Two Girls React to Rush 2112 

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This song is 45 years old and yet it still blows peoples minds! The music of RUSH will live forever like Beethoven on Mozart. Greatest band of all time.....

Ironically, RUSH is reaction channel friendly, but their music company isn't. They have actually thanked some channels for the new exposure, and sent them some swag to hand out to their subscribers.

Still miss Neil Peart. Rest In Peace, Professor. 😥😥😥😥😥

There is an Easter egg in this song. At the end, they say "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation" 7 words, and it is repeated 3 times. 21 words. Then "we have assumed control" 4 words, repeated 3 times. 12 words. 2112.

Yes girls, 2112 is a Masterpiece. There is however another that takes up a full side from 2 albums. Take a listen to "Cygnus X-1" and the follow up "Hemispheres". They are labeled as Book 1 and Book 2 so it seems that both should be listened to at the same time to get the full story of the song. Be prepared though, Both are rather long but well worth the time spent. ENJOY!!!!!

RUSH's record company demanded a radio hit. This was their response.

Nice reaction, props for proper pronunciation of YYZ and Neil's surname.

Ladies, you are both very intelligent. You get it. You did not just listen, you absorb it then gave an incredible review! Remember this was 1975. Limited technology. But it could have been recorded last year. These musicians were masters and retired as masters. ✌🏼 Peace!!

A lot of sound for three guys .

PLEASE buy them Rush shirts.

Dad... get them Rush Shirts... now. That’s an order from the Solar Federation!

Rush is Canada's greatest export. Greetings from the Great White North.

Seeing young folks wearing Led Zeppelin shirts fills my heart with joy 🤘

I’ve been listening to 2112 for 42 years and I never get sick of it , you know something is good when it still resonates

🔥Attention all planets of the Solar Federation…x 3 = 21… we have assumed control...x 3 = 12 💪🏻💪🏻

I'm so excited. Cancel all my plans for the next half hour.

A little background on this album. The previous albums had not enjoyed much commercial success and the band was under pressure from the record label and their own management to make a record that was “radio friendly” and would make more money. But as Alex said, the album “came from a different place, more from a place of defiance and anger that things were sort of going the way they were around us. So we were fighting back”. „There was a lot of passion and anger on that record. It was about one person standing up against everybody else.” Alex also said, if we’re going down, we’re going to go down in flames. The band often referred to the tour after the release of 2112 as the “going down the tubes tour”. If Rush had not made this album this way, they probably would have never recorded anything else again.

The rest of the album is awesome also

Dad! Get these girls some Rush shirts! (2112 ones)

ATTENTION ALL PARENTS OF THESE TWO AWESOME GIRLS ATTENTION ALL PARENTS OF THESE TWO AWESOME GIRLS ATTENTION ALL PARENTS OF THESE TWO AWESOME GIRLS! BUY THEM SOME RUSH T-SHIRTS BUY THEM SOME RUSH T-SHIRTS BUY THEM SOME RUSH T-SHIRTS

Attention all planets of the Solar Federation Attention all planets of the Solar Federation Attention all planets of the Solar Federation We have assumed control We have assumed control We have assumed control 7 words repeated 3 times 21 4 words repeated 3 times 12 2112....

#BUYTHEMRUSHSHIRTS or you get a D as a dad. You introduced them to Rush, that guarantees a passing grade. But when your children ASK you for Rush shirts, you #BUYTHEMRUSHSHIRTS!!!

Attention all planets of the solar federation, we have assumed control !!!!

Rush shirts? Heck, you need Rush tattoos! :-) Excellent reaction BTW.

A masterpiece. A true rock opera. The tension & anger in the music you hear also comes from the fact the band were being pressured by the record company to deliver shorter radio friendly songs or be dropped from the label. THIS full side song was their answer. They would go down fighting - their way. The album was a success & the rest as they say, is history. Great reaction girls x

You looked at the the tempo changes, the changes in sound (angry to pleasant to frustration, etc) and Geddy's voice. Look at the story. The Temple demanded everyone was equal. The Temple demanded conformity. The guitar represented individualism. The Temple had to destroy that to maintain equality and conformity. Apply that to what is happening today in the country......... Great job. Congrats on anniversary

I feel like Juliet was legitimately moved by this one. Don't recall ever seeing her so rivetted as she is during Soliloquy, or as lost for words as is she is around 25:40 while Mia is speaking. A lot of social and philosophical undertones in this one, and I'm curious if she was ruminating over some of the story details? It's based on quite a philosophical book.

So you did Tom Sawyer, YYZ, The Spirit of Radio, Xanadu, the drum solo and now 2112. I would then suggest something like La Villa Strangiato, the full side A of Hemispheres, Freewill, Natural Science or some older stuff like By-tor & the Snowdog or an often overlooked gem like In The End. 2112, just another 91 years to go, I already booked my tickets. Will be a great concert. Keep it rocking ladies...

Ladies, I am 60 years old and this is the album that began my long, wonderful journey through the Rush Universe. One listen and I was hooked!

Alright....you got this video reaction to download! Well, your dad was right about this one! As you both know, I am a fan of RUSH and not because they are from Canada...lol! You can hear the influences from other bands in their playing (you know of one-Zeppelin)! I knew the two of you would like this song. My older cousin has seen RUSH many times and told me they were amazing live. What a variety within just one song. Thank you for another awesome video reaction. Better late than never, right? Good to see you both again. Missed seeing the two of you during the beginning of the week. Keep up the great work my lovely girls. Please tell your beautiful parents hello! Love & Blessings! 💗

I'm going to assume you girls have musical backgrounds. Its nice that you two dissect songs instead of the typical thumb up or down. Keep them coming ladies

OMG I AM SO GLAD YOU DID IT! And on top of that, you did it to the illustrated version...excellent. Did my request have anything ti do with it? I remember the first time you reacted to Rush I emphasized the fact that not only did you need to experience 2112, but that you needed to make sure that you did the illustrated version. You have made me so very happy. Can't wait to watch this.

Now you've got to do "Close to the Edge" by Yes.

It's nice to see the generations of Rush fans mix it up.

I first heard this song when I was 13-14 years old back in the late 1970s. I was taken back by the music. Really didn't get the lyrics till much later. As a RUSH fan most of my entire life and seen them numerous times live it so wonderful to see the younger generation listening to the greatest band. They cannot be compared or put in a genre. They are a genre on their own. I will get you RUSH shirts!!!

Definitely check out 'Hemispheres'. Now that you've fallen into the 'rabbit hole' of Rush, that should be your next step.

"Hungry minds and open eyes!" That's you guys. You ROCK!!!!

If I could give you ladies 10 thumbs up I would. :)

#PLEASE buy them Rush shirts my favorite Permanent Waves !!

The fastest 21 minutes you will ever spend. A pure masterpiece! Great reaction. Watching your faces as the music changed was priceless!

#Dad, PLEASE buy the girls RUSH shirts!!! By far, this was the absolute BEST reaction to this song that I have seen!! Keep up the great reactions!☮☮☮

side two of the 2112 Album has an awesome/ legendary ballad called "tears" worth a listen at least.

Your reaction videos are the best. I can see that your reactions are authentic and you show so much love for some of the music I hold so dear. Keep it up!!!

Wow, a standing ovation. And deservedly so. 2112 is a trip and a masterpiece. So pleased that you understood the message and appreciate the song's greatness. Nice reaction, ladies!

This was a monumental album, great reaction ladies. Reminded me of when I first listened to it. Great job.

Love your reaction . A new generation now with the knowing of real music. Still HOPE.

If you do the math on the final lines of the song “Attention All Planets of the Solar Federation.” 7 words spoken 3 times, 7 X 3 = 21. “We Have Assumed Control.” 4 words spoken 3 times, 4 X 3 = 12. Put the two solutions together you get 2112.

what is cool is how the two of you are reacting to a song that I listen to when I was your age and the song came out - Yes they rock and they are only three member band - enjoy your reactions of good song and thank your Dad for giving his input on listening to Rush... Rock out

OH CMONNNN DAD!!! # PLEASE BUY THE GIRLS SOME NICE RUSH SHIRTS, THEY DESERVE IT FOR SURE! :)

😳 Wait 2112? 🙄 Going for more snacks.... 😁 OK, time to have 🤯 minds blown! 😍 LET'S GO!!!! 🍿🍿🍿🐰

AWWWWW you stepped in the rabbit hole now. When I first heard this song at 17, I cried when the protagonist screamed "my life blood spills over." Meaning he killed himself to escape a world he didnt want to live in, and right before the world was liberated.

I knew Rush with the album "Caress of Steel" it was a commercial failure, but it remains my favorite, there are very good songs (Bastille Day, The Necromancer ...), great guitar parts. It is not often cited, it's a shame. I recommend it. And a big hello from France ... \../ (- -) \../

Greatest ( three piece ) of all time bar none.

And The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth. Understand it.

I hope you girls have as good a life, as I've had since I heard this at 16, when it was released 44 years ago...Good health to you both and many lessons are contained in Neil's lyrics. When you're a Rush fan; you join a family. A good family that has good values. Value your selves firstly, your family no less than yourself, respect the world and QUESTION EVERYTHING! ...

You're analyzing and experiencing music at a much more advanced level than most people your age. Glad you enjoyed it and great reaction, ladies.

[Written to you: March 28th. Not "published" until now.....] The composition of the piece is designed after a standard for, so-called, "classical" music. This mimics a symphony. An overture is commonly used to introduce all of the separate themes of each movement (that is what the sub-sections are called). Overtures are introductory overviews. That said: generally, in a symphony (or many types of longer pieces), the entire work is meant to be heard/understood as a whole; therefore there are similar or repeated themes (sounds, melodies, rhythms, what-have-you) in most-if-not-all of the movements. However, each of the movements or "sub0sextions, can and does "function" "on its own." It is "absorbable" as a single piece, bu, in doing so, lacks the impact and satisfaction of listening to them all together. (You see what I mean?). This is true i. "2112" as well. There is a HUGE history to this album (WHY it is as it is and what it meant, etc.), too much (essentially) to "fully go into," here, however: A few things one should understand/know regarding this album: It was influenced (not directly derived from, but influenced by) Neil Peart's reading of: Anthem (a book -novella, as I recall- by Ayn Rand. -Now, I realize that: even mentioning her name has, now, become a, goddamned, "political" somethingorother 😠🤬😬🙄🙄🙄Anyone who is about to launch into a diatribe or "statement of support" (OR anything else!) needs to SHUT IT DOWN, IMMEDIATELY! - whatever Rand has come to "represent," now, has nothing, whatsoever, to do with: Anthem, Neil's reading of it OR me. Leave it all alone.). The book made a special connection with Neil and with a number of other artists (one assumes: Lifeson and Lee, as well). It describes (a very basic overview, here): an artist (someone who becomes one, at least) fighting against a massive, long-operational. oppressive system and inspiring revolution against said system and its totalitarianism. ...Something which I think a LOT of artists are drawn to and can understand, inherently. -Beside the influence from reading: Anthem; one, also, needs to understand that: RUSH, as an entity, …their career was, almost, "done" at this point, Their record label was unhappy with sales figures and told them, directly, to, "make a commercial album" and that if their following album was NOT as successful as desired, they would be dropped and would be out of a job, essentially. Despite the label's demands, RUSH recorded the album that THEY wanted to and that they felt their fans would appreciate & expect. They were EXPECTING to "go down in flames" and ACCEPTED that and wanted to do it on their OWN Terms! The result was 2112. Instead of failing, the album ended-up becoming their first major-selling album and went Gold [it has, by now, become a multi-Platinum-selling album] and led to a prolific and storied career; including a segment of financial success & commercial acceptance, in the 1980s, which they never surpassed, afterwards. This was the most commercially viable segment of their career and is, still, the most well-recognized and is beloved by many (both hard-core fans and "average radio listeners," as well)! Due to elements I've, just, described, the "story"/characters of the SONG/mini-symphony of "2112" can be/should be seen NOT ONLY in the context of/from the viewpoint of reflecting ideas from: Anthem but, can also be seen (and SHOULD be seen as): the band, RUSH, speaking to their label and to their negative critics. i.e.: the "discoverer" and protagonist on the tale, represents the band and its fans, while the "Syrinxists" …the priests and controllers of the, so-called, "Solar Federation" are representative of the record label, executives and/or musical critics & analysts (who did not understand or agree with the band's musical direction and sound.). ...When understood this way, it adds, yet, another layer; a further dimension; to the story and the emotions present. .…B.T.W.": the REST of the album is killer, too! This is one of the few albums where Neil Peart does not write all of the lyrics (he was the band's primary lyricist for his duration of time in the band). the music is, almost always, composed by all 3 of the band members, but on this album, both Lifeson and Lee have lyrical turns (a rarity for them). Lifeson, in fact, is the sole composer of "Lessons" (he wrote all of the music, as well) and Ged wrote the lyrics to "Tears". Neil would co-wrote with one individual, a few times; the amazing Pye Dubois [dedicated lyricist for Max Webster [another, fantastic, Canadian band (NOT a person!!!!), with whom they were label-mates and , often, touring partners.] and writing partner for: Kim Mitchell (that band's guitarist and a lead vocalist on the largest percentage of their songs, as well.)]. Pye co-wrote "Tom Sawyer" as well as writing "Between The Sun And Moon". ...as I, already, expresed: MUCH more to say about: this album [2112] and about RUSH, itself …but I will leave it as it is, for the moment! Glad to witness you enjoying this. 💜💜 🤘🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥😁

I was listening to this when I was about your age....I'm 62..kinda neat watching someone else enjoying it too,all these years later

I'm honestly baffled with this one. Need time to get my brain down and out to digest this song. I'm not a Rush know-it-all fan. Never heard this song before, and now you got my senses tingling. Great job reacting to it, me on the other hand, need more time to be able to fully understand it. Kind regards and stay safe.

My first concert Masonic temple in Detroit 1976 !!

Yes! I’ve been waiting a year for 2112. And the meek shall inherit the earth. Great reactions as always. Rock on ladies rock on🤘🏻😁🔥👍🏻

This is my favorite RUSH album, Grace Under Pressure is my next. No bad tracks on both! Thank you for reactions, always keep your minds open to new music and cultures!

Seen a few reactions on this, you are the first to read the liner notes. 👍

Great choice by your Dad he rocks like you two girls :)

My favorite reaction channel and my favorite band, I'm just living the dream young ladies, thanks.

Yes indeed 2112 is a masterpiece you definitely must listen to rush hemispheres its awesome to and Dad # rush t-shirt stat !!!!

Definitely get Rush shirts, I still have my 82 Signals Concert Tee!

I love it. These kids were brought up right. Give Dad, the Father of the year award.

Great reaction girls so glad you made it to this song at last masterpiece doesnt even scratch the surface.Its perfection as usual Rush take you on a journet every time there will never be a band like Rush again so drink it all in.There are so nany more songs of theirs to enjoy.You should definitely try By Tor and the Snow Dog The Necrmancer what a dark foreboding track that is and The Fountain of Lamneth the whole second side of the Caress of Steel album

"Just think about the average...what use have they for you?" So brilliant...

“Attention all planets of the solar federation.” Said 3 times. 7 words in the sentence. =21 “We have assumed control.” Said 3 times. 4 words in the sentence.=12 2112

You girls are great - excellent reaction and review - you deserve the Rush shirts.

This is the definition of a rock classic. Definitely made an impact upon me to become a musician. I loved Rush because they didn't sing about darkness and demons but, created challenging music and thought provoking lyrics. Check out the tracks like "Freewill", "Vital Signs" or "Ghost Of A Chance" which is a love song but, not in a cliche way. It also about being a good person but without a religious indoctrination. A true thinking persons band.

do red barchetta.. it will freak you how close it is to whats happening now... rosh are prophets

Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation We have assumed control We have assumed control We have assumed control

Again, well done. My favourite reaction of 2112 on RU-vid! My fav album of all time. Thanks again for sharing.

A pity the video had to be covered, but glad you got to push it out into the RU-vid arena. A superb concept album that I am glad that you go to listen to, it is really stunning!

8:20 " is soo good" of course is Rush, how i love the way you enjoy Rush Greetings from Mexico and keep " Rushing"

Your attention to the lyrics and story is beautiful. Many people have reacted to this song and its powerful music. It's really nice to hear an appreciation of what Neil and the guys had to say...

You have to do RUSH Caress of Steel too

I will always love the fact that at the beginning of this song people can’t believe how long it is. At the end, you’re sorry it’s over. Keep up the the good work and the intelligent conversation on the lyrics.

yah this is prog rock....best kind of rock to me...tells a story....music never ends..I guess some would say rock opera....but I think progressive rock sounds better to me.

Well, I HAD a nice long comment all typed out and ready to go...forgot I was watching this from my "watch later" list and when it was over I was going to finish my comment but the next video on my list popped up and I lost everything. NOT happy right now, but glad you both enjoyed this and remember... without music life would be a mistake.

Good reaction girls! Please react to "Echoes - Pink Floyd" it's a beautiful piece of art 😁😁

Well done ladies! You definitely felt the impact of this masterpiece. I still do after all these years. This song/album was Rush’s defiant response to the record company who wanted them to write more radio friendly songs after their previous album (Caress of Steel) and tour (They jokingly called it the Down the Tubes Tour) were commercial and critical failures. Rush absolutely “assumed control”artistically from here on out. Life changing!

I can play this whole thing on guitar.

HOLA PRINCESAS ES LINDO VERLAS DE NUEVO LAS QUIERO MUCHO DESDE ARGENTINA

Wow, it really makes me happy to see this younger generation get into the stuff I still love so much, I was in High school when that album came out want to got see Rush so bad but couldn't find any other fans. The tickets were like 12 to 15 bucks and the shirts were 8 to 10 bucks in those days. Ah yes, the good ole days when good music was everywhere. #dadpleasebuythegirlstheirrushtshirts

Almost everybody who listens to this song for the first time is impressed, like you kids, unless they just can't stand loud guitars. Your dad is cool. I noticed the Rush shirts since then. Maybe try listening to Cygnus - X1.

✌🏼Neal Peart ( Drummer ) writes all the lyrics / stories.... and is technically top drummer ... Dang !

My favorite of all favorite bands and my favorite of all albums they ever produced. It's really cool that you watched the video that had the story along with the lyrics because that really gives you the full impact of 2112. Watching your reactions to this is absolutely priceless! You two young ladies are my favorite reaction team and #dadpleasebuyrushshirtsforthegirls

Now people are going to jump into the comments and tell you to check out Operation Mindcrime. As I did before when they did that I forbid it. It involves drugs and murder. Wait a few more ice cream seasons before you listen to it. Check out Lazy by Deep Purple or Led Zeppelin's The Ocean instead please. Trust me....I was right about 2112, wasn't I?

There's a bit of Ayn Rand in here...Anthem the book....comes down to realizing "we" vs "I"

First song I ever learned on drums was kiss doctor love. The second was Rush 2112 side one. Changed my musical journey for ever

#DADGETTHEMRUSHSHIRTS Great reaction girls, looking forward to seeing more Rush reactions. if you haven't done " La Villa Strangiato" you need to do it asap... Another masterpiece created because of Alex's night mares.

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Great job ladies!! I could tell in your expressions that you truly loved that !! I said that 2112 would be your finest moment when I first requested it nearly a year ago when you did your first Rush reaction !!

Yay, I'm glad you got to hear muh favorite Rush song! I don't even feel like 20 minutes has gone by when I listen to this song.

Your dad is 100% correct! :D Adorable with the Led Zep shirts, but your dad needs to get you Rush shirts! EDIT: ROFL I only finished watching the video now - and you are telling us to convince your dad to get you Rush shirts. My suggestion came before even seeing that at the end of the video. LMAO