2112

As a fan of Rush, I can tell you this is one of their poorest albums (Oh Sacrilege!). But it is true. Musically, only a few minutes of the album (mostly the beginning and end of 2112) is very good, but even this is hampered by Neil Peart's adolescent-level dogmatic lecturing. This is when Peart was most into Ayn Rand and her anti-state, pro-capitalist philosophy, and his lyrics really suffer from it. I find them intolerable (don't get me wrong, Peart is one of my two favourite rock drummers!). The lyrics slowly get better on subsequent releases, and in fact are very good by Moving Pictures (even though Peart still seems to like Rand, but his lyrics became far more intellegent), and even 'excellent' on Grace Under Pressure was released. The music on subsequent albums is also much improved, more complex. Better to get Hemispheres if you want great music, or Grace Under Pressure for great lyrics (Moving Pictures for a good combination). 2112 is definately NOT Rush's peak!