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Rush Hemispheres 1978 ALW[

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Artist ........ Rush
Album ......... Hemispheres
Ripper ........ nickman
Release Date... Dec-28-2003
Quality ....... VBR / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
Grabber ....... EAC
Encoder ....... Lame



Birth Information



While such albums as 1980's Permanent Waves and 1981's
Moving Pictures are usually considered Rush's
masterpieces (and with good reason), 1978's
Hemispheres is just as deserving. Maybe the fact that
the album consists of only four compositions (half are
lengthy pieces) was a bit too intimidating for some,
but the near 20-minute long "Cygnus X-1 Book II -
Hemispheres" is arguably the band's finest extended
track. While the storyline isn't as comprehensible as
"2112" was, it's much more consistent musically,
twisting and turning through five different sections
which contrast heavy rock sections against more sedate
pieces. Neil Peart had become one of rock's most
accomplished lyricists by this point, as evidenced by
"The Trees," which deals with racism and inequality in
a unique way (set in a forest!). And as always, the
trio prove to be experts at their instruments, this
time on the complex instrumental, "La Villa
Strangiato." Geddy Lee's shrieking vocals on the
otherwise solid "Circumstances" may border on the
irritating, but Hemispheres remains one of Rush's
greatest releases.



Life Span



01 Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres I. Prelude II. 18:08
02 Circumstances 03:45
03 The Trees 04:45
04 La Villa Strangiato 09:35

Total Album Time: 36:13 min

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