25. Sad vs. Olympic Platinum vs. Footsteps

[stip]

Sad vs. Olympic Platinum vs. Footsteps

[LetMeSleep]

Sad is a great, great song. It continues to impress me decades later.

Footsteps on the bside of Jeremy was nice for 16 year old LMS. Can't say I've enjoyed it much this century.

[stip]

This is an easy vote for Sad. Footsteps is on that shortlist of Pearl Jam songs I once loved that I now find just a bit too overwrought. I got shit is another.

Olympic Platnium is fun, and one of the earlier recorded to tape examples of the band having a sense of humor. But obviously it's not Sad

[tragabigzanda]

Genuine vote for Olympic Platinum. Love that song.

[Strat]

Genuine vote for Olympic Platinum. Love that song.

trag

[tragabigzanda]

Sad is fantastic but Olympic Platinum needs so love, and I’ve got a soft spot for this side of PJ.

[Jaeti]

Seconding the comments above about Footsteps losing a step or two over time. Easy vote for Sad.

[dad]

Genuine vote for Olympic Platinum. Love that song.

same.

[wease]

Sad is top 5 Pearl Jam.

[epilogue]

Yeah, this is a cake walk.

Sad all the way.

[AndySlash]

definitive

[AndySlash]

fuck you pearl jam

[Brett]

This is an easy win for "Sad." It's an effortlessly lovely piece that I've been having a renaissance with over the last several years. "Olympic Platinum" is funny, but it's not really a good song, nor do I think it's trying to be. "Footsteps" was better when it was called "Times of Trouble" and Chris Cornell sang it. I know it had haunting qualities when it was still new to me, but it grates more often than not these days

[Anders]

Sad is a contender in the tournament. Fantastic song.

[ABNorman]

Sad has a solid history, making the top 16 in 2008, 2016 and 2018 - 114 votes per tournament, on average. Footsteps made the top 32 in 2005, but hasn't made it past the 2nd or 3rd round since.