2017 - July 29 - Between The Wheels

In 1984, the record company Vertigo, which was home to many great bands, released the compilation The Heavy Way. My friend Geir got it, and we spent quite a bit of time listening to it, one of the main draws being our own hometown heroes in TNT, which we also saw live right around this time. Their track, Seven Seas, was the single off their Knights Of The New Thunder album, and right after it was Rush with Between The Wheels.

Rush was a new acquaintance of mine at this time, and I had not yet come to realize just how great their album Grace Under Pressure was. Plus, I succumbed to peer pressure as well so I said that it was a weak song - the weakest of the compilation. I wasn't quite a fan of it either yet by then - being turned off by the severely phat synthesizer chords that open it - but now it stands out to me as one of the highlights on Grace Under Pressure, which I also find to be one of their most underappreciated albums. I love the album and I love this song!