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.
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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 - 1976
Space Kimonos 1977 - 1981
Skinny Ties 1982 - 1987
Black Tees 1989 - 1997
In the End 2002 Onward
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