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Hemispheres (Rush Album)
''Hemispheres'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian rock music, rock band Rush (band), Rush, released on October 24, 1978, by Anthem Records. It reached No. 14 in Canada and the UK, and No. 47 in the US. The album was a steady seller in the group's catalogue, and was certified RIAA certification, platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling one million copies 15 years later. After a particularly exhausting tour supporting ''A Farewell to Kings'' to capitalise on their growing fanbase, Rush had a dedicated rest period. They returned to Rockfield Studios in Wales to record a follow-up album but had no preconceived ideas, and spent two weeks writing and arranging new material with some difficulty over its direction. It is the final Rush album to feature a side-long track; the 18-minute opener "Cygnus X-1 (song series)#Book II: Hemispheres, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres" concludes the story initially left as a cliffhanger on ''A Farewell to Kings'', and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rush (band)
Rush was a Canadian rock music, rock band formed in Toronto in 1968 that consisted primarily of Geddy Lee (vocals, bass, keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitars) and Neil Peart (drums, percussion). The band's original line-up consisted of Lifeson, drummer John Rutsey, and bassist and vocalist Jeff Jones (bassist), Jeff Jones, whom Lee immediately replaced. After Lee joined, the band went through a few line-up changes before arriving at its classic power trio line-up with the addition of Peart in July 1974, who replaced Rutsey four months after the release of their Rush (Rush album), self-titled debut album; this line-up remained unchanged for the remainder of the band's career. Rush first achieved moderate success with their second album, ''Fly by Night (album), Fly by Night'' (1975). The commercial failure of their next album ''Caress of Steel'', released seven months after ''Fly by Night'', resulted in the band nearly getting dropped from their then-record label Mercury Records. Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliffhanger
A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious situation, facing a difficult dilemma or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction or before a commercial break in a television programme. A cliffhanger is intended to incentivize the audience to return to see how the characters resolve the dilemma. Some serials end with the caveat, "To Be Continued" or "The End?" In serial films and Television show, television series, the following episode sometimes begins with a recap sequence. Cliffhangers were used as literary devices in several works of the Middle Ages with ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ending on a cliffhanger each night. Cliffhangers appeared as an element of the Victorian era serial novel that emerged in the 1840s, with many associating the form with Charles Dickens, a pioneer of the serial publication of narrative fiction.Grossman, Jonathan H. (2012). ''Charles Dick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trident Studios
Trident Studios was a British recording facility, located at 17 St Anne's Court in London's Soho district between 1968 and 1981. It was constructed in 1967 by Norman Sheffield, drummer of the 1960s group the Hunters, and his brother Barry Sheffield. " My Name is Jack" by Manfred Mann was recorded at Trident in March 1968, and helped launch the studio's reputation. Later that year, the Beatles recorded their song "Hey Jude" there and part of their self-titled double album (also known as the "White Album"). Other well-known albums and songs recorded at Trident include Elton John's eponymous second album, including the single " Your Song", David Bowie's '' The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'', Lou Reed's ''Transformer'', Carly Simon's '' No Secrets'', and Queen's albums ''Queen'', ''Queen II'', '' Sheer Heart Attack'' and '' A Night at the Opera''. Other artists recorded at Trident included the Bee Gees, Chris de Burgh, Frank Zappa, Genesis, Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes (band)
Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. Comprising List of Yes band members, 20 full-time musicians over their career, their most notable members include lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarists Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin, drummers Bill Bruford and Alan White (Yes drummer), Alan White, and keyboardists Tony Kaye (musician), Tony Kaye and Rick Wakeman. The band have explored several musical styles and are often regarded as progressive rock pioneers. Since February 2023, the band's line-up consists of Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, bassist Billy Sherwood, singer Jon Davison, and drummer Jay Schellen. Founded by Anderson, Squire, Bruford, Kaye, and guitarist Peter Banks, Yes began performing a mix of original songs and covers of Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, Blues, blues, and Jazz, jazz songs, as showcased on their first two albums, ''Yes (Yes album), Yes'' (1969) and ''Time and a Word'' (1970). A change of direction in 1970 after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fitzrovia
Fitzrovia ( ) is a district of central London, England, near the West End. Its eastern part is in the London Borough of Camden, and the western in the City of Westminster. It has its roots in the Manor of Tottenham Court, and was urbanised in the 18th century. Its name was coined in the late 1930s by Tom Driberg. It is characterised by its mixed-use of residential, business, retail, education and healthcare, with no single activity dominating. The once bohemian area was home to writers such as Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw and Arthur Rimbaud. In 2016, ''The Sunday Times'' named it the best place to live in London. Geography Fitzrovia has never been an administrative unit, so has never had formal boundaries applied, but the local streets' somewhat gridlike pattern has lent itself to informal quadrangular definitions, with Euston Road to the north, Oxford Street to the south and Great Portland Street to the west. Some take Tottenham Court Road as the eastern bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2112 (album)
''2112'' (pronounced "twenty-one twelve") is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in March 1976 by Mercury Records."Mercury Releases Two," ''Record World'', March 20, 1976, p. 61. It reached No. 5 in Canada and became the band's commercial breakthrough in America, peaking at No. 61. The band was in financial hardship due to the disappointing sales of 1975's '' Caress of Steel'', which also got an unfavourable critical reception and a decline in attendance at its shows. Mercury, their international label, considered dropping them but granted one more album following negotiations with manager Ray Danniels. Rush were pressured to deliver more commercial material but decided to continue developing its progressive rock direction they had explored on ''Caress of Steel'' and made the 20-minute futuristic science-fiction title track occupy side one of ''2112'' with a collection of shorter songs on side two that display their hard rock roots. ''2112'' was relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire
Rockfield may refer to several places: United Kingdom * Rockfield, Highland, Scotland * Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales ** home of Rockfield Studios * Rockfield, Swansea, Swansea, Wales * Rockfield, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland United States * Rockfield, Indiana * Rockfield, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Rockfield, Wisconsin Rockfield was a hamlet that was annexed by the Village of Germantown in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. History A post office called Rockfield was established in 1876, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1997. ... {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee Weinrib (; born Gary Lee Weinrib, July 29, 1953) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Rock music, rock band Rush (band), Rush. Lee joined the band in September 1968 at the request of his childhood friend Alex Lifeson, replacing original bassist and frontman Jeff Jones (bassist), Jeff Jones. Lee's solo effort, ''My Favourite Headache'', was released in 2000. Lee's style, technique, and skill on the bass have inspired many rock musicians such as Cliff Burton of Metallica; Steve Harris (musician), Steve Harris of Iron Maiden; John Myung of Dream Theater; Les Claypool of Primus (band), Primus; Steve Di Giorgio of Sadus, Death (metal band), Death and Testament (band), Testament; and Tim Commerford of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. Along with his Rush bandmates – guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer Neil Peart – Lee was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on May 9, 1996. The trio was the first rock band to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South East Wales, south east of Wales. It borders Powys to the north; the English counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire to the north and east; the Severn Estuary to the south, and Torfaen, Newport, Wales, Newport and Blaenau Gwent to the west. The largest town is Abergavenny, and the administrative centre is Usk. The county is administered by Monmouthshire County Council. It sends two directly-elected members to the Senedd at Cardiff and one elected member to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK parliament at Westminster. The county name is identical to that of the Monmouthshire (historic), historic county, of which the current local authority covers the eastern three-fifths. Between 1974 and 1996, the county was known as Gwent (county), Gwent, recalling Kingdom of Gwent, the medieval kingdom which covered a similar area. The present county was formed under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closer To The Heart
"Closer to the Heart" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released in November 1977 as the lead single from their fifth studio album ''A Farewell to Kings''. It was the first Rush song to feature a non-member as a songwriter in Peter Talbot, a friend of drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. It was Rush's first hit single in the United Kingdom, reaching number 36 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1978. It also peaked at number 45 in Canada and number 76 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on March 28, 2010. ''Cash Box'' called it a "strong song" and said that it is "very like a Led Zeppelin number in terms of structure, timbres, and the role of the lead vocalist." ''Record World'' called it a "stately rocker with a strong vocal." A live version of the song was released as a single in 1981 as the lead single from their live album, '' Exit...Stage Left''; this version peaked at number 69 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before And After (Rush Song)
"Before"/"After", stylized on the sleeve's tracklisting as "Before" and "After", is a two-piece suite by Canadian rock band Rush. With John Rutsey as drummer, the suite was composed by bassist and lead vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson and penned by Lee. It is the seventh track on the band's 1974 self-titled debut album, released by Moon Records. ''Thrillist'' ranked the suite the 35th best all-time Rush song in 2019, while ''Ultimate Classic Rock'' placed it 129th in 2018. Retrospective journalists described "Before" and "After"s song structure as an indicator of Rush's output following the first album, where Neil Peart was drummer and the prominent lyricist. "Before" is an acoustic guitar-driven folk instrumental ballad that gradually builds up then abruptly goes into "After". The second movement is a much more aggressive hard rock power ballad featuring the heavy metal boogie rock style and relationship subject matter of the album's other tracks. Background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suite (music)
A suite, in Western classical music, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral/concert band pieces. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes; and grew in scope so that by the early 17th century it comprised up to five dances, sometimes with a Prelude (music), prelude. The separate Movement (music), movements were often thematically and tonally linked. The term can also be used to refer to similar forms in other musical traditions, such as the Ottoman Classical Music, Turkish fasıl and the Arab music, Arab nuubaat. In the Baroque music, Baroque era, the suite was an important musical form, also known as ''Suite de danses'', ''Ordre'' (the term favored by François Couperin), ''Partita'', or ''Ouverture'' (after the theatrical "overture" which often included a series of dances) as with the orchestral suites of Christoph Graupner, Georg Philipp Telemann, Telemann and Johann Sebastian Bach, J.S. Bach. During the 18th century, the suite fell out of fav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
