Hemispheres is a Rock album by Rush, originally released in 1978. On Gatefold: 179 pressings tracked, owned by 75 collectors.
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This album is Mastered for iTunes. While the pop success of 1980's <i>Permanent Waves</i> made Rush a fixture on the hard rock scene, 1978's <i>Hemispheres</i> did much to establish its credentials among the prog-rock crowd. Featuring just four songs of great conceptual thrust and virtuoso musicianship, <i>Hemispheres</i> is not an album to be taken casually or lightly. It demands serious concentration. The eighteen-minute opening track, "Cygnus X-1 Book 2 Hemispheres," cut into five concrete sections (six, if Apollo and Dionysus are taken separately), delves heavily into the tug of war between reason and emotion, and musically tugs at various dissonant factors, as Geddy Lee's familiar shriek must overcome the torrent of guitar riffs and chords from Alex Lifeson and the never-let-up percussion of drummer Neil Peart. "Circumstances" and "The Trees" are closer to conventional rockers, yet with much more serious philosophical concerns than your average hard rock. "La Villa Strangiato" is a multi-parted instrumental overture that never shies from attempting an extra flourish in the effort to out-duel whatever its perceived instrumental competition might be.
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Tracklist
Side B
- B1Circumstances3:42
- B2The Trees4:46
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- dense
- triumphant
- cerebral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alex LifesonACOUSTIC GUITAR , ELECTRIC GUITAR , CLASSICAL GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR , SYNTHESIZER ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR , CLASSICAL GUITAR, GUITAR SYNTHESIZER , PEDALBOARD
- Geddy LeeBASS GUITAR, SYNTH , OTHER , VOCALS BASS GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER , VOCALS BASS GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER , EFFECTS , VOCALS
- Neil PeartDRUMS DRUMS, BELL TREE, GONG, COWBELL, TEMPLE BLOCK, WIND CHIMES, CROTALES, BELLS DRUMS, BELLS , BELL TREE, TIMPANI, GONG, COWBELL, TEMPLE BLOCK, WIND CHIMES, CROTALES
- Tony GeraniosGUITAR, SYNTHESIZER
75 collectors on Gatefold own this · 179 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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