Match AR: Cold Confession vs. Dead Man

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Fri March 07, 2014 4:38 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:
bada wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:
stip wrote:The vocals on cc sound perfect for the song. I love them
Agreed, they're fantastic.

One of Ed's best recorded performances.

What the hell, Cold Confession it is.
Go listen to the Dead Man on your 2006 Euro mix you'll change your mind!
Oh yeah, I'm only taking into account the studio versions of all these songs -- or at least, the ones that have studio versions.

Me too. And that helps Dead Man even more.

Post by **epilogue** » Fri March 07, 2014 4:41 pm

cutuphalfdead wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
bada wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:
stip wrote:The vocals on cc sound perfect for the song. I love them
Agreed, they're fantastic.

One of Ed's best recorded performances.

What the hell, Cold Confession it is.
Go listen to the Dead Man on your 2006 Euro mix you'll change your mind!
Oh yeah, I'm only taking into account the studio versions of all these songs -- or at least, the ones that have studio versions.
Me too. And that helps Dead Man even more.

I'd tend to agree. Meaning that I don't recall many (if any) really great live versions of Dead Man. The studio cut great.

CopperTom · Post by **CopperTom** » Fri March 07, 2014 4:49 pm

I am very surprised by this.

Thejambi · Post by **Thejambi** » Fri March 07, 2014 4:53 pm

Very few Pearl Jam songs suck me into the narrative and emotional space as Dead Man does. This song embodies everything Ed/Pearl Jam has forgotten how to do. It is overall a very simple song in structure, composition and concise in lyrics. It travels twice as far on half the gas.

Post by **stip** » Fri March 07, 2014 4:55 pm

dead man is one of those songs I never liked. It wasn't until I started posting here that I learned people actually care about that one.

Post by **Jorge** » Fri March 07, 2014 5:02 pm

stip wrote:dead man is one of those songs I never liked. It wasn't until I started posting here that I learned people actually care about that one.

Oh, right. Sorry. Here you go

Post by **stip** » Fri March 07, 2014 5:08 pm

i wouldn't mind a slice of American cheese right now

Post by **epilogue** » Fri March 07, 2014 5:08 pm

stip wrote:i wouldn't mind a slice of American cheese right now

The most stip post of all.. ah, forget it.

Post by **stip** » Fri March 07, 2014 5:09 pm

do you know how hard I have to work to keep topping myself? It hasn't been easy

Simple Torture · Post by **Simple Torture** » Fri March 07, 2014 5:11 pm

I'm not really surprised that this is so close; I really like Cold Confession, and I was actually looking forward to voting for it (at least in the first round)...but I didn't know it was up against Dead Man. I think Thejambi was able to express what I love about this song a few posts up: "It is overall a very simple song in structure, composition and concise in lyrics. It travels twice as far on half the gas." I'd add: it doesn't even sound particularly well-produced, but the lack of polish helps its gritty feel.

Also the first song I ever saw anyone from Pearl Jam perform (Mansfield I 2003).

hlniv · Post by **hlniv** » Fri March 07, 2014 5:43 pm

Cold Confession man.

Dead man is OK for what it is. But what it is is an ed solo song..

Cold Confession is/was new ground for the band as a whole.

Post by **stip** » Mon March 10, 2014 1:11 am

we are leaving this match open for the next round, since it's tied.

Post by **Jorge** » Mon March 10, 2014 1:12 am

I change my vote back to Songs in Which Eddie Looks Like a Cat

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Mon March 10, 2014 1:24 am

stip wrote:we are leaving this match open for the next round, since it's tied.

no it isn't

Post by **stip** » Mon March 10, 2014 1:25 am

It was 40-40 when I closed the round and locked the other threads.

Post by **stip** » Mon March 10, 2014 10:43 am

Whoops, and I apparently locked it. This is staying open one more day. It was tied when I gave it another day

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Mon March 10, 2014 10:47 am

WaitingForBluey · Post by **WaitingForBluey** » Mon March 10, 2014 6:04 pm

Dead Man. Close it!

Post by **stip** » Mon March 10, 2014 8:45 pm

there must be more cold confession people out there somewhere!

This closes with the rest of the round 4 matches.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Mon March 10, 2014 8:53 pm

I thought it was staying open for one extra day, now 2?

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