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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| 04/28/2026 16:41 | Pavloss | 1,961 | 62/100 | |
| 04/10/2026 18:47 | Johnnyo | 43,619 | 80/100 | |
| 03/13/2026 09:17 | Exist-en-ciel | 101,634 | 71/100 | |
| 01/11/2026 10:10 | Gedster | 532 | 72/100 | |
| 01/06/2026 23:17 | djbauer99 | 761 | 90/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.2/100, a mean average of 83.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.7/100. 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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