Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

Hail Hail
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Tremor Christ
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Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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If you told me Tremor Christ was Pearl Jam's finest composition I might not agree, but I wouldn't argue.

If you said the same thing about Hail Hail I most certainly would.
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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Hail, Hail, I guess. Another example of two songs that work on a similar plateau. Insignificance and Evolution are probably my 1&2 PJ songs, and these probably hover somewhere in the top 15 or so.

Interesting (though I guess not too surprising) how quickly the non-previous winners got filtered out. Hail, Hail is the only song left that hasn't won previously.
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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digster wrote: Interesting (though I guess not too surprising) how quickly the non-previous winners got filtered out. Hail, Hail is the only song left that hasn't won previously.
That's how the tournament was designed this year: 7 previous winners vs winner of the main tournament (Hail Hail).
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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Oh, whoops. I thought the finalists entered when there were a bunch of non-finalists still left.
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digster wrote:Oh, whoops. I thought the finalists entered when there were a bunch of non-finalists still left.
This might've been better, actually. Get a final 8 from the main tournament then pitch them against the 8 previous winners.
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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Fuck. I don't think I can choose one of these over the other.
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Fuck. I don't think I can choose one of these over the other.
If in doubt, choose the one which hasn't won before.
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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Guys, Hail Hail is great and all, but it isn't even close to Tremor Christ.
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I'm gonna have to abstain from voting on this for awhile. Gotta get my brain right on these two songs.
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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evenslow wrote:I'm gonna have to abstain from voting on this for awhile. Gotta get my brain right on these two songs.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:Guys, Hail Hail is great and all, but it isn't even close to Tremor Christ.
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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so far this thread is a travesty. Shame on you RM, shame on you.
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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I love Tremor Christ, but I think part of what I love about it is it's underdog/sleeper status. It's a terrific song buried in the band's least accessible album. There's no obvious hook, and most casual fans would probably have just a vague memory of it at best. It feels like a deep cut that could only be appreciated by the die-hards. Elevating it to March Madness Champion status might be flying a bit too close to the sun; I'm content with my sleeper fave, and think Hail, Hail is the obvious answer here.
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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Im just on a huge tremor christ kick lately.
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Tremor Christ but I wont argue if Hail Hail wins.
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i hate this board so much right now
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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Decided to vote for TC but this could really go either way for me.
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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Chris_H_2 wrote:i hate this board so much right now
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Re: Seminfinals: Hail Hail vs. Tremor Christ

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I'm going to vote for Hail, Hail since it hasn't won yet and No Code needs a representative in the Champion's circle.
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