16 The Analog Kid
Appeared on 23 of 25 entrees
Top 10 finishes: 2
Highest Ranking: 3 (Deadeye21)
It would appear that most like this song a lot more than I do. Don't get me wrong, I am a big fan, but it only finished at 52 for me; I guess there are just many I like more. It was always great live, with the lasers during the chorus, although I was always surprised that it wasn't played more often (just 1 tour in the 21st century).
This is an excellent song, but I feel like it got more love because of the album on which it appeared. Of course, I still had it at #24. I never cared for the way they modified it live, so the studio version is definitely the go-to.
15 Jacob’s Ladder
Appeared on 22 of 25 entrees
Top 10 finishes: 6
Highest Ranking: 1 (Tomislav95)
This is always in my top 5, and when I did the ranking engine, it finished at 3, so I must have been in a "Jacob's Ladder is more awesome than normal" mood that day. Just a flawless piece of music, and easily one of their best songs ever. I was hoping it would finish top 10, but 15 isn't bad at all, all things considered. The three who left it off of their lists need to be publicly shamed, however.
Jacob's Ladder is just a brilliant piece of music. It's deceptively complex. The intro in alternating 5 and 6 is cool -- especially with Neil's marching snare keeping time. The first "verse" section reminds me in a way of Long Distance Runaround. In that song, the verses were in 4/4, but Bill Bruford would hit the snare every fifth beat. In Jacob's Ladder, Alex is playing quarter note chords in 4/4, but he plays two eighth notes every fifth beat. It sounds so simple, but keeping the timing straight is ridiculously hard. The building of the next section, with the transition halfway through and the Taurus pedals adding a bit of a Middle Eastern flavor, all while oscillating between 5/4 and 6/4. Then the calm middle section, followed by the building 6/8 and 7/8 section into the song's climax. It takes you on such a journey -- all in the span of less than 8 minutes! I had this song at #4.
The Score So Far- Rush - 1 song of 8 (12.5% or 17.86% of album time): Working Man - #56)
- Fly by Night - 3 songs of 8 (37.5% or 43.67% of album time): Fly by Night - #70; By-Tor and the Snow Dog - #38; Anthem - #36
- Caress of Steel - 2 songs of 5 (40% or 38.15% of album time): The Necromancer - #67; Bastille Day - #59- 2112 - 2 songs of 6 (33.33% or 19.42% of album time): Something for Nothing - #63; A Passage to Bangkok - #58
- A Farewell to Kings - 3 songs of 6 (50% or 51.57% of album time): Closer to the Heart - #43; A Farewell to Kings - #26; Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage - #23
- Hemispheres - 2 songs of 4 (50% or 23.40% of album time): Circumstances - #45; The Trees - #18
- Permanent Waves - 3 songs of 6 (50% or 45.13% of album time): Different Strings - #57; Entre Nous - #53; Jacob's Ladder - #15
- Moving Pictures - 3 songs of 7 (42.86% or 51.25% of album time): Vital Signs - #51; Witch Hunt - #38; The Camera Eye - #17
- Signals - 6 songs of 8 (75% or 75.22% of album time): Countdown - #68; New World Man - #54; The Weapon - #48; Digital Man - #47; Losing It - #25; The Analog Kid - #16
- Grace Under Pressure - 4 songs of 8 (50% or 49.98% of album time): The Enemy Within - #49; Afterimage - #29; Red Sector A - #21; Distant Early Warning - #20
- Power Windows - 7 songs of 8 (87.5% or 86.19% of album time): Emotion Detector - #66; Grand Designs - #37; Mystic Rhythms - #35; Middletown Dreams - #31; The Big Money - #30; Territories #24; Manhattan Project - #22
- Hold Your Fire - 5 songs of 10 (50% or 40.19% of album time): Prime Mover - #73; Open Secrets - #72; Force Ten - #50; Mission - #44; Time Stand Still - #34
- Presto - 4 songs of 11 (36.36% or 39.62% of album time): Presto - #69; Show Don't Tell - #64; The Pass - #33; Available Light - #19
- Roll the Bones - 4 songs of 10 (40% or 41.62% of album time): Roll the Bones - #75; Ghost of a Chance - #52; Bravado - #41; Dreamline - #32
- Counterparts - 6 songs of 11 (54.55% or 54.24% of album time): Double Agent - #74; Everyday Glory - #65; Cut to the Chase - #61; Cold Fire - #60; Leave That Thing Alone - #40; Animate - #28
- Test for Echo - 2 songs of 11 (18.18% or 19.41% of album time): Test for Echo - #71; Driven - #62
- Vapor Trails - NO SONGS (0%)
- Snakes & Arrows - NO SONGS (0%)
- Clockwork Angels - 4 songs of 12 (33.33% or 41.58% of album time): Clockwork Angels - #55; Headlong Flight - #46; Caravan - #42; The Garden - #27