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  1. 1. Jacob's Ladder VS Headlong Flight?



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I'm going with Jacob's Ladder, one of my favorite Rush songs.

 

I've never found Headlong Flight to be all that great. I enjoyed it a lot more live, but Jacob's Ladder during R40 was even more amazing.

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A classic tune which isn't in my top 3 from that perfect album

 

vs.

 

The first or second best song on their last album

 

....

 

Two great songs but no hesitation here--I'm going with the classic! :hail:

 

I pretty much echo JB here. Although I'd have HF after the title track and The Anarchist.

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I'm going with Jacob's Ladder, one of my favorite Rush songs.

 

I've never found Headlong Flight to be all that great. I enjoyed it a lot more live, but Jacob's Ladder during R40 was even more amazing.

Jacob's Ladder went up about 100 notches for me because of R40. DVD only though...didn't experience it live unfortunately.

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Oh, lets see.....a song from one of their very best albums, when the band were on fire vs a song from an album nearly thirty years after their peak...
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Now I love Jacobs Ladder.

 

But HF is easily a favourite of mine from an album I don't love.

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Im voting on Headlong Flight. I don't think Jacob´s Ladder is that good, very overrated song. Natural Science is a MUCH better song from same album.
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I certainly enjoy Headlong Flight, but there's no deliberation required--Jacob's Ladder is phenomenal and wins this easily for me. And like Cy said, while I feel that Headlong Flight is improved live, it's no match for how mind-blowing Jacob's Ladder was on the R40 tour.
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A classic tune which isn't in my top 3 from that perfect album

 

vs.

 

The first or second best song on their last album

 

....

 

Two great songs but no hesitation here--I'm going with the classic! :hail:

 

I pretty much echo JB here. Although I'd have HF after the title track and The Anarchist.

Close. If I'm forced to put my top 3 from CA, I'd go Anarchist-HF-CA

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A classic tune which isn't in my top 3 from that perfect album

 

vs.

 

The first or second best song on their last album

 

....

 

Two great songs but no hesitation here--I'm going with the classic! :hail:

 

I pretty much echo JB here. Although I'd have HF after the title track and The Anarchist.

Close. If I'm forced to put my top 3 from CA, I'd go Anarchist-HF-CA

 

Those are the album's super heavyweights.

 

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yokozuna_6149.jpg

 

http://insufficientscotty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Natural-Disasters.jpg

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A classic tune which isn't in my top 3 from that perfect album

 

vs.

 

The first or second best song on their last album

 

....

 

Two great songs but no hesitation here--I'm going with the classic! :hail:

 

I pretty much echo JB here. Although I'd have HF after the title track and The Anarchist.

Close. If I'm forced to put my top 3 from CA, I'd go Anarchist-HF-CA

 

Those are the album's super heavyweights.

 

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yokozuna_6149.jpg

 

http://insufficientscotty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Natural-Disasters.jpg

 

:LOL:

 

On a side note, Earthquake looks ((I hesitate to say)) SLIMMER than my memory says he was. And Typhoon's ((wasn't he Tugboat at first?)) bicep appears bigger than I remember. Yokozuna though is exactly the same fat bastard that I remember :LOL:

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Lyrics - Jacob's Ladder.

Music - Headlong flight.

 

I'm voting for Headlong Flight, only because IMO it is musically more exciting than Jacob's ladder ( IMO JL holds onto the same musical 'ideas' for too long).

 

Jacob's Ladder Live R40 was however the highlight of the show.

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Neither! The worst song on Permanent Waves vs. a weak song on a mediocre album that is one of the most overrated songs in RUSH's entire catalogue. I went with the less popular choice because I at least listen to that song on occasion.
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There's something very grand and epic about JL...builds along the horizon then thunders down a storm of awesomeness. Alex's solo is amazing and powerfully bluesy. It's a much better constructed song & the musical ideas are more interesting than HLF which is essentially a jam. A helluva jam, a great jam...a jam I love but I gotta go with Jacob's Ladder.
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A classic tune which isn't in my top 3 from that perfect album

 

vs.

 

The first or second best song on their last album

 

....

 

Two great songs but no hesitation here--I'm going with the classic! :hail:

 

I pretty much echo JB here. Although I'd have HF after the title track and The Anarchist.

Close. If I'm forced to put my top 3 from CA, I'd go Anarchist-HF-CA

 

Those are the album's super heavyweights.

 

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yokozuna_6149.jpg

 

http://insufficientscotty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Natural-Disasters.jpg

 

:LOL:

 

On a side note, Earthquake looks ((I hesitate to say)) SLIMMER than my memory says he was. And Typhoon's ((wasn't he Tugboat at first?)) bicep appears bigger than I remember. Yokozuna though is exactly the same fat bastard that I remember :LOL:

 

You know it. Went on to form the "Natural Disasters" with Girthquake...err Earthquake. :D

 

http://www.worldwrestlinginsanity.com/am2/uploads/1/09tugboat.jpg

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