Red Mosquito

Aneurysm vs. Hunger Strike

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

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

I had no idea Aneurysm was a b-side.

The B Side version is a little different.

I like Aneurysm but ill always prefer Hunger Strike.

Aneurysm for sure

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

I like Aneurysm but I gotta give it to HS

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.

Hunger Strike easily.

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.

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

But now it's winning!

staying open another round

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

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

yeah, me too.

open another day

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

I wish I could!