R1: Wish You were Here vs. From This Day

[LoathedVermin72]

Incubus - "Wish You were Here"


Machine Head - "From This Day"

[PHATJ]

Wish You Were Here is a the first song in this tournament I like. I can’t even remember the last time I heard it though, it’s been years.

[LoathedVermin72]

"From This Day" is so forgettable. I can never remember any melodies or riffs from it.

"Wish You were Here" is...maybe one of my favorite songs? Like ever? It's so beautiful. Pure warmth and joy.

[Norah]

Wish You Were Here is a the first song in this tournament I like. I can’t even remember the last time I heard it though, it’s been years.

that's because it doesn't belong in this tournament

[PHATJ]

Wish You Were Here is a the first song in this tournament I like. I can’t even remember the last time I heard it though, it’s been years.

that's because it doesn't belong in this tournament

Good point.

[Norah]

I don't even know this Machine Head song but I'm voting for it over Incubus.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Yeah I can't think of Incubus as nu-metal

[Jorge]

"Wish You Were Here" is a nice song but it's also a good showcase for just how superfluous these DJs were, and how forced their inclusion was to a lot of these songs (at least when their scratches weren't being used to punctuate chugga-chugga riffs). It adds nothing to the song. In fact, it's kind of obtrusive.

[tragabigzanda]

"Wish You Were Here" is a nice song but it's also a good showcase for just how superfluous these DJs were, and how forced their inclusion was to a lot of these songs (at least when their scratches weren't being used to punctuate chugga-chugga riffs). It adds nothing to the song. In fact, it's kind of obtrusive.

Yeah i was thinking the same thing.

[Kaius]

WYWH is a very good song. I like the record-scratching personally.

[LoathedVermin72]

WYWH is a very good song. I like the record-scratching personally.

Yeah so do I

[EJ]

Incubus has more than a handful of good songs. Easy choice here.

[Kaius]

WYWH is a very good song. I like the record-scratching personally.

Yeah so do I

Some of these songs have aged really well and this is def one of them.

[Kevin Davis]

This is an easy vote for Incubus. The guitar really is lovely. This Machine Head song is a bunch of nothing.

[i got bugs]

The whole morning view album is awesome, incubus's best stuff easily

11 am, aqueous transmission, just a phase.. all so good

[Jammer XCI]

Machine Head is one of my least favorite metal bands ever. Total trend chasing bullshit and whether that means groove metal, nu-metal, "true" metal, thrash metal, nu-metal revival, they fucking suck. Rob Flynn is a loudmouthed pussy too.

So I obviously vote for Incubus. Wish You Were Here jams.

[Brett]

I still enjoy putting on some Incubus every once in a while, and Morning View was a favorite album of mine in my last couple years of high school.

"From This Day" is pretty rote, and definitely boring. "Wish You Were Here" for the win.

[Simple Torture]

I agree that WYWH is a good tune, which is why I probably won't vote for it in future rounds. But the other song just does nothing for me--doesn't even make me laugh.

[Ello Sailor]

WYWH is definitely the better song, but it's not really nu-metal, so I'm torn.

[LoathedVermin72]

Guys, just vote for the song you like more!