Round 1E: Marker in the Sand vs. Glorified G vs. Bee Girl

Post by **stip** » Tue February 09, 2016 1:26 pm

Vote for your favorite

Post by **stip** » Tue February 09, 2016 1:45 pm

Bee Girl felt subversive at the time, but not anymore. Glorified G has a great crackerjack riff and strong performances all around, but it's just not that great a song.

I don't like Marker as much as other people do. I like the lyrics, I think the chorus is wonderful (the chorus and the outro are my favorite parts of the song) and I like the angular verses and the discordant play on them we get in the bridge, but I've never felt like the component parts of this song come together in a way that enhances them.

Still a pretty good song, and this is not a strong matchup.

Marker

Post by **evenslow** » Tue February 09, 2016 1:48 pm

There is a MAARRRKERRRRR!!

ABNorman · Post by **ABNorman** » Tue February 09, 2016 2:05 pm

Marker honestly makes me feel a little ill every time it comes on. Dunno if it's a physical thing or its drums up some subconscious memory, but I'm voting for Glorified G.

Kaius · Post by **Kaius** » Tue February 09, 2016 2:09 pm

I love the funky groove of Glorified G. It's so perfectly early 90s, and it should stay there, but it's a fun.

darth_vedder · Post by **darth_vedder** » Tue February 09, 2016 2:44 pm

Marker. I really like the dual personalities of the song. My favorite part is right after the little breakdown, when Matt snaps the snare kicking the song back to the main riff.

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 09, 2016 2:45 pm

Marker

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:12 pm

Glorified G, love that one.
Marker is pretty good too.

Post by **stip** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:13 pm

darth_vedder wrote:Marker. I really like the dual personalities of the song. My favorite part is right after the little breakdown, when Matt snaps the snare kicking the song back to the main riff.

that is a nice transition

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:14 pm

I really love the lyrics to Marker. They still manage to work on me, even 10 years later.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:19 pm

Marker is so very overrated. That chorus is garbage, and the verse is a Bow Wow Wow ripoff at best.

Glorified and Bee Girl are roughly the same for me, in that they are songs I used to love and now just like.
I'll go for Glorified only because the outro is still really solid.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:23 pm

Glorified G in a close one.

Post by **stip** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:34 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:Marker is so very overrated. That chorus is garbage, and the verse is a Bow Wow Wow ripoff at best.

Glorified and Bee Girl are roughly the same for me, in that they are songs I used to love and now just like.
I'll go for Glorified only because the outro is still really solid.

that chorus is joshua tree era U2 goodness

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:38 pm

stip wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Marker is so very overrated. That chorus is garbage, and the verse is a Bow Wow Wow ripoff at best.

Glorified and Bee Girl are roughly the same for me, in that they are songs I used to love and now just like.
I'll go for Glorified only because the outro is still really solid.
that chorus is joshua tree era U2 goodness

Yeah the Marker chorus is one of my favorites, certainly on that album, but also post RA.

LoathedVermin72 · Tue February 09, 2016 4:02 pm

lol PRAMG against Vs.? No contest.

WaitingForBluey · Tue February 09, 2016 4:05 pm

I love Glorified G so freakin' much

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Tue February 09, 2016 5:50 pm

Vote for PRAMG on this one.

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 09, 2016 5:51 pm

Kevin Davis wrote:Vote for PRAMG on this one.

digster · Post by **digster** » Tue February 09, 2016 5:51 pm

This is a tough one; I like the verses to Marker more than anything in Glorified G, but I can't stand the chorus or the way they fit together. I'm reluctantly going with Glorified.

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Tue February 09, 2016 8:19 pm

Marker is top ten PJ for me. It's all five guys at their best, even Boom puts in a decent organ. I really can't understand why it's not massively popular and I believe you dolts need some swift and brutal beatings.

although I do love Glorified G, this is easy like Sunday morning.

Red Mosquito