Best of Grunge Tournament: 1991-1996- Hail Hail wins

[PHATJ]

This round has a lot of great songs. This thing is gonna get crazy when we get under 100 songs.


Also, I'm pissed as hell about Still Remains losing (currently) to Hunger Strike. Still Remains is a fucking awesome song. Top 5 STP. What the hell is wrong with you people?

[Anders]

What do you mean? Hunger Strike is amazing. It's at the core of the whole tournament, with Chris, Ed, Stone, Jeff, Mike and Matt. It's got Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, first ever Ed studio song, the same day he met the guys for the first time, after just arriving in Seattle that day. It's Temple Of The Dog, a tribute to Andrew Wood. It has been a legendary song in Pearl Jam history in more ways than one. It should be a candidate to win the whole tournament.

[epilogue]

It's interesting how much stock you put in the history of the band, Anders. That kind of stuff doesn't cross my mind when doing these tournaments.

[PHATJ]

Yeah, those are some nice fun facts that have absolutely nothing to do with which song I like better.

[chewm]

I'm angry at Rhinoceros losing against My Wave. You people are crazy.

[LoathedVermin72]

I'm angry at Rhinoceros losing against My Wave. You people are crazy.

Seriously. That's straight-up dumb.

[Anders]

It's interesting how much stock you put in the history of the band, Anders. That kind of stuff doesn't cross my mind when doing these tournaments.

It all puts it in context. Everything means something. It's that little drum sound, or the way the guitar wails or weep, perhaps a vocal performance that is so good that it couldn't be repeated, or lyrics you can identify with, or just respect as poetry. There is also that other kind of context, with memories in your life when you listened to that song, or how it makes you feel now. Maybe it's a new song for you, and you know none of its history, but you know you love it now. Or when two songs are both great, and they face each other in this tournament, two five star songs from the early to mid 90s. Songs you loved growing up. But then you hear how much that song means to the band, or something special about how they made it, or how the audience reacted when they first heard it in 1991, and somehow some of that means something to you, and it just edges a song into getting the vote.

I totally respect that you feel differently about it.

[PHATJ]

I'm angry at Rhinoceros losing against My Wave. You people are crazy.

Did you vote for Still Remains?

[chewm]

No, but I do like it quite a bit.

[PHATJ]

Change your vote to Still Remains and I'll change to Rhinoceros.

[wease]

Change your vote to Still Remains and I'll change to Rhinoceros.

Me too

[PHATJ]

Change your vote to Still Remains and I'll change to Rhinoceros.

Me too

C'mon chewm, let's do this!

[chewm]

No way.

[stip]

It's interesting how much stock you put in the history of the band, Anders. That kind of stuff doesn't cross my mind when doing these tournaments.

It all puts it in context. Everything means something. It's that little drum sound, or the way the guitar wails or weep, perhaps a vocal performance that is so good that it couldn't be repeated, or lyrics you can identify with, or just respect as poetry. There is also that other kind of context, with memories in your life when you listened to that song, or how it makes you feel now. Maybe it's a new song for you, and you know none of its history, but you know you love it now. Or when two songs are both great, and they face each other in this tournament, two five star songs from the early to mid 90s. Songs you loved growing up. But then you hear how much that song means to the band, or something special about how they made it, or how the audience reacted when they first heard it in 1991, and somehow some of that means something to you, and it just edges a song into getting the vote.

I totally respect that you feel differently about it.

great answer

[PHATJ]

No way.

Fuck!

[Iholdthepain]

I'm kinda over this tournament...

I'd rather just play one of my old crusty cd's and not eliminate good songs...

Thanks, stip

[PHATJ]

Welp, see you later.

[Iholdthepain]

Welp, see you later.

[PHATJ]

Welp, see you later.

What? Are we supposed to be sad that you don't want to vote?

[Iholdthepain]

Welp, see you later.

What? Are we supposed to be sad that you don't want to vote?

No... such hostility from you, though. Its just getting too difficult, and STARLA LOST, FFS!!!

Never got over that one.

Also...

Also, I'm pissed as hell about Still Remains losing (currently) to Hunger Strike. Still Remains is a fucking awesome song. Top 5 STP. What the hell is wrong with you people?

I have felt this way too many times in this tournament, and I don't like getting 'pissed as hell' unnecessarily. Smoke one for me, Phat...