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    Posted: September 02 2012 at 00:32
There was a point in time when I would have said that I enjoy side 2 more the side 1. Although I still enjoy side 2, I have grown a new love for the 2112 suite.

My list of side 2 would look like this:

1. Something For Nothing
2. Twilight Zone
3. Passage to Bangkok
4. Lessons
5. Tears
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Lessons and Something For Nothing are brilliant tracks. Lessons is an amazing ballad and it holds a lot of water, but side 1 is better. 2112 is just so brilliant. I do like the album a bit better than a farewell to kings, but not Moving Pictures! Dam that album is a goody!!
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 01 2012 at 18:01
Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Side 2 kicks a$$......period

I  agree it kicks a dollar signs!
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Side 2 kicks a$$......period
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I can do without Lessons and Tears on side 2, but the suite isn't perfect either, so I would say I like the two sides about equally.
 
Here's my side 2 ranking btw:
 
1. Passage To Bankok
2. Something For Nothing
3. The Twilight Zone
4. Lessons
5. Tears
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 03 2012 at 14:13
I like the whole album. No weak  tracks with Tears being the weakest.Wink
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I like side 1 better but I agree with Richardh, I guess that they tried to find a compromise, they wanted to release the 2112 suite but felt like they should also have some shorter songs in the album.
Can't blame them for that, the whole thing is a more than worthy album.
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I like both equally. The highs of side two are higher and the lows are lower, but in the end both sides are pretty decent.
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I like the whole album. Tears is simply beautiful and Passage To Bangkok is currently my ringtone.
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Originally posted by dr prog dr prog wrote:

Side 2 is better. Side 1 is cool for first 7 minutes then it drags on
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Side 2 is better. Side 1 is cool for first 7 minutes then it drags on
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I love them all, though Tears is the weakest. 
Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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I rather like "Twilight Zone" and "Something for Nothing," but the other tracks to me are just mediocre at best.  I love side 1, though.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Companion album for Tarkus
 
I think both bands were hedging their bets about future direction. The success of both albums proved that going with a side long track for a side one was not only brave but smart.
 
Both albums have interesting tracks on side two. Both albums are good.
 
That said 2112 has a better side two than Tarkus. Its more consistent througout. Twilight Zone is very underated song as is Something For Nothing. Passage to Bangkok is a Rush classic. Tears I like. Lessons I can't even remember and is perhaps the only weak track but I will need to have another listen


I would add PF's "meddle" to the list only in PF's case "echoes" was on side two I think.

I agree with the poster that said side two of 2112 was a step back. The songs are all rather simplistic and are for the most part not very adventurous(especially considering what they had done on COS as was pointed out). I still like it though even though it's not very proggy but more straight ahead with the possible of exception of "tears" which has some nice mellotron on it(I think the only time Rush have ever used a mellotron).
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Points: 26133 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2012 at 06:23
Originally posted by Kotro Kotro wrote:

Basically, if sides could talk...

Now there's a new thread idea...
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Originally posted by thellama73 thellama73 wrote:

It's a mixed bag. Passage to Bangkok and Something for Nothing are awesome. Twilight Zone, Lessons and Tears are... less awesome.
yup... side two is in the good but not great category. It is bookended by classics but with the middle three being decent enough but not classics by any stretch.


Edited by wjohnd - August 01 2012 at 06:21
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Points: 2809 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2012 at 05:26
Basically, if sides could talk, I'm guessing this would be Side One to Side Two:
Bigger on the inside.
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Points: 166178 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2012 at 02:53
Something For Nothing is pretty good. Twilight Zone is alright. PTB is alright as well, but not as alright as TZ. So I suppose 'meh' is my general thoughts.
 
Of course , I'm not a Rush fan, so grain of salt.
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Points: 249 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2012 at 01:11
Well, since we're all doing rankings:

1. A Passage to Bangkok
2. Something for Nothing
3. Lessons
4. Tears
5. The Twilight Zone
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Points: 26137 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2012 at 01:11
Companion album for Tarkus
 
I think both bands were hedging their bets about future direction. The success of both albums proved that going with a side long track for a side one was not only brave but smart.
 
Both albums have interesting tracks on side two. Both albums are good.
 
That said 2112 has a better side two than Tarkus. Its more consistent througout. Twilight Zone is very underated song as is Something For Nothing. Passage to Bangkok is a Rush classic. Tears I like. Lessons I can't even remember and is perhaps the only weak track but I will need to have another listen
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