43. Aneurysm vs. Hunger Strike

Post by **stip** » Mon August 21, 2017 1:06 pm

Aneurysm vs. Hunger Strike

Post by **stip** » Mon August 21, 2017 1:09 pm

Aneurysm is a good song, but Hunger Strike clearly takes this for me.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Mon August 21, 2017 1:12 pm

Big early matchup, but Hunger Strike should take this home. It's even a very special song for this time period.

doone · Post by **doone** » Mon August 21, 2017 1:15 pm

I had no idea Aneurysm was a b-side.

bada · Post by **bada** » Mon August 21, 2017 2:20 pm

The B Side version is a little different.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Mon August 21, 2017 2:22 pm

I like Aneurysm but ill always prefer Hunger Strike.

Jammer XCI · Post by **Jammer XCI** » Mon August 21, 2017 2:30 pm

Aneurysm for sure

EJ · Post by EJ » Mon August 21, 2017 2:58 pm

Wtf kinda first round matchup is this? Aneurysm deserved much better than this. What a great tune.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Mon August 21, 2017 4:27 pm

I like Aneurysm but I gotta give it to HS

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Mon August 21, 2017 5:48 pm

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=488

"Hunger Strike" was the last song recorded for the album; Chris Cornell wrote it because they had only nine tracks and he has a compulsive distaste for odd numbers.

The same verse is repeated twice in this song, as Cornell felt he had said everything he could on the subject with those words. Once these verse lyrics are out of the way, it's all chorus and bridge, which works thanks to the second vocalist on the song: Eddie Vedder.

Temple of the Dog recorded the song on the very day Vedder flew in from San Diego to meet with his new bandmates in what would become Pearl Jam: October 8, 1990. It was the first time he met any of the guys, and for most of the sessions, he kept to himself (Vedder was chosen based on a tape he sent to the guys where he added vocals to some of their tracks). Chris Cornell planned to sing both the high and low parts of the "Going Hungry" chorus by himself with the help of overdubs, but he was struggling with the low register. In a defining moment, Vedder stepped up to the microphone and sang the low parts of the chorus, which made the song click for Cornell.

With two distinct voices, Cornell could now sing the verse lyrics at the beginning of the song, and Vedder could follow with the same lyrics, giving it a different sound. With both voices on the chorus, the song really came together and became the highlight of the album. It was a huge moment for Eddie, as he interjected himself into Cornell's song without coming off as arrogant, and gained the respect of his new bandmates in the process. It was Vedder's first recorded vocal for a major record, and it proved to those in the room that he understood their sound and was willing to contribute any way he could, even if it wasn't for his band.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Mon August 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Hunger Strike easily.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Mon August 21, 2017 9:51 pm

I still find it interesting that Hunger Strike was the first recording Ed did in the studio with any of the Pearl Jam guys, that it was the very day he met them. Such a legendary song.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Mon August 21, 2017 11:29 pm

EJ wrote:Wtf kinda first round matchup is this? Aneurysm deserved much better than this. What a great tune.

But now it's winning!

Post by **stip** » Tue August 22, 2017 12:14 pm

staying open another round

Iholdthepain · Post by **Iholdthepain** » Tue August 22, 2017 11:43 pm

Only reason why I voted was to tie it back up... Neither song should lose this round.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Tue August 22, 2017 11:50 pm

I'm shocked this is close. I thought HS would win easily.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Tue August 22, 2017 11:50 pm

yeah, me too.

Post by **stip** » Wed August 23, 2017 12:58 pm

open another day

Jammer XCI · Post by **Jammer XCI** » Wed August 23, 2017 7:33 pm

Somebody else vote for Aneurysm so this can stay open even longer, Hunger Strike is not better even if it's a good song.

Iholdthepain · Post by **Iholdthepain** » Wed August 23, 2017 11:18 pm

I wish I could!

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