Everything the story's hero has been told has come from The Priests of the Temples of Syrinx, and the second suite is titled “The Temples of Syrinx.” In Greek mythology, Syrinx is a water nymph. The sung lyrics for the song “Discovery” include the line “sounds that build high like a mountain,” but the printed lyrics on the album have the line as “chords that build high like a mountain.”ġ3. The sci-fi sounds in the beginning of the “2112” suite were created with an ARP Odyssey synthesizer.ġ2. It’s up for interpretation how that plays into the album's concept, but some believe it symbolizes the rise of the Solar Federation.ġ1. The only words in “Overture” are “and the meek shall inherit the Earth,” a biblical verse. At the end of “Overture,” Alex Lifeson plays a piece of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture.” 1812, of course, is 300 years before 2112.ġ0. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson created the spoken section of “2112” by playing around with a tape recorder.ĩ. The storyline in 2112 actually begins in the not-too-distant future – the year 2062, when a galaxy-wide war put all planets under the rule of the Red Star of the Solar Federation.Ĩ. The song “2112,” which is made up of seven parts, together is 20 minutes and 33 seconds long, making it the band’s longest song.ħ. The red star symbolizes any collectivist mentality.”Ħ. Neil Peart once told Creem magazine about the emblem explaining, “All it means is the abstract man against the masses. Syme also created the cover art for 2112, which includes the first appearance of The Starman, an image the band’s fans have adopted as a logo. Keyboardist Hugh Syme, who appears on many of the group’s tracks, was brought in to put a multi-tracked Mellotron string and flute part on the song.ĥ. “Tears” is the first Rush song to feature an outside musician. However, the association to Rand, an idol of many conservatives, had people labeling rush as right-wing extremists.Ĥ. Her book, Anthem, has many similarities to 2112 and Peart added the credit to avoid any legal issues.

Peart credits “the genius of Ayn Rand” in the liner notes. Drummer Neil Peart wrote all the lyrics on the album except for the song “Tears,” which singer Geddy Lee penned, and “Lessons,” which guitarist Alex Lifeson did the lyrics for.ģ. After the lackluster sales of their previous album, a concept record called Caress of Steel, Rush’s label urged them not to do another concept album, but the trio ignored them.Ģ. Here are 21 things you might not know about Rush’s epic fourth studio album, 2112, which came out on April 1, 1976:ġ.

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