The Finals (254): Last Exit vs. Corduroy

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Vitalogy Battle! Last Exit vs. Corduroy. Voting will be open until 8PM EST on 4/13 (36 hours)

[Anders]

Corduroy FTW

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Not the most surprising final, but these are both two beloved classics, two former winners, and at/near the top of almost everyone's rankings.

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I don't know who I'll vote for yet. I need to give a listen. Corduroy is my historical favorite, but in recent years I've probably enjoyed Last Exit a little more. Both absolute titans, both top 5 songs for me, either is deserving.

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Corduroy last one 14 years ago (2007). Last Exit won in 2017 (two MM tournaments ago)

[ABNorman]

Corduroy last one 14 years ago (2007). Last Exit won in 2017 (two MM tournaments ago)

This is essentially why I'm voting Corduroy - these are close enough for me that I'm letting it come down to not wanting too many repeat champs close together.

[Anders]

2007 is a lifetime ago. It's Corduroy's year.

[ABNorman]

In 2007, Corduroy's path to the final went through: Evacuation, MFC, Marker In The Sand, Indifference, Rearviewmirror, Black, and Porch (I don't think Porch would make the final these days).

In that same year, Last Exit beat Can't Keep but was knocked out by Hail, Hail in round 2.

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Corduroy last one 14 years ago (2007). Last Exit won in 2017 (two MM tournaments ago)

This is essentially why I'm voting Corduroy - these are close enough for me that I'm letting it come down to not wanting too many repeat champs close together.

You don't have info on prior year final matchups, do you? I posted what I had in the main thread but I only go back to 2014

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looks like you do! Would you mind putting up the final round matchups (or final 4 if you are really ambitious) for the years you have?

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I am going to cast an initial vote for Corduroy, but this is a volatile situation that could change at any moment!

[ABNorman]

looks like you do! Would you mind putting up the final round matchups (or final 4 if you are really ambitious) for the years you have?

Sure, I'm currently up to 2010 in my new spreadsheet because I wanna generate some stats and things and this is the kind of thing I can do while shushing a baby at 3am.

2004
Semi finals: Immortality vs I Got Shit, Black vs Release
Final: Immortality vs Black

2005
Semi finals: In My Tree (38) vs Immortality (35), I Got Shit (40) vs Black (31)
Final: I Got Shit vs In My Tree

2006 (run via TSIS)
Semi finals: Corduroy (231) vs Porch (207), Black (304) vs Release (135)
Final: Black (369) vs Corduroy (267)

2007 (run via TSIS)
Semi finals: Corduroy vs Black, Porch vs Release
Final: Corduroy vs Porch

2008
Division finals: Alive (13) vs SOLAT (12), Rearviewmirror (13) vs Release (12), Immortality (17) vs Last Exit (8)
Survivor: Immortality (19) vs Rearviewmirror (15) vs Alive (12)
Final: Immortality (14) vs Rearviewmirror (9)

2009
Semi finals: Given To Fly (18) vs DtE (10), Black (15) vs Immortality (13)
Final: Black (15) vs Given To Fly (14)

2010 - a 90s vs 00s tournament held in September, so not technially a March Madness
Semi finals: Rearviewmirror (24) vs Corduroy (18), In My Tree (25) vs Immortality (17)
Final: In My Tree (29) vs Corduroy (18)

2011
No tournament

2012
Semi finals: Tremor Christ (26) vs In My Tree (24), Immortality (33) vs Last Exit (27)
Final: Tremor Christ (27) vs Immortality (19)

2013
No tournament

2014
Semi finals: Insignificance (52) vs Immortality (50), Corduroy (50) vs Tremor Christ (43)
Final: Insignificance (59) vs Corduroy (58)

[stip]

thanks! so looks like porch, gtf, and RVM are the only songs to make it to the finals but not win?

[liebzz]

An all Vitalogy finals. Good job RM!

[VinylGuy]

im going for Corduroy

[Thurman Murman]

Two absolute classics off my favorite album of all-time.

Not 100% the final i would have picked, but not far off from it either. Corduroy for the win.

[B]

I voted Last Exit, but I'm gonna give them a listen to see if that changes my mind.

[Farmer John]

According to the automated song ranker, I like Corduroy more, but I'll vote for Last Exit since it's currently trailing by a lot.

Two perfectly acceptable finalists.

[knee tunes]

I'm thinking what song would I be more excited for if they played in concert.

Corduroy

[liebzz]

No Pearl Jam shows in 3 years...the lights go down and the band takes the stage. That moment of overwhelming anticipation. You can here the overhead recording of probably Master/Slave fade out as Eddie approaches the mic. One of these two songs is gonna bring us all back home where we belong - at a Pearl Jam show. Which is it? For me, it can be no other than the opening bars of Corduroy. Final answer.