Oceans vs. Release

Post by **stip** » Mon March 13, 2017 11:33 pm

Voting ends 3/14

Post by **stip** » Mon March 13, 2017 11:40 pm

Two wonderful songs. Release is just a bit better.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Mon March 13, 2017 11:42 pm

stip wrote:Two wonderful songs. Release is just a bit better.

Yea. Those live opening slots really give it the edge for me.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Mon March 13, 2017 11:44 pm

Two of PJ's absolute best. But Oceans is just a bit better than Release.

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Tue March 14, 2017 12:18 am

Two of the best from Ten, too bad they're against eachother.
Anyways, Release easily, I don't know why I love it that much, but I do.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Tue March 14, 2017 12:19 am

This tournament is pissing me off

Post by **evenslow** » Tue March 14, 2017 12:21 am

Why in the fuck are these two against each other?

Release

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Tue March 14, 2017 12:50 am

Oceans is far more interesting to me musically but Release can still make me weep.

dimejinky99 · Post by **dimejinky99** » Tue March 14, 2017 12:51 am

What fucker made this poll?

This is an outrage

(Oceans)

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Tue March 14, 2017 12:52 am

its not a poll, dime.

dimejinky99 · Post by **dimejinky99** » Tue March 14, 2017 12:57 am

Strat wrote:its not a poll, dime.

I voted for oceans. Twice. And now I'm cryin.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Tue March 14, 2017 1:17 am

Release was my favorite song for close to 20 years.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Tue March 14, 2017 1:18 am

PHATJ wrote:Release was my favorite song for close to 20 years.

What happened?

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Tue March 14, 2017 1:25 am

Strat wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Release was my favorite song for close to 20 years.
What happened?

Sleight of Hand finally overtook my top spot.

Post by **evenslow** » Tue March 14, 2017 1:29 am

PHATJ wrote:
Strat wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Release was my favorite song for close to 20 years.
What happened?
Sleight of Hand finally overtook my top spot.

That sound you hear is Strat's heart exploding for you.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Tue March 14, 2017 1:30 am

evenslow wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
Strat wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Release was my favorite song for close to 20 years.
What happened?
Sleight of Hand finally overtook my top spot.
That sound you hear is Strat's heart exploding for you.

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Tue March 14, 2017 1:53 am

Both are among my favorite "Ten" songs, but "Oceans" is just a bit stronger compositionally -- a more dynamic, more musical relationship between the melody and the chords, where "Release" is a gradual droning crescendo that is more purely emotional. In an era where composition regularly took a back seat to that drifting, verse-atop-riff writing style, "Oceans" stands out as an accomplished piece of songcraft in the traditional sense -- a piece of music first, a vehicle for other things second.

Seeing this at Wrigley last summer was magical -- one of my few PJ white whales over the years.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Tue March 14, 2017 2:40 am

Strat wrote:
evenslow wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
Strat wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Release was my favorite song for close to 20 years.
What happened?
Sleight of Hand finally overtook my top spot.
That sound you hear is Strat's heart exploding for you.

SoH had always been second but I finally realized/admitted it was my favorite. I just think it is PJs masterpiece, and I love everything about it. Release really never fell in my estimation, it was just barely passed by the perfect song.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Tue March 14, 2017 2:46 am

PHATJ wrote:
Strat wrote:
evenslow wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
Strat wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Release was my favorite song for close to 20 years.
What happened?
Sleight of Hand finally overtook my top spot.
That sound you hear is Strat's heart exploding for you.

SoH had always been second but I finally realized/admitted it was my favorite. I just think it is PJs masterpiece, and I love everything about it. Release really never fell in my estimation, it was just barely passed by the perfect song.

This is common ground for us. perhaps we can build.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Tue March 14, 2017 2:51 am

Strat wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
Strat wrote:
evenslow wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
Strat wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Release was my favorite song for close to 20 years.
What happened?
Sleight of Hand finally overtook my top spot.
That sound you hear is Strat's heart exploding for you.

SoH had always been second but I finally realized/admitted it was my favorite. I just think it is PJs masterpiece, and I love everything about it. Release really never fell in my estimation, it was just barely passed by the perfect song.
This is common ground for us. perhaps we can build.

I've been steering clear of News/Debate too.

Red Mosquito