# Jacob's Ladder guitar solo

> Alex Lifeson's guitar solo on Jacob's Ladder by Rush (1980) starts at about 5:08. From the album Permanent Waves. A prog rock classic from the 1980s.

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Rush, 1980, from *Permanent Waves*. Solo by *Alex Lifeson*.

Brooding, stormy guitar textures build into dramatic lead passages.

Jacob's Ladder by Rush is #16 in our ranking of the best Rush guitar solos. The solo is played by Alex Lifeson and the song was released in 1980.

## In our lists

- [The Best Rush Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/rush-guitar-solos/) — #16

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Jacob's Ladder?

Alex Lifeson played the solo on Rush's Jacob's Ladder (1980).

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