Hold Your Fire Rush

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  • Release Date: 06/03/1997
  • Original Release: 1987
  • Sales Rank: 10,592
  • Label: ISLAND / MERCURY
  • UPC: 731453463622

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Hold Your Fire

1LISTENForce Ten 4:31
2LISTENTime Stand Still 5:09
3LISTENOpen Secrets 5:38
4LISTENSecond Nature 4:36
5LISTENPrime Mover 5:19
6LISTENLock and Key 5:09
7LISTENMission 5:16
8LISTENTurn the Page 4:55
9LISTENTai Shan 4:15
10LISTENHigh Water 5:33

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Hold Your Fire is an album in the purest sense; infinitely greater than the sum of its parts, it gradually draws in the listener by slowly revealing its nuances and secrets. While the use of keyboards is still overwhelming at times, Geddy Lee employs lush textures which, when coupled with a greater rhythmic and melodic presence from guitarist Alex Lifeson, results in a far warmer sound than in recent efforts. Of course, drummer Neil Peart is as inventive and exciting as ever, while his lyrics focus on the various elements (earth, air, water, fire) for much of the album. Opener "Force Ten" is the band's most immediate number in years, and other early favorites such as "Time Stand Still" and "Turn the Page" soon give way to the darker mysteries of "Prime Mover" and "Tai Shan." The multifaceted "Lock and Key" is quintessential Rush, and sets the stage for the album's climax with the sheer beauty of "Mission." As was the case with 1976's 2112 and 1981's Moving Pictures, Rush always seem to produce some of their best work at the end of each four-album cycle, and Hold Your Fire is no exception. Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide

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Fire Was Lit At The Perfect Timeby Anonymous

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August 20, 2009: Personally I thought Rush released Hold Your Fire at the perfect time in 1987.This album has some good memories of songs like"Force Ten","Time Stand Still","Mission"and "Prime Mover"."Tai Shan and"High Water" show Geddy's strong synthesizer work.The songs "Second Nature" and "Lock and Key"send good messages."Open Secrets"and"Turn the Page"are okay,but I don't like em'that much.Overall a pretty good album at the rank of 92.9.

I Also Recommend: Gold, Toys in the Attic.

Excellentby Anonymous

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January 28, 2003: Hold Your Fire is an excellent album by any standard. Although it is the height of Rush's keyboard era, the keyboards complement the music in a way that is lacking on more recent efforts (Test for Echo, Vapor Trails). The lyrics have much depth that will keep you thinking long after the last track stops playing. I would highly recommend this album to anyone. And to those who think keyboards make it bad, I quote a Rush lyric: "All this machinery making modern music can still be open hearted, Not so coldly charted; It's really just a question of your honesty, yea, your honesty".


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