Rush's 2112: 50th Anniversary Special

0:00It's April 6th. Welcome to Music News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey, with the story. Russia's epic album 2-1-1-2 just hit its 50-year mark, and the radio show in the studio, with Red Beard, is marking the occasion with a special, episode featuring Getty Lee and Alex Lifeson themselves. The show dives into how this progressive rock, masterpiece, kicked off a huge year of reunion gigs and tributes to Neil Pert, dropping back in April. 1976, as Russia's bold 4th release. Back then, labels played by a Strict 3 album rule. If you didn't hit big, you were done. No second chances after that. Toronto's rush started in the on-moon records, with their debut, scraped enough air-playing spots like Cleveland and Detroit to snag a mercury deal, but, fly by night and caress of steel, bombed on sales. Their sharp manager Ray Daniels pulled a fast one, convincing execs they had a breakout ready even before hearing in, buying that extra shot that.

1:00Birth 2-1-1-2, and changed everything for the band.