Editing 2112 (album) (section)

==Reception==
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/2112-mw0000191702 |title=2112 – Rush |access-date=20 November 2011 |last=Prato |first=Greg |website=[[AllMusic]] |archive-date=16 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216150535/http://www.allmusic.com/album/2112-mw0000191702 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev2Score = 7/9<ref name="martin" >{{cite book |last=Popoff |first=Martin |author-link=Martin Popoff |title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies |publisher=[[Collector's Guide Publishing]] |location=Burlington, Ontario, Canada |section=Rush — 2112 (Anthem '76)|date=October 2003 |page=237|isbn=978-1-8949-5902-5}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Martin C. Strong|The Essential Rock Discography]]''
| rev4Score = 8/10<ref name="Strong">{{cite book |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles  |title=The Essential Rock Discography |edition=8th |year=2006 |publisher=Open City Books |isbn=1-84195-860-3 |pages=938–939 |chapter=Rush }}</ref>
| rev5      = ''[[MusicHound Rock]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Graff|editor1-first=Gary|editor2-last=Durchholz|editor2-first=Daniel|title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide|publisher=Visible Ink Press|location=Farmington Hills, MI|year=1999|section=Rush|isbn=1-57859-061-2|page=965}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/rush/albumguide |title=Rush: Album Guide |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=February 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704223108/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/rush/albumguide |archive-date=July 4, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[Colin Larkin|The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music]]''
|rev7Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite book|author=[[Colin Larkin|Larkin, Colin]]|year=2003|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music|isbn=1852279699|publisher=[[Virgin Publishing]]|section=Rush|pages=414–415}}</ref>
}}

{{Music ratings
|title=Professional ratings (reissues)
| rev1 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}} (2012)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/dec/06/rush-2112-deluxe-review |title=Rush: 2112 (Deluxe Edition) – review &#124; Music |work=The Guardian |date=6 December 2012 |access-date=16 October 2017 |archive-date=12 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812214536/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/dec/06/rush-2112-deluxe-review |url-status=live}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
|rev2score = 9/10 (2016)<ref>{{cite web |last=Beaudoin |first=Jedd |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/rush-2112-40th-anniversary-super-deluxe/ |title=Rush: 2112 (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe) |work=PopMatters |date=2 February 2017 |access-date=16 October 2017 |archive-date=23 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923104450/http://www.popmatters.com/review/rush-2112-40th-anniversary-super-deluxe/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}} (2012)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/2112-deluxe-edition-20130102 |title=2112: Deluxe Edition |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=2 January 2013 |access-date=21 February 2013 |archive-date=16 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116123323/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/2112-deluxe-edition-20130102 |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' praised the album, calling it "a valid and melodic tale ... the story/song is a definite cohesive listen".<ref name=RPM1976/>  They said of "Temples of Syrinx" that it "combines growling guitars with an incredibly shrill lead vocal."<ref name=cb>{{cite news|title=CashBox Singles Reviews|date=May 7, 1977|page=22|newspaper=Cash Box|accessdate=2021-12-26|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1977/CB-1977-05-07.pdf}}</ref> In an article about ''2112'' for ''[[Creem]]'', Dan Nooger wrote the album "features some significant Mellotron meanderings and amazingly eccentric lyrics".<ref name=circus1976/>

*''2112'' was included in [[IGN]]'s list "10 Classic Prog Rock Albums".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/28/10-classic-prog-rock-albums?page=2 |title=10 Classic Prog Rock Albums, page 2 |website=IGN |date=28 August 2008 |access-date=30 July 2012 |archive-date=25 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725152159/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/28/10-classic-prog-rock-albums?page=2 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*In a reader's poll held by ''[[Rolling Stone magazine|Rolling Stone]]'', it placed second on the list of favourite Prog Rock albums.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-your-favorite-prog-rock-albums-of-all-time-20120725/2-rush-2112-0423628 |title=Readers' Poll: Your Favorite Prog Rock Albums of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=30 July 2012 |archive-date=8 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008035236/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-your-favorite-prog-rock-albums-of-all-time-20120725/2-rush-2112-0423628 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[AllMusic]]'s Greg Prato (4.5 out of 5): "1976's ''2112'' proved to be their much sought-after commercial breakthrough and remains one of their most popular albums."<ref name=allmusic />

The [[Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada]], a non-profit Canadian charitable organization dedicated to promoting the preservation of Canada's audio-visual heritage, has sponsored MasterWorks, which annually recognizes twelve culturally significant Canadian classics from the film, radio, TV and music industries. In 2006, ''2112'' was one of the albums chosen to be preserved.

In 2018, the album won the [[Polaris Music Prize|Polaris Heritage Prize]] Audience Award in the 1976–1985 category.<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/rush_alanis_morissette_kid_koala_among_polaris_heritage_prize_winners "Rush, Alanis Morissette, Kid Koala Among Polaris Heritage Prize Winners"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104134348/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/rush_alanis_morissette_kid_koala_among_polaris_heritage_prize_winners |date=4 November 2018}}. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', 23 October 2018.</ref>

''[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]'' included the album on their list of the "Top 100 '70s Rock Albums".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/70s-rock-albums/|title=Top 100 '70s Rock Albums|first=Ultimate Classic Rock|last=Staff|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|access-date=16 August 2019|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116164140/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/70s-rock-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Prog (magazine)|Prog]]'' readers voted ''2112'' the 15th best progressive rock album of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-100-greatest-prog-albums-of-all-time-20-1 |title=The 100 Greatest Prog Albums of All Time: 20-1 &#124; Louder |date=6 August 2014 |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016223739/https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-100-greatest-prog-albums-of-all-time-20-1 |url-status=live}}</ref>

''2112'' is the tenth favorite album of [[Megadeth]] co-founder and frontman [[David Mustaine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/dave-mustaine-megadeth-favourite-albums-interview/11/|title=Th1rt3en Best: Dave Mustaine Of Megadeth's Favourite Albums|website=[[The Quietus]]|access-date=January 24, 2025}}</ref>