Hold Your Fire (studio album) by Rush
Top albums of 1987 (Rush bestography
Hold Your Fire is ranked 15th best out of 37 albums by Rush on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Rush is Moving Pictures which is ranked number 162 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,392.
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Hold Your Fire track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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100/100  | 44 hours ago |  nextorgd | | 85/100 |
85/100 | 03/01/2025 01:28 | ekingshill | | 74/100 |
75/100 | 11/28/2024 21:42 |  slatsheit | | 81/100 |
80/100 | 10/31/2024 16:34 | Banner | | 80/100 |
50/100 | 05/22/2024 04:46 | Proto | | 35/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.8/100, a mean average of 68.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.0.
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doombringer 02/23/2024 13:53
Well , tastes are different . I personally like this album a lot . (Just a thought : Is there a bad Rzsh album at all ?)
Not my favorite one , but it has some brilliant moments . ''Force Ten'' and ''Time stands still'' . This album deserves more credit. Give it a try.
I haven't listened to this album in ages, like years! I have it on in the background now and forgotten what a great album it is. I don't find it too synth heavy as I know some do. In fact I like the synths and bear in mind Rush were using a Moog way back in Farewell to Kings and 2112 days, admittedly more for sound effects. Parts of this album take me back to Grace Under Pressure, particularly 'Open Secrets'. Personal favourite has to be 'Turn the Page'.
TheDude85 06/03/2021 18:15
A bit too much pop for me.
llibnanoon 05/17/2020 21:39
Not a very good album.
Fischman 12/14/2016 22:27
Many complain about this album being to synth-heavy, something that would usually turn me off as well, but I find this to be a horribly underrated album. Rush proves they can make great music no matter what sound and mood they use. The first 8 cuts are all positively stellar. Geddy again shows brilliance in bass, especially on 'Turn the Page.'
It's Power Windows Mark II, which is not a bad thing at all. This used to be my favorite Rush album, but I can't overlook the mid-tempo mediocrity of songs like "Prime Mover" and "High Water". The songs can get a little samey on this album until you listen to them enough.
With that said, "Force Ten" is a driving rocker with great bass and drums. A suiting opener. "Time Stand Still" isn't as bad as some people say - I like the duet a lot. "Lock and Key" is probably my favorite Rush song. It goes through numerous phases and is just packed with power. The synth opening is just perfect, and the guitar solo is appropriately climactic. It's kind of an irrational favorite of mine, but I just feel the song "works" on every level. I'd change nothing about it.
"Mission" is packed with emotion and is a sign of what was to come on Presto. "Turn the Page" is a fun bass workout.
Force Ten, Mission and Tai Shan were the best.
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