Genre: Prog rock
Places I remember: Real Groovy Records
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: A Passage to Bangkok
Gear costume: 2112
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: A Passage to Bangkok
Gear costume: 2112
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6
*Active compensatory factors: I have an ambivalent feeling towards Rush. Previously, I've owned this album on vinyl and other Rush albums on CD, but I have sold them all over the years. I think it comes down to how I feel about Geddy Lee's vocals. Sometimes I like them, other times they put me off.
*Active compensatory factors: I have an ambivalent feeling towards Rush. Previously, I've owned this album on vinyl and other Rush albums on CD, but I have sold them all over the years. I think it comes down to how I feel about Geddy Lee's vocals. Sometimes I like them, other times they put me off.
I needed to get 2112 back though, because the instrumental passages are just so damn good! Plus, it's quite prog in approach. The first side presents a chilling picture of a future world where technology is in control. Not so futurist now, is it! Being one side, it's the perfect length - a 20 minute suite makes up the title track. Side 2 has shorter stand-alone songs.
The musicianship from the trio is first rate - Alex Lifeson on guitars, Neil Peart on drums, and Geddy Lee on bass. These guys are inventive and, on 2112, accessible. This is their first classic album, I do believe.
Where do they all belong? I think I'll call it quits with 2112 and finish on a high. Who knows. I'll probably be tempted to buy post 2112 albums if I find them for a reasonable price (not a given these days).
Where do they all belong? I think I'll call it quits with 2112 and finish on a high. Who knows. I'll probably be tempted to buy post 2112 albums if I find them for a reasonable price (not a given these days).
*I somehow missed publishing this back in the R's. Better late than never.
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