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About This Track
2112 is the title track from Canadian progressive rock band Rush’s album of the same name, released in 1976. The overture and the first section, Temples of Syrinx, were released as a single and are still popular among Rush’s setlists today.
Synopsis
In the year 2062, a galaxy-wide war results in the union of all planets under the rule of the Red Star of the Solar Federation. The world is controlled by the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx, who determine all reading matter, songs, pictures… everything connected with life during the year 2112 (“The Temples of Syrinx”).
In the midst of this assembly line living, a man discovers what was once known years before as a guitar (“Discovery”). The man begins to pluck the strings and turn the knobs, discovering that he can make his own music - a music very different from that of the Temples. He rushes to tell the priests of his discovery (“Presentation”), but to the man’s dismay, the priests destroy the instrument, saying it doesn’t fit the plan of the Solar Federation.
The man returns to the cave in which he found the guitar and, during a dream, is led by an oracle to a land of incredible beauty and serenity (“Oracle: The Dream”). Upon awakening, he can not believe it was a dream — the beauty was so real.
He remains in the cave for several days, becoming more and more depressed with each passing hour (“Soliloquy”). The man decides he can not go on as part of the Federation and takes his life to move on to a better one. As he dies, another planetary battle begins (“Grand Finale”) resulting in the (perhaps deliberately) ambiguous ending “Attention all planets of the Solar Federation: We have assumed control.
Synopsis
In the year 2062, a galaxy-wide war results in the union of all planets under the rule of the Red Star of the Solar Federation. The world is controlled by the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx, who determine all reading matter, songs, pictures… everything connected with life during the year 2112 (“The Temples of Syrinx”).
In the midst of this assembly line living, a man discovers what was once known years before as a guitar (“Discovery”). The man begins to pluck the strings and turn the knobs, discovering that he can make his own music - a music very different from that of the Temples. He rushes to tell the priests of his discovery (“Presentation”), but to the man’s dismay, the priests destroy the instrument, saying it doesn’t fit the plan of the Solar Federation.
The man returns to the cave in which he found the guitar and, during a dream, is led by an oracle to a land of incredible beauty and serenity (“Oracle: The Dream”). Upon awakening, he can not believe it was a dream — the beauty was so real.
He remains in the cave for several days, becoming more and more depressed with each passing hour (“Soliloquy”). The man decides he can not go on as part of the Federation and takes his life to move on to a better one. As he dies, another planetary battle begins (“Grand Finale”) resulting in the (perhaps deliberately) ambiguous ending “Attention all planets of the Solar Federation: We have assumed control.
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Shouts
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Robert161989 wrote:
the end is the best
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Braderlies wrote:
This is so incredible!
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Wintersun89 wrote:
temple of syrinx is way too good !
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CioffDogg wrote:
2112 on 2/1/12, YEAH!
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neodude991 wrote:
'No, 21th December is 2112's birthday, silly Americans' So 21.12.12. Nah .2.1.12 works better.
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kokocijo wrote:
Listening to 2112 on 2/1/12 at 21:12. Aw yeah. B)
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sqvox wrote:
No, 21th December is 2112's birthday, silly Americans
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bullfroggreen wrote:
Happy 2112!
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krustywazoo wrote:
Happy 2112!
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Jormogundr wrote:
Happy 2/1/12!
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capnocean wrote:
epic classic awesome etc bougt this album so many years ago and its still good
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bibowns wrote:
Someone get that picture of the delusional ron paul off of this beautiful song. This song is fucking perfect.
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SonOfThirteen wrote:
Personally, one greatest vocal performances of all time.
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ROMaster2 wrote:
100 years to go! [2]
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Funkafonik wrote:
100 years to go!
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DaveBaldwin wrote:
My first grader had a spelling/vocab word last week and they have to make up a sentence using the word and the word was...RUSH. So I told him to say the word..."Rush" and the sentence..."Rush is the greatest rock band of all time." :) hope his teach has a sense of humor.
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PhenomV2 wrote:
Bought the album recently. Love the song.
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chablin wrote:
Proud to be canadian ;)))
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moe_blunts wrote:
Timeless and refreshing. This song will always be among music's finest performances.
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ibad22 wrote:
Greatest band on earth!
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