2112
Studio album by Rush
Released	April 1976
Recorded	Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, 1975
Genre	Progressive rock, Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	39:06
Label	Anthem (Canada), Mercury
Producer	Rush and Terry Brown
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Rush chronology
Caress of Steel (1975) 2112 (1976) All The World's a Stage (1976)

2112 ("Twenty-One Twelve") is the fourth studio album by Canadian progressive rock band Rush, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). The Toronto dates of the 2112 tour were recorded and released as All The World's a Stage in September 1976. In 2006 a poll of Planet Rock listeners picked 2112 as the definitive Rush album. 2112 is the title track from Canadian progressive rock band Rushs album of the same name, released in 1976. ... (Redirected from 2112) 2112 is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... Rush- 2112 album cover Used on Wikipedia under Fair use guidelines - a low-resolution copy of an image of the cover. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario; presently comprised of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Anthem Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario. ... Mercury Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Terry Brown is a record producer involved in a variety of work, but most noted for his involvement with the Canadian rock band Rush. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario; presently comprised of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Caress of Steel was the third album by Rush, released in 1975. ... All The Worlds a Stage is a double live album by Canadian band Rush, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario; presently comprised of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... All The Worlds a Stage is a double live album by Canadian band Rush, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... Planet Rock is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom. ...

The album 2112 features an eponymous seven-part suite written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, with lyrics written by Neil Peart. The suite tells a dystopian story set in the year 2112. Since the album is named after the suite, many fans think of it as a concept album. Technically it is not, as the songs on the second side are completely unrelated to the plot of the suite. Rush repeated this arrangement in Hemispheres. 2112 is the title track from Canadian progressive rock band Rushs album of the same name, released in 1976. ... Geddy Lee OC is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. ... Alex Lifeson, OC (born August 27, 1953), is a Canadian musician, known as the guitarist for the rock group Rush. ... Neil Ellwood Peart (pronounced ) OC, (born September 12, 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and author. ... This article is about the philosophical concept and literary form. ... In popular music, a concept album is an album which is unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical (Shuker 2002, p. ... Hemispheres is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1978. ...

==Sticking to their principles==i know this has nothing to do with the topic but 2112 is the best album ever recorded rock on rush The band, pressured by their record company not to write another concept piece (after the previous album, Caress of Steel, containing two such songs, failed commercially), stuck to their principles and created what is hailed as their first masterpiece. It garnered them their first U.S. Top 100 album and would reach Gold status on November 16, 1977 (along with the band's then current release A Farewell to Kings and All The World's a Stage) and Platinum on February 25, 1981 (shortly after the release of Moving Pictures in 1981). Caress of Steel was the third album by Rush, released in 1975. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Rush (A Farewell to Kings) A Farewell to Kings is the fifth studio album by the Canadian band Rush, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... All The Worlds a Stage is a double live album by Canadian band Rush, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ...

The 2112 suite

Main article: 2112 (song)

In the year 2062, a galaxy-wide war results in the union of all planets under the rule of the Red Star of the Solar Federation. The world is controlled by the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx, who determine the content of all reading matter, songs, pictures - every facet of life during the year 2112 ("The Temples of Syrinx"). 2112 is the title track from Canadian progressive rock band Rushs album of the same name, released in 1976. ...

A man discovers a guitar (ancient miracle) and learns to play new, different music from what he has ever heard. When he goes to present this to the priests of the Temples, they destroy the guitar. He goes into hiding and dreams of music; upon awakening he becomes severely depressed and commits suicide after a few more days in hiding. As he dies, another planetary battle begins ("Grand Finale") resulting in the (perhaps deliberately) ambiguous ending "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation: We have assumed control." (This spoken section was created by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson reportedly "messing around with a tape recorder".)

On the album, Neil Peart credits "the genus [sic] of Ayn Rand".^{[citation needed]} Ayn Rand, a Russian-born American novelist and Objectivist philosopher, wrote a novella entitled Anthem (itself the title of another Rush song from the album, Fly By Night) from which Peart borrowed the broad strokes of the plot. In Anthem, instead of finding a guitar, a boy conducts scientific experiments and re-invents the electric light bulb. When he brings the discovery to the elder council, he is rebuffed; the strongly anti-technology council members deride the invention and point to the candle as being a perfectly fine provider of light. He flees with his girlfriend to the forest, where they rediscover individuality, give each other names (Prometheus and Gaia), and live happily ever after. 2112, obviously, ends more darkly. Ayn Rand (IPA: , February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982), born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum (Russian: ), was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher. ... Anthem is a dystopian, science-fiction novella by philosopher Ayn Rand, first published in 1938. ... Rush (1974) Fly by Night is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in February 1975 (see 1975 in music). ...

Remaining songs

The other songs on the album stand alone from the title track, with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson writing lyrics for one song each ("Tears" and "Lessons", respectively). All other lyrics were penned by Peart. Geddy Lee OC is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. ... Alex Lifeson, OC (born August 27, 1953), is a Canadian musician, known as the guitarist for the rock group Rush. ...

"Tears" would be the first Rush song to feature an outside musician. Hugh Syme, who would play keyboards on a number of Rush songs in the future (ie. "Different Strings" on Permanent Waves and "Witch Hunt" on Moving Pictures) contributes a multi-tracked Mellotron string part to the track. "A Passage to Bangkok" and "The Twilight Zone" are songs typical of this time period of Rush. "Twilight" was written and recorded in one day. "Something for Nothing" closes out the album. Neil Peart states: "All those paeans to American restlessness and the American road carried a tinge of wistfulness, an acknowledgment of the hardships of the vagrant life, the notion that wanderlust could be involuntary, exile as much as freedom, and indeed, the understanding that freedom wasn't free. In the mid-'70s, the band was driving to a show in downtown Los Angeles, at the Shrine Auditorium, and I noticed some graffiti splattered across a wall: 'Freedom isn't free,' and I adapted that for a song on 2112, 'Something for Nothing'". Hugh Syme is a graphic artist, he is best known for his artwork and cover concepts for rock and metal bands. ... Permanent Waves is the seventh studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released January 1, 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ... The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. ...

Cultural significance

The Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada, a non-profit Canadian charitable organization dedicated to promoting the preservation of Canada's audio-visual heritage, has sponsored MasterWorks, which annually recognizes 12 culturally significant Canadian classics from the film, radio, TV and music industries. In 2006, 2112 was one of the albums chosen to be preserved.

Track listing

All music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson and lyrics by Neil Peart except where noted. Geddy Lee OC is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. ... Alex Lifeson, OC (born August 27, 1953), is a Canadian musician, known as the guitarist for the rock group Rush. ... Neil Ellwood Peart (pronounced ) OC, (born September 12, 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and author. ...

1. "2112" – 20:37
   • I: "Overture" (music: Lifeson, Lee, Peart) – 4:32
   • II: "The Temples of Syrinx" – 2:13
   • III: "Discovery" (music: Lifeson) – 3:29
   • IV: "Presentation" (music: Lifeson) – 3:42
   • V: "Oracle: The Dream" – 2:00
   • VI: "Soliloquy" – 2:21
   • VII: "Grand Finale" (music: Lifeson, Lee, Peart) – 2:14
2. "A Passage to Bangkok" – 3:34
3. "The Twilight Zone" (Peart) – 3:17
4. "Lessons" (Lifeson) – 3:51
5. "Tears" (Lee) – 3:31
6. "Something for Nothing" (music: Lee) – 3:59

2112 is the title track from Canadian progressive rock band Rushs album of the same name, released in 1976. ... The Canadian Progressive Rock trio Rush has written, recorded, and performed several instrumentals throughout its career. ... The Canadian Progressive Rock trio Rush has written, recorded, and performed several instrumentals throughout its career. ... 2112 track listing 2112 (Track 1) A Passage to Bangkok (Track 2) The Twilight Zone (Track 3) A Passage to Bangkok is the second song on Rushs album, 2112. ... 2112 track listing A Passage to Bangkok (Track 2) The Twilight Zone (Track 3) Lessons (Track 4) The Twilight Zone is the third track on Rushs album 2112. ...

Credits

• Geddy Lee - bass, keyboards, vocals
• Alex Lifeson - guitar
• Neil Peart - drums, percussion
• Hugh Syme - Mellotron on "Tears"

Geddy Lee OC is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. ... Alex Lifeson, OC (born August 27, 1953), is a Canadian musician, known as the guitarist for the rock group Rush. ... Neil Ellwood Peart (pronounced ) OC, (born September 12, 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and author. ... Hugh Syme is a graphic artist, he is best known for his artwork and cover concepts for rock and metal bands. ... The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. ...

Charts

Album

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Singles

2112 track listing A Passage to Bangkok (Track 2) The Twilight Zone (Track 3) Lessons (Track 4) The Twilight Zone is the third track on Rushs album 2112. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario; presently comprised of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Terry Brown is a record producer involved in a variety of work, but most noted for his involvement with the Canadian rock band Rush. ... 2112 is the title track from Canadian progressive rock band Rushs album of the same name, released in 1976. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario; presently comprised of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Terry Brown is a record producer involved in a variety of work, but most noted for his involvement with the Canadian rock band Rush. ... 2112 track listing 2112 (Track 1) A Passage to Bangkok (Track 2) The Twilight Zone (Track 3) A Passage to Bangkok is the second song on Rushs album, 2112. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario; presently comprised of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Terry Brown is a record producer involved in a variety of work, but most noted for his involvement with the Canadian rock band Rush. ...

Remaster Details

Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs issued a Gold CD remaster in 1993. That release is now out of print. [1]

A Mercury Records remaster was issued in 1997.

• The tray has a picture of star with man painting with THE RUSH REMASTERS printed in all caps just to the left. All remasters from Rush through to Permanent Waves are like this. This is just like the cover art of Retrospective I.
• The remaster album art has all of the elements including the back cover, the story of 2112, lyrics and gatefold shots of the band and the star with man logo which were absent from the original CD.

Retrospective I: 1974 to 1980 is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). ...

External links

• antiMUSIC.com Classics 2112 review.