Puzzles and Games vs. Of the Earth vs. Pendulumorphisis

Post by **stip** » Sun March 05, 2017 12:13 am

3 songs enter. One song leaves.

Post by **stip** » Sun March 05, 2017 12:17 am

Pendulumorphisis is one of Pearl Jam's cooler instrumentals. Of the Earth is fine, though I think it may be a bit overrated. Puzzles and Games is my great what if, and it'll take a lot to get me to vote against that song.

Puzzles and Games

wease · Post by **wease** » Sun March 05, 2017 1:58 am

Of the Earth. Puzzles and Games is much better as Light Years and the less said about Thumbing My Way the better.

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Sun March 05, 2017 1:59 am

How much difference does it make?

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Sun March 05, 2017 2:00 am

Am equally lukewarm to all of these. Puzzles and Games ultimately birthed Light Years (

) and Thumbing My Way (

), so I'll give it the edge.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Sun March 05, 2017 2:33 am

This song still rules pretty hard.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Sun March 05, 2017 2:41 am

This one is tough for me. Puzzles and Games even in its demo form is pretty great. of the Earth could really be a modern day classic and legit PJ song if they end up figuring it out in the studio.

Ugh. I dont know team!

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Sun March 05, 2017 2:54 am

None of these are that great.

wease · Post by **wease** » Sun March 05, 2017 2:55 am

I don't know that I've ever heard this Pendulumorphosis thing.

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Sun March 05, 2017 4:46 am

Of the Earth sucks

Leatherhead · Post by **Leatherhead** » Sun March 05, 2017 7:12 am

Of the Earth is great.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Sun March 05, 2017 8:22 am

digster · Post by **digster** » Sun March 05, 2017 1:25 pm

Never listed to Pendulumorphisis more than once.

As for the other two, I just really don't think there's much to Puzzles and Games besides its' chorus, which I do like. Everything else is either barely constructed (the verse) or works better in Light Years (the bridge). I always wish they'd taken that chorus and written another song around it.

Of the Earth has some significant problems, I think; the initial shine of the song wore off after a few listens, and the different parts seem inelegantly mashed together. But I'd still put it above Puzzles.

ABNorman · Post by **ABNorman** » Sun March 05, 2017 3:03 pm

Puzzles and Games' last R2 appearance was in 2008.
Of The Earth has hit R2 a coupla times.
Pendulumorphisis has never made it out of the trenches.

Higgs · Post by **Higgs** » Sun March 05, 2017 4:29 pm

cutuphalfdead wrote:None of these are that great.

Pendulum-thingy.

Post by **epilogue** » Sun March 05, 2017 7:21 pm

I like all three of these. The one I like the most is Of the Earth.

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Sun March 05, 2017 10:19 pm

Puzzles and Games.

Not even close.

darth_vedder · Post by **darth_vedder** » Mon March 06, 2017 12:35 am

I've always been fond of P&G, but I think I'll give the nod to Of The Earth this round.

Post by **evenslow** » Mon March 06, 2017 4:14 am

Of the Earth kicks my fucking ass.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Mon March 06, 2017 4:52 am

digster wrote:Never listed to Pendulumorphisis more than once.

As for the other two, I just really don't think there's much to Puzzles and Games besides its' chorus, which I do like. Everything else is either barely constructed (the verse) or works better in Light Years (the bridge). I always wish they'd taken that chorus and written another song around it.

Of the Earth has some significant problems, I think; the initial shine of the song wore off after a few listens, and the different parts seem inelegantly mashed together. But I'd still put it above Puzzles.

Spot on.

Red Mosquito