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Rush
"Hemispheres"
© Mercury Records
Year of Release: 1978
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track listing
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Cygnus X-1Book II Hemispheres
Circumstances
The Trees
La Villa Strangia
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Rush
"Hemispheres"
Rush's Hemispheres is another look at the concept of Rock Operas. "Circumstances" was the song I remembered, as it was the flip side
of their hit "Spirit Of Radio" (from Permanent Waves, released 2 years later, and would be Rush's next album after Hemispheres).
Just as their 1976 epic 2112, there are long minute compositions here, as these are the standouts for this album. With that, it makes Rush one
of the best bands for the "Rock Opera" concept, likewise this album ventures into the style of Progressive Rock.
"Cygnus X-1 Book II Hemispheres" is a near 19-minute Rock Opera classic, mixing 5 songs into one: "Prelude," "Apollo/Dionysys,"
"Armageddon," "Cygnus," "The Sphere." "The Trees" is near 5 minutes, and it is another concept track. "La Villa Strangiato" really gets
the heads up -- Not only does it have it's Rush qualities in Rock and Progressive, but it is almost Jazz-like as well.
The Rock Opera concept seems to fit Rush well. Albums such as Hemispheres and 2112 presents Rush as the ultimate concept band.
The songs may be long, but they show how talented they are, by combining different songs into one. Most FM stations probably never played the long-minute
songs of Rush; probably only on underground radio, where those kinds of stations can basically play anything they wanted, no matter what the time length.
Nowadays, with the internet radio stations, program directors of these stations can easily place these long songs of Rush into their playlists, and let
their audiences enjoy it. For any rock fan, Hemispheres is a great album to listen to, and experiment in how the musicianship of Rush truly
stands out. As they are definitely a great band of musical theory. Rush truly is a great band, and deserved to be in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
(inducted in 2013), and from their homeland Canada (inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, in 1994).
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