I love this site but am a classic lurker, as my posting count shows. For this, however, I have to come out of hiding. I agree 100%. The 2112 story is legendary (at least among Rush fans...) and epitomizes their integrity and spirit. In a nutshell, while they were still on the rise, their 3rd album from 1975 was regarded as a commercial disappointment which was blamed in part on a nearly 20-minute album-length suite that wasn't sufficiently radio-friendly for any number of reasons. I believe their record company gave them one last shot to put out something that sold and got on the radio, i.e., short, catchy, etc. Instead, they doubled down on what they wanted to create and how they wanted to create it, gambling their career, and responded in 1976 with "2112," a "concept" album that opened -- and closed Side 1 -- with an even longer over-20-minute piece full of storytelling and some of the most powerful rock (and, in my view, music, period) you'll hear (recognizing that that's a subjective statement, but I'd say it's just objectively true ). It was a critical and commercial success, and the rest is history. Foo Fighters played the 2112 Overture (yes, it started with an Overture -- so much for kowtowing to the record companies) when they inducted Rush into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. No compromises, and yet massive and deserved success. I'm actually getting a little choked up writing this, not that I have any particular connection to Neil Peart in particular, but moments and passings like these are reminders of how much absolute joy music in general, and Rush in particular, have brought me over the years. Buying an album you love for a few bucks is one of the best returns on investment there is. When I was in my teens, I assumed for some (stupid teenage-brain) reason that I'd lose interest in rock by the time I was middle-aged. Suffice it to say, decades later, that hasn't happened. P.S. vitalsigns, great name. "Everybody got to deviate from the norm."