V-62: Go vs. Hail Hail

[LetMeSleep]

And Go btw.

[evenslow]

I just looked at the setlist for that Osaka 95 show. Good lord what an opening run of Release - Go - Last Exit - Tremor Christ - Corduroy - Lukin. Holy wow.

welcome to every '95 show

Yeah, that was a good year. Wish I had seen more shows that year.

I wish I was a little older. Was my first show in Milwaukee. I can still feel it.

My first was Soldier Field that year, which featured these opening 8 songs...
Release > Go > Last Exit > Spin the Black Circle > Tremor Christ > Corduroy > Whipping > I Got Shit

Now if you'll excuse me, I have some pants to change.

My first Sydney March 10, 95.
Go - STBC - Last Exit - Tremor Christ - Animal - Corduroy - Not For You - SoLaT

Jaw dropping stuff.

Don't know how Ed's voice ever recuperated.

[Norah]

I voted for Go because I think Brain of J has a better chance of beating it.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I voted for Go because I think Brain of J has a better chance of beating it.

says the guy who bitched about how people were voting based on live performances.

[digster]

I wouldn't vote for many songs over Hail, Hail, but Go is one of them. The sheer propulsion of the latter for me outweighs the songwriting of the former.

[Birds in Hell]

I love, love, love Hail Hail...but:

[The Argonaut]

I originally voted for Hail, Hail but just switched after listening to them both back to back. Go just hits you right in the core.

[thesound]

Go Go.... Hail Hail for the fail!

Sorry Hail Hail but it rhymes so my vote goes to Go!

[evenslow]

I love, love, love Hail Hail...but:

Dig that kick drum.

[chewm]

I listened to Hail Hail today, it's fucking killer, now I really believe that it's worthy of winning this whole thing. How the fuck is this so close.

[chewm]

chewm's hate for Go is way worse than my mild dislike for IMT.

Sorry, I honestly don't hate, or even dislike that song.
It was never a favorite of mine and I never really got the "elite PJ" reputation that it has, between both early era or even middle era PJ fans, when it really isn't a song I look forward to listen to when listening to Vs. It might have been affected by the fact that it's followed by Animal, which is a somewhat similar and actually simpler song, but feels a lot tighter for me.
I guess I never felt the same way most people feel about the song and I tried to be very vocal about it, especially in these tournaments, where it always makes it very far and absolutely destroys everything in its first rounds. My own comments might honestly have affected my perception of the song, and I might like it more than I think, I honestly haven't listened to Vs. in a while.

I kinda take this back, Go is nice but this really isn't close. Fuck it.

[Iholdthepain]

It's very close, but...

Dave A. over Jack (Go)...

maybe for the intro alone!

[BurtReynolds]

Go isn't even the first or second best rocker on vs. This is ridiculous. What is it doing here?

[BurtReynolds]

It's not even third best.

[ABNorman]

Hail Hail is so much better, you guys

[tommymtcom]

Hail, hail is a perfect pearl Jam song.

[chuck taylor]

Go

[chewm]

What the actual fuck, Hail Hail destroyed Release, Nothingman, Daughter, Faithfull and AtY, all of these are huge songs and definetely better than Go. And now is when Hail Hais is losing?

[darth_vedder]

RM has gone full on fucktard mode. Hail Hail is the better song people. Stop dicking around and do the right thing.

[LoathedVermin72]

RM has gone full on fucktard mode. Hail Hail is the better song people. Stop dicking around and do the right thing.

It isn't, though.