Rush - Hemispheres (1978)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Lyrics written by Neil Peart, music composed by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, except "La Villa Strangiato" written by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart.
Side one
1. "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres"
I. "Prelude"
II. "Apollo (Bringer of Wisdom)"
III. "Dionysus (Bringer of Love)"
IV. "Armageddon (The Battle of Heart and Mind)"
V. "Cygnus (Bringer of Balance)"
VI. "The Sphere (A Kind of Dream)"
18:08 4:29
2:30
2:06
2:56
5:01
1:06
Side two
2. "Circumstances" 3:42
3. "The Trees" 4:46
4. "La Villa Strangiato (An Exercise in Self-Indulgence)"
I. "Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds!"
II. "To Sleep, Perchance to Dream..."
III. "Strangiato Theme"
IV. "A Lerxst in Wonderland"
V. "Monsters!"
VI. "The Ghost of the Aragon"
VII. "Danforth and Pape"
VIII. "The Waltz of the Shreves"
IX. "Never Turn Your Back on a Monster!"
X. "Monsters! (Reprise)"
XI. "Strangiato Theme (Reprise)"
XII. "A Farewell to Things"
Alex Lifeson – 6- and 12-string electric and acoustic guitars, classical guitar, Roland guitar synthesizer, Moog Taurus pedals
Neil Peart – drums, orchestra bells, bell tree, tympani, gong, cowbells, temple blocks, wind chimes, crotales
Geddy Lee – bass guitar, Minimoog synthesizer, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, Moog Taurus pedals, vocals
Hemispheres is the sixth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in October 1978 by Anthem Records. After touring to support the band's previous release, A Farewell to Kings, during which the group gained popularity in the UK, Rush started work on its next album. As with the band's previous studio album, Hemispheres was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire and Trident Studios in London with longtime engineer and arranger, Terry Brown. Rush continued its progressive rock sound with the side-long "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres" and the nine-minute instrumental "La Villa Strangiato."
