III-46: Animal vs. All Those Yesterdays

[Self]

Animal.

Deserves to win this whole thing. Kinda surprised it never has.

[Self]

"Animal" is a very one-note song

I argued this in a previous round.

All Those Yesterdays is friggin awesome. Monster riffs and progressions. The single coil tone when the outro starts is so good.

I'm on team ATY, but I really love the simplicity in Animal. Sometimes less is more, and Animal is a great example.

When I think of 'less is more,' Animal doesn't come to mind. There's a lot going on; tons of guitars, raucous drums, Ed yelling...With all that, it never feels like it even strays from the root and kinda gets boring over time. Maybe that's not what you meant by less is more, and maybe I'm a douche. But, I'm in the mood to post.

I guess what I meant it's just more raw and simplistic, compared to say Cropduster. Cropduster is more of a complexly crafted song, while Animal is just straight up rawk. Yeah, there are things going on, but more in an intense kinda way, and not in a more layered / complicated way like Cropduster, Evacuation, ATY, the Present Tense Jam, Insignificance, Sleight of Hand, Matt Cameron songs, etc...

That in no way is a knock on Animal. I love the song, and it's the reason I became a fan of the band. It's my first love. I just love ATY more.

Gotcha. I used to like it more than I do now.

Kinda reminds me of some older Zeppelin. Used to love it, but now I'd rather listen to For Your Life.

As with Animal, I still Communication Breakdown. It'll always be a favorite of mine.

Yeah, there's great early stuff from both bands that'll never get old. I guess Animal is just my Rock 'n Roll or Black Dog.

[darth_vedder]

"Animal" is a very one-note song

I argued this in a previous round.

All Those Yesterdays is friggin awesome. Monster riffs and progressions. The single coil tone when the outro starts is so good.

I'm on team ATY, but I really love the simplicity in Animal. Sometimes less is more, and Animal is a great example.

When I think of 'less is more,' Animal doesn't come to mind. There's a lot going on; tons of guitars, raucous drums, Ed yelling...With all that, it never feels like it even strays from the root and kinda gets boring over time. Maybe that's not what you meant by less is more, and maybe I'm a douche. But, I'm in the mood to post.

I guess what I meant it's just more raw and simplistic, compared to say Cropduster. Cropduster is more of a complexly crafted song, while Animal is just straight up rawk. Yeah, there are things going on, but more in an intense kinda way, and not in a more layered / complicated way like Cropduster, Evacuation, ATY, the Present Tense Jam, Insignificance, Sleight of Hand, Matt Cameron songs, etc...

That in no way is a knock on Animal. I love the song, and it's the reason I became a fan of the band. It's my first love. I just love ATY more.

Gotcha. I used to like it more than I do now.

Kinda reminds me of some older Zeppelin. Used to love it, but now I'd rather listen to For Your Life.

As with Animal, I still Communication Breakdown. It'll always be a favorite of mine.

Yeah, there's great early stuff from both bands that'll never get old. I guess Animal is just my Rock 'n Roll or Black Dog.

Funny you mention Black Dog, b/c I listened to it for the fist time in years, and for a moment, had that "wow" factor again. It really is a good song, but yeah, I am kinda over it.

[E.H. Ruddock]

These early results are troubling. I worry about you sometimes, RM

[Jorge]

I sincerely do not understand how anyone would think "Animal" is a better song than "All Those Yesterdays". The world is a rich tapestry.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I sincerely do not understand how anyone would think "Animal" is a better song than "All Those Yesterdays". The world is a rich tapestry.

Well at least 18 of us do.

[Jorge]

Great

[The Argonaut]

I sincerely do not understand how anyone would think "Animal" is a better song than "All Those Yesterdays". The world is a rich tapestry.

Well at least 18 of us do.

[Norah]

18 of you are stupid.

[Self]

Great

[E.H. Ruddock]

18 of you are stupid.

Hey fuck you I'm riding Brain of J as far as I can for you

[Norah]

18 of you are stupid.

Hey fuck you I'm riding Brain of J as far as I can for you

17 of you are stupid.

[epilogue]

I sincerely do not understand how anyone would think "All Those Yesturdays" is a better song than "Animal". The world is a rich tapestry

[Norah]

All Those Yesterdays is a lot better than Animal.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Go broncos

[epilogue]

All Those Yesterdays is a lot better than Animal.

Buy it just isn't though. That's my point.

[Norah]

All Those Yesterdays is a lot better than Animal.

Buy it just isn't though. That's my point.

Buy it is.

[tragabigzanda]

Guys, Animal is basically the audio version of the bear ravaging Leo in The Revenant. It's PJ at their most ferocious.

All Those Yesterdays is a GREAT Pearl Jam song, but at the end of the day it sounds like about 35 different Beatles songs. Animal is something only PJ could have conjured up.

[epilogue]

All Those Yesterdays is a lot better than Animal.

Buy it just isn't though. That's my point.

Buy it is.

[epilogue]

Guys, Animal is basically the audio version of the bear ravaging Leo in The Revenant. It's PJ at their most ferocious.

All Those Yesterdays is a GREAT Pearl Jam song, but at the end of the day it sounds like about 35 different Beatles songs. Animal is something only PJ could have conjured up.