6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe

Post by **stip** » Sun April 20, 2025 9:23 pm

Alive vs. Strangest Tribe

Post by **stip** » Sun April 20, 2025 9:24 pm

Strangest Tribe is a cool little song. An interesting curio, and arguably the best xmas single in the catalog.

Alive, on the other hand, is arguably the greatest rock anthem of all time.

Post by **epilogue** » Sun April 20, 2025 9:33 pm

Alive is great. I like it more than Strangest Tribe. But both of these songs should have been ousted round ago. So I'm going with Strangest Tribe because it's more interesting this late in the tournament than Alive.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Sun April 20, 2025 10:02 pm

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Sun April 20, 2025 10:54 pm

I am sure it will turn around, but it is nice seeing “ST” with such a lead up front. It gets my vote.

Farmer John · Post by **Farmer John** » Sun April 20, 2025 11:44 pm

This is Strangest Tribe's time to shine

Post by **Jorge** » Mon April 21, 2025 3:54 am

"Alive" is the grander and more significant song in several ways, but truthfully I would rather listen to "Strangest Tribe" 9 times out of 10

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Mon April 21, 2025 7:09 am

Jorge wrote:"Strangest Tribe" 9 times out of 10

blueviper · Post by **blueviper** » Mon April 21, 2025 11:50 am

This is a baffling outcome

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Mon April 21, 2025 3:19 pm

blueviper wrote:This is a baffling outcome

Fear not, the status quo has returned

lvc · Post by **lvc** » Mon April 21, 2025 3:24 pm

I can't believe this is tied. I love it. A true underdog story taking a heavyweight down to the wire.

Post by **stip** » Mon April 21, 2025 5:13 pm

Alive has never made it past this point, I dont think. Its not an RM heavyweight.

Post by **stip** » Mon April 21, 2025 5:14 pm

BUT IT SHOULD BE!!!!

blueviper · Post by **blueviper** » Mon April 21, 2025 7:42 pm

I think it's just a group of hoity-toity PJ fans that are voting against "Alive" because it's what a true fan of the band/music would do, like subvert expectations or something.

Bah!

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Mon April 21, 2025 7:53 pm

blueviper wrote:I think it's just a group of hoity-toity PJ fans that are voting against "Alive" because it's what a true fan of the band/music would do, like subvert expectations or something.

Bah!

Nah, there are a lot of lesser-known PJ songs that get blown out of the water by heavyweights in these tournaments. For as much as Stip says that RM's tastes are anomalous relative to the rest of the PJ fanbase, nothing especially niche has ever won.

"Strangest Tribe" is a really good song with an entirely different set of strengths than "Alive." I'm much more attuned to the latter's virtues at this point in my life, so it's an easy vote for me.

Post by **epilogue** » Mon April 21, 2025 7:55 pm

Kevin Davis wrote:
blueviper wrote:I think it's just a group of hoity-toity PJ fans that are voting against "Alive" because it's what a true fan of the band/music would do, like subvert expectations or something.

Bah!
Nah, there are a lot of lesser-known PJ songs that get blown out of the water by heavyweights in these tournaments. For as much as Stip says that RM's tastes are anomalous relative to the rest of the PJ fanbase, nothing especially niche has ever won.

I'd say In My Tree is the most "niche" winner and that one required a specialized tournament to win.

Chris_H_2 · Post by **Chris_H_2** » Mon April 21, 2025 7:58 pm

blueviper wrote:I think it's just a group of hoity-toity PJ fans that are voting against "Alive" because it's what a true fan of the band/music would do, like subvert expectations or something.

Bah!

you seem to be really taking this hard

Post by **stip** » Mon April 21, 2025 7:59 pm

but you acknowledge that it won…

Post by **epilogue** » Mon April 21, 2025 8:01 pm

stip wrote:but you acknowledge that it won…

You count it as a winner. And it did win A tournament but it never won an official full MM tournament.

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Mon April 21, 2025 8:04 pm

If I can imagine a Pit member wearing a homemade t-shirt featuring a song's lyrics, I don't count that song as niche. "In My Tree" -- along with other pseudo-spirituals like "Present Tense" and "In Hiding" -- seems custom-made for that experience.

The fact that "follow the strangest tribe" hasn't been repurposed as a corny 10C touring life slogan yet underscores its niche status. A real underdog here. I'm proud of it.

Red Mosquito