2112

First off, let me just say that Canadians don't take kindly to being mistaken for Americans :) They would be pretty insulted if you tried to tell them Rush was an American band :) Rush are, of course, Canadian (I guess they are not one of the few American prog bands whom you can tell are American). And if you ask me, they are the best band ever to come from Canada.

Much has been said about this album already, and I agree with all the positive reviews. Why just four stars? Well, I don't think this is a masterpiece. I think Farwell To Kings and Hemishpheres get those accolades (well, the two albums after those as well). I think this album has some of the most unique Rush work on it, in the form of The Twilight Zone and Tears. Nothing else like these songs in their discography. 2112 the suite, is of course classic and legendary, though I have to say listening to it more than 10 years after I first heard it it seems almost amaturistic. Especially compared to the four studio albums that were to come. But it was their first truly effective foray into the epic format (having had two far less succesfull efforts on Caress Of Steel), so for that is has great value to any fan of the band.