Betterman vs. Spin the Black Circle

Post by **stip** » Tue March 14, 2017 10:08 pm

Voting ends 3/15

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Tue March 14, 2017 10:11 pm

Both great songs, but I really love STBC. So ritualistic and messy and weird.

Post by **epilogue** » Tue March 14, 2017 10:12 pm

StBC has grown on me a fair amount over the last few years. But it can't begin to hold a candle to Betterman: an all time great.

Post by **stip** » Tue March 14, 2017 10:13 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:StBC has grown on me a fair amount over the last few years. But it can't begin to hold a candle to Betterman: an all time great.

Post by **stip** » Tue March 14, 2017 10:14 pm

sometimes joey posts before you and there's no reason to post anything else

Post by **stip** » Tue March 14, 2017 10:14 pm

even though I did

Post by **epilogue** » Tue March 14, 2017 10:24 pm

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Tue March 14, 2017 10:29 pm

Spin spin

ABNorman · Post by **ABNorman** » Tue March 14, 2017 11:39 pm

Surprisingly, Better Man has only made R3 once, getting trounced by Immortality.
STBC has got there more often, but never further.

Post by **epilogue** » Tue March 14, 2017 11:41 pm

ABNorman wrote:Surprisingly, Better Man has only made R3 once, getting trounced by Immortality.
STBC has got there more often, but never further.

Huh. That's fascinating. I kinda get that though, oddly enough. Makes sense for RM's tastes and shenanigans and goins-on and such.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Wed March 15, 2017 12:04 am

STBC is good, but it's my least favorite of the traditional songs on Vitalogy.

digster · Post by **digster** » Wed March 15, 2017 12:07 am

I really love Betterman. It's a beautiful song, and the closest the band ever got in spirit, if not sound, to my favorite R.E.M. work.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Wed March 15, 2017 12:11 am

How is STBC not running away with this?!

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Wed March 15, 2017 12:11 am

Birds in Hell wrote:How is STBC not running away with this?!

Because Better Man is by far better.

Post by **evenslow** » Wed March 15, 2017 3:00 am

durdencommatyler wrote:StBC has grown on me a fair amount over the last few years. But it can't begin to hold a candle to Betterman: an all time great.

stip wrote:sometimes joey posts before you and there's no reason to post anything else

Jammer XCI · Post by **Jammer XCI** » Wed March 15, 2017 6:40 am

Spin the Black Circle shoulda won, the feedback intro is the best part of that other shitty butt rock song.

BSully · Post by **BSully** » Wed March 15, 2017 12:33 pm

What a really tough battle... I think that StBC may barely get the node here though.

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