Hold Your Fire [Remaster] - Rush (CD 1997)

(Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and they do not constitute the essence of this review. Lastly and most importantly, this review is not necessarily written by the point of view of a Rush fan.) Overall Score: 2/5 (strong) Best song: Time Stands Still Worst song: High Water Review Body: Rush is on autopilot, and who wants to listen to an album that was made on autopilot? I sure don't! So, I'm.

Note: This review is part of a re-writing process I'm going through on my earlier Rush entries. Some of them clearly needed a little more polish so I felt obligated to do so. Rather than delete the original and re-submit a new review, I felt it best to simply modify the original and add a notification of the updated review in PTiemann's Notification System. Thanks for reading... ... A new sound. Their sound. That's how Rush was describing Hold Your Fire when it was released back in 1987. For the past 15 years since Rush, the Canadian Power Trio began releasing studio albums, they had allowed..

Hold Your Fire is at the far end of the musical spectrum from 2112. The instruments are all balanced; the layering is thick and rich and the mood of the album is mellow, almost at peace with itself. But the messages are raging in their intensity. There s not a single weak song and all have a unique personality. This is also the only Rush album featuring an outside vocalist that I m aware of, and it is a testament to their confidence as musicians that Rush was willing to invite an outsider into their fold. I ve heard many a mean critique of this album, but none, in my mind, are accurate. Most..

It's hard to believe that a band like Rush could release an album more experimental and more controversial than any of their previous records. However, any respectable Rush fan knows that the band likes to push the envelope and 1987's "Hold Your Fire" is a clear example of how far they are willing to push it. Interestingly enough, way back in '87, this Canadien power trio referred to the music on this album as being "their sound." And while it was a new and fresh sound for the band, a lot of longtime fans didn't buy into it at the time. Nevertheless, it was pretty evident that the band really.