Those who get it, get it. Those who don’t… are lost. This is a badass song on every level. It’s also one of their most inspiring songs, describing to me at least how one begins to find one’s life again after devastating tragedy. I’ll always love this song.
If this song was released on the album Moving Pictures, it would have been played to death on the radio just like Tom Sawyer and Limelight. Earthshine is just as good of a song if not better than the hits on Moving Pictures. Vapor Trails is a great album, everything Rush did they did 100% and stuck to their purpose and mission, and that is why they continually produced high quality music from day one to their last day. Every era of Rush was a blessing. no Keyboards era to, keyboard era, to no keyboards at all, to some keyboards, who cares! the minds behind Rush knew what they were doing. Embrace everything that Rush did, it was all great!
There’s something about this song; I can’t explain it. Especially the second chorus with the added guitar. I want to cry and smile at the same time. This has to be the raunchiest guitar tones of any Rush track. Plus there are like twelve of them!
Vapor Trails live concert in West Palm Beach was pure ecstacy for me. I had been away from RUSH for 8 years. I am brokenhearted that I'll never see them live again. We miss you Neil!
This is my favorite song from the Modern Era Rush (post-1980's). It has a very sinister melodic and lyrical attack, and it keeps to itself for the most part, really developing the modality and becomes compelling...
@@murano185 no, Geddy had that solo album 3 years after the test for Echo tour then Rush went back into the studio shortly after to start recording for Vapor Trails album.
@@murano185 He definitely didn't, also he didn't tour in support of that album which was the big factor. His vocals have always been stronger earlier on tours than later so I'm sure all the time off really helped him.
Yeah I like to play Rush very loud in the middle of the night, in fact my neighbors love it so much they bust out my windows so they can hear it better
Neil wouldn't appreciate this kind of disrespect to neighbors. I'm a massive Rush fan, and I wouldn't want someone to crank their k-Rap that loud as a neighbor.
And if they knock to complain, you kiss them full on the mouth no matter who or what they are and dance away with the music and invite them in to join you.
I agree with you 100% - the album is dark and beautiful at the same time (such is life) and this "bad" sound add to it's character. It's one of my favorite, unique albums in Rush discography.
I have been having a very hard time trying to describe the guitar and bass sound of this tune , an almost wailing/groaning/grumbling type of sound, so distinctive it is locked inside most of my dreams . . . . it's NUTS
It's so understated is why it works. And that tone! Then when they come back from it, Alex has that extra tracking layer where he's just doing the sustained double-barks "Waa-Waaaaaaaam....Waaa-Waaaaaaam" over the main guitar line that's just so goddamn fitting. As if to say "Okay, now we're going to re-set the table for the last verse / chorus."
I absolutely love the part at 3:27. Alex’s overlayed guitar is incredible and almost haunting. I sorta interpret it as a peace/grace during a storm compared to the heavier parts of the song. This makes a lot of sense for Neil considering what he went through.
How could any Rush fan ever underrate it being the comeback after all of the tragedy ? They mixed it themselves and have acknowledged it being a bit saturated, but having waited so long after all the wordless dark events in The Professor's life, hearing this album for the first time was an enlightening experience. This awesome song for example gets me every time.
I own both mixes of this album and love both of them for different reasons. I discovered this album several years after its release, and didn't really "hear" it until I "got" it. Recovering from horror, from loss, from what feels like unendurable agony can't be faked or understood except from within or after the experience. Too many albums of theirs are my favorites, but this one holds a very special place.
I dont understand why they went back to the anemic sound of Test for Echo for the following albums...The Wreckers and Far Cry are pretty metal, but they went back to the social justice lyrics instead of the deep stuff of Vapor Trails....
"The Wreckers and Far Cry are pretty metal, but they went back to the social justice lyrics" +Sandy Grungerson: Well, that's sort of their thing. You've heard "Witch Hunt" and "Alien Shore"?
i recommend the other songs off vapor trails then! check out one little victory, nocturne, secret touch, etc. its a very powerful sound accompanying geddy's voice.
This is by far one of the most underrated albums/songs in their catalog & conversely, it is one of my favorites, especially after seeing them perform this album live @ The Jones Beach Ampitheater on this tour during the summer of 2002
First time listening to a song off of the Vapor Trails album. I've always disregarded the 2000s albums. This is actually really good. Not disappointed at all by this song.
With the exception of a few cuts, I fell off the 'studio album bandwagon' after Permanent Waves. I really enjoyed their concept albums, and was less impressed with the studio albums that came afterwards.
It's hard to believe that this song came out 19 years ago. It's also hard to believe that Rush is no longer a band, and that Neil Peart is no longer around.
I'm going to have a Rush blasting session next week. Moving to a new place and packing can be very dull... This will be first song to hit the speakers.
One of their best tunes ever! the lyrics could mean so many different things to different people, in fact the meaning changes for myself, depending on the state of mind I'm in. Love you Neil RIP
Neil, you were everything for me!!!! You were the best drummer, the best lyricist and a good family man... you know what??? I JUST CAN'T GET ALONG WITH SUCH LOSS OF YOU, MAN!!!! R.I.P. Neil Peart... heaven is waiting for you, if it exists... I'm an agnostic, like you were...
This title will be Tattooed on my body in honor and memory of my father.. This song makes me feel closer to my father who passed away almost six years ago
Absolutely incredible song! It's great listening to all these Rush albums on RUclips but, heck, I'm going to buy them. Material of this quality shouldn't be given away free.
What a fucking beautiful song. What else is there to say? Neil hit it perfectly with the lyrics, and the song is perfectly composed, uplifting with a real driving force. This and Secret Touch are my favorite tracks from this amazing album.
Huge Rush fan and I believe this song has one of the greatest interlude part. Alex's 3 or 4 or 5 guitars going across each other so good. Get goose bumps or stimulates the lacrimal glands so often.
I was fortunate enough to see Rush live at the Los Angeles Forum - 10th row! - WAY BACK in 1981 (for the Moving Pictures tour!); let me tell you, boys and girls, THAT was a life-changing experience! I was a good drummer before I started listening to Neil Peart; I was a GREAT drummer thereafter (and that's not my opinion; I had at least 10 offers to play in top LA metal bands (and two from England!)... but I turned them all down; the life of a traveling musician was never on the cards for me; I spent the remainder of my career playing in small Jazz bands and doing occasional sessions; no regrets!).
I never knew how emotional I get when hearing this song... Remember hearing it back in 2006-2007 when I first got in to rush. That is 14 years already. Geez... Love the lyrics to it.
Right on about the concert experience. I was on 3rd row in Key Arena in Seattle nov,13, turned out to be better than 1st row, because row 1and2 were for wheelchairs only but there were none. So we had our own Rock floor 16 feet clear shot all night long with Geddy. You could see he clearly was charged from our energy as were we from his incredible performance. Seen them in Edmonton also on this tour. Still blown away 2 weeks later from this monstrous powerhouse of a band, that is getting better.
You were fantastic, Neil! I know that R.I.P. does not exist, intelligent Energy never "dies"...it transforms and continues on...and people also reincarnate. So, have fun with whatever you do next. :) You were deeply appreciated (without gratitude).
My Dad passed on the 4th of July, 2009 and my mother passed on the 8th right behind him. I am not in a good place right now. But ~ they say that TIME will help us with our grief. I have NO idea what I would do without my music! xxoo Kathy/Daytona Beach FL
They did a show in maryland and it was a outdoor but under roof amphitheater and it was raining and the trees were swaying and the mist of the rain was spraying in and they were playing this song.it was magical.
Vapor Trails is the equivalent of Brave New World from Iron Maiden. It's an awesome band after its peak showing that it's still awesome as fuck and will still rule the world for the next few decades!
Forget what we think, there has been nothing but near universal praise for the new album from hardcores to the media from old fans to new and the only new release that has sold more copies than it in 4 months is a compilation. It's a major hit by modern standards! and it's now selling around 6500 copies a week. Selling even 500,000 albums these days is like being multiple platinum in the 80s and it'll probably take VH a full year to get there even then and no other rock bands are even close now!
Nice to learn more of these guys' music. For some reason I didn't pay much attention to this when it first came out but today in 2014 I am really getting into it.
Seen rush 5 times and the last gig was the snakes and arrows tour at Newcastle England. First gig was moving pictures at the Deeside leisure centre Wales. My favourite gig was the R30 tour at Manchester MEN arena.
I feel so lucky and privileged to have been able to see the three of them together live on various occasions. Awesome shows, every single one. That won't be happening ever again.🙁
Those who get it, get it. Those who don’t… are lost. This is a badass song on every level. It’s also one of their most inspiring songs, describing to me at least how one begins to find one’s life again after devastating tragedy. I’ll always love this song.
Well said.
Underrated Rush title. Easily in their top 30.
Top 10
If this song was released on the album Moving Pictures, it would have been played to death on the radio just like Tom Sawyer and Limelight. Earthshine is just as good of a song if not better than the hits on Moving Pictures. Vapor Trails is a great album, everything Rush did they did 100% and stuck to their purpose and mission, and that is why they continually produced high quality music from day one to their last day. Every era of Rush was a blessing. no Keyboards era to, keyboard era, to no keyboards at all, to some keyboards, who cares! the minds behind Rush knew what they were doing. Embrace everything that Rush did, it was all great!
Definitely 🎶🎵🎸
Earthshine! My beautiful woman died and I call her earthshine but I can raise my eyes to earthshine
I miss you dearly and I love you Lynne
@@timhunt1482 condolences 😢 so sorry to hear this
Well said
Such an underrated gem of a song. Rush musically is brilliant and timeless.
Thank you Carrie Peart for encouraging Neil to work again. "Without her, Vapor Trails would not have been made" -N. Peart-
There’s something about this song; I can’t explain it. Especially the second chorus with the added guitar. I want to cry and smile at the same time. This has to be the raunchiest guitar tones of any Rush track. Plus there are like twelve of them!
go ahead and cry, I do.
Same
Can't believe this album is 20 years old now
in my opinion, this is hands down one of the best tracks Rush ever cut. RIP Neil Peart.
I prefer the earlier work. The concept albums like 2112 and Hemispheres.
Vapor Trails live concert in West Palm Beach was pure ecstacy for me. I had been away from RUSH for 8 years.
I am brokenhearted that I'll never see them live again. We miss you Neil!
I was at that same concert! AWESOME as always!
this song is such a hidden gem
hidden's ass.
Underrated gem. This album gets a lot of hate, but it really grows on you over time. Great riffs, vocals, and the lyrics are fantastic on this album.
that dragon at intermission was hilarious
One of the songs of the decade
We love you Neil and we miss you. Rest easy now.
R.I.P TO THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT!!!!
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Lazuli Winters Plul
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i guess it's pretty randomly asking but does anyone know a good website to stream newly released tv shows online?
@Kamryn Everett I would suggest Flixzone. Just search on google for it =)
@Alessandro Kyree definitely, I've been using Flixzone for since march myself :D
Non of the music Rush has made is bad, just different in each decade. I personally like it all.
This is my favorite song from the Modern Era Rush (post-1980's). It has a very sinister melodic and lyrical attack, and it keeps to itself for the most part, really developing the modality and becomes compelling...
So dark and heavy! That's the gods of Rush can do.
We miss you Neil 😭
Geddy's vocals are exceptional in this song, also Alex's solo is perfect, he lays in the notes few and fluently, great feel to his solo hear.
guitar solo makes me melt
Geddy's vocals on this album in my opinion is the best since moving pictures
Amazing what seven years off does to your vocals
@@murano185 no, Geddy had that solo album 3 years after the test for Echo tour then Rush went back into the studio shortly after to start recording for Vapor Trails album.
@@youtoo2233 Yeah I forgot about my favourite headache, but I don't think that he pushed it as hard vocally there compared to this album.
@@murano185 He definitely didn't, also he didn't tour in support of that album which was the big factor. His vocals have always been stronger earlier on tours than later so I'm sure all the time off really helped him.
The only possible exception is the Presto album. "Available Light" my dude!
I don't always listen to Rush. But when I do, so do the neighbors
HEY! I'm your neighbor! Its freakin' 2 in the morning! . . . WHY AREN'T YOU PLAYING IT LOUDER!!!?
Yeah I like to play Rush very loud in the middle of the night, in fact my neighbors love it so much they bust out my windows so they can hear it better
Beats another of those lame "who's listening in 2020"? Comments 😂
Love this sentiment! Many times over many years my neighbour's have appreciated the brilliance of Rush 👌
@@glenbridge6992 Your neighbors have exquisite taste. 👍
This is one of those rare Rush songs you play as loud as possible to make the windows shake and the neighbors roll their eyes.
Make the neighbor’s ears bleed...
Salute you from buenos aires Argentina
Neil wouldn't appreciate this kind of disrespect to neighbors. I'm a massive Rush fan, and I wouldn't want someone to crank their k-Rap that loud as a neighbor.
Damn right
And if they knock to complain, you kiss them full on the mouth no matter who or what they are and dance away with the music and invite them in to join you.
I agree with you 100% - the album is dark and beautiful at the same time (such is life) and this "bad" sound add to it's character. It's one of my favorite, unique albums in Rush discography.
Absolutely. This song and "Freeze" sound AWESOME with the grunge :)
When RUSH made their triumphant comeback🔥
How scary is the middle of this song I love the bass roll and the drums and Alex weirded-out guitar in the middle of this song
Alex solo really is hair standingly brilliant
I have been having a very hard time trying to describe the guitar and bass sound of this tune , an almost wailing/groaning/grumbling type of sound, so distinctive it is locked inside most of my dreams . . . . it's NUTS
It's so understated is why it works. And that tone! Then when they come back from it, Alex has that extra tracking layer where he's just doing the sustained double-barks "Waa-Waaaaaaaam....Waaa-Waaaaaaam" over the main guitar line that's just so goddamn fitting. As if to say "Okay, now we're going to re-set the table for the last verse / chorus."
Brilliant. Full of texture and so moody
it puts pictures in your head....amazing solo.
Best. Band. Ever.
Eartshine , best song on the album, and ,even better live. The professor has gone, alas ,but the mighty rush will live on forever.
Vapor Trails is 15 years old now... Wow.
Definitely under-rated.
I remember playing Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 it had Vapor Trails on it and i was like omg Rush has new music
The Guitar solos are spiritual ,brings u into a diff dimension.
I absolutely love the part at 3:27. Alex’s overlayed guitar is incredible and almost haunting. I sorta interpret it as a peace/grace during a storm compared to the heavier parts of the song. This makes a lot of sense for Neil considering what he went through.
Wow! This belongs right up there with Limelight and Spirit of Radio!
I live this, now lm 66years old I. Number 1 🇺🇸
How could any Rush fan ever underrate it being the comeback after all of the tragedy ?
They mixed it themselves and have acknowledged it being a bit saturated, but having waited so long after all the wordless dark events in The Professor's life, hearing this album for the first time was an enlightening experience. This awesome song for example gets me every time.
I own both mixes of this album and love both of them for different reasons. I discovered this album several years after its release, and didn't really "hear" it until I "got" it. Recovering from horror, from loss, from what feels like unendurable agony can't be faked or understood except from within or after the experience. Too many albums of theirs are my favorites, but this one holds a very special place.
I dont understand why they went back to the anemic sound of Test for Echo for the following albums...The Wreckers and Far Cry are pretty metal, but they went back to the social justice lyrics instead of the deep stuff of Vapor Trails....
"A bit"? Come on, really.
"The Wreckers and Far Cry are pretty metal, but they went back to the social justice lyrics" +Sandy Grungerson: Well, that's sort of their thing. You've heard "Witch Hunt" and "Alien Shore"?
Rush was always about social justice, but good job outing yourself.
We love you, Neil. Rest easy, brother! 🤘🏻
Wow, this song has deeply moved me the last three days: it sounds like a guitar being thrown to a distant dark cloud that is crossed by a rainbow.
This is some of Peart's best poetry ever!
I love Geddy Lee's high pitch voice behind the heavier music. I wish this was more a consistent thing from them.
i recommend the other songs off vapor trails then! check out one little victory, nocturne, secret touch, etc. its a very powerful sound accompanying geddy's voice.
Karl Chavez Farewell to Kings!!
+Karl Chavez (King Scruffles) It was much more prevalent during their '70s music. Then Geddy's voice got progressively lower by the '80s and '90s.
+UvaJoy second favorite album!!!
+UvaJoy ; my fave! Especially XANADU !
One of their best albums. I cannot imagine writing lyrics such as these, especially after what happen to Neil's family. These guys are the best.
This is a bad ass deep cut.
This is by far one of the most underrated albums/songs in their catalog & conversely, it is one of my favorites, especially after seeing them perform this album live @ The Jones Beach Ampitheater on this tour during the summer of 2002
Once the Remixed version of Vapor Trails came out, I fell in love with the album all over again.
If your not rattling the windows and pissin' off the neighbors....Then you're not playing this song at the correct volume yet.
Randy S yeah
First time listening to a song off of the Vapor Trails album. I've always disregarded the 2000s albums. This is actually really good. Not disappointed at all by this song.
Not as good as Snakes and Arrows, of course, but still a good one.
Vapor Trails is mad underrated, this album’s been one of my favorites ever since I first heard it
With the exception of a few cuts, I fell off the 'studio album bandwagon' after Permanent Waves. I really enjoyed their concept albums, and was less impressed with the studio albums that came afterwards.
What a great tune from one of the greatest bands of all time!
One of their best
Omg I am head banging on this I am 60😂
This song is as close to perfect as can be!
I absolutely love this song and album, especially Live in Rio. Best band ever for my tastes
Fortunate to see Rush perform in the late 70’s in Shreveport La. I’m still Rocking to them.❤️
another awesome hit
This is amazing! Earthshine is so my favorite Vapor Trails song!
Ghost Account mine too!
Same here!
True and thats saying alot cause the whole album is epic as fuck
It's hard to believe that this song came out 19 years ago. It's also hard to believe that Rush is no longer a band, and that Neil Peart is no longer around.
I love this Band. This song is so heavy. LOVE RUSH from California!!!
So Awesome……
This song brings tears to my eyes. It reminds me of an unrequited love.
Can’t stop thinking about this song. Never even heard of it before last week and I’ve been a Rush fan all my life. Absolutely rocks.
This song and album is one of my favorite albums of Rush. Just fantastic
This song helped me through times of depression and pain, Thanks Neil for sharing these lyrics with us.
I'm going to have a Rush blasting session next week. Moving to a new place and packing can be very dull... This will be first song to hit the speakers.
One of my favourite albums from Rush. Never gets the credit it deserves.
One of their best tunes ever! the lyrics could mean so many different things to different people, in fact the meaning changes for myself, depending on the state of mind I'm in. Love you Neil RIP
Lifeson. Again with this solo. The depth of space.
Guitar on this album is amazing
god this is hardcore...it single-handedly makes up for rush's 80's and 90's stuff
Neil, you were everything for me!!!! You were the best drummer, the best
lyricist and a good family man... you know what??? I JUST CAN'T GET
ALONG WITH SUCH LOSS OF YOU, MAN!!!! R.I.P. Neil Peart... heaven is
waiting for you, if it exists... I'm an agnostic, like you were...
Olga Nesterowicz he fought hard... I'm sure if there is a heaven, no doubt that's where he is 💜
great song.
This title will be Tattooed on my body in honor and memory of my father.. This song makes me feel closer to my father who passed away almost six years ago
You will see him again...i am a ghost hunter....i have seen and heard stuff you cant imagine
Realy
Probably the best studio guitar sound of all time...period..Thanks
Absolutely incredible song! It's great listening to all these Rush albums on RUclips but, heck, I'm going to buy them. Material of this quality shouldn't be given away free.
What a fucking beautiful song. What else is there to say? Neil hit it perfectly with the lyrics, and the song is perfectly composed, uplifting with a real driving force. This and Secret Touch are my favorite tracks from this amazing album.
Best album by RUSH.
“EARTSHINE” by Rush is hypnotic, fantastic, sublime, unique and special song.
One of my favorite Rush songs. Only from the minds of utter geniuses, 'full of starlit diamonds', could such a song ever form.
When you hear other bands attempt to cover this song, you understand why Rush is Rush.
Vapor Trails. One if their best. Period
Huge Rush fan and I believe this song has one of the greatest interlude part.
Alex's 3 or 4 or 5 guitars going across each other so good.
Get goose bumps or stimulates the lacrimal glands so often.
I was fortunate enough to see Rush live at the Los Angeles Forum - 10th row! - WAY BACK in 1981 (for the Moving Pictures tour!); let me tell you, boys and girls, THAT was a life-changing experience! I was a good drummer before I started listening to Neil Peart; I was a GREAT drummer thereafter (and that's not my opinion; I had at least 10 offers to play in top LA metal bands (and two from England!)... but I turned them all down; the life of a traveling musician was never on the cards for me; I spent the remainder of my career playing in small Jazz bands and doing occasional sessions; no regrets!).
This is the most epic song ever. GO RUSH~
One of their best, and I have been listening to them for 22 years.
I never knew how emotional I get when hearing this song... Remember hearing it back in 2006-2007 when I first got in to rush. That is 14 years already. Geez... Love the lyrics to it.
Loud and powerful how music should be, brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Right on about the concert experience. I was on 3rd row in Key Arena in Seattle nov,13, turned out to be better than 1st row, because row 1and2 were for wheelchairs only but there were none. So we had our own Rock floor 16 feet clear shot all night long with Geddy. You could see he clearly was charged from our energy as were we from his incredible performance. Seen them in Edmonton also on this tour. Still blown away 2 weeks later from this monstrous powerhouse of a band, that is getting better.
If I were a professional baseball player, this would be my walk-up music.
I always loved this song live - it has a great reverby quality to it that lent itself to live. Damn, I miss Rush.
Rush. Pure. Awesome.
You were fantastic, Neil! I know that R.I.P. does not exist, intelligent Energy never "dies"...it transforms and continues on...and people also reincarnate. So, have fun with whatever you do next. :) You were deeply appreciated (without gratitude).
love the driving riff on this one from rock legends rush and can you feel the earth shine. #rusharerocklegends
his performance in this is simply majestic
My Dad passed on the 4th of July, 2009 and my mother passed on the 8th right behind him. I am not in a good place right now. But ~ they say that TIME will help us with our grief. I have NO idea what I would do without my music! xxoo Kathy/Daytona Beach FL
My favourite studio song...and especially Alex`s solo..spine chilling
They did a show in maryland and it was a outdoor but under roof amphitheater and it was raining and the trees were swaying and the mist of the rain was spraying in and they were playing this song.it was magical.
Vapor Trails is the equivalent of Brave New World from Iron Maiden. It's an awesome band after its peak showing that it's still awesome as fuck and will still rule the world for the next few decades!
Who in 2018?
I saw earthshine yesterday. It reminds me this song!
Greetings from Poland, Geddy`s mother homeland.
Best Studio lead guitar ever.........would bring me out of a coma..easily
This is one of my favorite Rush songs
I love you rush saw them on the presto tour and snakes 🐍 and arrows tour best band ever 🤘🤘💪💪
Forget what we think, there has been nothing but near universal praise for the new album from hardcores to the media from old fans to new and the only new release that has sold more copies than it in 4 months is a compilation. It's a major hit by modern standards! and it's now selling around 6500 copies a week. Selling even 500,000 albums these days is like being multiple platinum in the 80s and it'll probably take VH a full year to get there even then and no other rock bands are even close now!
Nice to learn more of these guys' music. For some reason I didn't pay much attention to this when it first came out but today in 2014 I am really getting into it.
This was a refreshing song on Vapor Trails and the Dulcimer is very cool!!
This song is by far one of the baddest fucking songs they ever did. And I love 2112..... but this... this is just RAW.
Yeah this is unbelievably great, this album is horribly underrated
Geddy convinces me w/ this vocal. Killer riff too💪😉If I were on the ISS this would be my wake up song
😩 never seen a rush concert, but I still blare music, and it takes up %95 of my music library
Stand strong rush fans
James Dudek I saw them at the MidFlorida Amphitheater in 2010. It was my first concert and it is something I’ll remember for the rest of my life.
Seen rush 5 times and the last gig was the snakes and arrows tour at Newcastle England. First gig was moving pictures at the Deeside leisure centre Wales. My favourite gig was the R30 tour at Manchester MEN arena.
I feel so lucky and privileged to have been able to see the three of them together live on various occasions. Awesome shows, every single one. That won't be happening ever again.🙁