Jacob's Ladder (track)
by Rush
Jacob's Ladder appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- Permanent Waves (track #3) (this album) (1980)
- Exit... Stage Left (track #7) (1981)
- R40 Live (track #16) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 11/11/2025 14:17 | Exist-en-ciel | 17,964 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2025 23:10 | machiaj | 8,768 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2025 03:02 |  ExTeaSea | 12,134 | 86/100 |
| ! | 05/31/2025 21:22 | wizardalien | 8,642 | 72/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2025 12:07 | dukeboxkool | 6,555 | 75/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.3/100, a mean average of 83.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.6.
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Squonk007 06/12/2022 12:17 | #286278
The best track on the album, a tour de force and packs a real punch.
A great progressive piece on a more grounded record. Glimpses of the 70's Rush shine through in all the right ways.
Fischman 01/17/2017 17:03 | #183013
Not nearly so catchy as the first two songs, this one requires the right mood to fully enjoy.
AAL2014 06/25/2016 03:05 | #169699
Jacob's Ladder grew on me once I finally developed the patience to listen to it. A very rewarding song and one of Rush's greatest and final epics.
This is a song purely for jamming.
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