Rush: 2112 (MFSL UDCD 590) CD Track Listing

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Rush 2112 (MFSL UDCD 590) (1976)
Originally Released 1976\nOriginal CD Edition Released ????\nRemastered CD Edition Released May 6, 1997\nMFSL Gold CD Edition Released November 15, 1993\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Whereas Rush's first two releases, their self-titled debut and Fly By Night, helped create a buzz among hard rock fans worldwide, the more progressive third release, Caress of Steel, confused many of their supporters. The band knew it was now or never with their fourth release, and they delivered just in time -- 1976's 2112 proved to be their much sought-after commercial breakthrough and remains one of their most popular albums. Instead of choosing between prog rock or heavy rock, both styles are merged together to create an interesting and original approach. The whole entire first side is comprised of the classic title track, which paints a chilling picture of a future world where technology is in control (Peart's lyrics for the piece being influenced by Ayn Rand). Comprised of seven "sections," the track proved that the trio was fast becoming rock's most accomplished instrumentalists. The second side contains shorter selections, such as the Middle Eastern-flavored "A Passage to Bangkok" and the album-closing rocker "Something for Nothing." 2112 is widely considered by Rush fans as their first true "classic" album, the first in a string of similarly high-quality albums. ~ Greg Prato\n\nAmazon.com essential recording\nOnly Rush could have pulled this off, and only in the '70s. 2112--the title suite of the band's 1976 breakthrough album--is a comically pretentious, futuristic rock opera written by a nerdy drummer and sung by a whiny-voiced geek. It also happens to be a great piece of rock & roll that lifts the listener through a variety of moods and textures from genteel acoustic ("Oracle") to thrilling metal ("The Temples of Syrinx"). Perhaps realizing that they had taken conceptualism about as far as it could go, even these guys backed off on the epic hero stuff for later releases. 2112 still stands as one of the great signposts of the prog-rock era. --Michael Ruby \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nKnow what your music means, October 20, 2004 \nReviewer: Solomon Grundy "solomongrundy" (California, USA)\nI listen to a very wide variety of music. I became a Rush fan when I was 14 and have all of their albums up to Moving Pictures. 2112 was the second album I owned by them and it is at the top of my all time favorites list. Their musicianship is superb, as well as the lyrical and intelligence factor that encompasses their music. Led Zeppelin cannot be compared because it is not in the same category of music. I love Zeppelin though. They too are at the top of my list but comparing the two is dumb. I do believe that Rush beats them out in originality. Zeppelin was basically a glorified cover band. I mean all they did was sing old blues songs with a "metalized" arrangement. \nThe rock and roll industry is full of strange ideals and Rush happens to be one group who supports a strange ideal. I was disappointed to find that someone as intellectually gifted as Neil Peart, and the rest of the band, can believe in something as illogical as Objectivism. I think they were sucked in at a young impressionable age when LSD seemed fun to them but never broke out of the mind set. Regardless, I do not think that they have properly, objectively, and with an unbiased attitude explored all possible avenues of truth before concluding that Objectivism was the way to go. ALL of Rush's music is based on the concept of Objectivism. Yes. Many songs between Fly By Night and Moving Pictures and beyond. That doesn't change the fact that they play good music but it does distract me sometimes when I listen to there lyrics that allude to atheistic beliefs. I do not like being a target for Rush's double meaning lyrics no matter how creative and original they are. It seems that they use their music as a hidden pulpit to spread their self-catered religion. I am not a religious superstitious person. I am not seeking to make myself feel better by knocking something down. I just believe in honestly no matter where is comes from. Myself or someone else. If you want to say something just say it and don't beat around the bush. Listeners need to know where the music's origin is coming from. One last comment. Rush is not the only band who's lyrics allude to Objectivism. \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nTerry Brown, Engineer\nRush, Producer\nTerry Brown, Producer\n\nAlbum Notes\nRush: Alex Lifeson (guitar); Geddy Lee (bass, vocals); Neal Peart (drums).\nAdditional personnel: Hugh Syme (keyboards).\nRecorded at Toronto Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.\n\nUltradiscs are mastered from the original master tapes using Mobile Fidelity's proprietary mastering technique, then plated with 24 karat gold and housed in a stress-resistant lift-lock jewel box.\n\n2112 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.
This rock cd contains 6 tracks and runs 38min 55sec.
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