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HEMISPHERES

Rush

 

Heavy Prog

4.38 | 2703 ratings

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el_böthy
4 stars Rush third (really) progressive album brings us 4 songs, one epic suite two short songs and one instrumental suite. Hemisphere would be Rush´s last ´70 album and also the last of this "progressive" period (not to say that later on they wouldn´t be prog anymore, but this three, 2112, Farewell to kings and this one are Rush´s most progressive realeases). Latter on they would come up with a new sound and a new direction in their songs (which in my opinion suits them best) with the albums Permanent Waves and the masterpiece: Moving Pictures. But many consider this one also as a masterpiece, many even say it´s better than Moving Pictures...I don´t. I find this album to be good, very good actually...but not quite there with Pictures...

Cignus x-1 Book, also known as Hemisphere is the epic suite from this album. A favorite of the masses (prog masses) I find it to be the track I like the least from this album, it´s good...but it doesn´t do it as an looong epic...I find some parts repetetive and some other kinda weak...and the ending is...not my cup of tea...

Circumstances, this is one of the two short songs. This one I like, it has intrincated riffs...and even some french. It´s a great rocker and...I like it

The Trees...this is my favorite track from this album. I love the acoustic classical guitar at the begining of the song. The song has got some great melodys and one of Pearts best lyrics in my opinion (even thought he dislikes them a bit heheeh). I really, really like this song...a lot!!!

La Villa Strangiato is the instrumental from this album. Rush´s instrumentals are superb and this is not the exception. It´s really great how it builds up. Lifeson is great here, althought I don´t consider his solo here to be as good as some say it is...it´s good, but nothing else. Still this song is great with great riffs and time changes.

All in all this is a great album, not a masterpiece...no...not only because the "weakness" of the epic (which again, can be just me ) but also becuase the album lacks that thing that makes an excellent album a masterpiece. It doesn´t flow. I don´t know if Cygnus is that good of an opener and the same goes for La Villa, which is trully great...but it´s not a great closer...know what I mean?...hope you do

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