Hold Your Fire

<i>Hold Your Fire</i> was the apotheosis of Rush’s ’80s phase, further refining their instrumental intricacies to suit the era’s premium on sleek. post–New Wave pop. With its driving backbeat and nervy bassline, “Force Ten” is the rare Rush song you could dance to, while the rousing “Time Stand Still” is the closest they got to a romantic duet, as Geddy Lee trades wistful lines with guest Aimee Mann. And on the glistening closer “High Water”, they set sail on a rumbling tropical-funk groove.