Rush-2112: Discovery/presentation -

In the history of progressive rock, few moments are as poignant as the transition from Part III to Part IV of Rush’s 1976 masterpiece, "2112." After the grand, heavy introduction of the "Overture" and the oppressive reign of the "Temples of Syrinx," we are suddenly plunged into a quiet, subterranean world.

Art is unpredictable, and to the Solar Federation, unpredictability is a threat to "control." Rush-2112: Discovery/Presentation

: The Priests dismiss the guitar as a "silly whim" and a waste of time. To them, if it doesn't serve the collective or the "plan," it has no value. In the history of progressive rock, few moments

This prog-rock masterpiece and concept record marked by lyrics derived from Neil Peart's imagination, and inspired by the drummer' Studio Bell This prog-rock masterpiece and concept record marked by

"2112" was inspired by the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand , but its message of "man against the masses" feels universal. These two chapters remind us that: