all , ▁especially ▁in ▁' La ▁Villa ▁Str ang i ato ', ▁L if es on , ▁Pe art ▁and ▁Lee ▁prove ▁themselves ▁master s ▁of ▁every ▁power - tri o ▁convention . ▁In ▁fact , ▁these ▁guys ▁have ▁the ▁ch ops ▁and ▁drive ▁to ▁break ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁largely ▁artificial ▁bounds ▁of ▁the ▁format , ▁and ▁they ▁constantly ▁threaten ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁but ▁never ▁quite ▁manage ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁review ▁for ▁All Music , ▁Greg ▁Pr ato ▁fav ou rab ly ▁compared ▁the ▁album ▁to ▁the ▁band ' s ▁previous ▁work , ▁" Wh ile ▁the ▁story ▁line ▁isn ' t ▁as ▁compreh ens ible ▁as ▁" 2 1 1 2 " ▁was , ▁it ' s ▁much ▁more ▁consistent ▁mus ically , ▁tw isting ▁and ▁turning ▁through ▁five ▁different ▁sections ▁which ▁contrast ▁heavy ▁rock ▁sections ▁against ▁more ▁sed ate ▁pieces ." ▁ ▁Pop Mat ters ▁ranked ▁Hem is pher es ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁best ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁album ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁Tour ▁R ush ▁supported ▁Hem is pher es ▁with ▁a ▁concert ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁US , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁Europe ▁between ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁Canadian ▁leg ▁included ▁three ▁sold ▁out ▁shows ▁at ▁Map le ▁Le af ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁Toronto ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁Canadian ▁attend ance ▁record . ▁ ▁Re issues ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Person nel ▁Cred its ▁are ▁adapted ▁from ▁the ▁album '