Rush

Artist:  Rush
Origin:  Willowdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Original line-up:

Alex Lifeson:  Guitars, Synthesizer Bass, Backing Vocals
Jeff Jones:   Bass, Lead Vocals, Keyboards
John Rutsey:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals 

Classic line-up:

Alex Lifeson:  Guitars, Synthesizer Bass, Backing Vocals
Geddy Lee:  Bass, Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Neil Peart:  Drums, Percussion

Rush is a Canadian Progressive Rock Band from Willowdale, Toronto, Ontario, formed in 1968, the original line-up by Alex Lifeson (Guitar), Jeff Jones (Bass, Lead Vocals) and John Rutsey (Drums).  After several line-up, the band is composed of Alex Lifeson (Guitar), Geddy Lee (Bass, Lead Vocals) and Neil Peart (Drums).  Rush has sold 25 million units in the United States and 40 million units worldwide as of 2004.  The band has been awarded 24 Gold, 14 Platinum, and 3 Multi-Platinum Albums, and has received and won several Juno Awards, was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame in 1994, and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.  Rush plans to stop touring at the end of 2015.

Title:   Hemispheres (40th Anniversary 2 CD Deluxe Edition)  (2018)
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Label:  Anthem/Mercury Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Original Album:

 1.  Cygnus X-1 Book II:  Hemispheres  (18:09)
 2.  Circumstances  (3:44)
 3.  The Trees  (4:44)
 4.  La Villa Strangiato  (9:37)

Disc 2:  Live At Pinkpop Festival:  June 4, 1979:

 1.  A Passage To Bangkok  (4:03)
 2.  Xanadu  (12:32)
 3.  The Trees  (5:10)
 4.  Cygnus X-1:  Book II Hemispheres - The Sphere (A Kind Of Dream)  (0:54)
 5.  Closer To The Heart   (3:16)
 6.  La Villa Strangiato  (11:22)
 7.  In The Mood  (2:37)
 8.  Drum Solo  (7:31)
 9.  Something For Nothing  (4:21)
10. 2112  (19:46)

Personnel:

Alex Lifeson:  6 & 12-Strings Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Classical Guitar, Roland Guitar Synthesizer Moog, Taurus Pedals
Geddy Lee:   Bass, Lead Vocals, Minimoog Synthesizer, Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer, Taurus Pedals
Neil Peart:  Drums, Orchestra Bells, Bell Tree, Tympani, Gong, Cowbells, Temple Blocks, Wind Chimes, Crotales

Hemispheres is the 40th Anniversary 2 CD Deluxe Edition by Rush, originally released on October 29, 1978 by Anthem, remastered and reissued on November 16, 2018 by Anthem/Mercury Records, include Bonus Tracks unreleased Live Performances from Pinkpop Festival Holland 1979 and Tucson, Arizona 1978 with new artwork.