If you look...he's playing the ride wen it flicks to Geddy. A show of hands is heavily edited with clips from separate nights not just the one and some times random to the part there playing..which is why Alex's guitar keeps changing from black and white in overture and in turn the page, twice in the spirit of radio they show you a chorus clip before there on the chorus (a far away shot of Geddy clapping) also in turn the page there's a point were Geddy is shown playing bass when there is non!
@canyousmellicansmell Yeah, back then when they recorded live shows, they edited their footage extensively with "ghost clips" as I like to call them. Not sure exactly why they did this. They still do it today for some recordings, but it's much more subtle.
@ShowgunSam TBH I haven’t really noticed any since ASOH and it makes for better watching, have you noticed on grace under pressure the end of distant early warning is from a total different show? Ah well still Awesome!
@LOLKloklok Not only that....The jack hammer at the start and finish sounds different here than in the actual live album. I ought to know, I've drummed to this song many times thru the years. I never cared for the studio version. Anyway it's a kick ass tune.
@LOLKloklok Not only that....The jack hammer at the start and finish sounds different here than in the actual live album. I ought to know, I've drummed to this song many times thru the years. I never cared for the studio version. Anyway it's a kick ass tune.
@LOLKloklok Not only that....The jack hammer at the start and finish sounds different here than in the actual live album. I ought to know, I've drummed to this song many times thru the years. I never cared for the studio version. Anyway it's a kick ass tune.
I started to LOVE rush when i was only about 5 i am 14 now and i still love them and i never have any plans on changing that i dont listen to ANYTHING else. Geddy Lee is my version of God
That's Aimee Mann laughing @0:11. She went on to sing lead for Till Tuesday, a band which should never, ever have stopped playing great songs. I don't even see her in this video, tho.......?
One of the better songs on HYF (my favorite anyway) but Rupert Hine said it best when he asked, "Why is the last remaining power trios on the planet smothered in keyboards?"
@deckskater Keyboards, Neurotica - Keyboards, You Bet Your Life - Keyboards. I found that line from him to be hysterical since every song he did with them had keyboards layered all over them lol. Everything he does has keyboards in their songs...The Fixx, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks, Howard Jones, Saga, Thompson Twins, Suzanne Vega.
@PurdueRules15 Because they recently finished their two-year-straight Time Machine Tour and they had to take a break. Poor Geddy's voice was thrashed by the last leg of that tour (as with most who sing at the level he does). The recording is finished and final touches are being added to Clockwork Angels. Expect it to be out by spring.
One of the greatest opening songs of all time. This tour was just magical for me. Love Hold Your Fire and Rush! They absolutely have mastered their craft, they write brilliant songs, and Alex is still my fave guitar player ever.
total musicians. Terrific mastery of the instruments that relay their well written lyricism. Thanks tothe uploaders; I got to listen to them alot of times, but never seen them perform until youtube.
das war der erste Song meines ersten großen Live-Konzerts, 1985, Stuttgart, Schleyer-Halle. Ich war 14! Hat mich weggeblasen! Love it! Rush Forever!!!
Amazing synthscapes, symphonic guitars and rhythms... I love this era of Rush, they really took the next step with electronics, media, and experimenting with combining mulitple genres of music in a complex, yet accessible way. It's frustrating to see Geddy hidden behind the 80's rack of keyboards, but realistically, you have to acknowledge where he was as a musician and songwriter. He was the guy who wanted to do things that others couldn't do. It had to happen that way. Mad respect.
Incredibly groovy bassline! It still remains a mystery to me how he can sing like that simultaneously... I guess it's the result of having nothing else to do :-)
Thats not cool dude. The real thing is way worth buying. It's so cheap on the internet you would have to be a total asshole not to buy it. Unless of course you don't like this concert that much in the first place.
It IS, but I can't afford to purchase every single album Rush has with my own money, (I'm 15) so unless I want to sit on my computer for 30 hours, my only real option is to download them and listen to them at my leisure.
1 dollar a song is not cheap, it builds up. Every rush song = hundreds of dollars. and Rush is not the ONLY band I like you know.
I don't consider myself an asshole... I simply can't afford to buy all the stuff my favorite bands crank out.
A "double bass thump thump"??! That's freaking epic. Just so ya know, it's called a sequence and geddy triggers it with his foot via midi. Love the name though.
That's funny because I've heard Geddy say at one point they tried more heavy metal in the 70s. But for sure, All of their songs are progressive. Progressive rock is the greatest.
Hey this is something people confuse all the time. In the 70's, what RUSH played was considered heavy metal. (Like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, ETC.] Today metal is something different and we now place them under a different genre. But yeah, now you know :]
Hey this is something people confuse all the time. In the 70's, what RUSH played was considered heavy metal. (Like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, ETC.] Today metal is something different and we now place them under a different genre. But yeah, now you know :]
when hold your fire was being produced it only had 9 songsthat was written for the album, the SRO management went too the guys and said write another song.they only had a few days to come up with lyrics,and music hence the song title FORCE TEN quoted form Geddy, and Alex during an interview befor the album come out.
1987 was a good year, Hold Your Fire was released and I was born. While the bulk of the album is great, this song has always stood out as particularly brilliant.
Unfortunately this song is also brutal on bass. Alot of it is relatively simple, but nailing those chords in the main rhythm with the speed and consistency of Geddy is damn hard.
Hold your fire is a good album. You would think they would add it to the radio. But no! It's sad! All you hear is that stupid song "Love Story". Oh wow Taylor Swift! Bleh! And what about those classic rock stations. They add only 4 of Rush songs while they have a whole library of songs. It ticks me off.......
Loved this album. Amy Mann from 'Til Tuesday on vocal accompaniment...perfect match for Gedster's voice! The older fans really despised this album for some reason yet, the turnout for the tour was "sold out" almost every venue..go figure!
@jonny7789 Problem is, music is falling further and further away from the quality of Rush with each passing year - not closer. Give Rock another 100 years and it will just be melodic farting.
This is the best album opener they have ever done. Not Tom Sawyer, not Distant Early Warning, Test for Echo, Dreamline, Animate, Far Cry, One Little Victory, NONE of the other album openers can compare to the energy in this song.
Oh yeah. Silly me, you got me there! Yeah, I know what you mean, it's filled with so much power. Hold Your Fire is a really good album. As soon as you hear that bass line on Force Ten, you're thinking, "Wow, good as ever"
For those (including you) who apparently can't remember the album openers: Finding My Way, Anthem, Bastille Day, 2112, A Farewell to Kings, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, The Spirit of Radio, Tom Sawyer, Subdivisions, Distant Early Warning, The Big Money, Force Ten, Show Don't Tell, Dreamline, Animate, Test For Echo, One Little Victory and Far Cry.
If you don't like me thinking that Force Ten beats them all, too bad.
Yeah, um, when I was writing the comment I was listening to Xanadu at the time, so...
And who says that I haven't researched enough information on RUSH? I basically have all of their albums, then again, that doesn't exactly prove anything, but still, don't judge someone by a single comment.
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well your a fucking idiot then how the fuck was i supposed to know that?
...and you didnt prove anything at all you fuckin retard you said something and then contradicted your own self by saying oh well i have all the albums, but that doesnt prove anything either
so, therefore, i can in fact judge you on that single comment
...so are you done arguing with me yet? cause so far its like me 3 and you zip.
WOW!! pause at 4:11 u can see Geddys pedals. idk how he dose it, play the bass, the synth including the pedals and sing...if i were up ther id be like 0_0 wtf?!?!
It's really cool--at 1:13 when Geddy sings the line "attack the day like birds of prey" he seems to personify a bird of prey to me. =) Just a Random Observation.
Wickedest band ever!!!!!
gilky1a 2 weeks ago
Just because this song isn't featured in a video game doesn't mean it can't be popular. It seems like all people listen to is music that is "popular"
TheProgGuy 3 weeks ago
If you look...he's playing the ride wen it flicks to Geddy. A show of hands is heavily edited with clips from separate nights not just the one and some times random to the part there playing..which is why Alex's guitar keeps changing from black and white in overture and in turn the page, twice in the spirit of radio they show you a chorus clip before there on the chorus (a far away shot of Geddy clapping) also in turn the page there's a point were Geddy is shown playing bass when there is non!
canyousmellicansmell 1 month ago
@canyousmellicansmell Yeah, back then when they recorded live shows, they edited their footage extensively with "ghost clips" as I like to call them. Not sure exactly why they did this. They still do it today for some recordings, but it's much more subtle.
ShowgunSam 2 weeks ago
@ShowgunSam TBH I haven’t really noticed any since ASOH and it makes for better watching, have you noticed on grace under pressure the end of distant early warning is from a total different show? Ah well still Awesome!
canyousmellicansmell 2 weeks ago
Is it me or it looks like Neil is using his High Hat but it sounds like a Ride?
LOLKloklok 2 months ago
@LOLKloklok Hey! I was thinking the same thing!
biggestplanefan 1 month ago
@LOLKloklok Not only that....The jack hammer at the start and finish sounds different here than in the actual live album. I ought to know, I've drummed to this song many times thru the years. I never cared for the studio version. Anyway it's a kick ass tune.
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@LOLKloklok Not only that....The jack hammer at the start and finish sounds different here than in the actual live album. I ought to know, I've drummed to this song many times thru the years. I never cared for the studio version. Anyway it's a kick ass tune.
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@LOLKloklok Not only that....The jack hammer at the start and finish sounds different here than in the actual live album. I ought to know, I've drummed to this song many times thru the years. I never cared for the studio version. Anyway it's a kick ass tune.
yocuzz100 1 month ago
Great running song right here, as many Rush songs are
TWern9 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
@21Rushisaband12 idek but ur wrong...srry bro
littledrummerman100 3 months ago
how come at 1:45 it shows neil on the high-hat but i hear a ride cymbal?
21Rushisaband12 3 months ago
I started to LOVE rush when i was only about 5 i am 14 now and i still love them and i never have any plans on changing that i dont listen to ANYTHING else. Geddy Lee is my version of God
ismellikefeets 5 months ago
not a single dislike :) love this song, RUSH, and the cool animation!
infinitefrontiers 6 months ago
Rush any 1979
jamessara100 6 months ago
Rush - Force Ten
jamessara100 6 months ago
great Rush tune, what a talented band
balancepiston 6 months ago in playlist rock
what kind of bass is he using?
That punchy tone, wow!
CircusEnvy23 7 months ago
@CircusEnvy23 I think that's his Wal bass.
Andrewoid95 6 months ago
@CircusEnvy23 its a Wal MK 1. RUSH!
astrophysics123 3 months ago
@CircusEnvy23 Wal Mk1, he used it on power windows, hold your fire and presto, i believe he used an MK2 on roll the bones
21Rushisaband12 3 months ago
1:23 neil swiss watch?
cosmonauta00 7 months ago
Chord at 1:22,reminds me of the police walking on the moon.
enos218 9 months ago 3
Love that song ! epic bass line !
dom43G 10 months ago 2
i love rush but they messed this song up somehow in this concert
this is one of my favorites
togowack 10 months ago
i think i'm going to have an orgasm
xanadu610 11 months ago
That's Aimee Mann laughing @0:11. She went on to sing lead for Till Tuesday, a band which should never, ever have stopped playing great songs. I don't even see her in this video, tho.......?
FLSHBK1 11 months ago
i love the sheep!
tryptophan100 11 months ago
One of the better songs on HYF (my favorite anyway) but Rupert Hine said it best when he asked, "Why is the last remaining power trios on the planet smothered in keyboards?"
deckskater 1 year ago
@deckskater because they are a prog rock band and like to experiment but im sure you can agree they make any style work
CHEESEBURGER10000 11 months ago
@deckskater I dunno Rupert...you tell us. Show Don't Tell - Keyboards, Chain Lightning - Keyboards, The Pass - Keyboards, War Paint - Keyboards, Scars - Keyboards, Presto- Keyboards, Superconductor - Keyboards, Anagram - Keyboards, Red Tide - Keyboards, Hand Over Fist - Keyboards, Available Light - Keyboards, Dreamline - Keyboards, Bravado - Keyboards, Roll The Bones - Keyboards, Face Up - Keyboards, Where's My Thing? Keyboards, Big Wheel - Keyboards, Heresey - Keyboards, Ghost of a Chance
vaportrails44 10 months ago
@deckskater Keyboards, Neurotica - Keyboards, You Bet Your Life - Keyboards. I found that line from him to be hysterical since every song he did with them had keyboards layered all over them lol. Everything he does has keyboards in their songs...The Fixx, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks, Howard Jones, Saga, Thompson Twins, Suzanne Vega.
vaportrails44 10 months ago
God this song is fucking amazing. Easily one of Rush's best. If not the best.
This is just a beautiful. Hard to explain, but its amazing. To bad very few bands can actually come this close to being good.
Geddy's hair in this video is amzing. I kinda wana grow my hair like that.
sindiewen 1 year ago
Rush is the best band EVER!
Aerieln2112 1 year ago
Salute Your Shorts moment: seems like he said "farts" instead of "part" and so forth.
SonOfYoungwood 1 year ago
I love geddy's smile at the start.
rlevanony 1 year ago 3
I cant wait for clock work angels, who's with me!!!!!!!!!!!
Annonymus121 1 year ago 61
@Annonymus121 I am, all the way!
TheBimmyandJimmy 1 year ago 3
@Annonymus121 I am with you thoroughly!!!
MichaelBoryAlis 1 year ago
@Annonymus121
if Rush was selling their urine, I'd probably buy some.
aegisgfx 9 months ago 11
@Annonymus121 Why is it taking so long?
PurdueRules15 3 weeks ago
@PurdueRules15 Because they recently finished their two-year-straight Time Machine Tour and they had to take a break. Poor Geddy's voice was thrashed by the last leg of that tour (as with most who sing at the level he does). The recording is finished and final touches are being added to Clockwork Angels. Expect it to be out by spring.
ShowgunSam 2 weeks ago
One of the greatest opening songs of all time. This tour was just magical for me. Love Hold Your Fire and Rush! They absolutely have mastered their craft, they write brilliant songs, and Alex is still my fave guitar player ever.
highroader2112 1 year ago
@highroader2112 i dont like to much keyboard, Subdivisions is an exspetion
manfredskat3 1 year ago
total musicians. Terrific mastery of the instruments that relay their well written lyricism. Thanks tothe uploaders; I got to listen to them alot of times, but never seen them perform until youtube.
grabengbastos 1 year ago
midnight 100mph tune :)) these 3 have been in my record collection since the l8 seventies and still as fresh as a daisy
musicforever154 1 year ago
midnight 100mph tune :))
musicforever154 1 year ago
das war der erste Song meines ersten großen Live-Konzerts, 1985, Stuttgart, Schleyer-Halle. Ich war 14! Hat mich weggeblasen! Love it! Rush Forever!!!
McGwinn 1 year ago
I'm going to have to buy this concert DVD and shroom the fuck out to this.
SpassMacher2000 1 year ago
I need to get this DVD.
Hwarming 1 year ago
@Hwarming yes. yes you do.
MeleeStormbringer 1 year ago
Geddy Lee>Jesus
Rushguitarist1 1 year ago
AHEAD BY A CENTURY
u r not alone
MAY777ABLE 1 year ago
3 musical Gods.... For our listening pleasure!
cashman156 1 year ago
This song is SO fun to play on base!
DixonRants 1 year ago
Amazing synthscapes, symphonic guitars and rhythms... I love this era of Rush, they really took the next step with electronics, media, and experimenting with combining mulitple genres of music in a complex, yet accessible way. It's frustrating to see Geddy hidden behind the 80's rack of keyboards, but realistically, you have to acknowledge where he was as a musician and songwriter. He was the guy who wanted to do things that others couldn't do. It had to happen that way. Mad respect.
duman8 1 year ago 2
Incredibly groovy bassline! It still remains a mystery to me how he can sing like that simultaneously... I guess it's the result of having nothing else to do :-)
docmyrtle 1 year ago
@docmyrtle lol bass rythm is hard to keep and to sing and play synth at the same time AMAZING!
CHEESEBURGER10000 1 year ago
Rush seemed to me to be almost formulaic in the 80's early 90's,fast verse slow chorus,with a jam in inbetween.
0ua8 1 year ago
Wasn't this song / video recorded in Phoenix?
mrblujet 1 year ago
@mrblujet this show was recorder in birmingham england !!
rickysalas2113307243 1 year ago
There better be 0 dislikes. *gets my pride for Rush ready to beat down on anyone who thinks about changing that*
mashedchicken22 1 year ago
@mashedchicken22 I was tempted, just for you, but I resisted the urge.
Lastman0nEarth 1 year ago
the most under-rated band in the history of the world?
TheShadowCaptain 1 year ago 2
@TheShadowCaptain would definitely agree with you, why they are not in rock and roll hall of fame is a f'---ing travesty!!!!
BLUESMANRONCHICAGO 1 year ago
@BLUESMANRONCHICAGO rock and roll hall of shame !!
rickysalas2113307243 1 year ago
I've never seen him with that bass before, what is it? Did he use it the entire concert or was it just that song. Why?
zzzfarcry 1 year ago
@zzzfarcry It's a wal bass, he used it for the entire concert and why not :)
bassplayermichael 1 year ago
one of my favorites of 'em...live version better than studio version !!!
tupolevtu124 1 year ago
These guys are the realized Zen Masters of Hard Rock!
selatik1 1 year ago
@selatik1 PROG ROCK :D
ljguitar91 1 year ago
GEDDY LEE WAL!
Dthorn912 1 year ago 3
"BUY THE DVD's & CD'S! Support the greatest band on the planet. Better picture and audio quality. Don't be freeloaders!"
LMAO, I guess I'm a freeloader then
Critica1Acclaim 2 years ago 2
Thats not cool dude. The real thing is way worth buying. It's so cheap on the internet you would have to be a total asshole not to buy it. Unless of course you don't like this concert that much in the first place.
malcolmX213 1 year ago
It IS, but I can't afford to purchase every single album Rush has with my own money, (I'm 15) so unless I want to sit on my computer for 30 hours, my only real option is to download them and listen to them at my leisure.
1 dollar a song is not cheap, it builds up. Every rush song = hundreds of dollars. and Rush is not the ONLY band I like you know.
I don't consider myself an asshole... I simply can't afford to buy all the stuff my favorite bands crank out.
Critica1Acclaim 1 year ago
Hey its not one dollar a song, its five dollars at most per album on Amazon. It would be less, but I bought all the cheaper ones ;)
malcolmX213 1 year ago
5 dollars is reasonable, but I simply can't afford all my music. I'm 15 and have to save up for college/car/home renovations, ect.
I HAVE to download if I want to listen to it all, without downloading, I wouldn't even know rush.
Plus If I'm going to buy the music, I prefer buying the CD anyway so I can rip it to a loss-less format
Critica1Acclaim 1 year ago
@Critica1Acclaim Glad to see someone so young into Rush.
drumwrkshp 1 year ago
1:54 - 2:33 is so awesome!
flamingstick 2 years ago
what a band! totally unique. They are a genre of their own!!!
billpeart 2 years ago 3
awesome album
mediblue9 2 years ago
I dont know what is more tremendous, Geddy's bassline or his hair. absolutely awesome
LegoOgre 2 years ago 111
@LegoOgre I wonder which conditioner Alex uses?
selatik1 1 year ago
@selatik1 Probably a Furman .. in his guitar rack that is .. lol
LifesonFan4Life 1 year ago
@LegoOgre Right on!!
Satonica 1 year ago
@LegoOgre yes well..he had a terrible haircut at this time, but don't let that distract you from what matters...
MeleeStormbringer 1 year ago
@LegoOgre Back in 1977 it was down to his hips!!
meigsman59 1 year ago
@LegoOgre or his nose
InvaderPOE665 3 months ago
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LegoOgre 2 years ago
Ahhh...favorite parts are 2:13 2:44 and 3:36 .
The sweet sounds of the 80's!!!!!
By the way....what is Geddy saying at 2:44 ?
XanaduNintendo156 2 years ago 5
That voice in the background at around 2:44 is saying "rising falling at force ten
we twist the world and ride the wind"
SirTensis 2 years ago 3
Thanks so much man. Rush rocks!
XanaduNintendo156 2 years ago
@XanaduNintendo156 "Rising-- Falling-- at force ten, we twist the world and ride the wind-wind-wind-wind." :)
narutozrasengan 1 year ago
@narutozrasengan
Thanks!
XanaduNintendo156 1 year ago
if God, Buddha and Zeus got together to play for a bit they'd be brilliant , wait they alredy do, its called rush :D
naabboo 2 years ago
I think dude means double kick drum thump thump
cringle22 2 years ago
from 4:00 mark on, the double bass thump-thump reminds me of a heart beat
iloveamerica11 2 years ago
A "double bass thump thump"??! That's freaking epic. Just so ya know, it's called a sequence and geddy triggers it with his foot via midi. Love the name though.
okeagle25 2 years ago
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Something sounds a bit odd about Geddy's voice. Did he have a cold or something at the time?
Alkonium 2 years ago
i think its the way it was mixed. the whole show sounds funky. still awesome though.
rimshot74 2 years ago
Geddy's Voice here sounds funny, only here. He sounds pretty epic. It would have been arranged coughing.
Supernikomaru 2 years ago
He just sucks, as usual.
tjmmilburn2007 2 years ago
my favourite way for Rush to open a show...
canadianchewie1 2 years ago 2
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is this neometal?
lowfreq65 2 years ago
Rush always considered themselves as a "progressive" rock group. Not as Metal.
TheTube1970 2 years ago 2
That's funny because I've heard Geddy say at one point they tried more heavy metal in the 70s. But for sure, All of their songs are progressive. Progressive rock is the greatest.
mRtReMeLo 2 years ago 3
Hey this is something people confuse all the time. In the 70's, what RUSH played was considered heavy metal. (Like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, ETC.] Today metal is something different and we now place them under a different genre. But yeah, now you know :]
rOcKsTaRhAwTii 2 years ago
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Hey this is something people confuse all the time. In the 70's, what RUSH played was considered heavy metal. (Like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, ETC.] Today metal is something different and we now place them under a different genre. But yeah, now you know :]
rOcKsTaRhAwTii 2 years ago
i would never class RUSH as Metal,they are blaintly more progressive!!
paperpaker1 2 years ago
YOU FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TheGuitarman355 2 years ago
wow, the best.....
waveterm 2 years ago
when hold your fire was being produced it only had 9 songsthat was written for the album, the SRO management went too the guys and said write another song.they only had a few days to come up with lyrics,and music hence the song title FORCE TEN quoted form Geddy, and Alex during an interview befor the album come out.
driver458 2 years ago
Rising, falling at force 10, we spin the world and ride the wind...
ZachValkyrie 2 years ago 3
it's TWIST the world and ride the wind.
MikeMoneyMiami 2 years ago
Yeah. I found that out a few moments after I wrote it. kinda embarrassing actually.
ZachValkyrie 2 years ago
christ I listen watch this video 2 to 3 times a day
RONJACK94 2 years ago 3
Simply Breath Taking
Digikid313 2 years ago 3
great song
cosmonauta00 2 years ago
This is Rush. Therefore it is supreme. :)
MrDeppness 2 years ago 4
1987 was a good year, Hold Your Fire was released and I was born. While the bulk of the album is great, this song has always stood out as particularly brilliant.
Unfortunately this song is also brutal on bass. Alot of it is relatively simple, but nailing those chords in the main rhythm with the speed and consistency of Geddy is damn hard.
andyhoov 2 years ago 17
@andyhoov alex's guitar solos are never over bearing, they are always precise, filling in the space perfectly without being overwhelming
BLUESMANRONCHICAGO 11 months ago 3
Hold your fire is a good album. You would think they would add it to the radio. But no! It's sad! All you hear is that stupid song "Love Story". Oh wow Taylor Swift! Bleh! And what about those classic rock stations. They add only 4 of Rush songs while they have a whole library of songs. It ticks me off.......
AppleRecords140 2 years ago 4
kind of interesting to play and sing at the same time lol !
neonskyline1 2 years ago 2
I've never seen or heard three guys put their own skills to such powerful use - awesome.
excitationzzz 2 years ago
this is a spectacular song
beyoncelover202 2 years ago 3
Loved this album. Amy Mann from 'Til Tuesday on vocal accompaniment...perfect match for Gedster's voice! The older fans really despised this album for some reason yet, the turnout for the tour was "sold out" almost every venue..go figure!
cardinaldriver 2 years ago 5
the song is good u have to pick and choose from later stuff but dont say it like that lol
ChestTat 2 years ago
Rush is too good. They need to give everyone else time to catch up! Say... 100 years?
jonny7789 2 years ago 53
That still wouldn't be fair ;o
TJrushfan 2 years ago
no, they're just the best band in the whole universe!
TheNoobkiller56 2 years ago 6
no, I'd say about 500
TheNoobkiller56 2 years ago 2
@jonny7789 Not until musicians are replaced by robots will there be anything that could possibly be better lol
tgelhardt 1 year ago
@jonny7789 More like 10000000 years
Rushguitarist1 1 year ago
@jonny7789 Problem is, music is falling further and further away from the quality of Rush with each passing year - not closer. Give Rock another 100 years and it will just be melodic farting.
pringlw 1 year ago
@pringlw Ya, coincidentally, it will be around the year of 2112. Weird.
TheBimmyandJimmy 1 year ago
@jonny7789 maybe 200?
Bulet4MyValentine52 1 year ago
Geddy's little bass burp at 4:22 makes the song.
aander2112 2 years ago 4
BROTHERS we are all rush fans why must we fight!
musicmasterliam 2 years ago 5
fight what?
kev5655 2 years ago
Fight shitty new music
TJrushfan 2 years ago 3
Love Hold your fire!
Gladman 3 years ago
This is the best album opener they have ever done. Not Tom Sawyer, not Distant Early Warning, Test for Echo, Dreamline, Animate, Far Cry, One Little Victory, NONE of the other album openers can compare to the energy in this song.
KaoKun1990 3 years ago
What about Xanadu? Or perhaps, The Big Money? Spirit of the Radio!
Catchfraser 3 years ago
Xanadu is not an album opener, but still: none of the openers (including those) campares to Force Ten in my mind.
KaoKun1990 3 years ago
Oh yeah. Silly me, you got me there! Yeah, I know what you mean, it's filled with so much power. Hold Your Fire is a really good album. As soon as you hear that bass line on Force Ten, you're thinking, "Wow, good as ever"
Catchfraser 3 years ago
no im thinking, geddy lee makes bass his lil' bitch
mexicanjewishmidget 3 years ago
umm yeah
La Villa Strangiato
or By-Tor and The Snow Dog
stoopid.
fuck even xanadu, marathon
freewill, subdivisions
maybe if you spent some time researching your bands.
mexicanjewishmidget 3 years ago
Album OPENERS you twat. As in track 1. Wow you really are a dumbass arent you?
ShinigamiXV 3 years ago 2
For those (including you) who apparently can't remember the album openers: Finding My Way, Anthem, Bastille Day, 2112, A Farewell to Kings, Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, The Spirit of Radio, Tom Sawyer, Subdivisions, Distant Early Warning, The Big Money, Force Ten, Show Don't Tell, Dreamline, Animate, Test For Echo, One Little Victory and Far Cry.
If you don't like me thinking that Force Ten beats them all, too bad.
KaoKun1990 3 years ago
who in the bloody two fucks said we were talking about only, and specifically album openers ?
mexicanjewishmidget 3 years ago
Yeah, um, when I was writing the comment I was listening to Xanadu at the time, so...
And who says that I haven't researched enough information on RUSH? I basically have all of their albums, then again, that doesn't exactly prove anything, but still, don't judge someone by a single comment.
Catchfraser 3 years ago
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well your a fucking idiot then how the fuck was i supposed to know that?
...and you didnt prove anything at all you fuckin retard you said something and then contradicted your own self by saying oh well i have all the albums, but that doesnt prove anything either
so, therefore, i can in fact judge you on that single comment
...so are you done arguing with me yet? cause so far its like me 3 and you zip.
mexicanjewishmidget 3 years ago
...okay, sorry. Lets just watch the video now.
Catchfraser 3 years ago 2
lmao thank you.
mexicanjewishmidget 3 years ago
geddy lee's voice can make a wolverine purr
Domplum 3 years ago
WOW!! pause at 4:11 u can see Geddys pedals. idk how he dose it, play the bass, the synth including the pedals and sing...if i were up ther id be like 0_0 wtf?!?!
he really is underated....
LiveOnQueen 3 years ago 5
My favourite Rush song. Brilliant, just brilliant.
I've gotta say though, my love for this song has increased because of Geddy's hair in this. Is that a legendary mullet or what?
Trookieness 3 years ago 5
Not really a mullet...he just had it put in a ponytail, is all
KaoKun1990 3 years ago
if i ever become a stormchaser im gonna play this song in the middle of a huge thunderstorm. the song would suit it perfectly.
superhomsar2112 3 years ago 8
haha me too! it does fit perfectly very fast paced
JaredParagon2112 3 years ago
at 4mins in that is very scary with the lighting and how serious he is lol
hipeople1226 3 years ago 5
I NEVER get tired of this song. One of my favorites of Rush.
haruuj 3 years ago 10
i'll second that
georgenoory 3 years ago 7
This. Song. Is. Fucking. AWESOME!!!!!
ornithoid 3 years ago 17
fuck yes
spooledheat 3 years ago 11
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sos1001001 3 years ago 6
I love Hold Your Fire and was happy to see them play Red Sector A in late 2007 at the ACC in Toronto.
I love how Geddy hits the high notes by raising his eyebrows!
ooookokok 3 years ago 13
Haha, Geddy's eyebrows are awesome.
NightfrostPictures 3 years ago 20
Geddy is generally quite awesome
CatherineInRock 3 years ago 23
yea lol
sykochikn136 3 years ago 9
It's really cool--at 1:13 when Geddy sings the line "attack the day like birds of prey" he seems to personify a bird of prey to me. =) Just a Random Observation.
NightfrostPictures 3 years ago 3
so awsome, rush is unmatched musically by any force on this earth...no question
superiorswagon 3 years ago 12
lol, epic haircut Geddy's got there. Awesome song.
fanofthemusic1090 3 years ago 8
this my friends is a song done way before its time it doesnt even sound like it was from the 80s long live RUSH
azur980 3 years ago 8
Ahhh.
Celebrating the ingeniousness of Hold Your Fire
Breathtaking
ironrushscorp 3 years ago 8
Ah, the 80's! At the time I thought it was hell, but now I realize it was a heavenly decade... for me anyway! I was young! ;)
azspider 3 years ago 7