2112
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2112
2112 (pronounced "twenty-one twelve") is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on April 1, 1976 by Anthem Records. After finishing touring for its previous album, Caress of Steel, in early 1976, the band was in financial hardship due to the album's disappointing sales, unfavorable critical reception and a decline in attendance at its shows. -Wikipedia
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Louder Sound
2016 - Rush’s career-saving and career-defining album, now with lacklustre bonus tracks.
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Classic Rock Review
2011 - The success of this album launched the band into their most prolific and artistically intensive period of their career. Although the longevity of Rush would see them compose even finer albums over the next several decades, 2112 remains a definitive work in the band’s history.
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Rolling Stone
2013 - 2112 – newly reissued in expanded form – is their most extreme, grandiose and Rush-like record, and thus their greatest.
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All Music
The entire first side is comprised of the classic title track, which paints a chilling picture of a future world where technology is in control .... Comprised of seven "sections," the track proved that the trio members were fast becoming rock's most accomplished instrumentalists.
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Odyssey
2017 - After being encouraged to ditch their progressive sound by their record label, Rush does the opposite and makes a progressive rock masterpiece
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Cygnus-X1
A break-through performance that is still unequaled today...
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AXS
2018 - one of the greatest concept albums of all time
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Anti Music
This album is a true headphones classic.
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NPR
2116 - For the first time Rush sounded truly assertive on record, like a band ready to conquer the rock world.
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The Guardian
2016 - 2112 sounds like young man having the time of their lives, as if to see how many power chords could be crammed into 20 minutes
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Get Ready to Rock
2016 - This is a package worthy of a place in any rock lover’s collection. The original album was worth having anyway but in the remastered form, and with the added content, it is an essential addition whether in CD, Vinyl or digital form.
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My Global Mind
2112 is definitely an album worthy of celebration. The 40th-anniversary edition of what in my opinion is the definitive Rush album is one that no self-respecting fan should be without, for the DVD if nothing else – the particularly thick booklet of liner notes is also a bonus as is the vast quantity of material.
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Classic Rock Revisited
Rush nerds will eat up this release. Extras on the different editions include new artwork by Hugh Syme, new liner notes from Rolling Stones Magazine’s David Fricke, digital comic books, photo galleries, hand written notes from Neil Peart and more.
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Relix
2017 - Rush perfected the concept LP in 1978 with the eerier, less on-the-nose Hemispheres. But for many prog diehards, 2112 is still their shining moment among the vast galactic stars.
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Record Collector Magazine
2112 takes the Canadian trio to their most imprudent conceptual extreme, with ensemble playing on an immeasurable scale and Neil Peart lyrics of exhilarating indiscretion
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Devils Gate Media
2016 - The twenty minute suite that opens the album still has the ability to transport the listener to another place. The musicianship is staggering, and in places, simply unsurpassed.
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Hokey Blog!
2015 - it’s a damn great album. This one’s a keeper, gang.
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Infrared Magazine
2018 - This is the album that saved Rush from obscurity. It gave the band the confidence to continue making the music they were best at doing, and it continued for another 35 years.
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Metal Express Radio
2015 - not to be overlooked by anyone who appreciates conceptual depth, hard-edged instrumentation, heartfelt singing, and superior musicianship
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A Shift in Tme
To think these three guys can create music so intricate that not even the two or so hundred guys in Slipknot probably couldn’t re-create – with this level of emotion is quite extraordinary.
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Smart Bass Guitar
2014 - 2112 sounds polished and focused
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The Last Great Blog
2018 - 2112 is a way-way-above-average investment of 40 minutes. If you’ve never heard it before, make sure you do. If you’ve listened to it a hundred times, why didn’t you tell me what I was missing?
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The Top Tens
This is one of the best albums ever.
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
If there's such a thing as The Stereotypical Rush Album, then this is almost certainly it. Pretty much any serious discussion of Rush will bring this album up early on, and I've found reactions mostly tend to fall either into worshipping the album or spitting upon it. As often happens in such cases, I fall in the middle.
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Adrian's Album Reviews
A great album all in all.
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Only Solitaire
Oh well, I suppose as far as "hard-prog" hybrids go, 2112 is one of the 'pinnacles'. Unless we're talking Queensryche, of course.
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Mark's Record Reviews
it sounds REALLY quite solid!
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The Moshville Times
2015 - The word awesome could have been invented to describe this album.
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Pingree's Music Reviews
2011 - Truly a musical classic, which will remain timeless.
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Saint Louis University
It was here that the band sounded "like Rush" for the first time. The jam at the end of "Presentation" sounds like they are playing their asses off.
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Hi-Res Edition
2012 - 2112 is clearly the cornerstone for any Rush fan, and with this reissue it has once again shown up on the Billboard top 200 albums. ... The surround mix places the listener among the flowing water where the discovery is made, and sends guitars and synths around the listener on a couple of occasions.
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Cryptic Rock
2016 - In enough words, 2112 is a classic and timeless piece. With the complexity in the literary lyrics and Progressive musical style, this album offers the listener something very unique.
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