MM 2025 Finals: Hail Hail vs. Animal

[GreenMosquito1996]

Is there anything cooler than Stone playing on Letterman ?

[Jorge]

ive got at least 6 songs on VS ahead if hail hail

The only ones that give me pause are "Go" and "RVM" but "Hail Hail" still comes out on top for me. There's just much more to it

[stip]

ive got at least 6 songs on VS ahead if hail hail

Let's see...

Small Town
Animal
Daughter
WMA
Dissident
RVM
Indifference
Hail Hail

I've got 7 above it, looks like.

I've got (currently)

Go
Animal
Daughter
RVM
Elderly Woman
Indifference

And in its prime Dissident would have been ahead of it. There are a few other songs i'd probably be more likely to listen to (like Leash and Blood) that I don't think are 'better'

[stip]

i think there are at least 5 lightning bolt songs I have ahead of hail hail as well

[Jorge]

Nice

[LetMeSleep]

And with that madness we should probably tie this up for the year.

[Jorge]

Another cool thing about "Hail Hail" is how its dynamics (in both composition and performance) mirror the lyrics. All that whirling tension and uncertainty finally coming to the head with the "your one enough, your one" and the music finally settles on that chord and it all starts winding down, all the claustrophobic overdrive giving way to that chiming arpeggio, finally letting some air in. It feels like a big exhale. And what I really like is they likely didn't talk about it like that, it's just the band following their creative instincts during a tremendously fertile period.

[Farmer John]

No doubt a lot of interesting things about Hail Hail. It's the thinking man's song. But you know what? I don't wanna think, I wanna feeel

[wease]

i think there are at least 5 lightning bolt songs I have ahead of hail hail as well

Oh come on. You’re not making your case very well with this.

[stip]

hail hail picked up 3 votes since I posted it. I thought about waiting until this whole thing was over.

[liebzz]

No doubt a lot of interesting things about Hail Hail. It's the thinking man's song. But you know what? I don't wanna think, I wanna feeel

We could Hail Hail, or we could something else!

[Johnny Turner]

I love Hail Hail, but anyone who got to see both performed live in person knows how powerful Animal is.

I can only imagine how good it was with Dave Ab on drums back in the day.

[96583UP]

funny how this board is all into the crappy later PJ albums

but then at voting time they roll over for the lead single on their most popular one

you guys always want rando white whale mousey pouty crap live

but now it's time to rock out?

pick a side!

Vs is a masterpiece

but Animal is like the 7th best song on Vs

this exhibit is closed

[epilogue]

i think there are at least 5 lightning bolt songs I have ahead of hail hail as well

Here... We part ways

[Anders]

Another cool thing about "Hail Hail" is how its dynamics (in both composition and performance) mirror the lyrics. All that whirling tension and uncertainty finally coming to the head with the "your one enough, your one" and the music finally settles on that chord and it all starts winding down, all the claustrophobic overdrive giving way to that chiming arpeggio, finally letting some air in. It feels like a big exhale. And what I really like is they likely didn't talk about it like that, it's just the band following their creative instincts during a tremendously fertile period.

[Anders]

i think there are at least 5 lightning bolt songs I have ahead of hail hail as well

Terrible take Stip. You're the best, but this is even objectively wrong.

[Anders]

Only need one more vote for Hail Hail to tie this. If you are out there, haven't voted yet, and have good taste in music, now is your chance to prove it.

[Farmer John]

Stip, what have you done?!

[Anders]

Are you thinking about this:

i think there are at least 5 lightning bolt songs I have ahead of hail hail as well

[Farmer John]

Are you thinking about this:

i think there are at least 5 lightning bolt songs I have ahead of hail hail as well

I can't stop thinking about it