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2112 was released to favourable reviews from music critics and quickly outsold the band's previous albums. Rush toured the album extensively in 1976 and 1977, which culminated in their debut concerts in Europe. 2112 remains the band's second-highest-selling album behind Moving Pictures with more than
One of Rush's more recent releases is the Rush 50 box set, scheduled to be released on March 21, 2025. [3] The Rush 50 box set was preceded by similar 40th Anniversary releases of 2112 on December 16, 2016, [ 4 ] A Farewell to Kings on December 1, 2017, [ 5 ] Hemispheres on November 16, 2018, [ 6 ] Permanent Waves on May 29, 2020, [ 7 ] Moving ...
Alternate recordings of "2112" and "Something For Nothing" from the June 11–13 performances were released as part of the 2112: 40th Anniversary box set in 2016. According to the liner notes, All the World's a Stage marks the end of the "first chapter of Rush" and would begin a trend of Rush releasing a live album after every four studio ...
The "sci-fi" sounds in the beginning of the song were created using an ARP Odyssey synthesizer [7] and an Echoplex tape delay. [8] On the "2112 / Moving Pictures" episode of the documentary series Classic Albums, producer Terry Brown states the synth intro is composed of various parts played by Hugh Syme that were put together in a collage.
"2112: Oracle: The Dream" – 1:51 "2112: Soliloquy" – 2:10 "2112: Grand Finale" (Instrumental) – 2:37 "2112" was recorded on June 23, 1997, at the Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Different Stages is the only Rush live album that contains a full performance of the entire "2112" suite.
2112: 1976 Alex Lifeson has sole songwriting credit which is rare for the band. [27] "Tears" 2112: 1976 Keyboards: Hugh Syme; Lyrics: Geddy Lee [28] [29] "Something for Nothing" 2112: 1976 Inspired by writing found on a building near Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California that read: "Freedom isn’t free". [30] "A Farewell to Kings" A ...
Permanent Waves is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on January 14, 1980 through Anthem Records.After touring to support their previous album, Hemispheres (1978), the band began working on new material for a follow-up in July 1979.
Though the band's 1976 and 1978 albums 2112 and Hemispheres are often referred to as concept albums, Clockwork Angels is the band's only true concept album as the album features a continuous theme with the lyrics telling a story that runs from beginning to end. Caress of Steel, 2112 and Hemispheres all feature a sidelong suite that tells a ...