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Created on: 21 Apr 2010
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A group for all fans of this 1978 masterpiece of an album by canadian progressive rock trio Rush.


Hemispheres is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1978. The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales.

This album continues Rush's trend of using the fantasy and science fiction lyrics written by Neil Peart. Similar to their 1976 release, 2112, Hemispheres contains a single, epic song broken into chapters as the first half of the album ("Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres") while the second half contains two more conventionally-executed tracks ("Circumstances", "The Trees"), then is rounded out by the nine-and-a-half-minute instrumental, "La Villa Strangiato".

The album contains examples of Rush's adherence to progressive rock standards including the use of epic, multi-movement song structures, complex rhythms and time signatures, and flexible guitar solos, like those found in "La Villa Strangiato".

Hemispheres was Rush's fourth consecutive Gold album upon release in 1978 and would subsequently go Platinum in the US.

Side one

"Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres" – 18:08 on CD/18:07 on vinyl

* I: "Prelude" - (0:00/0:00)
* II: "Apollo" Bringer of Wisdom – (4:29/4:30)
* III: "Dionysus" Bringer of Love – (6:59/7:00)
* IV: "Armageddon" The Battle of Heart and Mind – (09:05/09:06)
* V: "Cygnus" Bringer of Balance – (12:00/11:58)
* VI: "The Sphere" A Kind of Dream – (17:02/16:58)

Side two

1. "Circumstances" – 3:41/3:42
2. "The Trees" – 4:46/4:46
3. "La Villa Strangiato (An Exercise in Self-Indulgence)" – 9:35/9:36
* I: "Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds!" - (0:00)
* II: "To sleep, perchance to dream..." - (0:27)
* III: "Strangiato theme" - (2:00)
* IV: "A Lerxst in Wonderland" - (3:16)
* V: "Monsters!" - (5:49)
* VI: "The Ghost of the Aragon" - (6:10)
* VII: "Danforth and Pape" - (6:45)
* VIII: "The Waltz of the Shreves" - (7:26)
* IX: "Never turn your back on a Monster!" - (7:52)
* X: "Monsters! (Reprise)" - (8:03)
* XI: "Strangiato theme (Reprise)" - (8:17)
* XII: "A Farewell to Things" - (9:20)

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  • lonelyfurrow

    Just became member 51. Saying hello to all the RUSH fans. New album soon.

    March 2012

  • JMFG2112

    Just bought it in BestBuy last week! ;)

    October 2011

  • KeIemvor

    Their best album, without a doubt!

    October 2011

  • Mr_Pascualus

    outstanding album!

    October 2011

  • rareblood

    any rush fan is a friend of mine. cheers, bro. Hey there, panacea, nice to see ya here.

    November 2010

  • Panecea

    <------- Hemi Girl

    September 2010
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