 | Rush Hold Your Fire
3.4
great
| Ranking: #75 for 1987 | |
| |
| | Full Review | Ratings (864) |
Give your Rating |
| 4.0 excellent | TheBumbino | February 9th 09 |
Although overlooked by many I consider Hold Your Fire a hidden gem among the 80-90's era of rush i never really liked anything of there's from that period but it's slowly grown on me.
Definitly one of the better although usually overlooked rush albums and a step up from signals especially in the guitar department
2 Bumps | Bump |
| 0.0 | AngryChristian | August 1st 16 |
What does this album have going for it? The lyrics are actually pretty good. Other than that, it's 50 minutes of the most over produced, generic chord progressions, lifeless songwriting, bass lines and riffs that go nowhere, forgettable synths and lazy vocals. Rush messed up on this one. They were so restrained that they forgot to be good. It is quite possibly the most boring album I have ever heard. At least BOTDF actually has energy. I love Rush, but c'mon. This album is easily their worst. And it's pretty overlong, too.
1 Bumps | Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | Staker | November 24th 10 |
Excellent songs on this one. It is easiest to list the weaker songs - High Water and Open Secrets - because all the others are just so good.
1 Bumps | Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | CrazyFool84 | November 19th 08 |
This is possibly one of Rush's top five records, and definitely a standout amongst their 80's archive. There is a bit more experimentation here, but it fits the bands sound tremendously. Though there is an 80's presence throughout the record, it somehow seems to transcend the general cheesey quality of the eras music and really makes it work for them. This album seems to be greatly over-looked when people look for new Rush albums to check out amongst their vast array...this one should definitely not be missed.
1 Bumps | Bump |
| 4.5 superb | SuzyC | February 8th 22 |
Another example of how something I liked as a teenager became something I adore as a mature adult.
Bump |
| 3.0 good | Deadwing2112 | April 1st 20 |
Hold Your Fire is aptly titled for a record released by a power trio forgetting it was a power trio. The MTV video for Time Stand Stills (witness the carnage on Youtube if you must) personifies this album perfectly. Fortunately in this record's aftermath, the band members have an epiphany to reconsider its addiction to synthesizers.
Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | StonesDoorsSabbath | October 24th 18 |
I quite like this period of Rush. More concise songwriting, and Geddy is just killing it on the bass on tracks like "Force Ten," and "Turn The Page." "Time Stand Still" is probably Rush's best pop moment, unless "Limelight" is to be considered a pop song.
Bump |
| 3.5 great | EcoChocolatacchi | May 7th 15 |
The "imma listen to this in my sleep" Rush album. Great set of songs, just that production is so artificial it demands no attention from my ears. This isn't like Signals dream sequence-like melodies, this is more like melodrama heard miles away.
Bump |
| 2.5 average | DoggerDog39 | January 8th 13 |
Gone is Rush's former "umph," where we had beat-driven tracks, heavily guitar-laden tracks, or where lyrical content was contemplative. Granted, "Tai Shan" has a nice atmosphere to it, but the rest of the album feels like standard 80s synth-rock to me with nothing special.
Bump |
| 1.5 very poor | sideburndude | August 29th 12 |
A terrible album from the world's greatest band.
Bump |
| 3.5 great | LokitheTrickster | October 25th 11 |
At first, I didn't like some of the album, but the lyrics won me over gradually. The last two songs in particular are quite good, particularly Tai Shan, which is absolutely beautiful. Listening to that song makes one feel like they are one with nature almost. The rest of the album deals with sensations and feelings, which I was unprepared for, but I liked it overall.
Bump |
| 5.0 classic | manicYYZ | December 12th 06 |
From Force Ten right down to High Water, this album is one of my favourites. If I could choose just one Rush album to live off of, this one would be it. That goes without saying.
Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | fenman | March 15th 24 |
| 3.0 good | random | December 15th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Timmy | January 13th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | foxxxy | December 2nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | mrManxxx | November 15th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | ztetter | October 14th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 9th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chippe | May 9th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Brabiz | March 31st 22 |
| 3.0 good | tellah | January 15th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Schnuu | August 16th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Mitch | May 13th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | April 5th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Rick64 | March 5th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Juuso | February 7th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Basina | December 26th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Jrzg85 | December 18th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Veldin | December 8th 20 |
| 1.0 awful | GamamJ | October 31st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Uzumaki | October 14th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Wj2006 | September 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | EoinCofa | November 19th 19 |
| 3.5 great | ElioG | November 18th 19 |
| 2.5 average | pannini | September 14th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | josh | June 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | qyxxxyq | April 9th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | bobby72 | March 6th 19 |
| 3.0 good | KGB777 | October 6th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Snuron | August 18th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | May 12th 18 |
| 3.5 great | ElSomni | February 20th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Bulgaro | December 23rd 17 |
| 3.0 good | RAGG | December 2nd 17 |
| 3.5 great | solrage | November 25th 17 |
| 3.5 great | deslad | September 19th 17 |
| 3.0 good | gilly | July 24th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Fenix | May 16th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | igi78 | April 17th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | acepc | February 11th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | chape | December 3rd 16 |
| 3.5 great | Skrymir | November 20th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | colen | November 20th 16 |
| 3.5 great | valis61 | November 14th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | amhc | November 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | RouJe | November 7th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | natbar | October 30th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | disguy | October 14th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | cahz | October 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | xfactor | October 9th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | kiz1988 | October 6th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | KarlPG | August 17th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Xinlo | July 21st 16 |
| 2.5 average | Ianman | June 14th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Retter | March 2nd 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Gore | February 9th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | cnrk | February 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | akosto | January 8th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Pavera | September 21st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Krvst | August 29th 15 |
| 3.5 great | manu8a | August 11th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Mitial | July 24th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | daberu | April 14th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sebe | December 31st 14 |
| 3.5 great | Lodger | December 15th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Beats59 | November 1st 14 |
| 3.0 good | DrDom | October 24th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | AWOL3 | October 19th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Titan | October 15th 14 |
| 3.0 good | facupm | October 10th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | ragz06 | October 8th 14 |
| 3.0 good | ariich | October 5th 14 |
| 3.0 good | manosg EMERITUS | October 2nd 14 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | September 15th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Alifib | September 12th 14 |
| 3.0 good | aoon | August 26th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dran0n | July 28th 14 |
| 2.5 average | akimbo | May 19th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kris/KJ | April 26th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lilt98 | April 20th 14 |
| 2.5 average | slackr | April 5th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | RAM89 | April 1st 14 |
| 4.5 superb | kef7 | February 22nd 14 |
| 5.0 classic | f1gt | February 22nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | bysnow | December 25th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nitrogen | December 21st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nadin3 | November 30th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | fuzzbox | October 1st 13 |
| 4.5 superb | rrodjf | September 26th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | linterc | September 12th 13 |
| 2.5 average | tlhk | September 9th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Smial | September 4th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | zscruff | August 26th 13 |
| 3.5 great | alvahe | August 15th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | maplin | July 24th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Kalhur | June 28th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Craner | June 28th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hsur | May 31st 13 |
| 4.5 superb | atob | May 27th 13 |
| 3.5 great | SmersH | March 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | JS19 | February 3rd 13 |
| 2.5 average | Lenix | December 31st 12 |
| 3.0 good | Hoppip | December 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | igorvt | December 21st 12 |
| 3.5 great | nicowyp | December 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | W3bsurf | November 8th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Age43 | October 25th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | salnak | October 11th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bozo39 | October 8th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | floyd62 | September 22nd 12 |
| 3.0 good | t67 | September 20th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | gravy64 | September 11th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Vyndax | September 1st 12 |
| 5.0 classic | KILL11 | August 12th 12 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | August 2nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Cru | July 7th 12 |
| 3.5 great | mho | July 6th 12 |
| 2.5 average | tmage | June 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | LAD | March 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Host78 | March 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | narpet | December 25th 11 |
| 2.5 average | 4Train | November 30th 11 |
| 3.5 great | GROK | November 9th 11 |
| 3.5 great | jg777 | November 4th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Phate72 | September 25th 11 |
| 3.5 great | zacab | August 22nd 11 |
| 3.5 great | SWORD | August 2nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Totes | July 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | true | July 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | telex | June 29th 11 |
| 3.5 great | War | June 27th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | TheJBL | June 12th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | BigHans | April 26th 11 |
| 3.0 good | TVhead | March 26th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | cb123 | March 22nd 11 |
| 2.5 average | Ricpru | February 19th 11 |
| 3.5 great | mcchub | February 14th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Lakes2 | February 13th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | joejjc | January 18th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | sonic3 | January 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | TanMan | December 10th 10 |
| 2.5 average | wrax | November 20th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Ire | November 12th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Nach0 | August 28th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Zoso4 | July 31st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | KILL | July 8th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Jumaos | April 25th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Dev518 | February 26th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | ferrum | November 16th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Splatch | October 13th 09 |
| 2.5 average | diddy | August 10th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Boaz | May 1st 09 |
| 3.5 great | Gbhill | April 11th 09 |
| 3.5 great | jomyers | December 29th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Henry8 | December 25th 08 |
| 3.5 great | cpd38 | September 5th 07 |
| 2.0 poor | jk2two | September 5th 07 |
| 5.0 classic | Chris K | December 28th 05 |
| |
Give Your Opinion on Hold Your Fire
|
