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Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Tue April 01, 2014 9:09 pm
by Lament
I think everybody is on record with where they stand on each track by this round.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 12:06 am
by stip
well smile is now catapulted way the hell to the top of most overrated song in the pearl jam catalog list.
I hope every song on the next album is The Fixer or Future Days as some kind of karmic retribution.
Black isn't even a huge favorite of mine or anything...
Just
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 12:11 am
by Jorge
Stip, I think people are just kind of tired of "Black". They're both good songs.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 12:12 am
by Lament
Wow, Smile beat Black?
I'm pretty shocked.
I voted for Smile, though. I think.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 12:15 am
by stip
by one vote
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 12:22 am
by BurtReynolds
I'm very proud of RM today.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 12:25 am
by Lament
stip wrote:by one vote
Haha, really?
I should see which song I voted for.
Yep. I voted for Smile. I figured it was gonna get crushed.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 12:30 am
by EJ
I almost forgot this thing was still going. Seems like it's really lost the momentum.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 12:37 am
by stip
Same number of votes. There was just less discussion after the first day on that one. We've already commented on all these songs, so there's less to say
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 12:45 am
by Birds in Hell
BurtReynolds wrote:I'm very proud of RM today.
We've done some good work here, people.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 12:53 am
by BurtReynolds
Birds in Hell wrote:BurtReynolds wrote:I'm very proud of RM today.
We've done some good work here, people.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 2:27 am
by Mr. Whyteface
stip wrote:by one vote
Ohhhhhhhh, dear me. Don't be so...crabby, Mr. Stip.
HOO HOO HOO!
I can't imagine a more delicious ending, than the happy sound of Smile besting the dour doldrums of Black.
HEE HEE HEE!
Not since the time my giant clam swallowed the Boy Bumpkin and was all set to eat the Capon Crusader can I recall feeling so delighted.
Now I must away my little Read Mosquitos. I can't find a Batter Man but I'll have my moll definitely save a certain red breasted Reuben for later.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Sincerely,
Mr. Jonah Kerrick Whyteface esq
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 12:42 pm
by Thejambi
Smile is a throwaway song.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 12:54 pm
by stip
It's like the textbook definition of a nice mid album 'something's gotta be there' song.
I expected a number of matches this round to be closer than they are, but I also often forget where I'm posting.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 2:28 pm
by doone
theplatypus wrote:Stip, I think people are just kind of tired of "Black". They're both good songs.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 4:05 pm
by Jorge
stip wrote:It's like the textbook definition of a nice mid album 'something's gotta be there' song.
This is an interesting insight into how you look at albums.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 4:08 pm
by stip
It's probably more of an insight into how I look at Smile.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 6:59 pm
by Coach
I remember when Ten came out, and everyone immediately gravitated to Alive. That was THE song, and a lot of my friends at the time kept their Pearl Jam to just listening to Alive, so in my mind Black was always the "underdog" of Ten, and I was so stoked to kind of have it all to myself for awhile. Ironic, I guess, to see how it's now perceived as a tired hit.
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 7:05 pm
by Lament
I wonder how much of my impression of Black was altered by actually going through the kind of intense heartbreak he's singing about and realizing "Wow, this song really doesn't do a good job of capturing how it actually feels at all..."
Re: The March Madness Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed April 02, 2014 7:51 pm
by stip
Lament wrote:I wonder how much of my impression of Black was altered by actually going through the kind of intense heartbreak he's singing about and realizing "Wow, this song really doesn't do a good job of capturing how it actually feels at all..."
My heartwrenching breakup song was Dilate. But I don't really have any pearl jam songs associated with real world experiences.
Except future days...