2112

I can't pass up the opportunity of reviewing this album today, it being 2/1/12 (little-endian date format). It is one of, what I call, The Quartet - the four best albums Rush ever put out. It's one of Rush's semi-concept albums...the 2112 theme on Side 1 and a bunch of short, unrelated tracks on Side 2. What can I say? The music is tight, the sound is clear, it has a dark sci-fi theme, and the genre is prog/metal. So, for me, as near to perfect as makes no difference. I give it 4 and a half stars because nothing is so good it deserves 5. Not even this. Hey look, every album has imperfections...but few come this close.