Which Hemisphere do you prefer?

[savagegrace26]

http://jamesostafford.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/rush-hemispheres-gatefold.jpg Edited December 16, 2014 by savagegrace26

[Bigbobby10]

1. Dionysian

2. Prelude or The Sphere

[Bigbobby10]

or all the parts (but i had to choose)

[Lorraine]

I love the musical intro and that alone would have been enough to label the song epic. Alex's guitar starting at 1:18 always makes my eyes tear up.

 

Dionysus and Cygnus (the latter, for anyone around and old enough back then, is a real "wow man" moment :laughing guy: .)

Edited December 16, 2014 by Lorraine

[EagleMoon]

The entire thing as a whole is perfect. What is the point in breaking it into parts?

[savagegrace26]

The entire thing as a whole is perfect. What is the point in breaking it into parts?

 

Why don't you ask the band why they did that?

 

They should've just called the entire song THE SPHERE

Edited December 16, 2014 by savagegrace26

[EagleMoon]

The entire thing as a whole is perfect. What is the point in breaking it into parts?

 

Why don't you ask the band why they did that?

 

They should've just called the entire song THE SPHERE

 

That's not the point. I was asking why we had to prefer one part or the other. The entire song is one epic. We don't have to dissect everything.

[Disk98]

I guess I'd say Prelude. But the song still blows.

[savagegrace26]

The entire thing as a whole is perfect. What is the point in breaking it into parts?

 

Why don't you ask the band why they did that?

 

They should've just called the entire song THE SPHERE

 

That's not the point. I was asking why we had to prefer one part or the other. The entire song is one epic. We don't have to dissect everything.

 

You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. Just like no one has to answer your question.

 

Why don't you lie in the street and protest this thread?

[EagleMoon]

The entire thing as a whole is perfect. What is the point in breaking it into parts?

 

Why don't you ask the band why they did that?

 

They should've just called the entire song THE SPHERE

 

That's not the point. I was asking why we had to prefer one part or the other. The entire song is one epic. We don't have to dissect everything.

 

You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. Just like no one has to answer your question.

 

Why don't you lie in the street and protest this thread?

 

But you did.

[savagegrace26]

The entire thing as a whole is perfect. What is the point in breaking it into parts?

 

Why don't you ask the band why they did that?

 

They should've just called the entire song THE SPHERE

 

That's not the point. I was asking why we had to prefer one part or the other. The entire song is one epic. We don't have to dissect everything.

 

You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. Just like no one has to answer your question.

 

Why don't you lie in the street and protest this thread?

 

But you did.

 

But I didn't have to.

[Lorraine]

I guess I'd say Prelude. But the song still blows.

 

:sarcastic:

[savagegrace26]

I guess I'd say Prelude. But the song still blows.

 

Should I add an option that says "everything before the *ding*"?

[Lorraine]

I guess I'd say Prelude. But the song still blows.

 

Should I add an option that says "everything before the *ding*"?

That's right. He said the song went down hill after that ding.

[EagleMoon]

I guess I'd say Prelude. But the song still blows.

 

Should I add an option that says "everything before the *ding*"?

 

Or everything before and after the ding.

[savagegrace26]

I guess I'd say Prelude. But the song still blows.

 

Should I add an option that says "everything before the *ding*"?

 

Or everything before and after the ding.

 

I updated it.

[EagleMoon]

I guess I'd say Prelude. But the song still blows.

 

Should I add an option that says "everything before the *ding*"?

 

Or everything before and after the ding.

 

I updated it.

 

Forgot after the ding.

[Lorraine]

I like the big gong at the end of the song too.

 

Hemispheres has everything. :)

[savagegrace26]

I like the big gong at the end of the song too.

 

Hemispheres has everything. :)

 

it doesn't have bats

 

http://a.abcnews.com/images/Technology/GTY_swarm_of_bats_BE9805-001_jt_131124_16x9_992.jpg

[Lorraine]

Are you sure? Maybe if we fine-comb the lyrics we can find a cryptic reference to bats. :)

 

But that was very funny. Thank you for the laugh.

Edited December 16, 2014 by Lorraine

[savagegrace26]

Are you sure? Maybe if we fine-comb the lyrics we can find a cryptic reference to bats.

 

Geddy sounds like a bat in some parts

 

http://apps.npr.org/bats/

[tx_rush]

Im assuming "Armageddon - The Battle of Heart and Mind" starts around 9 minutes? after the "hearts of men despaired".

[Geddy's Soul Patch]

Dionysian, Cygnus: Bringer of Balance (the real meat of the song IMO, although I obviously love it as a whole)

[driven_to_xanadu]

Around Part IV-Part V is where it really becomes an awesome song to me..The prelude is way overrated, in fact the whole first half of this song isn't all that interesting to me.

 

My favorite moment of course:

 

Looking down from Olympus

On a world of doubt and fear

Its surface splintered

Into sorry Hemispheres

 

 

:geddy:

[YYZumbi]

The entire thing as a whole is perfect. What is the point in breaking it into parts?

 

I agree with this.

 

Its the whole song that is the masterpiece, not parts of it!