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Rush - 2112



8.9 | 730 votes |
Release date: 1 April 1976
Style: Progressive rock

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01. 2112
    1 - Overture
    2 - The Temples Of Syrinx
    3 - Discovery
    4 - Presentation
    5 - Oracle: The Dream
    6 - Soliloquy
    7 - Grand Finale
02. A Passage To Bangkok
03. The Twilight Zone
04. Lessons
05. Tears
06. Something For Nothing

Top 20 albums of 1976: 2
Top 200 albums of all time: 39

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09.03.2012 - 05:35
Rating: 8
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Something For Nothing is sooo good; One of their best closing tracks.
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17.11.2012 - 15:05
megadeath13
Account deleted
Fantastic work! I dont see it as an album at all, rather as a journey. The title tracks shows 20 minutes pure perfection and the other 5 songs arent bad either:) Prog Rock at its finest
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05.12.2012 - 03:21
Rating: 8
CobiWan1993
Secundum Filium
This album is awesome! The title track is epic, and the other songs are great too (Twilight Zone is especially a highlight)!
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Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe (Lao Tzu).
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28.02.2013 - 19:09
Rating: 10
Aristarchos

Written by Guest on 17.11.2012 at 15:05

Fantastic work! I dont see it as an album at all, rather as a journey. The title tracks shows 20 minutes pure perfection and the other 5 songs arent bad either:) Prog Rock at its finest

I liked your description.
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28.02.2013 - 19:09
Rating: 10
Aristarchos

A passage to Bangkok is quite boring comparing to the other songs.
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02.03.2013 - 22:59
Lord_Regnier

Written by Aristarchos on 28.02.2013 at 19:09

A passage to Bangkok is quite boring comparing to the other songs.


I think it's a very enjoyable song, personally.
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"Why would we fear death, when life is so much more frightening?"
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15.03.2014 - 23:42
Rating: 8
fandango68

Let down a bit by some mediocre stuff on the 2nd side...
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First gig was Manowar (loincloths 'n' all), Bristol Colston Hall in March 1983, on the 'Hail to England' tour. Tickets were £3.75, 300 in the audience, Mercyful Fate never showed, but my hearing still got seriously trashed..
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15.06.2014 - 05:35
Rating: 9
Deathmaster

My first Rush album!
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"While I live let me live deep."-Robert Howard
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11.03.2016 - 21:23
MichaelAngeloT

Wonderful piece of music..!!!
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04.04.2021 - 17:47
Rating: 9
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
I've lost count how many times I've listened to the title track, can't believe it's 20+ minutes long, time flies by listening to it, it has such incredible musicianship and energy, a perfect and enjoyable song from start to finish. I often forget about the rest of the album tbh, which isn't that bad at all. "Passage to Bangkok" is a bit cheesy but despite that it's still a quality song too.
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22.07.2021 - 00:48
Rating: 9
"2112" and "Something for Nothing" are amazing. The other songs aren't bad, but I think they'd be better if they were done like Rush's later material, when they were less imbalanced with the shorter songs.
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23.07.2021 - 00:35
Rating: 8
Redel

It has always been for the title track being so dominant on this album, as well qualitywise as by its mere length, that I found the album a tad imbalanced, which is why it ranks behind Moving Pictures and Hemispheres in my list of favourite Rush albums.
Then again, the title track alone probably makes the album a classic.
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06.09.2021 - 11:08
Rating: 8
Joppe
Steelemeister
Rather enjoyable album throughout -- "Tears" is skippable, though. Neither A Passage To Bangkok, The Twilight Zone, Lessons nor Something For Nothing are my favorite RUsh songs, but they're pretty good nevertheless. 2112 is easily the most impressive song written on the album, and at this point of time, the only song that I could see myself listening often to.
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06.09.2021 - 16:45
Rating: 9
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Written by Joppe on 06.09.2021 at 11:08

Rather enjoyable album throughout -- "Tears" is skippable, though. Neither A Passage To Bangkok, The Twilight Zone, Lessons nor Something For Nothing are my favorite RUsh songs, but they're pretty good nevertheless. 2112 is easily the most impressive song written on the album, and at this point of time, the only song that I could see myself listening often to.

The title song is one of my personal favourite songs of all time, I thought the rest of the album was quite enjoyable, but like you said I often skip Tears too.
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23.02.2023 - 12:03
Rating: 9
majormalfunction

2112 has to be among the best prog epics. Even after hearing it countless of times it still blows my mind and It's even better in live setting. The b side is not that far off in terms of quality. A Passage To Bangkok is not among my favourites but I love the main riff. The Twilight Zone is quite straight forward track with strong verses and chorus. Tears is the mellow tune here and reading that people skipping it here makes me confused, I think it's the highlight on the b side, very moving and atmospheric. Great ending also with the heavy Something for Nothing. All the albums prior to this one feels like a stepping stone into this monster record. Very close to a 10.
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Everything's twice as bright with money in your hands
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23.02.2023 - 15:50
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
I used to love going to the bar and paying $1 to play "2112" on the Jukebox during prime party time. So jokes.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

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01.05.2023 - 20:48
Angel Wolf
Account deleted
Geddy lee is ever lived seventiy years shine.
i obey those who made audience proud and happy. long live!
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08.02.2024 - 11:15
Rating: 9
nonZero

It's interesting how the title track really takes the centre stage on this album, it makes the other tracks feel like a bit of an afterthought even though some of them are pretty good. Still a great album though, a real journey.

9.0/10 for me - The title track is the standout song. 'Lessons', 'Tears' and 'Something For Nothing' are all also great.
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