Cygnus X-1 series

Rush's Cygnus X-1 Duology consists of Book I: The Voyage and Book II: Hemispheres. Book I is the last song on the A Farewell to Kings album, while Book II is the first song on Hemispheres. Book I clocks in at ten minutes and twenty-five seconds (10:25), and Book II is eighteen minutes and four seconds (18:04). In the constellation of Cygnus lies a mysterious black hole that is simply titled "Cygnus X-1" (Cygnus X-1 is believed to be an actual bla... more
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