JI20: Given to Fly vs. Hail Hail

Post by **stip** » Tue March 24, 2026 1:29 am

Given to Fly vs. Hail Hail

Post by **stip** » Tue March 24, 2026 1:35 am

This one is going to hurt. Easy vote for Given to Fly. It's the song that restored my faith in the classic pearl jam anthem after getting none of that on No Code (and not finding it with Faithfull or In Hiding), and while the studio version IS overplayed for me, this is on the short list of songs I could hear at every Pearl Jam show I am in the room for until the day I die.

'A wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw' is the single most viscerally exciting 5 seconds at any show

Hail Hail is a song I respect more than I love

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Tue March 24, 2026 2:09 am

Hail, Hail is maybe the band's best song.

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Tue March 24, 2026 2:09 am

Hail Hail is damn fine.

lvc · Post by **lvc** » Tue March 24, 2026 12:21 pm

LetMeSleep wrote:Hail Hail is damn fine.

Would you say it’s egg rolling thick and heavy?

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Tue March 24, 2026 3:01 pm

Hail Hail

Post by **epilogue** » Tue March 24, 2026 7:10 pm

given2trade · Post by **given2trade** » Tue March 24, 2026 7:41 pm

Putting all the Jack Irons songs against each other is absurd; it's the best output the band has ever had - despite Jack being a lame drummer.

Merkinball/No Code/Yield = the best.

Anyway I voted G2F. But HH rocks.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Tue March 24, 2026 7:56 pm

Hail, Hail

Buby · Post by **Buby** » Tue March 24, 2026 8:20 pm

HH

Way better lyrics. No doppelgangers.

Post by **stip** » Wed March 25, 2026 12:37 am

Hail Hail wins 22-7

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