II-10: Nothing as it Seems vs. Parting Ways

Post by **stip** » Fri February 19, 2016 2:35 pm

NAIS, unless we were voting for Iceagecoming's Parting Ways

But we're not

Post by **evenslow** » Fri February 19, 2016 2:37 pm

Great Binaural matchup. Both can be transcendent live (see Ed at Seven Worlds Collide).

Gotta go NAIS because it's more of a full-band performance that rises to special heights.

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Fri February 19, 2016 2:39 pm

Fuck, I really love NAIS but Parting Ways is one of my favorite things the band has ever done.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Fri February 19, 2016 2:39 pm

The correct answer is NAIS. Detroit 2000 forever!

WaitingForBluey · Fri February 19, 2016 2:43 pm

NAIS can win this whole tournament. C'mon RM! #TeamNAIS

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Fri February 19, 2016 3:15 pm

NAIS is a great song.

Post by **Bammer** » Fri February 19, 2016 3:34 pm

NAIS is great live, but kinda boring on the album.

This is an album version contest.

LoathedVermin72 · Fri February 19, 2016 3:35 pm

NAIS. Not even remotely close.

Post by **epilogue** » Fri February 19, 2016 4:41 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:NAIS. Not even remotely close.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Fri February 19, 2016 4:43 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:NAIS. Not even remotely close.

ABNorman · Post by **ABNorman** » Fri February 19, 2016 4:44 pm

Parting Ways for me. But it's a see-saw.

darth_vedder · Post by **darth_vedder** » Fri February 19, 2016 6:59 pm

In year's past, I would have gone for PW in this match-up. PW was, and still remains one of my favorites, but it has dipped slightly in the rankings. At this particular moment, I like NAIS more.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Fri February 19, 2016 7:56 pm

I'm fine with either one of these advancing.

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Fri February 19, 2016 8:16 pm

I'm sure you guys will fuck this up.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Fri February 19, 2016 9:35 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:NAIS. Not even remotely close.

Agreed.

Post by **epilogue** » Fri February 19, 2016 9:41 pm

Birds in Hell wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:NAIS. Not even remotely close.
Agreed.

Ole!

digster · Post by **digster** » Sat February 20, 2016 3:25 pm

This and the Of the Girl/Long Road matchup feel like the two hardest decisions thus far. Both of these songs mean a lot, and I'm tempted to go for Parting Ways; there's few songs in the catalog that match the devastation you can feel in the conclusion of those 2000 live versions. Nevertheless, I'm saying NAIS; I watched this a few days ago and it makes a better case as to why it should win than I ever could:

digster · Post by **digster** » Sat February 20, 2016 3:32 pm

One thing I really like about Ed's work in this song is his restraint; it would have been so easy for him to go big on that last chorus, but he remains the one foundational part of the song that stays constant. I love the feeling Mike and the band evoke of the singer's world collapsing around him while he keeps singing the same song in the same manner.

bada · Post by **bada** » Sat February 20, 2016 11:43 pm

stip wrote:NAIS, unless we were voting for Iceagecoming's Parting Ways

But we're not

We should do another one of those.

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