S1E22 Rush "Hold Your Fire" Side A
S1E22 Rush "Hold Your Fire" Side A  
Podcast: Backtracking
Published On: Wed May 22 2024
Description: Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs. For our first season, we've selected none other than legendary Canadian power trio Rush. A memo to a higher office? An open letter to the powers that be? To a God, a king, a head of state? Backtracking’s email would be: backtrackingrox@gmail.com. LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:Rush “Hold Your Fire” CHAPTERS: 0:00: As cold as Steve Inskeep. 0:09: Hold your scripted open. 3:00: Don’t pass over this dinner! (SFX: rimshot) 4:28: Personal history, and an Ode to Mssrs. Carney and Chase. 9:47: The Basics of “Hold Your Fire” 14:16: In praise of Peter Collins and the gosh done gear. 19:22: Syme gilds the rose? Or buries the lede? Or blows it? 27:44: Side A, Track One: “Force Ten” 37:55: Side A, Track Two: “Time Stand Still” 57:26: Side A, Track Three: “Open Secrets” 1:03:09: Side A, Track Four: “Second Nature” 1:11:07: Side A, Track Five: “Prime Mover” 1:17:46: It’s so long it’s like time is standing still. ERA CHEAT SHEET PLAYLISTS:Bell Bottoms 1974 - 1976Space Kimonos 1977 - 1981Skinny Ties 1982 - 1987Black Tees 1989 - 1997In the End 2002 Onward SOCIALS: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox