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Rush - 2112 (Staff Pick!)
Title: Rush – 2112
Year/Genre: 1976, Prog Rock
Condition: New
Cultural Facts:
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Written after the commercial disappointment of Caress of Steel, the album was made under label pressure to go more mainstream—Rush responded by opening with a 20-minute narrative suite instead.
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Its storyline, set in a future totalitarian society that bans individual creativity, drew heavily on dystopian literature and was originally dedicated to the ideas in Ayn Rand’s Anthem.
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The record’s success on tour and in North American sales secured Rush long-term artistic control, helping turn the Toronto trio into a self-sustaining cult institution.
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