Rush - Hemispheres (Vinyl)

Description

Hemispheres was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales and mixed at Trident Studios in London in 1978. It was the last of two albums the band recorded in the U.K. before returning to Canada. The record explores the political, social economic, and sci-fi themes prevalent on their early work, continuing the saga of “Cygnus” from A Farewell To Kings. Similar to 2112, Hemispheres features a single, epic song broken into chapters as the first side of the album (“Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres”). The album also features the instrumental, “La Villa Strangiato.” According to Geddy, the song was based on Alex’s frequent nightmares: “Alex doesn’t really call them nightmares. They’re just strange dreams. He’s plagued with them and he drives us crazy by calling us up all the time to tell us about them until we just say ‘Stop, you’re giving me a headache.'”