Rush’s epic fourth studio album, 2112, which came out 45 years ago today:
1.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.
2. 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.
3. Peart credits “the genius of Ayn Rand” in the liner notes. Her book, Anthem, has many similarities to 2112 and Peart added the credit to avoid any legal issues. However, the association to Rand, an idol of many conservatives, had people labeling rush as right-wing extremists.
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