Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres (track)
by Rush
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Year: 1978
From the album Hemispheres (track #1)
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Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- Hemispheres (track #1) (this album) (1978)
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| 4 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 81,047 | 71/100 | |
| 01/20/2026 16:18 | steve397 | 5,175 | 74/100 | |
| 08/22/2025 15:04 | machiaj | 9,085 | 74/100 | |
| 08/16/2025 03:02 |  ExTeaSea | 12,480 | 85/100 | |
| 07/02/2025 21:49 |  Squonk007 | 3,260 | 73/100 |
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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.
Jboy56 01/06/2022 12:53 | #278744
87/100
Fischman 01/17/2017 16:56 | #183006
Quite an accomplishment, this full side of prog rock/metal carrying a challenging story.
AAL2014 07/03/2016 19:52 | #170427
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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