D4 Round 2ac: Sirens vs. Gonna See My Friend

Post by **stip** » Fri February 20, 2015 1:29 pm

D4 Round 2: Sirens vs. Gonna See My Friend

Post by **stip** » Fri February 20, 2015 1:41 pm

This is tough, since I really like Sirens, but Gonna See My Friend is one of my favorite openers, and one of my favorite fast songs.

Post by **epilogue** » Fri February 20, 2015 3:18 pm

Sirens. Gonna See My Friend is fine. I like it well enough. But Sirens kinda hits me right in the soft spot.

vedder316 · Post by **vedder316** » Fri February 20, 2015 4:26 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:Sirens. Gonna See My Friend is fine. I like it well enough. But Sirens kinda hits me right in the soft spot.

yep

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Fri February 20, 2015 5:40 pm

I'd like to file a formal protest. This is fixed, it has to be. No way Sirens is better than GSMF, one of only two good songs on Backspacer.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Fri February 20, 2015 8:22 pm

Sirens. I've never been a fan of GSMF. It's maybe my least favorite song on PJs (by far) worst album.

tommymtcom · Post by **tommymtcom** » Fri February 20, 2015 8:25 pm

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I'd like to file a formal protest. This is fixed, it has to be. No way Sirens is better than GSMF, one of only two good songs on Backspacer.

I didn't vote in this round, but if I did I would probably vote for Sirens. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure which of the bland, poppy rockers on BS GSMF is.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Fri February 20, 2015 8:41 pm

tommymtcom wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I'd like to file a formal protest. This is fixed, it has to be. No way Sirens is better than GSMF, one of only two good songs on Backspacer.
I didn't vote in this round, but if I did I would probably vote for Sirens. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure which of the bland, poppy rockers on BS GSMF is.

It's the first one. And it makes me

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Fri February 20, 2015 8:48 pm

GSMF is great, I'm astonished that it's losing so far.

Thejambi · Post by **Thejambi** » Fri February 20, 2015 9:50 pm

Birds in Hell wrote:GSMF is great, I'm astonished that it's losing so far.

Ed squealing like a pig or Pearl Jovi.......I'll go Sirens.

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Fri February 20, 2015 10:43 pm

Birds in Hell wrote:GSMF is great, I'm astonished that it's losing so far.

Someone once posted that Sirens is fine but they just weren't fine with PJ doing it. That's how I feel.

GSMF.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Fri February 20, 2015 11:20 pm

LetMeSleep wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:GSMF is great, I'm astonished that it's losing so far.
Someone once posted that Sirens is fine but they just weren't fine with PJ doing it. That's how I feel.

GSMF.

that's retarded.

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Sat February 21, 2015 1:23 am

I've noticed that Australians have different PJ tastes. But Their tastes are better than the rest of you. I'm moving to Australia.

Fuzzcharger · Post by **Fuzzcharger** » Sat February 21, 2015 2:04 am

I couldn't let Sirens take this.

William Bloke · Post by **William Bloke** » Sun February 22, 2015 11:30 am

Sirens is another piece of snot. My vote just tied things up.

hlniv · Post by **hlniv** » Sun February 22, 2015 5:17 pm

Anything to kick out Sirens from this thing.

EJ · Post by EJ » Sun February 22, 2015 7:21 pm

I may change my vote to Sirens if this gets even closer.

ReoSteveWagon · Post by **ReoSteveWagon** » Sun February 22, 2015 10:59 pm

GSMF is an exciting, dynamic balls-to-the-wall proto-punk rocker. It reminds me of The Who's best post-Tommy work. I don't care about the lyrics. And it really shouldn't be compared to "Life Wasted", which is as far from dynamic as can be.

I refer to a song as "dynamic" when there's a feeling that it isn't just a base four-chord rocker chugging along, when there are different clearly defined sections with different rhythms, when there's a buildup and a climax. I feel like GSMF was written as an attempt to emulate The Who's "The Real Me", maybe because of the band realizing that previous tour how much fun they were having playing it.

As to why it's "exciting", it has all to do with the performance. I like the guitar arrangements, I like the verse arpeggios and the bent E string in the chorus. I like Matt's playing that sounds slightly off-time but not quite (and again, I'm thinking this is an attempt at approximating Keith Moon or Pete Thomas' playing "under the beat" rather than on it). I really like Eddie's madman delivery. I think it's a great song.

And I've never even read the lyrics.

Post by **Jorge** » Sun February 22, 2015 11:17 pm

ReoSteveWagon wrote:GSMF is an exciting, dynamic balls-to-the-wall proto-punk rocker. It reminds me of The Who's best post-Tommy work. I don't care about the lyrics. And it really shouldn't be compared to "Life Wasted", which is as far from dynamic as can be.

I refer to a song as "dynamic" when there's a feeling that it isn't just a base four-chord rocker chugging along, when there are different clearly defined sections with different rhythms, when there's a buildup and a climax. I feel like GSMF was written as an attempt to emulate The Who's "The Real Me", maybe because of the band realizing that previous tour how much fun they were having playing it.

As to why it's "exciting", it has all to do with the performance. I like the guitar arrangements, I like the verse arpeggios and the bent E string in the chorus. I like Matt's playing that sounds slightly off-time but not quite (and again, I'm thinking this is an attempt at approximating Keith Moon or Pete Thomas' playing "under the beat" rather than on it). I really like Eddie's madman delivery. I think it's a great song.

And I've never even read the lyrics.

I AGREE WITH EVERY WORD

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Sun February 22, 2015 11:21 pm

apples vanguard wrote:
ReoSteveWagon wrote:GSMF is an exciting, dynamic balls-to-the-wall proto-punk rocker. It reminds me of The Who's best post-Tommy work. I don't care about the lyrics. And it really shouldn't be compared to "Life Wasted", which is as far from dynamic as can be.

I refer to a song as "dynamic" when there's a feeling that it isn't just a base four-chord rocker chugging along, when there are different clearly defined sections with different rhythms, when there's a buildup and a climax. I feel like GSMF was written as an attempt to emulate The Who's "The Real Me", maybe because of the band realizing that previous tour how much fun they were having playing it.

As to why it's "exciting", it has all to do with the performance. I like the guitar arrangements, I like the verse arpeggios and the bent E string in the chorus. I like Matt's playing that sounds slightly off-time but not quite (and again, I'm thinking this is an attempt at approximating Keith Moon or Pete Thomas' playing "under the beat" rather than on it). I really like Eddie's madman delivery. I think it's a great song.

And I've never even read the lyrics.
I AGREE WITH EVERY WORD

Me too, great write-up.

Red Mosquito