Songs that can't hold up to their best sections

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bart wrote:I really like Pilate as a whole, but the bridge is one of my favorite things PJ has done.
Similarly, Supersonic has a freaking awesome bridge. Dissimilarly, the rest of Supersonic sucks sweaty chode.
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The intro to Severed Hand is way cooler than the rest of the song.
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Mind Your Manners intro awesome. The rest doesn't really compare
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mikejasond wrote:AKA songs where the chorus or something else makes the song lose something or fall on its face.

I can think of two examples that inspired this topic

1. Sad - The intro of this song is so cool, and I was so disappointed when I first heard it and it caught my attention only to just go into honestly a fairly generic song with very boring background of the same chords over and over after that amazing beginning part.

2. Red Mosquito - To me, the chorus of this song kills a lot of the momentum that the awesome verses behavior build, even if the parts where it transitions back is amazing, I don't think its worth it for how bad the beginning of the chorus kills the vibe.
Pearl Jam is THE band for underwhelming choruses.
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PHATJ wrote:The intro to Severed Hand is way cooler than the rest of the song.
The ending jam is pretty good. One of the highlights on S/T for me.
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Got Some wrote:Mind Your Manners intro awesome. The rest doesn't really compare
Mike's solo is short and sweet and is up there with the cool intro.
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Marker in the sands chorus really sucks the life out of the song.
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Inside Job and Marker in the Sand are good suggestions.

I will add Man of the Hour and Glorified G.
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Future Days doesn't hold a candle to that immaculate piano intro
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tommymtcom wrote:Marker in the sands chorus really sucks the life out of the song.
That chorus is wonderful
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I'll never understand the love for the intro of MYM.
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chewm wrote:I'll never understand the love for the intro of MYM.
I'll never understand any love for anything after the first 6 seconds.
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Swallowed Whole
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Infallible
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Supersonic


The only right answers in this thread.
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This is an intersting topic.

Infallible and supersonic are good answers. Unthought Known too, probably.
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Yeah, Infallible for sure.
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Songs that can't hold up to their best sections: technically, all of them.
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welp...
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Infallible is... well, infallible.
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stip wrote:Unthought Known too, probably.
Really? The way that song starts is probably a big reason of why I dislike it.
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