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Poll Question: Rush: Cygnus part I or Jacob's Ladder?
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    Posted: February 26 2017 at 08:58
Which of these two Rush tunes has a bigger appeal to you?


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Cygnus Pt. 1.
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Cygnus of course.
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Jacob's Ladder is significantly better than anything else Rush ever did.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote maryes Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2017 at 16:23
Cygnus X-1 part I is my vote !
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Progosopher Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2017 at 16:48

I don't like spoken introductions very much.  I also find Cygnus a bit tedious.  Both songs build up, but I think Jacob's Ladder does it much better.

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The lyrics to Cygnus X1 are scientific b******s.

Jacob's Ladder for me.

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Jacobs Ladder 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Finnforest Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2017 at 20:29
tough call, slight edge to Jacob

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Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

The lyrics to Cygnus X1 are scientific b******s.

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I give a slight nod to Jacob's ladder.

Edited by Dellinger - February 27 2017 at 20:29
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Magnum Vaeltaja Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2017 at 21:51
Jacob's Ladder, even if it is my least favourite song off of Permanent Waves.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2017 at 22:23
I chose Jacob's Ladder. I won't say I like it a whole lot better but I find it to be the better song. Cygnus suffers from a few things in my opinion. One is the herky jerky stop start rhythm section and the other is the robot voice(right before it). Fortunately they both occur in the first few minutes of the track and it only gets better after that. 

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - February 26 2017 at 22:23
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2017 at 22:26
Originally posted by mechanicalflattery mechanicalflattery wrote:

Jacob's Ladder is significantly better than anything else Rush ever did.

I wouldn't go that far but it's one of the best tracks on that album. 


Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - February 26 2017 at 22:28
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Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

The lyrics to Cygnus X1 are scientific b******s.

Jacob's Ladder for me.


I believe it's called science fiction. :) 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Blacksword Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 27 2017 at 01:16
Very close. Both songs would be in my Rush top ten, but today I'll go for Cygnus.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote someone_else Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 27 2017 at 01:39
Jacob's Ladder is one of my favourite Rush songs...
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Tapfret Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 27 2017 at 01:51
Cygnus.
I would have a harder time if the battle was vs Natural Sciencw.
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Love both songs but Cygnus gets the vote. 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rednight Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 27 2017 at 09:12
Had to go with Cygnus. 'Ladder had the unfortunate position of being part of a mishmash of songs that uncomfortably saw the band into the '80s. It should have been on a better album as Cygnus certainly was. I do love Natural Science.
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