![]() Clearly yet I see the beckoning hand of the oracle as he stood at the summit of the staircase…” “…I guess it was a dream, but even now it all seems so vivid to me. ![]() I watched in shock and horror as Father Brown ground my precious instrument to splinters beneath his feet…” “…Instead of the grateful joy that I expected, they were words of quiet rejection! Instead of praise, sullen dismissal. Father Brown rose to his feet, and his somnolent voice echoed throughout the silent Temple Hall…” “…In the sudden silence as I finished playing, I looked up to a circle of grim, expressionless faces. The Priests praise my name on this night. It’s got wires that vibrate, and give music As I struck the wires with my other hand, I produced my first harmonious sounds, and soon my own music! How different it could be from the music of the Temples! I can’t wait to tell the priests about it! …” ![]() “…I learned to lay my fingers across the wires, and to turn the keys to make them sound differently. I had no idea what it might be, but it was beautiful…” I brushed away the dust of the years, and picked it up, holding it reverently in my hands. “…Behind my beloved waterfall, in the little room that was hidden beneath the cave, I found it. I have always been awed by them, to think that every single facet of every life is regulated and directed from within! Our books, our music, our work and play are all looked after by the benevolent wisdom of the priests…” “…The massive grey walls of the Temples rise from the Heart of every Federation city. “And the meek shall inherit the earth.” II. 2112 was remastered yet again, in various formats, including 5.1 for a December 2012 release.2112 was remastered again in 2011 by Andy VanDette for the Sector box sets, which re-released all of Rush’s Mercury-era albums.A Mercury Records remaster was issued in 1997.Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab issued a Gold CD remaster in 1993, currently out of print.With acknowledgement to the genius of Ayn Rand Special thanks to ……(insert your name here) Ray, Vic, Terry, Howard, Ian, Liam, Skip, and Hugh for sharing the load. Roadcrew: Major Ian Grandy, L.B.L.B., Skip (Detroit Slider) Gildersleeve Recorded and mixed at Toronto Sound Studios Then I found something that changed it all…” I believed what I was told, I thought it was a good life, I thought I was happy. The less fortunate gave us a few new moons. We have had peace since 2062, when the surviving planets were banded together under the Red Star of the Solar Federation. My friend Jon always said it was nicer here than under the atmospheric domes of the Outer Planets. I used to think I had a pretty good life here, just plugging into my machine for the day, then watching Templevision or reading a Temple Paper in the evening. The Twin Moons, just two pale orbs as they trace their way across the steely sky. City and sky become one, merging into a single plane, a vast sea of unbroken grey. “I lie awake, staring out at the bleakness of Megadon. “We’ve got a big future ahead of us.” – Geddy Lee, 1976 By 2112, the world is controlled by the “Priests of the Temples of Syrinx,” who determine the content of all reading matter, songs, pictures – every facet of life. Based in the future, a galaxy-wide war results in the union of all planets under the rule of the Red Star of the Solar Federation. Influenced by the writings of Ayn Rand, the album features the side-long title suite. “We don’t want to change what people think about rock & roll, we just want to show them what we think about it.” – Alex Lifeson, 1976 Writing the material took about six months, and the album, recorded at Toronto Sound with Terry Brown, required about a month in the studio to finish. The band ignored this advice and went on to record their first major commercial success and a signature record, which enabled them to chart their own course moving forward. The band’s label didn’t want Rush to do another “concept” album.
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