The "Fear Series," or as it's more commonly known among Rush's fanbase, "The Fear Trilogy," is a set of four songs by the band Rush. The series consists of Part I: "The Enemy Within" (from 1984's Grace Under Pressure), Part II: "The Weapon" (from 1982's Signals), Part III: "Witch Hunt" (from 1981's Moving Pictures), and Part IV: "Freeze" (from 2002's Vapor Trails). Parts I, II, and III were released in reverse order, while Part IV was released ju...
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The "Fear Series," or as it's more commonly known among Rush's fanbase, "The Fear Trilogy," is a set of four songs by the band Rush. The series consists of Part I: "The Enemy Within" (from 1984's Grace Under Pressure), Part II: "The Weapon" (from 1982's Signals), Part III: "Witch Hunt" (from 1981's Moving Pictures), and Part IV: "Freeze" (from 2002's Vapor Trails). Parts I, II, and III were released in reverse order, while Part IV was released just over eighteen years after Part I. The songs do not follow a set storyline; instead, they deal with topics relating to the emotion of "fear".
In a 1994 interview, Neil Peart describes what inspired the "Fear" Series:
"The Enemy Within" describes phobias and other situations that scare people intentionally, thus causing paranoia and worry. Instrumentally, the song begins with a sharp attack and ends by fading out, thus feeling like the first movement of a trilogy. The video for "The Enemy Within" was the very first video broadcast on Canada's...
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