Rush

Hemispheres

Discography Diaries #3: Rush
Album #6: Hemispheres
Genre: Progressive Rock, Hard Rock,
Date: 19/07/2020
Time: 11:10AM

[Update: It grew on me a fair amount]

It's time to take a look at the 6th album from Rush, Hemispheres. I see no reason not to enjoy this project at all as I pretty much liked most of the albums that I've heard in my dive through Rush's discography and this one is one of their most critically acclaimed among fans and critics alike so that should be a good sign. While I do ... read more

★★★☆☆

"Larger than life, proggier than most."

I should like Rush, and for some of their albums, I legitimately do. Power Windows is a staple of my childhood as it is one of my father’s favourite records, and so is it mine.

"Hemispheres" sees Rush at their most musically daring yet. The opener, "Hemispheres", a eighteen minutes mammoth of a song sets the tone for the rest of the album. You see, the issue though, is that the title track is only a ... read more

I appreciate this record for keeping the jerk-off rock life support machinery working throughout the late 70s and for reminding us that if we get tired of eating up prog with milk tea and Yorkshire puddings, we don't immediately have to travel to France or Italy. Beyond that, this is simply an above average Rush album- great riffs, solid post-Yes prog compositions, Hellenic-mythology-meets-Star-Trek aesthetics, and um... Geddy Lee's singing.

Wow, I didn't like this one at all, very strange. I really enjoyed Moving Pictures and 2112 when I heard them (the only two Rush album I've heard before this one), so I was, reasonably, expecting this one to be great as well. Well, that's absolutely not the case here. But not a whole lot. Like, out of the four songs I only enjoyed the closer fully. Which was very unexpected. I suppose, I can't enjoy everything. Shame.

My main problem with this album is that it kinda goes nowhere for the ... read more