Song 148 (Rush--"Jacob’s Ladder")

While out and about today this song came on my iPod and I thought it would be a good pick. This is a really cool song that is almost an instrumental piece except for a couple of places in it with lyrics describing a thunderstorm in terms of a battle between/within the clouds.
A "Jacob's Ladder" is actually a type of lightning that usually arcs around very spectacularly, making somewhat of a ladder shape. Where the name for this came from is The Bible, where Jacob saw angels climbing up and down a ladder to Heaven, henceforth the namesake of "Jacob's Ladder."
The musicianship is very good in this one and is really interesting to listen to. It gives off the feeling of a brooding storm and you can easily envision thunder and lightning while listening.

Here is the studio version with some images of storm clouds on YouTube.
Here is a live recording of the song from Exit... Stage Left on YouTube.

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