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Points: 65782 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 12 2010 at 04:11
no the two albums sound miles apart to me, despite the obvious connection;  Kings is good but Hem is otherworldly, probably their finest moment
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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 12 2010 at 04:46
The albums ae related on a number of levels. The obvious link is Cygnus, but both albums reflect the spirit of the band at the time. I've heard Geddy Lee say they were all reading alot of sci-fi at the time, and this was reflected in the conceptual and 'proggy' approach to their song writing that spanned these two albums. I like both, pretty much equally, although Hemispheres has slightly better production...and Lees keyboards are slightly more in tune...
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Points: 363 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 13 2010 at 19:27
These two albums marked the great starting of Rush climax, even it's too difficult to decide I guess Hemispheres would be the best
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Points: 377 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 13 2010 at 20:26
Both are my favorite Rush albums and I really like the Cygnus duology.
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Both recorded at Rockfield.. Damp, cold and mouldy if i remember right!! Farewell to kings has a special place for me when it first came out in my early -mid teens; more focused, more energy..we sat around going 'will this blow Zepplin out the sky???'.. Hemispheres is great but there are a few cracks there.. not in the playing of course (as tight as ever) and 'the Trees' is the best  but you can feel the hyper- ness of being tired, slightly tense from exhaustion and a little vague in direction and material. don't quote me but i think this is what they alude to on the new film/DVD.. and out of this came the tighter but more relaxed, focused 'permanent waves'... what a band!!! They just make me grin all the time when i listen to 'em!!

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Points: 10964 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2010 at 20:23
arent both albums related (lyrically and musically?)

btw love both albums, particularly AFTK (my second Rush album after Moving Pictures)
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2010 at 20:37
Aw to heck with them both.  Let's just go and move some pictures.
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Points: 23 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2010 at 22:01
I swear a few months ago I listened to the albums on one cd and it was wonderful. Its like an ultimate rush album that way.
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Points: 65782 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2010 at 22:43
Originally posted by Cosmiclawnmower Cosmiclawnmower wrote:

.. Hemispheres is great but there are a few cracks there.. not in the playing of course (as tight as ever) and 'the Trees' is the best  but you can feel the hyper- ness of being tired, slightly tense from exhaustion and a little vague in direction and material. don't quote me but i think this is what they alude to on the new film/DVD.. and out of this came the tighter but more relaxed, focused 'permanent waves'... what a band!!! They just make me grin all the time when i listen to 'em!!


that's interesting, maybe it's that tension that I like .. and I agree PW is one of the greats, an almost perfect record
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