Hemispheres
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October 1978 |
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4th |
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Terry Brown and Rush |
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Hemispheres is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush . It was released in 1978 under the Mercury Records label.
Style and songs
With Hemispheres , Rush continued the musical direction they had taken with A Farewell to Kings , although the album had a somewhat harder and even more progressive style, especially when it came to the complexity of the songs (unusual time signature, use of something unusual in rock Instruments etc.). Bassist Geddy Lee increasingly used synthesizers , and drummer Neil Peart experimented - even more than on the previous album - with various percussion elements, such as the cowbell (particularly noticeable in the song The Trees ).
With the song Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres , the Cygnus series, which had started on the album A Farewell to Kings with Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage , was completed. It's also the third (and so far last) Rush song to take up a full page of the LP . In the part Cygnus Bringer of Balance there are also some musical elements from Cygnus X-1, Book I: The Voyager .
Circumstances is a pretty short song that is more like hard rock . Geddy Lee's basslines and the instrumental part are striking here, in which synthesizers are increasingly used and the electric bass is almost completely dispensed with.
The Trees begins, like the song A Farewell to Kings , with an acoustic guitar part. Also noteworthy is the instrumental section, in which synthesizers and percussion elements are used.
The last song, La Villa Strangiato , is an instrumental . Divided into twelve parts, it primarily reflects the technical skills of the band members. The song is considered one of their best works by many Rush fans.
reception
In June 2015 the renowned trade journal Rolling Stone voted the album at number 11 of the 50 best progressive rock albums of all time .
Track list
- Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres - 18:08
- Prelude - 4:29
- Apollo: Bringer of Wisdom
- Dionysus: Bringer of Love - 4:36
- Armageddon: The Battle of Heart and Mind - 2:55
- Cygnus: The Bringer of Balance - 5:02
- The Sphere: A Kind of Dream - 1:10
- Circumstances - 3:45
- The Trees - 4:45
- La Villa Strangiato - 9:34 am
- I. Buenos Nochas, My Froinds! (0: 00-0: 27)
- II. To sleep, perchance to dream ... (0: 27–2: 00)
- III. Strangiato theme (2: 00-3: 16)
- IV. A Lerxst in Wonderland (3: 16–5: 48) (Lerxst is the nickname of guitarist Alex Lifeson )
- V. Monsters! (5: 48–6: 10)
- VI. The Ghost of the Aragon (6: 10-6: 45)
- VII. Danforth and Pape (6: 45-7: 25)
- VIII. The Waltz of the Shreves (7: 25–7: 51)
- IX. Never turn your back on a monster! (7: 51-8: 03)
- X. Monsters! (Recapitulation) (8: 03-8: 17)
- XI. Strangiato theme (recapitulation) (8: 17-9: 19)
- XII. A Farewell To Things (9: 20-9: 34)
occupation
- Geddy Lee - electric bass, vocals, synthesizer, bass pedals
- Alex Lifeson - 6- and 12-string electric guitars, acoustic guitar, bass pedals
- Neil Peart - drums, percussion
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Dan Epstein: 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time - Rush, 'Hemispheres' (1978). In: Rolling Stone . Wenner Media, June 17, 2015, accessed on September 23, 2015 .