Rush - Ghost Rider

[@rubio.laureano]

Neil died today, I'm sad beyond tears because Rush meant a lot to me. This song helped me through very rough times and made me dare to make my first trip in a motorbike. He'll be missed but he'll also be remembered as a truly amazing person.

[@johnnyenglish9622]

So did you ever get on the bike?

[@rubio.laureano]

@@johnnyenglish9622 i did! I travelled 800km in a day in January, and listened to Vapor Trails while riding. Truly ab amazing experience, i felt he was riding with me

[@johnnyenglish9622]

That's awesome man. I hope you will remember Neil and use what he did to overcome tough times if you ever have them or just his general positive thinking or the messages in his lyrics. I think of Neil when I ride my mountain bike sometimes.

[@rubio.laureano]

@@johnnyenglish9622 Of course brother. This song is an anchor for me. If you have the opportunity to travel in a motorbike, just give it a try. It's amazing to be alone with your thoughts on the road. Just you, the bike and the wind.

[@johnnyenglish9622]

@@rubio.laureano You seem like a good man like Neil. Thanks for the inspiration but I love riding a bicycle. Stay safe, stay strong and I hope you listen to Rush till you die like me. "He's a rebel and a runner , He's a signal turning green, He's a restless young romantic, Wants to run the big machine" That big machine is your motorbike pal.

[@garaschneider4808]

Farewell, Ghost Rider. Easily one of the rawest, most powerful performances of the band and of Neil. Seldom do we get someone so articulate, so talented, and so guarded open up and connect with so many people. We've truly lost one of the few sages in modern music.

[@h4r4]

Beautifully said 👏🏼

[@bobs4454]

So pertinent on this very very sad day... R.I.P. Ghost Rider

[@johnnyenglish9622]

"So early on a Sunday morning there was almost no traffic, and I cruised with my legs stretched in front of me, resting on the cyclinder heads. Occassional ponds & marshes were dotted with waterbirds and near Yorkton I saw my first magpie, a sure sign of the west" RIP Ghost Rider 1952 - 2020. Your influence will always be on us Rush trekkies.

[@radioflitercairplanes1715]

@@johnnyenglish9622 Ghost rider is a great book ! Makes this song even more powerful

[@guilhermetorelly3313]

We all have someone we love on the other side, and someday, someone's gonna cry for us. This song is for us all. Thank you, Neil!

[@johnnyenglish9622]

Thanks for never giving up Neil. You are a hero to me. In memory of Selena & Jackie Peart.

[@dawnwelch6579]

Johnny English Neil just joined them on the road ahead...I cannot believe it...this one is too hard to take...

[@kippsguitar6539]

Lovely words

[@JamesBrown-ll3si]

Well said!!!

[@SoCal780]

Considering what this song is about, it must have been hard for Neil to play it and “keep it together” while performing live. How could he not think of Selena and Jackie while performing this? Neil really was an exceptional human being. RIP.

[@aristilus27]

I do recommend you all Neil’s book Ghost Rider. Neil Peart, one of the best and finest drummers ever!

[@SonOfSyrinxia1993]

You know you have created a masterpiece when it invokes so much emotion to break your drumsticks at the end of the song. Neil is mortal like us, but a god behind a drum set.

[@sgtpepper1138]

He did that all the time, it's just the sticks are dead.

[@chrisandersen5635]

He actually gave a lot of his drumsticks away to young fans in the audience. He had a guy who would deliver them. You know who you are. Complex to the point of simplicity. Difficult if you ask too many questions. Simple if ya just ...

[@Rowenband]

One of their greatest songs, especially when one consider why Peart wrote those lyrics!

[@rapperprime562]

His daughter was killed in m bike accident

[@d68st90]

@@rapperprime562 car accident =(

[@davidhusman2359]

Yes inspired by his own life experiences. Neil was very resilient

[@alltheworldsastage]

I'm in the middle of a "Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road" re-read... knowing what this song represents in Neil's life gives this track (and the Vapor Trails album as a whole) so much more power... I read the lyrics and know the absolute hell and recovery Neil dealt with in the late 90s. It's hard to listen to this and not tear up a bit.

[@kenhansew7892]

Barbato, I'm with you, man. It's been 38 months since my firstborn was killed on his way home from work. We'd been to every Rush concert since the morning after one years ago when a sad, disappointed little boy asked, "Dad, why didn't you take me to the Rush concert last night? You know how much I like them!" Sometimes these videos release such memories and feelings that I can't help but start sobbing. I miss you, Spencer Heywood!!

[@charleschristley1733]

Sorry for your lost.

[@douglaskelly6147]

So sorry for your loss 😪 Prayers for you and yours.

[@jmpsthrufyre]

Oh my, thathas to be the most painful thing I hope you are better Never the same, but better than

[@169tke]

Nothing can stop you now. Thank you Professor.

[@willemvandoesselare7959]

Rush in Rio is Rush as they really are . Pure , strong and wonderful to hear and watch .

[@AL_1991]

I get goosebumps just by watching Neil pouring his heart out during this performance. Raw emotion paired with sofistication and precision. It moves me everytime. RIP Professor.

[@energybengt]

Geddy's voice soars here in an exceptional way. The balance between the instruments and his voice here is beautiful. They create space for each other. It lifts the Spirit like a hang glider hit by a gust of wind on a dead-calm day: "YOU ARE COMING UP!!!!"

[@anonsidious358]

Neil's book Ghost Rider is an excellent book. The song is a perfect representation of his ordeal and his working through the pain.

[@idahorx1]

I was camping in Colorado a few years ago on a motorcycle trip, got up before dawn due to a long day. CCCold, 26 degrees at around 8k if I remember. Got on the road heading west. This came up on my playlist as the sun was coming up. Sunrise in the mirror indeed. This song always gets to me, knowing the backstory. Especially when riding, gives you a lot of time to think. One of my favorites, though I don't think it gets the attention it deserves. Sunrise in the mirror Lightens that invisible load Riding on a nameless quest Haunting that wilderness road Like a ghost rider

[@muriloklisbarbato7672]

this song reminds me of my brother who died 3 days ago. He introduced me to Rush. It gives me only good memories about him, thank you!

[@GameCentralTactics]

Sorry for your loss. I've never lost anyone close to me but I know that it sucks.

[@DetroitMarauder]

Wow, If I lost my little bro that introduced me to Rush back in the 70's I don't think I could have your composure. I am truly sorry for your loss my friend.

[@jamesturner1348]

I AM sorry MAN. I lost a brother. Life will NEVER be the same.

[@johnlohman8311]

God bless you and your bother I,m so sorry for your lost

[@choppersplace]

My sincere condolences

[@Espo97734]

I think this song is probably the most emotionally driven song rush has ever produced

[@y2j1490yahoo]

I would not say that, red sector A and losing it are pretty emotional but yeah a great song of vapor trails.

[@richardbaxter5270]

Yeah. It's amazing how neil can write lyrics so personal to himself and make the song so universal :D

[@bigdog91paper]

Green Knight ehhhh, this song was probably the most personal for Neil, it was the first song he had wrote after coming to terms with his loss. It's music, so different songs strike different chords with people, but in terms of the emotions involved, they were most certainly the strongest when written.

[@richardbaxter5270]

bigdog91paper Fair point, but I can imagine Red Sector A would have been more personal from Geddy's POV. I know he doesn't write the lyrics, but the story behind his parents and the holocaust would definately make that an emotional one for him to sing. Either way they're both great, emotional songs and I love them to death :D

[@samwoodward3892]

I would say their most emotional songs are available light and the pass, but indeed this does come close.

[@ChickionadeKA8]

It may be true, that drummers dispose of sticks this way when they break, but I've never seen Neil do it in a video and especially not with the focus that it was given at the end of this song. I think that it is exactly what it appears to be...he breaks the stick as a trubute to his fallen family.

[@jmpsthrufyre]

As a bassist there was a painful time after the loss of a loved one, that after a few shows I'd rip all the strings off my bass. Never planned, just a release

[@kevinmcgiffin10]

You caught that too ? My exact feeling.

[@prasannahedwig6075]

Rush's to do list : - Concert - Laundry

[@perfectionbox]

prasanna hedwig That laundry ain't gonna wash itself 🤣

[@aaronjanusch6090]

Then soup lol

[@kevinmcgiffin10]

One thousand horsepower straight ahead ...no stopping ....still playing for all of us. A death hurts but the raw emotion of the music beats on for ages to come . 💖✌🙏💖

[@GlennJimenez]

A wonderful song by Rush… starts off like a typical pop rock song and slowly morphs and evolves into an authentic rush tune. Beautiful.

[@Simon-RucknRideAUD]

I had come across this book late, I had just lost my wife to onset Dementia, it changed everything and put me back on a better path. As a Rush fan, a rider and a writer it was very important and impactful to my own healing journey

[@loripushckor5957]

I'm overwhelmed by this song. Neils long journey.

[@Deetroiter]

Neil is drumming his butt off like usual, but let’s not forget that alex and geddy are laying down some industrial strength playing in their own rights, as well. Vapor trails era bass and guitar were raw, dirty, and charging forwards

[@johannwilder1437]

I never cared for this song until I heard this live version. Amazing.

[@lancemanyon3139]

Johann Wilder Indeed! I'm with you on that.

[@yortiz3925]

La belleza de cada canción del Album "Vapors Trails" es única, es un perfecto disco, de los mejores de Rush en mi opinión.

[@francescam.e.1884]

Eternal thanks for the music that made me stop, listen, and be in awe. Rock in peace, Professor.

[@memopinzon]

Nothing can stop you now, Ghost Rider.

[@lisaharrison1031]

Probably the most cathartic experience of Neil’s life. ❤️❤️

[@tparker2095]

And No Neil didn't have his eyes closed just to focus on playing......Hang in there Bud...

[@PiNgPoNgLaDd10]

geedys voice is brilliant at this age!

[@johannwilder1437]

Yep, this concert and the subsequent R30 were the last shows where Ged's voice was still fully intact, IMO.

[@GameCentralTactics]

+Johann Wilder snakes and arrows honestly wasn't that bad

[@rush4ever1]

Johann Wilder I only think it starts to sound worse on clockwork live and r40 unfortunately it just isn't the same. I personally think snakes and arrows live is their best sounding. The drums, Geddy a voice, everything. Love these guys

[@ThomDorke]

@@rush4ever1 I think his voice would have sounded fine on Time Machine had it not been for the sinusitis/ear infection he had during filming. Nevertheless he was starting to sound a bit yelpy on that tour (maybe even 2nd half of Snakes & Arrows from some of the bonus DVD footage) and had developed this sort of yodeling thing in order to hit the higher notes. It kind of turned me off depending on what song they were doing.

[@gregcampwriter]

A powerful song, all the more poignant in this version when Peart breaks the stick at the end.

[@markmury6934]

Killer tune. As usual...

[@therealvaliantthor]

Rest in peace Ghost Rider.

[@thexavier666]

RIP to one of the best drummers ever.

[@Beauceimmigrant]

No doubt, the best performance of this song ever. Way better than the final cut of the album!

[@ironrushscorp]

Honestly because of everything that Neil went through, I get the feeling that Vapor Trails was a kind of concept record for Neil... One Little Victory, Secret Touch, Ghostrider, etc.

[@geddyleesowlnose]

Joseph Marsh yeah I realised that, that's why I like it so much.. and it introduced rush into the 2000's

[@jmpsthrufyre]

Absolutely. How could it not? Intentional or not

[@3233legacy]

Travels on the healing road, "Ghost Rider" is an amazing tale of hope & despair. i certainly hear this song differently after reading it. what an amazing group. 10/20/12 charlotte! cant wait!!!!

[@leonardoleiteribeiro9248]

Neil Peart , teria adorado conhecer a Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

[@paulelliott3220]

I was listening to Vapour Trails on a beach walk last week It was my least listened to Rush album but it was in the wake of the awful news about Neil The material is brilliant and this song has stuck with me and every word Neil wrote was burned into my brain - I’ve listened to every Rush album, especially the later ones loving the music but getting lost in Neil’s amazing lyrics What a truly awesome writer and this is his song RIP Professor, there will NEVER be anyone like you - total legend

[@LesPaul3399]

incredible performance. i am loving the album vapor trails more and more as time goes on. Strange, but that happens with me on most of the later Rush albums. takes a bit of time, then you realize just how great the record is after a few months or even years later.

[@TheABElia]

The remaster is fantastic.

[@goodpainlive]

Rush in Rio is a friggin masterpiece.

[@cidaguedes67]

Obrigada por terem vindo ao Brasil... Inesquecível. Saudade Neil.💖

[@calvinjacksoncomic]

Thank you for the Memories Neil. I hope you rode peacefully into the sunset

[@katherinedionne5698]

I don't care what rolling stones magazine says, NEIL IS THE BEST DRUMMER EVER!!!!!

[@Miltonbanana2112]

Dat pre-chorus.. shivers every time

[@stevendiblasio3573]

This whole vapor trails record in awesome.They crush it on every song.Neils lyrics are his life! Some of his finest drumming.Add that with the incredible Geddy and Alex and you get the best of Rush!

[@jonathonday148]

having to go through much in life..much the same..lost loved one's and had to "Deal" with it....No-one knows what it really is.....Thank You Neil....You are like a piece of Granite!,..yes..the west.....Sunsets.....

[@radioflitercairplanes1715]

The pain...the heavy intensity of a major loss of loved ones..pain nobody can possibly understand if it's not there loss. I was in shock when I heard of your great loss Neil.

[@tonybmw5785]

Thank you for all the pleasure you have given me over 40 years Neil.

[@geoffreymerrifield5666]

Incredible song. Vapor Trails is an incredible album.

[@TheWav7]

Just cannot express enough how much I miss this band....... I just cannot :(

[@jackofblades6807]

What a performance by Neil! All the intensity, the emotion... man, this guy is a freakin legend!

[@Pheminon1]

I wonder how hard it was for Neil to play this song

[@tonymuse]

Hard enough that he snapped his drum stick in two at the end.

[@brianmills8367]

Pheminon I can only assume he experiences difficulties with many of their songs due to the emotional impact. Ghost Rider, Driven, Nobodys Hero, Stars look down, plus the many more.

[@pineapplepeanuts]

But especially the material from Vapor Trails. It directly points to what happened in his life. At the time I thought it was amazing he even bothered to return, but looking back I can see it was therapeutic.

[@heinzekatsup]

This song is one great reason this is possibly the best band in history, IMO

[@randallreece3636]

"Ghost Rider" Pack up all those phantoms Shoulder that invisible load Keep on riding North and West Haunting that wilderness road Like a ghost rider Carry all those phantoms Through bitter wind and stormy skies From the desert to the mountain From the lowest low to the highest high Like a ghost rider Keep on riding North and West Then circle South and East Show me beauty but there is no peace For the ghost rider Shadows on the road behind Shadows on the road ahead Nothing can stop you now There's a shadow on the road behind There's a shadow on the road ahead Nothing can stop you now Sunrise in the mirror Lightens that invisible load Riding on a nameless quest Haunting that wilderness road Like a ghost rider Just an escape artist Racing against the night A wandering hermit Racing toward the light From the white sands To the canyon lands To the redwood stands To the barren lands Sunrise on the road behind Sunset on the road ahead There's nothing to stop you now Nothing can stop you now

[@DeepSaints]

Love You Neil. Let Blessings be with you! I love your music!!

[@anthonysaponaro6318]

Love the Neil's hi hat work in this tune . . . . so incredibly unique !

[@patycalvillorodriguez866]

I never want to forget this day when my dear God 😇let me see Rush live and they played this song 😢😭😘. Is and will be a magical ✨ moment in my memory forever♾️ & beyond!!!!.

[@PaulElvisWeiss]

how can someone "dislike" that song? ;) must be one person with 11 profiles lol

[@ArtfulEscalante]

so epic. neils breaks his stick after the song. even in the sound of his drums is perfectionist

[@patrickmulcahy7074]

What an GREAT album and the Rio'ans LOVED every SECOND of it!!!

[@איתמראברהם-ס6ר]

Best band ever!

[@Lazerus53]

more than just a song for neil

[@sanderson10df]

Arguably he is worthy of all homage by the man and artist he represented in his passage between us. A genuine ghost rider.

[@tekygaming]

just look at his face... ha just can't hold all those feels :) that guy is a genius...

[@MrManus64]

i just love this song, it's melody, it's lyrics, it's drive and changes moodswings. And of course the audience makes it epic

[@RH-YT]

Damn Neil is killing those drums!

[@GameCentralTactics]

Yeah he really puts out his emotion for this song. Poor guy went through so much

[@RH-YT]

I know it's sad but it could and has happened to anyone. :/

[@00nowhereman00]

It's very rhythm driven music. The drums are a part of the harmony and of course the lyrics normally come from Peart.

[@forreal918]

Can they really be this good??... yes, and they get better with age..... every time I see them they never fail to impress. some of their live recorded stuff on DVD is better than the studio versions... Always at the top of their game... if you ain't the lead dog, the view never changes. RUSH= LEAD DOGS !!

[@arctictimberwolf]

What I ♡ about Rush is that their Heart is in it And it Sparks in the Vapor Trails!

[@h4r4]

shivers. Just shivers. Geniuses. How can so much talent exist in three people? Cant wait to the 28th!! RUSH!!!!

[@mrrsquidinkmedia]

This is the way: We've truly lost one of the few sages in modern music. 70

[@aschule5684]

Each of us their certain Rush albums that speak to them a little more than others, Vapor Trails was a special album for me, it came in a time of grieving the loss of a dear friend who also was a great bass player in a Rush tribute band named "Hemispheres" he never got to hear Vapor Trails, he passed away before he got the chance, But at least now his also with Chris Squire "Rock In Peace" brother Curt ✌🏼️

[@biffi69]

BEST VOICE PERFOMANCE OF GEDDY LIVE ATE NOW IT WAS THAT SHOW OF THE RIVER WHICH WILL BE TAKING THAT DAY THAT WONDERFUL VOICE ....

[@kariy2187]

I got goosebumps when I listened Ghost Rider very first time since Neil has left... 😢

[@narutozrasengan]

I've never seen this song played live before, since it was probably the only time it was ever included in their concert, on the Vapor Trails tour; short after Neil's return from his 'exile'. I swear, in all the performances of him alone, a Buddy Rich tribute, or with Rush, I've NEVER seen such intensity from his playing before. I mean, he snapped a stick in half after the song! What a strong individual, and a fucking monster musician. Much respect.

[@jmpsthrufyre]

Such a great song from a really great I mean REALLY GREAT album. It's almost too much Thank you Ged Al & Neil

[@haloeffect44]

I think that was the end for him. The song hasn't been played since and I believe it was closing a chapter right there and leaving on the stage in Rio.

[@mikesorbassguitar]

What a gut punch.

[@chrisandersen5635]

This song and Secret Touch get me every time. And now The Garden as well.

[@donbut3056]

One of the best Rush songs...

[@geoffwheeler1046]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@CYPHERWasHere]

Wow, I never knew that Geddy sang, I respect him so much more now.

[@jaspergillgannon4991]

What do you mean "never knew he sang"? What did you think he's been doing for the past 45 years

[@thomasallen4340]

Can't listen to this song with dry eyes. My mother passed 6 months ago. Rip Professor

[@fabianoararuna]

Oh!! I was there! Maracanã Stadium RJ, early 00'. I wasn't expecting this song...it was such a awesome surprise.

[@sci-figuy6668]

For some reason, this song always made me think of the “fellowship of the ring”.There is shadow behind, shadow on the road ahead.

[@omukssbm]

I always heard that cracking sound at the end on the Rio Live album but never knew what it was. There's definitely some deeper meaning to that stick break, obviously having to do with his hurt and the song's subject matter, but is there something more to it?

[@renrutologist]

Omuk The stick was broken while playing and he simply finished it off!

[@luketracy6930]

RIP Neil ❤️

[@andrewdawson6217]

Possibly my favorite song

[@elsdenf.8598]

Sou viciado nessa música!

[@richardsorell80]

I never seen neil beat the drums that hard ever he is so emotional during the playing of this live i know it had to be super hard for him to play this live

[@Heart.of.the.Hills_]

finally someone put up a video of this song. One of my top 3 Rush songs no doubt!!! Thank you Neilm, your perils have turned into beauty!!!

[@waiting4guffman]

Hi, Will. Listening to Never Ending Clouds.....not too shabby! As far as the crowd noise in "Ghost Rider", it just stood out to me like a sore thumb as I watched it. I've seen Rush many, many times (including this song live) & the crowd is as still as an oil painting during this tune because at the time of this filming, this song was pretty new. Sadly, I'd say 95% of the attendees, like the Pavlov's dogs they are, are there to hear only a handful of familiar tunes. Crowd noise is added!

[@KurtStoffer]

+1 re: Don's "Who ever say's Rush sucks, should be executed on the spot"

[@TheeInjun]

Inspired by all the laundry getting done on stage, I got mine going as well, then turned this on, and I've got to tell you, I feel such hype, it's incredible!

[@evelynfavalessa6058]

'Nothing can stop you now...' ❤

[@yyz2go2112]

Reading Neil's book now- Ghost Rider.

[@sedmikrasky1]

brillant song! blew my sorrow and tears

[@andrewc1199]

I'm just here for the dryers.

[@michaelcutcher8592]

The history in actually seeing this performed live.

[@jacquesprogroque]

Faire thee well, Professor.