HEMISPHERES

An awesome unity of form and content. Rush had the guts and conviction to put out an epic on a Nietszchean theme, without fear of alienating the great unwashed. Stylistic and technical pretensions (White/Bruford, Hackett/Holdsworth, Squire) are buried beneath a unity of purpose and theme which manages to incorporate spacey avant garde classical strings, booming bass pedals, screaming leads, screaming vocals, as well as a cosy feeling that all is well with the world. An amazing achievement. The unashamed soundtrack of my youth. Thank you Rush!