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''Hemispheres'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1978. The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales and mixed at Trident Studios in London.〔(Cygnus-X1.Net - A Tribute to Rush )〕 It was the last of two albums they would record in the United Kingdom before returning to their homes in Canada. ==Overview== Following themes going back to Rush's second album, ''Fly by Night'', on ''Hemispheres'' lyricist Neil Peart continues to heavily use fantasy and science fiction motifs. Similar to their 1976 release, ''2112'', ''Hemispheres'' contains a single song separated into chapters as the first side of the album ("Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres") while the second half contains two more conventional tracks, "Circumstances" and "The Trees", as well the nine-and-a-half-minute instrumental, "La Villa Strangiato". According to Peart, the band spent more time recording "La Villa Strangiato" than they did recording the entire ''Fly by Night'' album.〔(Cygnus-X1.Net - A Tribute to Rush )〕〔 〕 The album contains examples of Rush's adherence to progressive rock standards including the use of fantasy lyrics, multi-movement song structures, and complex rhythms and time signatures. In the 2010 documentary film ''Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage'', the band members comment that the stress of recording ''Hemispheres'' was a major factor in their decision to start moving away from suites and long-form pieces in their songwriting. That change in philosophy would manifest itself in the band's next album, the considerably more accessible ''Permanent Waves''. The band's seventh album would mark their commercial success, paving the way for the multi-platinum ''Moving Pictures''. For a short period of time, the album was available in Canada also as a red vinyl LP in a gatefold sleeve with poster (catalogue number SANR-1-1015), and as a limited edition picture disc (catalogue number SRP-1300), both of which have become much sought-after collector's items. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hemispheres (Rush album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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