2112 by Rush

Genre: Progressive Rock
Year: 1976

2112 is the title track of Canadian progressive rock band Rushs album of the same name, released in 1976. The overture and the first section, Temples of Syrinx, were released as a single and are still popular among Rushs setlists today. The "sci-fi" sounds in the beginning of the song were created using an ARP Odyssey synthesizer and an Echoplex tape delay. Today, when performed live, the song is transposed down one full step, as heard on every live album and DVD from Different Stages forward. The entire song is featured in the video game, . Read full article at wikipedia.org

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