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''2112'' (pronounced "''twenty-one twelve''") is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush. Released in 1976, it features the seven-part title suite written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, with lyrics written by Neil Peart telling a dystopian story set in the year 2112. It is sometimes described as a concept album although the songs on the second side are unrelated to the suite. Rush repeated this arrangement on the 1978 album ''Hemispheres''. ''2112'' is one of two Rush albums listed in the book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'' (the other being ''Moving Pictures''). In 2006, a poll of Planet Rock listeners picked ''2112'' as the definitive Rush album. In 2012, it was ranked second on ''Rolling Stones list of 'Your Favorite Prog Rock Albums of All Time', as voted for in a reader's poll, one of three Rush albums included (the others being ''Moving Pictures'' and ''Hemispheres''). The Toronto dates of the ''2112'' tour were recorded and released as ''All the World's a Stage'' in September 1976. A deluxe edition was released in 2012 as both a CD/DVD and a CD/Blu-ray. The CD featured the entire album remastered, as well as three live bonus tracks from their 1981 concert at Northlands Coliseum. The DVD and Blu-ray included the album in three different HD formats, as well as on-screen lyrics, liner notes, and a digital comic book depicting the story of the title track. ==Breakthrough== Due to the relative commercial failure of their previous album, ''Caress of Steel'', Mercury (their record label at the time) pressured the band not to do another album with "concept" songs. ''Caress of Steel'' contains two multi-part epics: the twelve-minute "The Necromancer" (the second half of side one) and the side-long epic "The Fountain of Lamneth" (side two). By their own recollection, the band ignored this advice and stuck to their principles; the resulting album would become their first major commercial success, and ultimately a signature record. ''2112'' was released in March 1976 and peaked at #61 on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape chart, becoming their first album to reach the top 100. ''2112'' would eventually be certified gold on November 16, 1977, along with the band's then-current releases ''A Farewell to Kings'' and the live ''All the World's a Stage''. ''2112'' reached platinum status on February 25, 1981, shortly after the release of their best-selling album, ''Moving Pictures''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2112 (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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