134. Hail Hail vs. Release

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Hail Hail vs. Release

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Release
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Kevin Davis wrote:Don't forget fudging the results on all of "In the Moonlight"'s matches so as to downplay its dominance
Thank you!

Excellent point, KD.
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Re: 134. Hail Hail vs. Release

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Kevin Davis wrote:Don't forget fudging the results on all of "In the Moonlight"'s matches so as to downplay its dominance
that I do gladly...
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stip wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:Don't forget fudging the results on all of "In the Moonlight"'s matches so as to downplay its dominance
that I do gladly...
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Re: 134. Hail Hail vs. Release

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epilogue wrote:
stip wrote:Yeah, but here we are with Hail Hail and Insignificance instead of Alive, Jeremy, RVM, State of Love and Trust, Elderly Woman, Animal, Dance, Life Wasted...

And Cropduster got a hell of a lot further than any of my beloved Lightning Bolt or Backspacer songs
Insignificance?
Songs in the winner's tournament.
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Re: 134. Hail Hail vs. Release

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epilogue wrote:
stip wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:Don't forget fudging the results on all of "In the Moonlight"'s matches so as to downplay its dominance
that I do gladly...
:gomez:
wait, I forgot I'm supposed to like In the Moonlight now. Lets say that was All or None
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stip wrote:
epilogue wrote:
stip wrote:Yeah, but here we are with Hail Hail and Insignificance instead of Alive, Jeremy, RVM, State of Love and Trust, Elderly Woman, Animal, Dance, Life Wasted...

And Cropduster got a hell of a lot further than any of my beloved Lightning Bolt or Backspacer songs
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Songs in the winner's tournament.
Nice save
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stip wrote:
epilogue wrote:
stip wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:Don't forget fudging the results on all of "In the Moonlight"'s matches so as to downplay its dominance
that I do gladly...
:gomez:
wait, I forgot I'm supposed to like In the Moonlight now. Lets say that was All or None
you sonofa...
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btw, the way this day on the internet has gone, I hope it's clear I'm just busting chops.

Just wanted to get that out of the way.

This tournament has been awesome and I really do appreciate all the work you put in, Stip.
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Seems every year we gotta figure out what to do with ourselves when this is over.
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liebzz wrote:Seems every year we gotta figure out what to do with ourselves when this is over.
only one thing to do...

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Re: 134. Hail Hail vs. Release

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Was really pulling for Immortality out of the songs left toward the end. This matchup is tough, but I went with Release, because, well, it's Release.
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Well I guess I have been doing artist journeys since June 2019 so I will go back to that.
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Re: 134. Hail Hail vs. Release

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Sweet sweet glorious Release. You perfect angel. :hooray:
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Re: 134. Hail Hail vs. Release

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Congratulations Release. lt took you 31 years to get here but you made it to the top of the mountain!
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Re: 134. Hail Hail vs. Release

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you can't go wrong either way. 'hail, hail' is classic pearl jam. incredible riff by stone, ed sounds great, great lyrics. the performance on letterman always stands out.

release is the other side of classic pearl jam. a simple riff and three chords along with EVs voice drops an emotional bomb on you. this is part of why i think eddie vedder is as good a rock n roll singer as there's ever been. the way he builds his delivery through the song, and slowly introduces the 'release me' lyric, until it explodes at the end into him just howling is incredible. i know there's singers with more range or whatever the gauge to judge singers is, but what eddie vedder does with his voice is moving. Release might be the best showcase of his voice.

the riff also has special meaning to me. it plays perfectly into 'needle and the damage done', which is maybe my favorite song to play. i can't remember the last time i played that neil young song w/o playing the riff to Release
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