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Album · 1976

2112

by Rush

2112 is a 1976 progressive rock album by Rush. It runs 6 tracks across 39 minutes on Anthem Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 1 rating.

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Tracks
39 min
Runtime
125 bpm
Tempo
D major
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6 tracks · 39 min

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  • 2112 (40 Anniversary)Anniversary edition · 2016 · 19 tracks
    1. 12112: Overture / The Temples Of Syrinx / Discovery / Presentation / Oracle / Soliloquy / Grand Finale (Medley)
    2. 2A Passage To Bangkok
    3. 3The Twilight Zone
    4. 4Lessons
    5. 5Tears
    6. 6Something For Nothing
    7. 7Solar Federation
    8. 8Overture
    9. 9A Passage To Bangkok
    10. 10The Twilight Zone
    11. 11Tears
    12. 12Something For Nothing
    13. 132112 (Live At Massey Hall, Toronto/1976 - Outtake)
    14. 14Something For Nothing (Live At Massey Hall, Toronto/1976 – Outtake)
    15. 15The Twilight Zone (Live 1977 Contraband)
    16. 16Overture (Live)
    17. 17The Temples Of Syrinx (Live)
    18. 18A Passage To Bangkok (Live)
    19. 19"2112" 1976 Radio Ad
  • 2112 (40th Anniversary)Anniversary edition · 1980 · 19 tracks
  • 2112 (Deluxe Edition) [2012 Remaster]Deluxe edition · 1976 · 9 tracks
    1. 12112: I. Overture, II. The Temples of Syrinx, III. Discovery, IV. Presentation, V. Oracle: The Dream, VI. Soliloquy, VII. Grand Finale
    2. 2A Passage to Bangkok
    3. 3The Twilight Zone
    4. 4Lessons
    5. 5Tears
    6. 6Something for Nothing
    7. 7Overture (Live at Northlands Coliseum 1981)
    8. 8The Temples of Syrnix (Live at Northlands Coliseum 1981)
    9. 9A Passage to Bangkok (Live at Manchester Apollo 1980)

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2112 (pronounced "twenty-one twelve") is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band, Rush. Released in 1976, the album features an eponymous seven-part suite written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, with lyrics written by Neil Peart telling a dystopian story set in the year 2112. The album is sometimes described as a concept album although the songs on the second side are unrelated to the plot of the suite. Rush repeated this arrangement on the 1978 album Hemispheres. 2112 is one of two Rush albums listed in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (the other being Moving Pictures). In 2006, a poll of Planet Rock listeners picked 2112 as the definitive Rush album. In 2012, the album came in at #2 on Rolling Stone's list for 'Your Favorite Prog Rock Albums of All Time', as voted for in a reader's poll, being one of three Rush albums included on the list (the others being Moving Pictures and Hemispheres). The Toronto dates of the 2112 tour were recorded and released as All the World's a Stage in September 1976.

In brief

Is 2112 good?
Riffiter listeners rate 2112 4.0/5 from 1 rating.
When was 2112 released?
2112 was released in 1976 on Anthem Records.
How many tracks are on 2112?
2112 has 6 tracks, with a runtime of 39 minutes.
What genre is 2112?
2112 is catalogued under Progressive Rock.
What BPM is 2112?
2112 runs at a median tempo of 125 BPM across its tracks, most often in D major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to 2112?
Listeners of 2112 also rate The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin.

2112 at a glance

Label
Anthem
Produced by
Rush

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