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Long Road vs. Aye Davanita vs. Infallible

actually need to think here a bit too

Long Road

Long Road easily here.

Oh, Long Road, of course.

Genuine vote for Davanita

tragabigzanda wrote:Genuine vote for Davanita

Respect.

Definitely the best of all the "interlude" songs.

tragabigzanda wrote:Genuine vote for Davanita

Albini power move

Infallible

But I'll be fine with Aye Davanita winning.

Farmer John wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:Genuine vote for Davanita

Respect.

Definitely the best of all the "interlude" songs.

I wish it went on for 20 more minutes

Strat wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:Genuine vote for Davanita

Albini power move

I actually enjoy Infallible. But this is Long Road here, even if the shine is wearing off the tune a bit for me these days.

I like Aye Davanita as an interstitial piece of music.

I like Long Road and Infallible about the same. Long Road is probably better but I feel like sharing a moment with Joe, so I'll vote infallible

stip wrote:I like Aye Davanita as an interstitial piece of music.

I like Long Road and Infallible about the same. Long Road is probably better but I feel like sharing a moment with Joe, so I'll vote infallible

Long Road is a song I always liked until about a few years ago, when it climbed in estimation and now comfortably sits in the upper echelon of the band's work. I think Infalliable's not bad, but it's not near that level.

I want to vote for Aye Davanita cuz it's always been a personal fav but Long Road goes somewhere a little more special.

I haven't listened to Lightning Bolt in a while, though I was thinking about doing so soon. "Infallible" has been one of my favorites from the album since the beginning. Despite the overall weakness if the record, this song has always interested me, with the way that it balances lightness and darkness, accessibility and strangeness.

In recent years I've found a growing appreciation for "Aye Davanita." It feels more developed than one would think for a throwaway interlude, but I don't know that there was any greater intention behind its inclusion on Vitalogy than that. It has an excellent groove and hypnotic swirl to the chanting.

For a while, I looked the idea of "Long Road" more than the actual song, but after having that Stray Cats compilation in heavy rotation a few years ago, it's grown on me big time. It has a quiet intensity and commanding atmosphere. I think it's the song getting my vote in this match.

Long Road is in that real upper tier Pearl Jam song for me. The way it builds and one of my favorite Eddie Vedder tunes - especially live in 1996-2006, where it felt like he could move mountains at points (everything from “the sun will rise another day” on). Those slow burner open the show songs are nearly always among my favorites.