Best Decade Tournament - 90s - Numbers wins!

[stip]

I clearly have a bias towards people who drafted pearl jam songs this tournament. I probably won't next decade

I'd make a snide remark, but you gave my team such a glowing review.

If anyone bypassed 'grunge' entirely I can see not having a PJ song for thematic or stylistic reasons. But otherwise everyone here, at some point, clearly thought pearl jam wrote some of the best music of the 90s. I don't understand not having a song on the team.

[LetMeSleep]

For me, it seemed more interesting to not have Pearl Jam in my team.

[numbers]

I clearly have a bias towards people who drafted pearl jam songs this tournament. I probably won't next decade

I'd make a snide remark, but you gave my team such a glowing review.

If anyone bypassed 'grunge' entirely I can see not having a PJ song for thematic or stylistic reasons. But otherwise everyone here, at some point, clearly thought pearl jam wrote some of the best music of the 90s. I don't understand not having a song on the team.

Yeah, I couldnt draft a team of 90s songs without having my Pearl Jam on it. That was never gonna happen.

Also, I Got Shit kinda of made up for how I had yet to take a Neil Young song in any of these things.

[numbers]

Let me ask you guys something, if I had taken "Who Will Save Your Soul" by Jewel, how would that have been received? I heard it today for the first time in years and I cant lie, I like that song.

[LetMeSleep]

I saw her in a small pub in Sydney when that album first came out. Just her and it was a really good show. I think I liked a few songs on that album for a week or so and then it just turned bad for me.

Worse I saw Steve Polz and he was a bitter prick about Jewel. Really sad show to see.

[ABNorman]

If anyone bypassed 'grunge' entirely I can see not having a PJ song for thematic or stylistic reasons. But otherwise everyone here, at some point, clearly thought pearl jam wrote some of the best music of the 90s. I don't understand not having a song on the team.

I based that choice entirely on this:

[i got bugs]

^ Me too

[PryTo]

Let me ask you guys something, if I had taken "Who Will Save Your Soul" by Jewel, how would that have been received? I heard it today for the first time in years and I cant lie, I like that song.

It's a pretty good song, but I liked it more back in the day. Even some great artists seem to be of their time, while others mange to supersede a particular era. That said, this is so unbelievably great:

[PryTo]

And Pryto dropped the ball when he didn't take the real thing

That whole soundtrack should have been the s**t, but somehow most of it was underwhelming. That's the perfect word to describe "The Real Thing."

[stip]

Let me ask you guys something, if I had taken "Who Will Save Your Soul" by Jewel, how would that have been received? I heard it today for the first time in years and I cant lie, I like that song.

It would have been fine with me

[stip]

Part of me wishes I took machine head or glycerine instead of violet

[ABNorman]

Part of me wishes I took machine head or glycerine instead of violet

I loved Bush and hated Courtney Love, but I think you made the right choice.

[Lament]

But otherwise everyone here, at some point, clearly thought pearl jam wrote some of the best music of the 90s. I don't understand not having a song on the team.

Corduroy would have been the only one significant enough to me to take, and you made sure I didn't have to. I loved Pearl Jam in the 90s, but I also loved tons of other bands. I didn't take any U2 Oasis either, and I definitely loved U2 more than Pearl Jam. But making the best albums doesn't necessarily mean other people weren't writing better individual songs.

[Heathen]

If anyone bypassed 'grunge' entirely I can see not having a PJ song for thematic or stylistic reasons. But otherwise everyone here, at some point, clearly thought pearl jam wrote some of the best music of the 90s. I don't understand not having a song on the team.

The bolded part is key. I didn't go with the stuff I liked back then but with the stuff from back then that I like now. Plus it's not like our lists HAD to be some sort of 'best of' to begin with.

[William Bloke]

If anyone bypassed 'grunge' entirely I can see not having a PJ song for thematic or stylistic reasons. But otherwise everyone here, at some point, clearly thought pearl jam wrote some of the best music of the 90s. I don't understand not having a song on the team.

The bolded part is key. I didn't go with the stuff I liked back then but with the stuff from back then that I like now. Plus it's not like our lists HAD to be some sort of 'best of' to begin with.

I was strongly considering Even Flow. That would have been fun to include and would have got he votes flowing for sures!

I do love that little ditty.

[William Bloke]

Shit - I haven't voted.

Bada vs. dsb1218
Bart vs. I Got Bugs - tie breaker, went with Common People
Delima vs. LetMeSleep
Koopee27 vs. Farmer John

[stip]

If anyone bypassed 'grunge' entirely I can see not having a PJ song for thematic or stylistic reasons. But otherwise everyone here, at some point, clearly thought pearl jam wrote some of the best music of the 90s. I don't understand not having a song on the team.

The bolded part is key. I didn't go with the stuff I liked back then but with the stuff from back then that I like now. Plus it's not like our lists HAD to be some sort of 'best of' to begin with.

Oh sure, and pearl jam is out of place on your list. It's not like it is full of early 90s alternative rock fellow travelers

[William Bloke]

I totally should have picked this - it's awesome.

flin flon - Ukrainia

[epilogue]

Part of me wishes I took machine head or glycerine instead of violet

Both are infinitely better songs.

[BigRedLedbetter]

I always had a huge crush on Jewel. Adorable and a decent songwriter as well. I kinda love Foolish Games I won't lie.

Part of me wishes I took machine head or glycerine instead of violet

I loved Bush and hated Courtney Love, but I think you made the right choice.

I can't stand Courtney Love. Only song I've ever liked was Doll Parts and I'm pretty confident someone who is no longer with us wrote that song/album.

I do enjoy Bush. Also liked Gavin's band.