2112 CD

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Overture: The Temples of Syrinx/Discover/Presentation/Oracle: The Dream/Soliloquy/Grand Finale ~ Rush

2. Passage To Bangkok, A ~ Rush

3. Twilight Zone, The ~ Rush

4. Lessons ~ Rush

5. Tears ~ Rush

6. Something For Nothing ~ Rush

7. Overture [Live at Northlands Coliseum/1981] - (live) ~ Rush

8. Temples of Syrnix [Live at Northlands Coliseum/1981], The - (live) ~ Rush

9. Passage to Bangkok [Live at Manchester Apollo/1980], A - (live) ~ Rush

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Geddy Lee (vocals); Alex Lifeson (guitar); Neil Peart (percussion).
	Liner Note Author: David Fricke.
	Recording information: Toronto Sound Studios, Toronto, Canada.
	Photographers: G?rard Gentil; Yosh Inouye; Fin Costello; Bruce Cole.
	Arrangers: Rush; Terry Brown.
	2112 is archetypal high-concept heavy/art-rock, featuring an interconnected suite of songs and a futuristic science fiction-inspired lyrical theme (courtesy of drummer/sole lyricist Neil Peart). When it came to '70s sci fi rock epics these guys were capable of giving Hawkwind and Jefferson Starship a run for their money. The first half of the album features "2112" proper, a series of interrelated tunes that paint a portrait of a 1984/Brave New World-style future, where music and emotion are outlawed. Ultimately, our hero discovers a guitar and uses it to fight the powers that be, all to the accompaniment of vaguely Led Zeppelin-derived heavy rock riffs and daunting time signatures. The final five tunes are unrelated to the concept piece but continue in a similar musical vein, though a little balladry is mixed in towards the end.
Producer: Rush; Terry Brown
Engineer: Terry Brown

Rolling Stone (p.57)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[2112] is their most extreme, grandiose and Rush-like record, and thus their greatest..."

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2112 (1976)