2 is beetje sus maar voor de rest leuke basic rock
A bit on the fence with this one. I absolutely loved the 20-minutes epic - with its cheesy riffs and over-the-top kitschy scifi tropes, it feels like the musical version of Flash Gordon on acid. It's ambitious, unashamedly goofy, and kind of exhilarating in its scope. It also carries the seeds of many later musical trends - you can already hear a hint of 80s glam, a trace of Iron Maiden, and even a little bit of fantasy power metal. The other songs are mostly good too, even if they certainly don't make as strong an impression. Although I'm still not a big fan of the singer's high-pitched voice (not everyone can be Robert Plant), it works a bit better here than in Moving Pictures. On the other hand, it also feels like a transitional work. The Led Zep and King Crimson influences are strong, but the music doesn't add a lot to what these giants already built. Maybe Rush was a necessary bridge between the early 70s and the 80s, but it still feels a bit off to me, like it's neither here nor there yet. Also, Ayn Rand can go fuck herself. 6/10+
Very nostalgic
Prog rock is usually too pretentious for me. This album is easy in the ear though, except for the singers voice. It grates. Respect to Rush for sticking to their own style of music and not going the commercial route. Wish I could give this 3,5 stars.
I haven't really heard a lot of the Rush catalog, but this is a record that I have heard previously. Listening to it again, the first half of this record is really good. It's a rock opera sequence that is apparently influenced by Ayn Rand and its honestly kind of gloriously silly. It's catchy and its memorable. The bad guys get the best songs. The second half of the record is a bit more of a chore to get through. The songs are... fine I guess. I might have a better view if I was a bigger fan of the genre, but these largely feel like forgettable moody hard rock with a ballad tossed in. I'll definitely go back to the first half of this record, but probably not the second half.
I do enjoy some Prog Rock when I'm in the right mood for it, but I've never been a big Rush listener outside of hearing "Tom Sawyer" and "YYZ" out in the wild. Neither of which are on this album. What is on this album is a 20+ minute suite telling a typical dystopian story in 7 movements (only in prog...) which I enjoyed a lot, especially the driving guitar throughout. Other than that highlight, I liked every track on the album, and can recognize the skills that Lifeson, Lee, and especially Peart have with their instruments, and lyrically it seems quite rich, but Geddy Lee's singing voice does make it difficult for me to discern what the lyrics are...
Actually loved this classic rock and roll album! Loved the vocals and the drums are super cool. The second song has the asian riff ;>
Never been a big listener of Rush previously. Still not a big fan, but can see the appeal with this album
"Rush" hab ich als Begriff auf der Plattenbörse häufiger gehört... Daher waren die Erwartungen entsprechend hoch und wurden in dem Maße leider nicht erfüllt. Solides Album, aber haut mich nicht vom Hocker.
Musikalisch schon stark, aber durch die Vocals leider überhaupt nicht mein Ding.
Surprised how short the album was. I enjoyed it.
Led Zeppelin with less orcs.
Lekkere muziek maar beetje teveel all over the place voor mijn doen
FTL: Were the first song the album. 5 stars
Still haven't caught the magic yet -
Sounds like Led Zeppelin. First sing remind me of Kickapoo
Wow, not sure I really want more rush… Yeah… always hard with them. Appreciate the musicianship, even appreciate some of the daring prog/ post rock elements, but I still want it to be over. And the vocals… treble just isn’t my thing. The bubbling brook doesn’t make me want it to be over less. And if I feel this way during the 20 minute intro… well… yeah 3 stars. Cause damn can Neil Peart play the drums. Boolean rating: no. I can’t say I needed to hear this before I die.
Is this album the progenitor of prog rock or just self-indulgent wanking? Do I care? How many other bands have the confidence to make the first track on an album 20 minutes long with a babbling brook in the middle? It's interesting to hear how 70s this record sounds from a gear/tone perspective. It's like the epitome of classic rock gear played with progressive orchestration. If the music shifted back to blues roots, the sound would already be right at home.
I expected not to like this, and while it’s better than I feared, I still don’t love it. Take the opening opus, which brings to mind the Pavement lyric: “What about the voice of Geddy Lee / How did it get so high / I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy.” And that the lyrics were also supposedly influenced by Ayn Rand, oyyyyyyyyy. Like much of this album, it has some strong moments musically; the guitar and bass sound great and bring a 70s hard rock energy. But Lee’s shrill screech is hard to take, and there are all those annoyingly unrestrained Neil Peart drum runs seemingly precision-engineered to call attention to their technical virtuosity rather than giving it feeling (we get it, Neil, you were good at drumming).
Decent proggy 70s rock. Some amazing musical moment, but the vocals prevent me from loving it.
Absolute must listen with headphones. Prog rock is not something I usually listen to but enjoyed this one. 7.25/10 Top song A Passage to Bangkok
Pretty good. It was kinda crazy to see that 20 minute song but it was enjoyable. I especially like the section at the end. Overall, pretty alright. 5.6/10.
As a pretend Canadian I'm supposed to love Rush. Technical mastery for sure, not much emotional response from this guy. Some great passages but I'm missing the prog receptor in my brain, sounds too mathy.
Uninteresting theme. Uninteresting lyrics. The vocals are only somewhat more engaging than the lyrics. Good guitar work, I suppose. 2.5?
Album#3 ----------- 1) 3.5/5 2) 3.5/5 3) 2.5/5 4) 3/5 5) 3/5 6) 3.5/5 ----------- I really wish that the first song wasn't a combination of a bunch of songs because "The Temples of Syrinx " is my favorite song on the album but because it's stuck in the compilation, its rating is sort of brought down. Overall, this album is decent.
I think of Rush more as the super long songs with weird time signatures or whatever but this one really had a punch to it. Probably why it's the most well known and accessible. 6/10
Interesting listen
They're very talented, but I was kinda out of it.
They are great at their instruments but it’s not all that. Songs were no more than ok
7/10. You can feel how ambitious this is right away. It’s bold, technical, and fully committed to its concept. Not the easiest listen, but it pays off if you get into it.
it was alright, good prog rock album, made me enjoy the genre more still not better then the court of king crimson
It is a good album, though I feel like they have better work.
Do they have better albums? Sure but this is a album that deserves a little more love
funky
This was an interesting album because I've actually known the song, "passage to Bangkok" for a very long time, maybe since middle school. I forgot who taught it to me, maybe our uncle Bruce, because I think he likes them. Listening to the whole album as an adult I was a little surprised, because it was more progressive rock than I was expecting. Their sound felt like somewhere in between Yes and LZ. I'm not particularly predisposed to enjoy the long form prog rock compositions, so they have to be done pretty well for me to appreciate them. Safe to say that Dark Side of the Moon was a little better on that front. Still, there was a lot of nice artistry and sounds on display. Passage to Bangkok is surely still the best song
The vocals and lyrical content took me out of it a little bit. Really solid instrumentalists though. I have an interesting relationship with "A Passage to Bangkok." I believe it was the first song I got on iTunes, by the recommendation of my friend Alec. So I've known it since before I could really make an opinion about it. But I hadn't heard the rest of the album until now. I guess I knew that Rush wasn't really my thing, but it was definitely worth a listen.
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(4/7) whoever sings has a little too much screech in his voice. other than the 20 minute space opera this was pretty typical fare
ottimo disco, prima traccia incredibile, 20 minuti di viaggio nel 2112 e anche travel to bangkok 10/10, le altre non sono stato attentissimo ma mi sembravano ok. buon disco!
4/14/26. Very much a grand, progressive sound. Impressed most with Geddy Lee's singing. Like Moving Pictures more, but this album is very solid.
I don’t like the pushing hard falsetto that is characteristic of Geddy Lee and Axl Rose. Made it difficult to enjoy. Good sound otherwise though!
Meh not my favourite
Rush não é muito minha vibe, mas é bom de ouvir na esteira correndo a 7.5 por 15 min, depois fica cansativo
Weird album. Neither herr nor there.
Was never into prog-rock, so Rush and others similar passed me by. That said having listened to 2112 there is no disputing the musicianship, the drumming in particular had me sitting up and taking stock. Wasn't a fan of the vocals however but that's just personal taste. Favourite track: 2112 Overture
not that great, felt like background nothing noise
This album had tremendous staying power when I was 16 and in need of some seriously different 70's rock focused music. But, in retrospect Rush would go on to have a lot better albums and songs with a bit more cohesion. By all means, I don't out of the blue 15 years later hate this album. Its iconic. The message is all too important these days, do not relinquish control of the mind, creativity, and expression to machines or to an ultimate power. Obviously the 3 part epic and title track is the key highlight. I'm always gonna love the line "its got wires that vibrate and give music" when describing the guitar. Passage to bankok is fun, CRAZY rock n roll cliché song. But the rest of the album is a big obscure. Anyway, I don't hate rush. Oh contrary. I just think my teenage years are gone and this album isn't the 5 star I used to think it was.
A solid listen. The instrumentals were pretty good.
Very fun.
Enjoyed this more than Moving Pictures. Opening number is very impressive and the guitar work is great throughout.
big journey, not bad at all!
A quintessential 3 star record
very rush
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.
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.
Alright, hate that guy's voice though
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
Pretty good
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.
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).
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.
Super rock and roll 🤘 didn’t really blow my mind but it’s fucking awesome
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.....
2112 the song is awesome, back half gets a little dull though
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
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
17 minute song???
Enjoyed listening to this album, but not sure if I was fully my kinda music
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
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.
rock metal, sci fi veel verschil in een album, gedeeltes heel nice maar andere niet zo
cool nok, ikke noget banebrydende for mig.
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
I think I’m into Rush now. This website keeps pushing them on me
Mid epic Fave track: 2112 Overture
Really not fussed about this either way. Meh. 2.5/5
Vraiment pas mon affaire le prog.
Cool prog album nothing crazy
Mostly ok
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.
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.
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
Sympa, mais sans plus
ehh prog rock. not personally my fave but i could see theoretically why ppl get down to this
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.
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
Rush sounds so Rush
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.
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