DaveA22: Elderly Woman vs. Rats

Post by **stip** » Tue March 17, 2026 1:45 am

Elderly Woman vs. Rats

Post by **stip** » Tue March 17, 2026 1:45 am

I like when albums are up against each other because I'm so much more confident of my intra-album rankings than my inter-album rankings

ristan · Post by **ristan** » Tue March 17, 2026 3:54 am

interesting... My argument here for small town is the same as stip's for animal in the other poll. Rats is a great song but Small town is a level above.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Tue March 17, 2026 4:01 am

Small Town

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Tue March 17, 2026 4:58 am

Rats leading by one after nine votes. It feels like that would be a big upset. I expect Small Town to pull away on Tuesday.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Tue March 17, 2026 5:28 am

Rats, the only sensible choice here:

Small Town is OK, but there's not much about it that gives me what I most enjoy about the band, whereas Rats is a smorgasbord.

Dave and Jeff are driving and funky! Stone and Mike play interesting, interlocking guitar parts! It's simple, satisfying but also kind of weird!

It's just a great Pearl Jam song.

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Tue March 17, 2026 6:36 am

I had forgotten that Stone takes the lead on Rats. That Orpheum show is an all timer.

Rats

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Tue March 17, 2026 9:09 am

Rats every day.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Tue March 17, 2026 12:56 pm

Rats!!

I love how groovy it is.

Higgs · Post by **Higgs** » Tue March 17, 2026 1:37 pm

LetMeSleep wrote:Rats every day.

What about if you're listening behind, say, a counter whilst sitting in, I dunno, a small town perhaps?

lvc · Post by **lvc** » Tue March 17, 2026 3:03 pm

The whole reason I started listening to Pearl Jam is because a girl in college asked me to learn Elderly Woman on guitar. So I went to Walmart and the only cd they had in stock with that song on it was Live on Two Legs. I bought it and whelp here we are.

Knabetnuom · Post by **Knabetnuom** » Tue March 17, 2026 5:04 pm

Small Town is another perfect song. (That I think of it as Small Town shows how many bootlegs I've listened to over the years). Eddie's lyrics capture longing and nostalgia and make the personal feel universal, something he's done throughout their career. A great song.

Rats is one of my favorites. I love the funk, love Dave's stellar performance, it's got a neat analogy with great, biting guitar interplay. And it's fun!

Rrrrats.

Post by **epilogue** » Tue March 17, 2026 6:11 pm

Post by **stip** » Wed March 18, 2026 1:03 am

small town wins

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