  | Blog author: Alex Stojanovic ATTENTION ALL PLANETS OF THE SOLAR FEDERATION!! Today, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest and most influential records in existence: Rush's 2112. This is a record that has been a big influence on me as a musician. Being a drummer, Neil Peart's composition, technique and craft influenced me massively and will continue to do so. I first got into Rush back in 2002 when I was 9. My dad played me a live video of "Territories" from the A Show Of Hands DVD, but the Chronicles DVD, which contains several of their music videos from 1977 to 1987, really elevated my love for Rush. It wasn't until about a year later that I learned about 2112. |
I was looking through my dad's vinyl collection one day and he had several of the Rush records on vinyl, and as I mentioned above, 2112 was one of them. I pulled it out and we put it on the turntable, which my dad had since the 80s and it still works like a charm, and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I was floored at how epic the opening title track was. It was a huge musical journey. Neil's drumming, Alex Lifeson's guitar playing, Geddy Lee's bass playing and vocals (I never heard anyone sing so high before at that time), and the complex songwriting and song-structuring just blew me away. It was all pushing boundaries and that's what I love as a musician.
When people think of 2112, the title track and "A Passage To Bangkok" immediately come to mind, and those are genius songs without a doubt, but the deep tracks like "Twilight Zone", "Something For Nothing", "Lessons" and "Tears" are just brilliant. It's crazy that they've never ever played the latter two songs live. If and when Rush play live again, imagine them pulling out "Lessons" and "Twilight Zone". Wouldn't that be awesome?
For me, being the huge Rush fan I am, it's hard for me to pick my favourite Rush record because they're all brilliant in their own way, but 2112 is one of the records that changed my life tremendously. With a collection of amazing songs and incredible musicianship, 2112 will continue to inspire for years to come.
When people think of 2112, the title track and "A Passage To Bangkok" immediately come to mind, and those are genius songs without a doubt, but the deep tracks like "Twilight Zone", "Something For Nothing", "Lessons" and "Tears" are just brilliant. It's crazy that they've never ever played the latter two songs live. If and when Rush play live again, imagine them pulling out "Lessons" and "Twilight Zone". Wouldn't that be awesome?
For me, being the huge Rush fan I am, it's hard for me to pick my favourite Rush record because they're all brilliant in their own way, but 2112 is one of the records that changed my life tremendously. With a collection of amazing songs and incredible musicianship, 2112 will continue to inspire for years to come.
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