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TexasKing
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Topic: Clash of Rush epics: Xanadu or Hemispheres? Posted: November 08 2017 at 10:43 |
Xanadu all the way. It's musically an interesting epic song from beginning to end, while beginning of Hemispheres is great, after first 4 minutes the song goes into repetition and becomes dull.
Your pick?
Edited by TexasKing - November 08 2017 at 10:44
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Jeffro
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Posted: November 08 2017 at 11:02 |
Hemispheres today but I love both.
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: November 08 2017 at 11:13 |
Xanadu is very cool but I consider Hemispheres to be Rush's best epic...
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Squonk19
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Posted: November 08 2017 at 12:00 |
Xanadu - in a league of it's own. Prefer Hemispheres to Cygnus X1 - so I treat them as separate entities despite the narrative link and the mid-track reprise in the latter. "...Apollo was astonished..." Not 'arf!
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Posted: November 08 2017 at 12:06 |
Both again.
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Posted: November 08 2017 at 16:00 |
XANADU but,... HEMISPHERES is very close !
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verslibre
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Posted: November 08 2017 at 16:58 |
I like both.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: November 08 2017 at 17:03 |
Hemispheres for me if only for the eerie "ghost" section towards the end.
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Posted: November 08 2017 at 20:36 |
Hemispheres is lousy. Xanadu is a lot of fun.
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Dellinger
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Posted: November 08 2017 at 21:33 |
Xanadu for me too. Hemisphere is good and all, but I guess in the end it IS too long for it's own good... or at least for my own enjoyment.
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Jeffro
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Posted: November 09 2017 at 05:31 |
Jeffro wrote:
Hemispheres today but I love both. |
Xanadu today. What will it be tomorrow?
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Posted: November 09 2017 at 05:49 |
Love both, but it is Xanadu hands down.
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Posted: November 09 2017 at 08:16 |
Love both (especially that outro in Xanadu), but Hemispheres gets the nod.
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Blacksword
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Posted: November 09 2017 at 08:31 |
Xanadu, although I prefer the version on ESL.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: November 09 2017 at 09:48 |
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Posted: November 09 2017 at 09:57 |
Both are awesome...but I prefer Hemispheres
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Posted: November 09 2017 at 10:01 |
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Wanorak
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Posted: November 09 2017 at 10:43 |
Xanadu.
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Jeffro
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Posted: November 09 2017 at 11:31 |
Blacksword wrote:
Xanadu, although I prefer the version on ESL. |
I used to. I got ESL before I got Kings so the ESL version is the one I cut my teeth on. When I finally got Kings, I thought the studio version sounded odd but it grew on me and now it's the one I prefer
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Blacksword
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Posted: November 09 2017 at 12:33 |
Jeffro wrote:
Blacksword wrote:
Xanadu, although I prefer the version on ESL. |
I used to. I got ESL before I got Kings so the ESL version is the one I cut my teeth on. When I finally got Kings, I thought the studio version sounded odd but it grew on me and now it's the one I prefer | I heard ESL first too, and the studio version is excellent, but I prefer the production and Geddy's voice on the live version.
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