Rush : 2112/ A Farewell To Kings

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 2112

(pronounced "twenty-one twelve")

 is the fourth

studio album

 by Canadian

 rock band

 Rush 

released in 

March 1976 

by Mercury Records.

It reached No. 5 

in Canada 

and became

 the band's 

commercial

 breakthrough

 in the US,

 peaking at

 No. 61.

The band was in 

financial hardship

due to the

 disappointing sales

 of 1975's 

Caress of Steel, 

which also gained

 an unfavorable 

critical reception,

 and a decline

 in attendance 

at its shows. 

Mercury, 

their international label, 

considered 

dropping them 

but granted 

one more album 

following negotiations 

with manager 

Ray Danniels.

 Rush were pressured

 to deliver more 

commercial material, 

but decided to 

continue developing 

its progressive 

rock direction

 it had explored on

 Caress of Steel 

and made the

 20-minute futuristic

 science-fiction

 title track 

occupy side one 

of 2112,

 with a 

collection of 

shorter songs 

on 

side two

 that display

 their 

hard rock roots.

A Farewell to Kings

 is the fifth 

studio album

 by Canadian

 rock band 

Rush 

released on

 Anthem Records

 on

 August 29, 1977.

 The album reached

 No. 11

 in Canada 

and marked a 

growth in the band's 

international fanbase, 

becoming their 

first 

Top 40 album

 in the US 

and

 the UK.

After reaching a

 critical and commercial peak 

with

 2112

 and

 touring the album, 

Rush

 decided to record

 the follow-up outside 

Toronto 

for the first time 

and settled in 

Rockfield Studios

 in Wales 

after their debut

 European tour. 

A Farewell to Kings

 is noted for

 the band expanding 

their sound 

with greater use 

of synthesizers

 and each member

 playing more

 instruments than before, 

and having long 

and short tracks

 such as the

 11-minute

 "Xanadu" 

and the under

 3-minute 

"Closer to the Heart", 

both of which

 became live favorites.

 The closing

 science-fiction themed 

"Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage"

 ends on a

 cliffhanger 

which concludes 

on the next album, 

Hemispheres.

A Farewell to Kings

 received a 

generally 

positive reception

 from critics.

 "Closer to the Heart"

 was released as

 the album's first single,

 which reached

 No. 36 

in the UK. 

Rush supported

 the album 

with their most 

extensive

 tour at the time, 

headlining 

major venues

 across 

North America

 and

 Europe 

for over 

140 dates. 

TRACK LIST

2112

A Passage To Bangkok

The Twilight Zone

Lessons

Tears

Something For Nothing

A Farewell To Kings

Xanadu

Closer To The Heart

Cinderella Man

Madrigal

Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage

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