Every Rush Song

La Villa Strangiato

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How much can you analyze a song with no lyrics? In this episode, we cover the first instrumental Rush recorded, “La Villa Strangiato” from the Hemispheres album.

La Villa Strangiato
  • How often is Tim Right?
  • “An Exercise in Self-Indulgence?”
  • An instrumental from 1978’s Hemispheres album
  • Several time signature changes
  • Remember “Powerhouse” by Raymond Scott from the Looney Tunes cartoons?
  • Rush did the right thing!
  • Tim details the 12 segments
  • How do you pronounce “Kubla Khan?”
  • Geddy, Neil, and Alex’s nicknames
  • La Villa Strangiato trivia
  • What does Geddy Lee sing at the end of “La Villa Strangiato” on Exit Stage, Left?
  • How often did Tim use Neil’s ride cymbal pattern in our bands?
  • What happens when Tim’s Bluetooth runs out of juice?

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    Every Rush SongBy Shayne Seymour, Tim McCommas, Jay Ray
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