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Rush's Hemispheres makes list of prog rock masterpieces

Tue, Jul 26, 2011@4:54PM | comments removed/disabled

Prog rock legends Yes are hitting the Red Rocks Amphitheater tonight and to celebrate the occasion today's edition of The Denver Post's Reverb Magazine posted their list of the 11 most influential prog rock records. Coming in at #10 was Rush's Hemispheres and here's what they said about the album:

Many may argue that the Canadian trio’s 1976 LP “2112″ should be on this list, but for my money, “Hemispheres” (released two years later), trumps that LP. Here, they reach their prog pinnacle via the dizzying, side-long space epic “Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres” as well as with the sheer virtuosity displayed in the instrumental “La Villa Strangiato.” Plus, I dare you to find a better song about a forest in turmoil than “The Trees.”

The article also includes a photo gallery which includes several great photos of Rush's last appearance at Red Rocks.

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