ah yes, hemispheres. a half-forgettable album with exactly four songs on it that somehow inspires no end of "no true scotsman" arguing between men with black t-shirts and unkempt ponytails. some consider this to be the last gasp of rush's "pure prog era". which raises the question, of course, of whether or not that's actually a bad thing.

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It's time for a big first -- Here's a Rush album that both J. and Chris think is pretty friggin' good! It's concise, energetic, and contains several songs that are less than five minutes long (which is pretty rare for the Boyz From Toronto™).

Join us as we talk "A Farewell to Kings", Rednex (for some reason), and the debut of a new gimmick, "Reading Shit From Songfacts Dot Com". Stick around for the moment where J. breaks Chris's heart in a discussion of the philosophical content of "Closer to the Heart"

Couple points of order:

#1) We've been giving out a bad email address on the show. Because we rule. The correct address to reach us is leavethatthingalonepodcast@gmail.com

#2) J. promises to never drink something labelled "Triple IPA" during a recording session ever again. In his own words, "Whoo. That's rough."