Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres (track) by Rush

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Year: 1978
From the album Hemispheres (track #1)


Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- Hemispheres (track #1) (this album) (1978)
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.2/100, a mean average of 84.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.2.
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A very good track if it were around 8 minutes. However, it is 10 minutes longer. This makes it very repetitive which is a shame.

87/100

Quite an accomplishment, this full side of prog rock/metal carrying a challenging story.

An epic ride. Whether the length of the track is too much or not, it's an amazing arrangement from Lee, Lifeson, and Peart.
This gets a bit boring, doesn't it?
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